María Eugenia Pérez García

Grupo: M15

Title of the book A Midsummer Night’s dream

Name of the Create a comic

activity
Course it is 3rd grade of Compulsory Secondary Education
addressed to
Objective/s In this activity, students will have to:

- Read and understand specific information of

written texts.
- Be able to express information correctly, both
orally and in written.
- Use ICTS to present information in an organized
and clear way.
- Make use of their creativity.
- Develop the ability for teamwork.
These objectives are related to those included in
the Decree 48/2015, of 14th May, by the Governing
Council, which establishes the curriculum of Compulsory
Secondary Education in Madrid (2015, p. 2-3).
Timing (number This activity can be carried out in 2 or more class
of sessions and sessions depending on the number of students and their
estimated length) working pace. Each session will last around 55 minutes.
Groupings This activity is designed to be carried out in a class
of around 20 students. Students will be grouped in groups
of 4 people to carry it out.
Resources Computer, Internet Connection, cardboard and
needed pens.
 Description of
the activity Key competences that students will develop in this
activity are included in the Decree 48/2015, of 14th May,
by the Governing Council, which establishes the
curriculum of Compulsory Secondary Education in
Madrid (2015, p. 4) and are the following:
- Linguistic competence.
- Digital competence.
- Sense of initiative and entrepreneurship.
- Learning to learn.
- Social and civic competences.
Regarding contents, his activity will focus on the
narration of fictional events. This content can be found in
the Decree 48/2015, of 14th May, by the Governing
Council, which establishes the curriculum of Compulsory
Secondary Education in Madrid (2015, p. 140).
The activity I have designed is the following:
Students will read a version of this book which is adapted
to their level of competence in English. Once they have
read it, students will be divided into groups of 4 people.
Each group will select a short passage in the book and
explain why they have chosen it to the rest of their
partners. After that, students will have to turn the passage
they have chosen into a comic. They will have to draw the
characters and the setting on a cardboard or look for
images to illustrate the comics on the Internet as well as
representing the character’s dialogues the way they are
represented in a traditional comic.
Once the activity is finished, students will have to present
it to the teacher and the rest of their partners. After each
presentation, both the rest of the groups and the teacher
will provide students with some feedback.

Assessment For the assessment of the oral presentation, the

teacher will use a rubric, including the content and
organization of ideas, clearness and correction in the
written expression and the originality of the project. All
these aspects will be marked from 1 (very poor) to 5
(excellent). Moreover, students will vote for their favorite
project and the winners will be given a positive point.
Bibliography
Decree 48/2015, of 14th May, by the Governing Council, which establishes Secondary
Education Curriculum in Madrid (2015). Retrieved from:
https://www.bocm.es/boletin/CM_Orden_BOCM/2015/05/20/BOCM-
20150520-1.PDF

Shakespeare, W. A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Burlington Books.