Here’s how you can use the six-panel comic strip in your workshop on designing innovative
grammar worksheets using comic strips:
Workshop Activity Plan
Objective: Showcase how comic strips can be transformed into engaging grammar activities.
Step 1: Analyze the Comic Strip (2 Minutes)
1. Introduce the Comic:
o Display the six-panel comic strip.
o Ask participants to quickly read the dialogue and identify the grammar topics
present (e.g., tenses, modals, reported speech, conditionals).
2. Discussion Prompt:
o “What grammar rules can students learn using this comic? How does the
dialogue lend itself to grammar practice?”
o Example answers: Past tense (Did you watch), conditionals (If I had been
there), and modals (Let’s, could, should).
Step 2: Create Grammar Exercises (5 Minutes)
Divide participants into small groups and assign them one of the following tasks:
1. Reported Speech:
o Convert the dialogue into reported speech.
Example: Boy 1 asked if Boy 2 had watched the cricket match
yesterday. Boy 2 replied that it was amazing.
2. Tenses Practice:
o Ask participants to rewrite the dialogue in another tense (e.g., future or past
perfect).
Example: Rewrite in future tense: Boy 1 will ask if Boy 2 will watch
the cricket match tomorrow.
3. Conditional Sentences:
o Add a new panel showing a “What if” scenario based on the conversation.
Example: If we miss the next match, we’ll watch the highlights
together.
4. Vocabulary Expansion:
o Extract key words from the comic (e.g., amazing, crazy, schedule) and create
fill-in-the-blank sentences or synonyms/antonyms tasks.
Step 3: Share and Discuss (5 Minutes)
1. Group Sharing:
o Invite each group to present their worksheet ideas.
o Example: One group could show how they turned the comic into a reported
speech exercise, while another might present a conditional sentence activity.
2. Facilitator Feedback:
o Offer constructive suggestions, emphasizing creativity and clarity.
Step 4: Wrap-Up (3 Minutes)
1. Highlight the Benefits of Comic Strips:
o Visual context aids understanding.
o Dialogues provide real-life grammar usage.
o They make lessons fun and engaging.
2. Distribute Resources:
o Provide participants with templates or links to tools for creating their own
comics.
Outcome:
By the end of the activity, participants will:
Understand how to extract grammar elements from comic strips.
Be able to design engaging grammar exercises using comic strips.
Leave with practical ideas to implement in their classrooms.
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