There are numerous ways to mix up storytelling with comic strips. Try using Make Belief Comix or Strip Generator. There are several comic strip generators out there. Students can even create their own comic strip to depict deaf humor. Incorporate them in your lectures, PowerPoints or homework assignments. Use a comic strip to help students understand deaf life and experiences that may be different from their own and why they may be considered funny or not funny from one culture to the next. Most of our students don’t know why certain situations would be considered humorous in the Deaf community. What about this situation relates to Deaf culture?Įvery culture has its own ideas and rules of what humor is.What aspects of culture do you observe?.Post conversation questions for discussion or have students create their own: Students can have a group discussion about culture. It is a cultural conversation “Why are the shirts all solid? Why didn’t the patterned shirts work for this family?” Whiteout the conversation and have students create their own dialogue and share in class, record themselves or sign to a partner.Ĭomic strips can be used in a variety of ways. It can work as a dialogue starter with a simple question “What is happening in the picture?” Partners can discuss what they see and observe. What looks like a simple cartoon strip actually has numerous possibilities for conversations. How could you use this in your classroom? How could students use this to communicate? Matt and Kay Daigle have created wonderful comic resources to be used in your classroom.

Comics give students a glimpse into culture, trends, politics and current events in the community.Īs ASL teachers, we are lucky to have a great resource with That Deaf Guy*. Comic strips are an authentic resource used to motivate the reluctant student or entice the visual learner. The strips are short conversations that don’t need sophisticated vocabulary skills to understand or talk about the content. Comic strips are powerful conversational tools available to use in the classroom at all language levels.

Simple comic strips for students