Term Two: Using Comic Life

Learning About Comics and How to Use Comic Life!


There is a book entitled Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud.

There is also a website related to comics entitled Wally Wood's 22 Panels That Always Work.

In the classroom I have an excellent resource entitled, Comic Life for Educators (FTC Publishing). Feel free to ask me for a look inside.

In order to teach how to use Comic Life, I have created two comics to teach students about Comic Life. Below is a worksheet to help you with the basics. Make a comic about whatever you want. It needs to include: LETTERING, TEXT BOX, SPEECH BUBBLES, CLIP ART, AND IMAGES.

Once you have mastered the basic skills, the worksheet below shows more complex skills (i.e. ADDING A BACKGROUND, MANIPULATING A PHOTO OR CLIP ART, and ADDING AN IMAGE TO A BACKGROUND).
Once you have learned how to use Comic Life, it is time to do your assignment!