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Below you will find the instructions for our comic strip project provided to us by our professor Dr. Bylan. = **Project 1: The Power of Comics**   =

For this project, you and your group will explore several web-based applications to create comics. This project will provide opportunities to use visuals and storytelling to support literacy development in the classroom. As a group, you need to choose three web-based applications includi//Comic Life// . Please see the list provided in the **Notes and Resources** folder.

a. Your group’s **FIRST** task is to compare the three applications you chose to explore. The outcome of this task should be a chart containing five areas of comparison. These five areas should be based from your readings and the literature. The chart should contain a summary of the results of the comparison and implications to teaching and learning in K-12 classrooms. Make sure you cite the references you use for this task. **Don’t forget to assign a member of your group to lead in the completion of this task.**

b. Your group’s **SECOND** task is to write a story of interest to middle or upper elementary students but should be aligned with the Core or Georgia Performance Standards. You have the option to be creative in developing your material. <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">**Don’t forget to assign a member of your group to lead in the completion of this task.**

<span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">c. Your group’s **THIRD** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Verdana;">task is to create the comic strip based on the story from the second task. Your Monday and Tuesday strip should use the first application. Your Wednesday and Thursday should use the second application. Finally, your Friday and Saturday should use Comic Life.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">Make sure that you make your strip using landscape orientation. The best way to do this is to storyboard using pencil and paper to do your layout. Pick pieces of white bond paper and roughly sketch each strip. For every strip, you need to have between 5-8 panels (as shown below). You may use different layouts in your other panels depending on the flow of your story.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">d. Your group’s **FOURTH** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Verdana;">task is to design an instructional activity that integrates the use of one of the application your group explored for a middle or upper elementary social studies classroom. Your instructional activity should have the following components:

<span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;"> Title <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;"> Audience <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;"> Purpose <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;"> Learning Objectives/Outcomes <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;"> Materials <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;"> Step-by-Step Procedures <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;"> Assessment Strategies <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;"> Follow Up Strategies <span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;"> Reflection: Challenges, Surprises

<span style="display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: center;">e. Your group’s **FINAL** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Verdana;">task is to create a Wiki or Blog site (wikispaces.com, blogger.com, etc.) to document the different components of work completed for this project. Make sure you have the following sections: **Introduction** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Verdana;">(about the site),  **Project** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Verdana;">(including description and examples),  **Reflection** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Verdana;">(what each member of the group learned from the project experience), and  **About the Authors** <span style="font-family: Verdana,Verdana;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Verdana;">(including images and brief biographies). **Don’t forget to assign a member of your group to lead in the completion of this task.**