Basic materials for CONSTITUTION COMICS WORKSHOPS.
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Basic Cartooning Resources:
Comics Workshop Handbook 📖✍
Basic comics-making materials PLUS top-secret tips, teacher guides, activities, & more… (This…
Comics Workshop Tools Overview
Especially for students, families, & hosts of my online programs…
P*I.E. PROCESS: Pencil + Ink + Erase
PENCIL+INK+ERASE: A simple process for creating & sharing your best work!
Founding Documents:
“Why do we even have a government, anyways?”
D.I.Y. Declaration of Independence / Preamble (TEMPLATE)
Let’s take a moment to cartoon the core ideas of the US government ~ You might be surprised by how it looks!
“What do we want THIS government to accomplish?”
What Is This Thing… The “U.S. Constitution”? (Mini)
Just a few questions about this big old famous thing that unites & divides us…
“WE THE PEOPLE” D.I.Y. US Constitution Preamble (8p TEMPLATE)
What are the original GOALS of the US government? And what do they look like when YOU cartoon ’em?
“What are our RIGHTS as citizens? What can (& can’t) our government do?”
“Bill of Rights” Comics Activity
Here’s a quick comics-making activity to help dig into (& understand) constitutional text…
US Supreme Court Cases:
“What do all those words in the Constitution even MEAN?”
Cases argued before the Supreme Court give a detailed look at the reasoning & evolution of US laws. Each case tells a story, and each decision shapes our lives & society!
Supreme Court Case Comics (8p Template)
How to craft clear, focused MINI-COMICS about your favorite landmark Supreme Court decisions…
SOURCE: OYEZ.org = Supreme Court info & case summaries!
1st AMENDMENT:
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:
4th AMENDMENT MINI: Safford V. Redding (2009)
Does the 4th Amendment prohibit school officials from strip searching students?
New Jersey v. T.L.O. (1985)
Vernonia v. Acton (1995)
MORE SUPREME COURT CASE COMICS:
SUPREME COURT MINI: United States V. Sioux Nation of Indians (1980)
The US Government broke a treaty — What happens now?!
More Featured Comics:
NH State COMICStitution: Bill of Rights (Articles #1-12)
Comics adaptations of each article & more, in printable poster format.
NH Constitution / Article 83: Encouragement of Literature…
The role of public schools, & the essential subjects they teach.
Justice David Souter: “Civic Ignorance”
A warning & a call to action.
Wooley V. Maynard (1977)
In this early Live Free and Draw episode, “freedom” takes an unexpected turn…
