Student Created Graphic Narratives
Over the next three classes, students will craft their own graphic novel response page(s) to the graphic narrative they have chosen to read (Handout: Student Created Graphic Narratives Assignment). The graphic novel response page should illustrate students’ learning processes, reactions, and feelings to what they have learned throughout this project. Students will need to refer back to their journal responses and reflections to begin planning their graphic novel panels.
Lesson Activities
Things to consider when planning:
- What kind of material are you going to use?
- What kind of medium will you use?
- How will you include speech/think bubbles/text into your panels?
- How will you divide the page into panels?
- What is the focus of your graphic novel response page?
Refer back to Handout, Teaching the Holocaust through Art, for guidance on creating context within the project.
Students have the choice of what medium to use and are encouraged to do their own research into different mediums.
During the final work period, students should work on Handout: Artist’s Statement Worksheet to go with their piece.
Conclusion
Once students have completed the final spread, they will fill out Handout: Artist Statement Worksheet to go with the assignment.
Prepare students for final lesson: students will be put into small groups of 4–5 students where they will share their graphic novel response page(s) and artist statements.
Support Materials
Handout: Graphic Narrative Assignment
