Here’s a quick comics-making activity to help dig into (& understand) constitutional text:
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SOURCE TEXT: Bill of Rights (1791)
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution establish fundamental rights of citizens, & dramatically limit the government’s powers. (It’s especially fun to cartoon Supreme Court cases that “wrangle” with these rights.)
DEMO IMAGES:
Here’s what this process might look like, using the text of the First Amendment:
(2) = Reading & marking up the source text:
(3)+(4) = Drawing panels & adding source text.
(5) = Adding graphics.
Remember, CARTOONING means drawing as little as possible (to get the maximum impact)!
COMPARING DRAFTS: Here are 2 drafts, drawn from the same amendment. Which one best communicates the source text to you?
DRAFT #1:
DRAFT #2:
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NH State COMICStitution: Bill of Rights
= Drawing out the text of my home state constitution!
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