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Unit 4 Cartoons and comic strips
Writing
牛津深圳·广州版 八年级下册
Learning objects
3. write the captions and speech bubbles for the comic strip.
1. understand the symbols in comic strips.
2. get the details from the pictures and the words in symbols.
After learning this lesson, you can:
4. rewrite the comic strip into a short story.
What is this comic strip about?
How can we know?
In a comic strip, we get information from pictures and words in symbols.
Lead in
speech
bubbles
sound
effect
thought
bubbles
captions
Lead in
speech
bubbles
sound
effect
thought
bubbles
captions
What are the meanings of the symbols?
it explains the setting of the story
for the words that the characters say
for the words that the characters think of
for the words that express different sounds
Lead in
5
What is this comic strip about?
Who
a fisherman,
three cormorants
Where
in the river, on the boat
What
A fisherman got the cormorants ready for work. After a while, two cormorants came back with fish. But the other didn’t came back. Two minutes later, the cormorant came back with a coin.
Lead in
The following is the first part of a comic strip called “Mystery Island”. In groups, get the general idea.
WHEN
WHERE
WHO
WHAT
Writing
Mystery Island
WHO
a man and a woman
WHERE
in a boat; in the sea; on an island
WHEN
after the storm; a few days later; a few minutes later
WHAT
something dangerous happened on their way…
Writing
1. Jim and Betty were in a small boat. They began a trip around the world.
Get the details.
WHAT
(action)
wave hands;
say goodbye
WHEN
(time)
HOW
(feelings)
happy
2. Good luck! Goodbye!
Writing
3. One month later, they were celebrating on the boat.
WHAT
(action)
celebrate;
a storm is coming
WHEN
(time)
HOW
(feelings)
happy
4. We’ve been away for a month already, Betty!
5. Listen! It’s the weather forcast.
6. A storm is coming…
weather forecast
/stɔːm/ n. 暴风
天气预报
Tip: short and simple
one month later
Writing
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