This summer's latest adventure is creating a week long workshop for kiddos interested in developing their cartoon drawing skills. Though I've personally been a long time fan of the comic genre, I've never really taught comics in any kind of formal way in my traditional art classroom. I am here to attest, KIDS LOVE COMICS! They relate to comic characters and scenarios effortlessly and I was surprised to find out how sophisticated their understanding was of classic comic forms like "the one line gag," breaking the fourth wall in a 2-d drawing, and the importance of creating a strong backstory for characters.
I had a good three months to design the workshop.I found the Internet to be rife with information about how to design a comics unit for teens, but the students I would be working with were grades 3-5. Because of this and our limited 4-day time constraint, I felt the need to design a solid, task master flash, curriculum from the ground up.
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