Level: Intermediate
Location: Computer room
Activity: Writing
Language: Past simple & past continuous

If you've tried either of the two activities here called Comic Book Bubbles or Comic Book Capers then maybe you think both you and your learners are ready to make a Comic Book from scratch. If so then this activity is for you.

Preparation
First you need to download a free copy of Comic Book Creator.
And you need to know a little bit about the tools that come with the programm. You could learn by playing with the programm once you've downloaded a copy (and installed it. You will need to install a copy on each computer that you or your learners are going to use it on. Here's a quick guide to the tools available in the Comic Book Creator resource browser (top left when the programm is running). The most essential tools to create your own comic are in bold. Alternatively watch this youtube video.


1 Accesses audio files that you may have stored on your computer.
2 Accesses animation files that you may have stored on your computer.
3 Accesses files that you may have stored on your computer.
4 Opens the internet explorer Mozilla Firefox.
5 Adds text
6 Adds clipart
7 Adds text boxes
8 Adds speech bubbles
9 Adds screenshots (try clicking on the Samorost2 screenshots on the homepage to access more images)
10 Adds page masks (takes the place of your layout templates.

A more complete guide can be found by clicking here

Once you have downloaded and installed the programm you and your learners can begin to play and create your very own coic books. You'll be surprised though that just how quickly your young learners can pick it up by just playing around with the programme for a bit.

Good luck!