4-Panel Comics–6th Grade
Listen. Listen. I absolutely, definitely, 100% love comics. I adore them. I grew up reading Hiveworks in between classes, I keep my eyes on Shortbox every year, and have even made a handful of short comics myself. When my cooperating teacher let me introduce a comic lesson, I was completely over the moon. Not only that, but several students had a great time with it as well, even going so far as to make more “issues” outside of class!
Below is a video I made to show students how to place their dialogue bubbles so they don’t run out of room for their art.
Alongside the video, I made a comic handout for students to reference, as well as a HUGE masterlist of resources for myself, hobbyists, and other educators about comics and zines (when I say that I’m passionate, I mean that I’m passionate)! My own presentations and info are included in the link. Below are some examples of what my sixth graders came up with!
(Names are hidden for student privacy.)
