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Georgia Civics + Engage Youth in Government

JUMP TO: INTRO+DEMO // HANDS-ON+Projects // SHARE+PLAN

GUIDING PRINCIPLES:

KEY RESOURCES:

Intro: CARTOONING + COMICS

  • “CARTOONING” = Drawing LESS to show MORE.
  • “COMICS” = 2+ images, connected in sequence.

Tools & Materials✏️

✏ Here are some of my favorite (simple, effective, & cheap) comics-making tools! ✅ MUST-HAVES + ☑ NICE TO HAVES + 👍 ALSO USED…

DEMO: Sample HISTORY + CIVICS Comics Projects

HANDS ON: Useful Comics Formats

✏️TRY IT: Comics Project Suggestions

THE CHALLENGE: Choose a topic from the Georgia Standards of Excellence & make a short comic about it.

FOR EXAMPLE:

SS8H3 Analyze the role of Georgia in the American Revolutionary Era.

a. Explain the causes of the American Revolution as they impacted Georgia; include the French and Indian War, Proclamation of 1763, and the Stamp Act.

RELATED PROJECTS:

b. Interpret the three parts of the Declaration of Independence (preamble, grievances, and declaration [more here >>]) and identify the three Georgia signers of the document. [Button Gwinnett + Lyman Hall + George Walton ]

RELATED PROJECTS:

c. Analyze the significance of the Loyalists and Patriots as a part of Georgia’s role in the Revolutionary War; include the Battle of Kettle Creek and Siege of Savannah.

RELATED PROJECTS:

d. Analyze the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and explain how those weaknesses led to the writing of the new federal Constitution.
[PRIMARY SOURCE: The Constitution of the United States: A Transcription >>]

SS8CG1 Describe the foundations of Georgia’s government.

SS8CG1.a Explain the basic structure of the Georgia state constitution (preamble, bill of rights, articles, and amendments) as well as its relationship to the United States Constitution.

CHALLENGE: Section I: Bill of Rights / Everybody takes a different paragraph & draws it as a comics page/mini. What do these rights look like when we draw them out?

SS8CG1.b Explain separation of powers and checks and balances among Georgia’s three branches of government.

SOURCE: georgia.gov/three-branches-georgias-state-government
CHALLENGE: Draw an 8-page comic depicting each branch & its powers.

SS8CG1.c Describe the rights and responsibilities of citizens according to the Georgia Constitution.

SS8CG1.d List voting qualifications for elections in Georgia.

SS8CG1.e Identify wisdom, justice, moderation, and courage as the four principles in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Georgia Flag.

REFLECT + SHARE + PLAN:

Here are some resources for designing comics activities for your classroom:

MORE RESOURCES:

Templates

= blank guides for your next comics project!

Constitution Comics

Comics materials based on the US Constitution & constitutional law… (In collaboration…

MORE SAMPLE MINIS…