Making/Using comic strips

Gag-a-day Comic Format: the kind of comic strip that is still common in newspapers – 3-4 panels

Most gag-a-days are made up of three panels:

• Introduction

• Build-Up (set-up)

• Punchline (pay-off)

Script a strip about the best moment… (on my holiday/at school..)

Graphic novels and graphic storytelling

Page from Art Speigelman’s material for ”Maus”

• Fill in the speech bubbles: scripting

Link for Maus educational material

http://www.webenglishteacher.com/spiegelman.html (best link for materials for teachers)

http://www2.d125.org/~dargentar/%20Maus%20Overview%20Materials.pdf (bibliograpåhical notes for Spiegelman’s story)

http://dev.lagcc.cuny.edu/maus/teachmaus.htm

http://www.webenglishteacher.com/spiegelman.htmlhttp://www2.d125.org/%7Edargentar/%20Maus%20Overview%20Materials.pdfhttp://dev.lagcc.cuny.edu/maus/teachmaus.htm

Links for comics and cartoons

Resources:

http://www.thecomicstrips.com huge project page with many comic strip models

http://www.gocomics.com/explore/comics introduction to many comic strips + daily comic strips

http://www.mykidsadventures.com/create-comic-strip-kids/ Great blog with step-by-step instruction for use with children

http://www.comicsineducation.com/exemplars.html Much more Art education than language – this is only if you want to go crazy on the topic with an art teacher

Create your own comic strip:

http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/ (freeware)

Pixton (good for strips) (all in ‘skoletube’)

Powtoon

GoAnimate

http://plasq.com/apps/comiclife/macwin/ (30 day free trial)

http://www.thecomicstrips.com/http://www.gocomics.com/explore/comicshttp://www.mykidsadventures.com/create-comic-strip-kids/http://www.comicsineducation.com/exemplars.htmlhttp://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/http://plasq.com/apps/comiclife/macwin/