Global and Social Issues Comics

I started this lesson my first year of teaching with my 6th grade students. I know creating comics can always be cliche and have the idea that only super hero's are in comics and comic books. So I took a different approach on the comic strip and had my 6th grade students do research on a social or global issue as their main comic strip topic. They loved learning about new topics and they had a blast creating their ideas. This was a good start to get them thinking and they created webs to write down their story lines and characters. These were my results 5 years ago. Today with my 6th grade students I started my comic lesson again and we are going to add a digital twist to it in our Art and Technology Class. Below are a couple of great websites you might find helpful and interesting to use in your classrooms! I can't wait to post the final results.

20 Ways to Use Comics in the Classroom

Also check out The Hero Machine!
 http://www.heromachine.com/heromachine-2-5-character-portrait-creator/

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/10/20-ways-to-use-comics-in-your-classroom.html

Comic and Story Creator

http://myths.e2bn.org/story_creator/

Comic Creator

http://boyslife.org/games/online-games/235/comic-creator/

Create a Graphic Novel

http://www.comicmaster.org.uk/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/comicmaker/create/

Pixton

http://www.pixton.com/

ToonDoo
http://www.toondoo.com/