COMIC LIFE STORYBOARD - Template Section



COMIC LIFE ASSIGNMENT: Trans mediation and short stories

Objective: Take one of the short stories we have read and turn it into a comic, using ComicLife.

You may work with up to two other people (groups may not have more than 3 members) or you may choose to work independently.

STEP 1. Choose a short story from those we read as a class.

Options: “Thank you, M’am,” “Sunday in the Park,” “On the Bridge,” and “Cask of Amontillado”

STEP 2. Review the story looking for the following information

• Key characters

• Setting

• Important events, including the beginning events, the climax and the conclusion

You can use the plot diagram included to plan these out.

STEP 3: Create a folder in your H Drive to save pictures for this assignment.

Find a picture(s) (photo or drawing) that you feel are relevant to the context of your story. Copy and save these to the folder in your H Drive or on a USB.

STEP 4: Storyboard your ideas into the format of a comic strip (SEE NEXT HANDOUT)

STEP 5: Using Comic Life, create your comic using pictures and word balloons to convey the information that you have gathered on your botanist.

(Click on the Start Menu, click on “Applications” and then select Comic Life

Be sure the content of the frames is easy to read – both pictures and text – and that it flows in a logical sequence to tell the important events of the story .

SEE TUTORIAL FOR HELP!

Comic Life Assignment Tentative Schedule:

Monday – Introduce Assignment

□ Decide who you will work with (if anyone)

□ Choose story then begin the plotting of the story.

Tuesday

□ Finish plotting the story

□ Begin story boarding your story

□ One group member might start looking for appropriate images.

Wednesday

□ Finish story boarding and start using Comic Life to put the Comic together.

Thursday

□ Comic Life writing.

Friday

□ Finish up time, if needed.

□ Submit Comics to Ms. MacDonald’s substitute by

o printing out your comic

o sending it to Ms. MacDonald’s email address (lorimacd@staff.ednet.ns.ca)

o putting it on the classroom USB.

Ensure that you submit the following:

______ Your plot diagram for the story

______ The story board

______ Your reflection on how well you did, working with a group.

______ Your plot diagram for the story

COMIC LIFE STORYBOARD

Objective: To outline/draft the information you will use for the Famous Botanist assignment using Comic Life

What you should already have done:

_______ Planned out your story and the elements that you think are most important.

Create Your Storyboard

You will create this draft of a comic that will tell the story.

Remember, the story should have a start, a middle, and an end.

Once you have ideas for your comic, fill out the frames with what will be in the word balloons and what pictures you will need for each frame. There is no rule about how many frames you need to have but you should try to be concise while including all the required information.

NOTE: It is fine if you end up revising or reformatting the story later when entering it into Comic Life.

Example of storyboard frame:

Frame 6

NOTES:

Need picture of scientist and

Name: ____________________________________ Story: ____________________________ COMIC LIFE STORYBOARD

Frame 1 Frame 2 Frame 3

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Frame 4 Frame 5 Frame 6

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Frame 7 Frame 8 Frame 9

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Name: ____________________________________ Story: ____________________________ COMIC LIFE STORYBOARD

Frame 10 Frame 11 Frame 12

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Frame 13 Frame 14 Frame 15

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Frame 16 Frame 17 Frame 18

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Well isn’t this an interesting plant!

Exposition

Characters:

Setting – Time:

Setting – Place:

Plot Diagram for ____________________

Resolution:

Falling Action

Climax:

10. ___________________________________________________

13. ___________________________________________________

12. ___________________________________________________

11. ___________________________________________________

9. ___________________________________________________

8. ___________________________________________________

7. ___________________________________________________

6. ___________________________________________________

5. ___________________________________________________

3. ___________________________________________________

4. ___________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________

1. ___________________________________________________

Rising Action

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