Students in the sixth grade of a certain school in Navi Mumbai love their history lessons thanks to a novel teaching aid.it is not surprising given the fact that their study material includes comic books and they use their textbooks for reference to put things into perspective.Besids , students are encouraged to tap other sources of information as well.During History classes students pore over comic strips of historical periods, enact characters of emperors and tyrants , and have animated discussions on the subject.History has become fun. in the class students are asked to read the comic strip aloud, after which they break up into groups of four, discuss what they have heard and write a summary.Each group leader reads his group's summary aloud and the whole class jumps into discussion and debate adding points, disagreeing and qualifying points of view.A sixth grade students says,"it's a lot of fun because everyone gets a chance to express themselves and the summary takes everyone's ideas into account". According to the school principal the comic strip format and visuals appeal to students.A historian feels that using comics is a great idea.comics and acting help students understand what characters in the story are actually thinking.(Adapted from 'The times of india ', New Delhi, October 2007) ©A. g History becomes fun at this school
