Here are a few of the “Big Picture” ideas I put up on display @ our workshops…
Category Archives: Applied Cartooning
“Bill of Rights” Comics Activity
Here’s a quick comics-making activity to help dig into (& understand) constitutional text…
Lincoln’s SPECIAL MESSAGE to Congress (4 July, 1861)
A warning about Democracy, from a wartime president.
1st AMENDMENT MINI: Tinker V. Des Moines (1969)
Can a public school PROHIBIT armbands (a.k.a. symbolic speech)?
1st AMENDMENT MINI: West Virginia V. Barnette (1943)
Can a public school COMPEL students to salute the flag?
4th AMENDMENT MINI: Safford V. Redding (2009)
Can a public school COMPEL students to salute the flag?
How to Create a (Historical Adventure) Graphic Novel
Super-quick tour of our sources & methods for Freeman Colby Vol. 3!
F.A.S.T. SEAL Cartooning Activity
A fun Social-Emotional Artistic Learning group warmup!
Doodle Break!
Rabbit takes a break from stress & worry with a little unplanned doodling:
NH State COMICStitution (Bill of Rights: Articles #1-12)
The official “Live Free And Draw” comics adaptation of the original 1784 document.
Hospital Cat 2: Drawing Panels & Pages from Primary Sources
All those F.A.S.T. visual markups will really help us see the various parts of the story… So let’s draw!
Hospital Cat 1: Finding F.A.S.T. in a Primary Source Text
These simple visual tools & marks will help primary source texts COME TO LIFE on your comics page!
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