Lessons Overview

#1 Picture This

#2 Storyboard 2

#3 Lights, Camera, Action

#4 Word and Thought 'Balloons'

#5 Presentation or Publication

Resources

Links to samples

Assessing the Unit

Extensions & Ideas

What Others are doing with Comics:

How to use comiclife in a classroom
by Charles Thacker: Definitely check out this tutorial and resource list!
http://www.macinstruct.com/node/69

Good one-page 'How-to' for using Microsoft Word for Comic story
http://www.sfusd.k12.ca.us/schwww/sch529/pages/pnstepword.pdf

A teacher/cartoonist.... has a rubric among many other resources for comic-based work
In his 'resources on the World Wide Web', includes a rubric... great website in all ways! http://www.humblecomics.com/comicsedu/

Getting the programs, Reviews:

http://www.freeverse.com/comiclife/
buy it!

http://www.machome.com/reviews/0507/comiclife.lasso
Machome review.

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/imaging_3d/comiclife.html
Info for one click publishing of comics

Photonovelas:

Photonovelas are pretty broad form.... most notably used for public service publications, and in the amazingly successful literacy efforts in Nicaragua 
http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~educ816/photonovella_article_1.htm

Univ student project display
http://www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~educ816/photonovella_project.htm

dramatic 'definition' of photonovella
http://www.fotonovella.com/media/whatis.htm

Photography Tips:

This website from Kodak is rich in tips and lessons for using photography 
http://www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/education/lessonPlans/indices/art.shtml