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Improve Writing Through Comic Design |
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Melinda Kolk
Explore how to use comic creation in your writing program. Starting with the writers' craft, we will learn how comics can help improve writing traits like plot, characterization, organization, voice and word choice. We will then look to specific lessons, like fables and cycles, to see comic writing in action.
| Audience: | Curriculum/district specialists, Library media specialists, Teachers |
| Skill level: | Beginner |
| Attendee devices: | Devices not needed |
| Participant accounts, software and other materials: | Any tool to create comics, such as Comic Life, Wixie, or even Google Slides. |
| Topic: | Communication & collaboration |
| Grade level: | PK-5 |
| Subject area: | ELL, Language arts |
| ISTE Standards: | For Students: Creative Communicator
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| Disclosure: | The submitter of this session has been supported by a company whose product is being included in the session |
Purpose: Explore why comic creation should be an essential part of your writing curriculum and what it could look like (how).
Objectives: Participants who join this session will:
• Learn specific ways that creating comics contributes to skill building a student’s writing craft and provides practice for the 6+1 traits of writing outlined by NCREL.
• View examples of how comics can be used to support skill building in narrative, as well as informational and argument writing.
• Explore writing lesson plans such as how-tos, fables, public service announcements and more can be enhanced through the comic format.
1. Big picture intro - comics are a part of reading programs, they should be part of writing programs too. (5 min)
2. Writers craft and traits - specifically how the elements of comics (visual nature, limited space, structured panels) provides opportunities to build and practice specific writing skills. (5 min)
3. Ideas for narrative writing - lesson and samples for what this looks like when teaching and learning writing in the narrative form, including fables, fairy tales, personification, retelling and more. (6 min)
4. Ideas for information writing - lesson and samples for what this looks like when teaching and learning writing in the expository form, including scientific cycles, math procedures, historical events, how-writing, tutorials, and more. (6 min)
5. Ideas for argument writing - lesson and samples for using the structure of comics to support beginning argument writing, opinion sharing in elementary using the OREO model and exploring issues and persuading in the safe imaginary space of comics. (6 min)
6. Summary - conclude session with links to additional resources and my contact information. (2 min)
Comics in the Classroom - https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/uk/17/12/comics-classroom
Creating Comics in the Classroom
https://www.edutopia.org/article/creating-comics-classroom
Marzano, R. J., Pickering, D. J., & Pollock, J. E. (2001). Classroom instruction that works: Research-based strategies for increasing student achievement. Alexandria, VA: ASCD
Westby, C. (2005, Sept. 27). Language, Culture, and Literacy. The ASHA Leader, pp. 16, 30.
Melinda is the Editor of Creative Educator magazine and the Deputy Director of the Constructivist Consortium. Melinda is also one of the founders of Tech4Learning. For the past 20 years, Melinda has led workshops at schools around the world and made hundreds of presentations at education conferences, such as ASCD and ISTE, on the topics of creativity, project-based learning, and open-ended technologies. She has been a featured speaker or keynote at MACUL, VSTE, MICCA, and ISTE.
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