Objective: 1 Class Students will be able to: Create a comic strip that conveys a message about the earth, environment or recycling.
Instructional Methods: Direct Instruction Hands-On Activity
Materials/Resources: Comic Strip Worksheet Art supplies; crayons, pencils, markers, tape, construction paper, etc.) Activity Instructions and Assessment
Standards: The following standards are based on the Massachusetts State Frameworks
Science: Technology / Engineering Engineering Design Grades 3-5 2.2 Different ways a problem can be represented
Grades 6-8 2.2 Methods of representing solutions to a design problem
Communication Grades 6-8 3.4 How symbols and icons are used to communicate a message
English
General Standard 20: Consideration of Audience an Purpose 20.3: Make distictions among fiction, non-fiction, dramatic literature, and poetry and use these genres selectively when writing for different purposes.
General Standard 21: Revising 21.4: Revise writing to improve level of detail and precisionof language after deetermining where to add images and sensory detail, combine sentences, vary sentences, and rearrange text. 21.5: Improve word choice by using dictionaries or a thesaurus.
General Standard 22: Standard English Conventions 22.7: Use additional knowldege of correct mechanics
General Standard 23: Organizing Ideas in Writing 23.6: Decide on the placement of descriptive details about setting, characters, and events in stories.
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Lesson Saving the Earth Comic Strip
Initiation: Q.Raise your hand if you read the comics in the newspaper. Q. Raise your hand if you read comic books. Q. What type of comics do you read? A. Japanese, Comic Strips, Comic Books
Procedure / Activity
Your challenge today is to create your own comic strip that consists of 6 panels in order to tell people about something having to do with recycling, the environment, or any of the vocabulary words below.
Students will complete the Comic Strip Idea Worksheet Get ideas on paper before starting.
Topics Recycling Clean Drinking Water Conserving Electricity Conserving Water Clean Oceans Deforestation Forest Fires Etc.
Students will create their own comic strip including a brief story, 2 characters and color as described in the rubric provided.
Closure:
What was the hardest part about creating your own comic? Story Creating the Characters Getting the Characters to look the same Coloring the back ground Etc.
Notes:I have enclosed a teacher example that shows different techniques and options when helping the students create the comic. Some things can be alluded to, some characters do not have to be entirely in the frame, etc. I recommend connecting with the art teacher for an interdisciplinary or co-teaching opportunity.
I am sure your students are better artists than I am.
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