1. By Richard Foster

2. The Story was Jig Sawed into 3 parts:  Battle of Grendal  Grendal’s Mother  Death of the Hero - The class is divided into groups and assigned one of the 3 parts. -Each comic strip had to convey the essential elements of the part of the story.

3. Another Frequently Used Comic

4. ESL: Comic Strip One.This is such a simple idea that can be adapted for so many levels and purposes. Everyday comic strips have the dialogue bubbles blanked out and students have to create the dialogue. All ages Book Report Alternative: Comic Strips and Cartoon Squares Students tire of responding to novels in the same ways. They want new ways to think about a work of literature and new ways to dig into it. By creating comic strips or cartoon squares featuring characters in books, they're encouraged to think analytically about the characters, events, and themes they've explored in ways that expand their critical thinking by focusing on crystallizing the significant points of the book in a few short scenes. 6-8 To, Too, or Two: Developing an Understanding of Homophones This lesson uses acting and music to reinforce the meanings and spellings of common homophones. Students listen to a song designed to help them remember the spellings and meanings of many homophones. They then work in small groups to write and create short skits depicting homophones, while their peers determine the correct spellings for the homophones. These skits are later made into comic strips. 3-5

6. DC Comics DC Nation for Kids: http://dcnationcomics.kid swb.com/ The site includes free comics to read on-line. Marvel Comics Marvel Adventures in their main line of young reader comics. http://en.wikipedia.org/wik i/List_of_Marvel_Digests The above is a list of all current digests. Many can be found at your local public libray.