WELL School

This is an ARCHIVE PAGE for a 2022 residency @ The Well School). I’m grouping resources by grade level, and posting follow-up notes & resources after each workshop session. ~ M

JUMP TO GRADE: 1+2 / 3 / 4 // 6 / 8

PREP: Tools + P*I.E. Process

FORMATS:

GRADES 1+2: Animal Comics

TEMPLATES:

“Animal Comics” Template (from DAY 1):
(Kristen has copies of this printable.)

ALTERNATE: “Life Cycle Comics” Template:

DEMO COMICS:

More of Marek’s minis about animals he meets:

NH BEAR STORIES @ LiveFreeAndDraw.com:

GRADE 3: American Revolution

TEMPLATES:

We’ll create full pages of comics on specific topics & events, & then combine them to make a class book.

DEMO COMICS:

ALSO: Marek draws lots of mini-comics based on town histories, pension applications, & other primary sources. Here are a few set in the Revolutionary era:

GRADE 4: American Civil War

FORMAT: Full-Page (3 panel)

TEMPLATES:

We’ll create full pages of comics on specific topics & events, & then combine them to make a class book.

DEMO COMICS:

VIDEOS: How to Draw Freeman Colby

To see how Marek works with primary sources:

Freeman Colby: From Primary Sources to Comics

GRADE 6: Golden Age of Islam

FORMAT: Full-Page (3 panel)

DEMO COMICS:

Sharjah Sketchbook = Marek’s 2020 memoir about drawing in the U.A.E. …

I worked in lots of calligraphy & other local artwork into my diary comics… See also: “Drawing @ Morning Mosque” >>

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For an example of comics about long-ago thinkers (in their own words), check out Marek’s biographic series: Pre-Socratic Philosophers @ LibraryForKids.com:

GRADE 8: Propaganda (& Animals)

FORMAT: Full-Page (3 panel)

DEMO COMICS:

Marek usually draws himself as a rabbit; Many of his comics use animals as characters, metaphors, & conceptual devices. For example:

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