A comic with Pixton
We have done a comic by means of Pixton. This is an amazing digital resource which helps us motivate our pupils to improve their English in a fun way.
This story has been carried out in the 6th level of Primary. First we had a brainstorming in order to decide what kind of comic we wanted to create. We talked about:
- Title.
- Characters.
- Setting.
- Faces.
- Clothes.
- Speech bubbles.
Then we had a draft of the story. The pupils were working in pairs to decide what they wanted to do. Taking into account they are young, they needed my help constantly. Since we have been working on the use of like + v -ing and hobbies, we have considered a comic as a perfect way to practice these contents.
The main objectives of this activity are:
- To improve their writing skill.
- To enrich their vocabulary.
- To foster their creativity and motivation to speak in English.
- To develop their use of the new technologies.
- To make pupils more autonomous.
Later on, I corrected the mistakes and helped them finish their comics. I could feel how happy my children were with their projects. They were eager to come to the front and show them to their classmates.
Finally, we could see the comics on the digital board. The pupils explained all the problems they had to face and how they solved them. They read their stories in a fun way so that we all could enjoy it a lot. Likewise, they assessed their own work.
Next time, either we may produce a longer comic or give them more personal autonomy to create their stories.
To sum up, I will use this tool in the future, because I have checked it is very useful and a pleasant way to learn and improve above all their writing and speaking skills.
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