Zen Comics 2

Zen Comics

Elements of a Plot

 

My seventh grade art students are given the assignment of reading a graphic novel.  As they read, they take notes on the Elements of a Plot.  They plot which scene in the book that they think is the rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, etc.  This is something they are learning about simultaneously in Language Arts.  They also illustrate this graphic organizer with scenes from the graphic novel.  These are some of the really good ones this quarter.

 

 



 

 

Homophonic Comics

Sixth graders were learning about homophones in Language Arts.  We made quick cartoons illustrating them.

Homophone: Each of two or more words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling, e.g., new and knew.

The Woodcarver by Chuang Tzu (retold in comic form)

The Artist's Way

These images are my interpretation of some thoughts from Julia Cameron's book, The Artist's Way.  All text is (c) Julia Cameron. 

I guess you would call them "Sketch Notes"

I often take notes based on what I'm learning -- either from what I read, or during lectures I attend.  I have always done it, and I'm sure it helps me to focus and to process what I'm learning.  These were notes I made while reading a book called "But I'm not a Reading Teacher" by Amy Benjamin.  These are a little more polished than the once I typically do, since I shared them with a book group I'm part of.

For more about Sketchnotes, visit the Sketchnote Army.