Creating Cartoon

Expected Outcomes

Stage 3
Unit 2 Assignment 3
Unit 3 Assignment 1, 2, 3,          4, 5

Stage 4 Academic
Unit 2 Assignment 1, 2



























DescriptionPen and Paper Method

1. Using the information that they have gathered in the two previous activities as well as the other information they have learned about humour in this unit, the students will create a humorous cartoon.

2. The students may decide if they wish to create a Sunday strip, a daily strip, or a comic book. Blackline masters for the Sunday strips and the daily strips have been included. If the templates do not fit the needs of the students’ cartoons, the students should create their own boxes.

3. The instructor may want to have the students neatly frame their cartoons for display. Poster board works well for this purpose.

Sub-skills Needed:

1. Writing strategies

Materials Needed

1. Copies of the blackline masters, Sunday Strip Cartoon Frame and Daily Strip Cartoon Frame

2. Pencils, coloured pencils, erasers, and a variety of black felt-tip markers

3. Poster board in different colours

4. Glue (perhaps rubber cement)

5. Copies of cartooning books for reference - if available

6. Pictures of different items that the students may want to draw into their cartoons - for reference

Resources

Computer IntegrationComputer Integration

The students will use the table feature, or features from the Draw toolbar, in order to create their framework for their cartoon creations. The students will include a title for their cartoon strips and insert the creator's name somewhere on or around the cartoon. They should also insert Callouts into their frames.

Using the features on the Draw toolbar, WordArt, and ClipArt, the students could experiment with drawing cartoons. For this project, the students should use one page per frame of the cartoon. The Borders feature could be used to create the enclosure around the individual frames.

See Computer Curriculum Guide:

Start Microsoft Word Section One, Pg. 1
Enter Text in a Document Section One, Pg. 11
Check Spelling and Grammar Section One, Pg. 18
Apply Bold, Italic or Underline Section Two, Pg. 5
Change Font, Font Sizes, and ColoursSection Two, Pg.15
Draw Objects Using the Drawing Tools Section Three, Pg. 1
Tables Section 6, Pg.1
ClipArt Section 3, Pg. 6
WordArt Section 3, Pg. 9
Create Paragraph Border Section 2, Pg. 22
Save a Document Section One, Pg. 13
Preview and Print a Document Section One, Pg. 14

Evaluation

General Rubrics and Checklists
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