Concept Cartoons in Teaching and learning

1. Concept Cartoons in Teaching and learning 6/6/2011 – Master Training Program

2. AGENDA 1- Presenting the session Objectives -2 mins 2- Starter Activity - 5 mins 3- Defining Concept Cartoons - 5 mins 4- How can Teachers use them - 6 mins 5- Create concept cartoons - 8 mins 6- Reflection - 4 mins

3. Objectives • Identify what are concept cartoons . • List ways in which teachers can use them. • Customize and create your own concept cartoons

4. Starter Activity- Who would you employ ? If you were the CEO of a company , who would you employ as a Manager ?

5. Activity 1 - What are concept cartoons? Use the help words in the box and the given ‘E’ chart to write your ideas of Concept cartoons. Visual, dialogue, drawings, format , cartoon, characters Concept Cartoons

6. Concept Cartoons were created by Brenda Keogh and Stuart Naylor in 1991. • It features cartoon-style drawings showing different characters arguing about an everyday situation .

8. Activity 2 - How can teachers use them? Generate your ideas in the speech bubbles, you may talk to your partner

9. How can teachers use them? As a starter activity to stimulate discussion To promote thinking and motivate learners To find out the learner’s ideas before you start a topic As an assessment tool for checking clear understanding of concepts To develop language and literacy Do you agree/ disagree, justify your answer

10. Features of Concept cartoons

14. Activity 3 - Create your own concept cartoon

15. Create your own concept cartoon

16. Weblinks – concept cartoons http://www.rsc.org/education/teachers/learnnet/w-cartoons.htm http://www.conceptcartoons.com/index_flash.html http://arb.nzcer.org.nz/strategies/cartoons.php

17. Reflection P N Q- Positives, Negatives, and Questions : Reflect on your learning TOPIC: Concept cartoons

18. Maria Prasad & Nagwa El Khatib