Create Your Own Comix Strip

Created by Bill Zimmerman, Author of the book “Make Beliefs”Art by Tom Bloom
Teachers can use this comic strip game to encourage youngsters to improve language, reading, and creative skills. By writing dialogue for comic strips, students can practice using new vocabulary words, engage in make-believe conversations, practice writing sentences, hone storytelling skills, and work independently or collaboratively.

Read • Write • Think.org

Read • Write • Think.org provides educators and students access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction. This site contains:
· Lessons – that incorporate detailed instructional plans and student ready materials
· Standards- organized around the IRA/NCTE Standards for the English Language Arts.
· Web Resources – websites on reading and language arts.
· Student Materials – interactive online activities students can use in class or at home.
· Calendar – daily information on significant literary events with lesson plans, web resources and classroom activities for each event.