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| Quick Links: Comic Life Comic Life lets you create astounding comics, beautiful picture albums, how-tos... and more! Classical Comics artwork for use with Comic Life Our artwork is available from RM in scenes and sections, for use with the Comic Life software system. |
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Our primary aim here at Classical Comics is to make classical literature appealing to all. Needless to say, this starts with younger readers and in education. Created to match the UK curriculum guidelines, our series provides multiple text versions of favourite and well loved books. In order to be true to the Bard's works, our Shakespeare titles contain the full unabridged text, in the original setting. However, our research has revealed how difficult the language can be for some readers, and how that difficulty can be enough to deter some readers from tackling the full text. For that reason, we also create a Plain English version of the dialogue, which contains approximately the same word count as the Original text. Remembering that we want to make the classics available to all, we also produce a Quick Text version of the work. This version contains much simplified dialogue so that a younger or a lesser able reader can understand and enjoy the play. We believe that this approach is unique to us. |
Click Here for our free Key Stage 3 English test downloads! "By mixing tradition with
a more creative approach to the curriculum, we will achieve our objective
of producing successful learners, confident individuals and responsible
citizens." "This is a fun way of getting into the stories. Plays are not meant
to be read but to be seen. The illustrations in these books are an easy
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| The three text versions linked to enthralling graphics, are the key to engaging students of all ages. We take the reader on a journey through the classics from the basic story written in simple language, moving through the full story in plain English, to the wonders of Shakespeare's full, original English text. These are not just for children - adults will be able to use this "study path" to better understand these wonderful works. Our current policy for our non-Shakespeare titles is to publish Original Text and Quick Text versions only, as the Original Text is much simpler than the more poetic Shakespearean speech (and unfortunately we are having to abridge those texts due to the sheer length of the original works, but we are still working towards 120 pages or more in order to provide a substantial reading experience). As well as the mainstream UK applications in education, the books, especially in their Quick Text format are superb for EFL/ELT teaching too. Our titles provide a unique classroom opportunity to teachers given the following benefits:
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"What a marvellous way to bring Shakespeare to new audiences and venues. "This is a means in which to reawaken youth to the magic of literature." "It's interesting to explore this phenomenon further and discover how these
graphic forms of celebrated text can do a great deal to the already existing excitement
of Shakespeare in the classroom!!" "Where was this when I wasn't reading King Lear and Tale of Two Cities in High School?
Seriously, I think it is an inspired idea. Some would say that this would be a good tool for the
lazy student, but the fact is that there are students that cannot read that well, no matter how
hard they try. Why shouldn't they have the chance to understand the content and participate in
class discussions?" "As a teacher I think these graphic novels are an amazing way in which to have our
students experience the variety of text available." "The trouble is, Shakespeare wrote those words nearly 400 years ago and language has
changed since then. The interesting thing about these comics is that they have 3 versions- the
original Shakespearean text, a plain text which translates the words into Modern day English and a
quick text version which condenses the meaning into as few a words as possible. " "As a long serving primary school teacher who, for very complicated reasons,
finds herself teaching KS3 Shakespeare, may I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your wonderful 'Much Ado' resources. Presenting Shakespeare through graphic form can have a tremendous impact on readers'
understanding of the play and the visual imagery that the bard so beautifully and purposefully
uses!" "the Original Text version is like watching the play; all of the dialogue included.
So this version would be good for any student. The Original Text version could help the students
reading the original version double check for understanding, and the Quick Text can be for anyone
that needs it." |
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