[etni] MakeBeliefsComix.com Launches Free Comic E-book to Help English Language Learners Express Themselves

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MakeBeliefsComix.comLaunches Free Comic E-book
ToHelp Literacy, ELL Students Express Their Creativity
 
 
In its efforts to provide morewriting tools for educators, MakeBeliefsComix.com 
has launched a freeinteractive digital comic book for students enrolled in 
literacy and English LanguageLearner programs. 
 
The book, MakeBeliefsComix FILL-ins,  is found at 
http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/eBooks/ and is ado-it-yourself comic book where 
students supply the words to complete the book.The comic e-book provides a 
place where students can give MakeBeliefsComixcharacters their own words and 
thoughts. All students need to do is follow the writing prompts and fill in 
theblank talk and thought balloons to determine what characters say and think. 
 
Some comic situations in the book: 
.A girl is depicted with several blankthought balloons around her head with the 
caption: So many things on her mind.
.A character is shown singing a songwith a blank balloon over her head, and the 
caption asks, Quick, give her somelyrics to sing. 
.A character is shown with her fatherwho has a blank talk balloon over his 
head, with the caption saying: The wordsshe always wanted to hear.
 
The book’s interactive PDF format allowsreaders to write directly on their 
computer screens into the blank talk andthought balloons on the different 
pages. When students are done typing, they can simply save the document 
untilthe next time they are inspired to make new entries or print out what 
theycreated.
 
In addition to MakeBeliefsComix FILL-ins, the onlinecomic strip generator also 
has published another free e-book entitled Words I Wish Someone Had Said toMe  
As a Kid. It offers encouragingwords to boys and girls as they make their way 
in the world.  Says Bill Zimmerman, author of bothdigital books and creator of 
MakeBeliefsComix.com, ‘’I lost my father when Iwas young and missed hearing 
the words that a child need to hear from his orher parent.  A few years ago, 
rightbefore Father’s Day, I longed for my dad very much, and to seek comfort 
I beganwriting a letter from him to me, saying some of the things which I 
wanted tohear – that he loved me and was proud of the person I had grown up 
to become.’’Zimmerman kept writing more of these letters and they grew into 
this book toinspire children.  Space is alsoprovided within the book for 
youngsters to also express their own thoughts andconcerns. 
 
‘’I hope young readers will turn tothe book whenever they need a good word 
or when they are feeling lonely orunsure,’’ says Zimmerman.  ‘’Also,a 
parent or teacher may find new ideas for future personal messages to theyoung 
people in their lives, and they can also read and discuss the book’sthoughts 
with students.’’
The two new digital books are part ofa series that also includes: MakeBeliefs 
to Spark Your Writing; Hummingbird Joy: A Book of all the Things thatMake You 
Happy, and Laptop Letters: Sending Wise & Loving Messages to YoungPeople in 
Your Life. 
In addition to the two new e-books,the web site also has added new characters 
in color and word art for studentsto use in creating their comic stories. A 
lesson plan for educators who use thesite in working with students with autism 
has been added to the Lesson Planssection. 
 
More than 225,000 educators andstudents from more than 180 countries visit 
MakeBeliefsComix.com each month tobuild their own comic strips and practice 
language, writing and readingskills.  The site was selected byGoogle as UNESCO 
as among the world’s most innovative sites to encourageliteracy and writing.  
And theAmerican Library Association chose it as a Great Web Site for Kids. 
 
A pioneer in developing interactivetechniques to encourage writing, Zimmerman 
for many years edited the nationallysyndicated Newsday Student Briefing Page, 
which was twice nominated for aPulitzer Prize.
 
 

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