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Computer Games contain some of the most spectacular graphics available, so why not utilise this resource.

Students could do screen captures of scenes from their games and create a comic strip. This could be done using software or online applications.

For some inspiration here are some great sites based on games. These sites do require registration.

They allow you to design your own comic book using images provided. You can print, save, email and embed the finished results.

http://www.mashon.com/spore/

http://www.mmorpg.com/comics.cfm

This is another application based on games. It offers a different range of graphics.

For students to create their own game comic, they need to use sites which offer the option to add images. Such as:

http://chogger.com/create

http://www.mashon.com/spore/

http://comiqs.com/editor/

Or use software to create your own comic.

Students can combine images with text in a comic strip using information from a research task.

There are many comic creators which may have images which relate to the research task or students can add their own.

Students can create a comic based on an interview between two people.

The teacher can provide the questions which one of the characters will ask and the students have to research the answers for the other character.

Students could create their own questions on a subject and ask another student to find the answers.

Engage students’ interest in stories by asking them to convert a novel, poem or play into comic form. They could keep to the setting of the story or add a modern twist to it.

Students could choose classic tales or contemporary novels.

A great example is creating a comic based on a Shakespeare play or using a Shakespearean phrase as a starting point.

This format could also be used to deliver a book report.

Here is an examples to inspire you and your students:

This site offers Shakespearean Classics as Graphic Novels.

There are free teacher resource downloads and previews.

It offers Shakespearean script or plain English versions.