Comics lessons usually begin with some practice using pencils to draw. Students might be asked to express volume through shading while observing personal objects at home or assemble a still life in the classroom. More studies have included self-portraits and perspective drawings from both memory and observation.
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| 9th graders |
Introduction to comics includes defining while looking at ancient examples of writing and continuous images together in narrative. Students usually discuss panels in a Little Sammy Sneeze comic strip. They review speech bubbles, captions and play a group activity requiring drawing and organizing panels into stories about three caricatures. Instructions below–
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| Lesson plan (click to enlarge) |
Example panels from the above activity made by high schoolers–
Panels collaboratively organized into a short narrative by 1st graders
New characters made by 2nd graders
Classes sometimes look at examples in Masters of American Comics before individually storyboarding and final drafting a comic.
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| Autobiographical comic, 9th grader |
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| "What is evil?" by 10th grader |
Storylines selected from monthly writing prompt lists
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| 3rd grader |
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| 4th grader |
An assignment to depict a metaphor
