Making Comics

7 Activities

Overview

Enter the creative world of storytelling through comics!

Making Comics Part 3: Talking, Thinking, Dreaming

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Making Comics Part 3: Talking, Thinking, Dreaming

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

Talking, Thinking, and Dreaming are some of the ways that action unfolds in comics. Students have a chance to think about all the ways that language is used in comics, from lines that show action to the bubbles that show what characters are thinking and saying.

This is part 3 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-2, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 4-7.

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Making Comics Part 5: Panel and Page Flow

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Making Comics Part 5: Panel and Page Flow

Grades 3 - 12

30 Minutes

Students pencil a rough storyboard for a full-page comic with panel variation. Students have a chance to think about how a page of comic book panels tells a story. They explore different kinds of action and how action can unfold in a story told in pictures.

This is part 5 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-4, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 6-7.

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Making Comics Part 6: Details and Description

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Making Comics Part 6: Details and Description

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

In comics, there are often several artists who make one thing, a story writer, a penciler, an inker, and a colorist too! Each one does a part of the finished whole! Students look at their penciled stories and start to get them ready to ink!

This is part 6 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-5, and then afterward, Making Comics Part 7: Details and Description.

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Making Comics Part 7: New Adventures!

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Making Comics Part 7: New Adventures!

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

Students use the skills they learned in Making Comics Parts 1-6 and begin a brand new comic book made up of multiple pages.

This activity is part 7 of 7 in a series. Provide students with context by facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-6.

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Making Comics Part 1: Characters and Setting

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Making Comics Part 1: Characters and Setting

Grades 3 - 12

30 Minutes

This simple and fun comics activity is about creating a comic book character and the world that they live in.

This activity is part 1 of 7 in a series. Go further by facilitating the Making Comics Part 2 and the following activities.

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Making Comics Part 2: Splash Page

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Making Comics Part 2: Splash Page

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

Students will look at the way characters and settings tell a visual story. They will have a chance to explore a Comic Book Splash Page and create their own.

This is part 2 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Part 1: Characters & Setting, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 3-7.

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Making Comics Part 4: Sequential Panels with Action

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Making Comics Part 4: Sequential Panels with Action

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

Comic Panels show the story as it unfolds. Students pencil a story in a four-panel strip.

This is part 4 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-3, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 5-7.

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Making Comics Part 3: Talking, Thinking, Dreaming

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Making Comics Part 3: Talking, Thinking, Dreaming

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

This is part 3 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-2, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 4-7.

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Making Comics Part 5: Panel and Page Flow

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Making Comics Part 5: Panel and Page Flow

Grades 3 - 12

30 Minutes

This is part 5 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-4, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 6-7.

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Making Comics Part 6: Details and Description

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Making Comics Part 6: Details and Description

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

This is part 6 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-5, and then afterward, Making Comics Part 7: Details and Description.

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Making Comics Part 7: New Adventures!

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Making Comics Part 7: New Adventures!

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

Students use the skills they learned in Making Comics Parts 1-6 and begin a brand new comic book made up of multiple pages.

This activity is part 7 of 7 in a series. Provide students with context by facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-6.

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Making Comics Part 1: Characters and Setting

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Making Comics Part 1: Characters and Setting

Grades 3 - 12

30 Minutes

This simple and fun comics activity is about creating a comic book character and the world that they live in.

This activity is part 1 of 7 in a series. Go further by facilitating the Making Comics Part 2 and the following activities.

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Making Comics Part 2: Splash Page

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Making Comics Part 2: Splash Page

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

Students will look at the way characters and settings tell a visual story. They will have a chance to explore a Comic Book Splash Page and create their own.

This is part 2 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Part 1: Characters & Setting, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 3-7.

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Making Comics Part 4: Sequential Panels with Action

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Making Comics Part 4: Sequential Panels with Action

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

Comic Panels show the story as it unfolds. Students pencil a story in a four-panel strip.

This is part 4 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-3, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 5-7.

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Making Comics

Grades 3 - 12

7 Hours

Overview

Making Comics Part 3: Talking, Thinking, Dreaming

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Making Comics Part 3: Talking, Thinking, Dreaming

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

This is part 3 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-2, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 4-7.

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Making Comics Part 5: Panel and Page Flow

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Making Comics Part 5: Panel and Page Flow

Grades 3 - 12

30 Minutes

This is part 5 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-4, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 6-7.

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Making Comics Part 6: Details and Description

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Making Comics Part 6: Details and Description

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

This is part 6 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-5, and then afterward, Making Comics Part 7: Details and Description.

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Making Comics Part 7: New Adventures!

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Making Comics Part 7: New Adventures!

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

Students use the skills they learned in Making Comics Parts 1-6 and begin a brand new comic book made up of multiple pages.

This activity is part 7 of 7 in a series. Provide students with context by facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-6.

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Making Comics Part 1: Characters and Setting

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Making Comics Part 1: Characters and Setting

Grades 3 - 12

30 Minutes

This simple and fun comics activity is about creating a comic book character and the world that they live in.

This activity is part 1 of 7 in a series. Go further by facilitating the Making Comics Part 2 and the following activities.

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Making Comics Part 2: Splash Page

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Making Comics Part 2: Splash Page

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

Students will look at the way characters and settings tell a visual story. They will have a chance to explore a Comic Book Splash Page and create their own.

This is part 2 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Part 1: Characters & Setting, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 3-7.

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Making Comics Part 4: Sequential Panels with Action

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Making Comics Part 4: Sequential Panels with Action

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

Comic Panels show the story as it unfolds. Students pencil a story in a four-panel strip.

This is part 4 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-3, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 5-7.

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Making Comics Part 3: Talking, Thinking, Dreaming

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Making Comics Part 3: Talking, Thinking, Dreaming

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

This is part 3 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-2, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 4-7.

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Making Comics Part 5: Panel and Page Flow

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Making Comics Part 5: Panel and Page Flow

Grades 3 - 12

30 Minutes

This is part 5 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-4, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 6-7.

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Making Comics Part 6: Details and Description

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Making Comics Part 6: Details and Description

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

This is part 6 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-5, and then afterward, Making Comics Part 7: Details and Description.

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Making Comics Part 7: New Adventures!

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Making Comics Part 7: New Adventures!

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

Students use the skills they learned in Making Comics Parts 1-6 and begin a brand new comic book made up of multiple pages.

This activity is part 7 of 7 in a series. Provide students with context by facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-6.

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Making Comics Part 1: Characters and Setting

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Making Comics Part 1: Characters and Setting

Grades 3 - 12

30 Minutes

This simple and fun comics activity is about creating a comic book character and the world that they live in.

This activity is part 1 of 7 in a series. Go further by facilitating the Making Comics Part 2 and the following activities.

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Making Comics Part 2: Splash Page

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Making Comics Part 2: Splash Page

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

Students will look at the way characters and settings tell a visual story. They will have a chance to explore a Comic Book Splash Page and create their own.

This is part 2 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Part 1: Characters & Setting, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 3-7.

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Making Comics Part 4: Sequential Panels with Action

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Making Comics Part 4: Sequential Panels with Action

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

Comic Panels show the story as it unfolds. Students pencil a story in a four-panel strip.

This is part 4 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-3, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 5-7.

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