Curriculum and Cartooning
Working in partnership with classroom teachers I create lesson plans that incorporate comic books and curriculum. Listed below are just some of the projects developed over the years and designed to include learning outcomes for social responsibility, literacy and art.
Aesop's Fables
Grade Suitability: Grades 1 to 9 Duration: Four lessons between 1 and 1.5 hours each delivered weekly Capacity: 10 to 30 English and French Students create a one-page comic of an Aesop fable incorporating character, story and moral. |
The Lion and the Mouse by Aesop
Illustrated by Max Clemens, Grade 7, VPL Book Camp
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Novel Study
Grade Suitability: Grades 4 to 12 Duration: Six 1.5 hour lessons delivered weekly Capacity: 10 to 30 Students create a collaborative graphic novel adaptation of a book they are studying in class. |
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
Illustrated by Grade 6 students, Millstream Elementary
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Welcome to Our World
Grade Suitability: Grades K to 9 Duration: Four lessons between 1 and 1.5 hours each delivered weekly Capacity: 10 to 30 Students create an original 6 panel page of cartoon art describing themselves, their family and their culture. |
Written and illustrated by Grade 3, 4 and 7 students, Lord Roberts School
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Workshops and Bookcamps
I have also facilitated workshops and taught at book camps over the years. Click on the link(s) below to see some examples.
Creative Cartooning
VPL Book Camp
Creative Cartooning
VPL Book Camp