Do you read the comics? Are comics popular in your country? Which ones do you read?
Comics appear in the daily newspapers and in some magazines. Most Americans read comics sometimes. Comics are fun and useful ways to learn about English because the language is what people really use, not classroom English. Some comics are funny, some are cute, some make you identify with the cartoon ("That happens to me too."),some make you smile. Sometimes humor doesn't translate. You may not understand something that an American thinks is funny. He or She may not think cartoons from your country are funny.
1. Read some comics today. The first ones contain puns. What are puns? Read some of the cartoon and see if you can understand the puns.
2. Next, look at the picture and try to guess the caption. Write your own. Can you think of a good one?
3. Win a gift if you write the best caption.
4. Learn how to draw your own cartoon. Open the paint program and draw something you learned. Write a caption if you can.
5. Learn how to draw Japanese style cartoons (manga).
6. Read some cartoons that don't need captions. (One panel cartoons)
7. Do you like soap operas? Soap operas are a special kind of tv show. You can now read a soap opera comic strip.
8.There was a famous cartoonist named Rube Goldberg. He imagined fantastic, ingenious machines to simple things. Check some of his machines out. Can you write a paragraph describing one of his machines.
9.What is your pet peeve? Here are some cartoons about pet peeves. Do you share any of these?
10. My favorite comic is Calvin and Hobbes. Its about a young boy who has an overactive imagination. He also has a cat. Do you like it?
11. Outside, interview some Americans. What cartoons strips do you read? What did you read when you were young? Which is your favorite?
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