1st Grade 8-Panel Comics

This is quite an overdue post, but during the 3rd quarter the Kindergarten and 1st Grade students completed 8-panel comics based on the idea of traveling to visit a family member or friend. The inspiration for this unit was Up & Down by Britta Teckentrup which I read to the students and had them analyze. After the reading students discussed the idea of pictures telling a story as well as stories usually having multiple "middles" but only one "beginning" and "end."

After much discussion and sharing, students final work of art was a 8-panel comic with a beginning, six middle sections, and a clear ending in which they arrive at their destination to visit their friend or family member.

See below for a sample of the work by the 1st grade classes:

Kindergarten 8-Panel Comics

This is quite an overdue post, but during the 3rd quarter the Kindergarten and 1st Grade students completed 8-panel comics based on the idea of traveling to visit a family member or friend. The inspiration for this unit was Up & Down by Britta Teckentrup which I read to the students and had them analyze. After the reading students discussed the idea of pictures telling a story as well as stories usually having multiple "middles" but only one "beginning" and "end."

After much discussion and sharing, students final work of art was a 8-panel comic with a beginning, six middle sections, and a clear ending in which they arrive at their destination to visit their friend or family member.

See below for a sample of the work by the Kindergarten classes:

6th and 7th Grade Comics

6^th and 7^th grade students were introduced to value and how to work with different tones in order to show light and dark in 2-panel comics that showcased what their genius trait is in the first panel then what they could do with their genius trait in the second panel.

Students focused on the idea of telling a sequential narrative in two panels as well as using 5 shades of values to create emphasis and mood.

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