This week we looked at a short story one of the many ways in which short stories can be introduced into the classroom. The activity was to take the short story and present it as a comic strip. This comic strip would consist of 6 scenes and thus challenge the students to find main events of the story. I believe this activity is one that actively engages students to think about the plot of the story. When reading short stories, it is important to give students a purpose for their reading, or at least an outlet for them to apply what they have identified. Therefore, this comic activity is a useful way to allow students to achieve those reading outcomes.
Another important part of this type of lesson is that it allows for integration of art. Using art as a way of allowing students to share their ideas is much less daunting that having them write statements. I believe this was the general consensus of the class. Everyone seemed the enjoy the activity thoroughly.
