"Not all students are able to demonstrate their learning through written assessments." -...

"Not all students are able to demonstrate their learning through written assessments." - D. Cooper, 2007

Workshop Goals

•Media Literacy and the Writing Process

•Comic/Graphic Novel Codes and Conventions

•Software demo and exploration

•Reflect on class use and assessment

Media Literacy TriangleMedia Literacy Triangle

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AudienceAudience

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-narrative, recount procedural, persuade

-character, setting, plot, conflict

-values, beliefs

-process

-techniques

-tools

-copyrights

-target audience

-message

The Writing ProcessThe Writing Process

Pre-WritingPre-Writing• Brainstorm for ideasBrainstorm for ideas• Webbing, organizingWebbing, organizing

WritingWriting• DraftingDrafting

Post-WritingPost-Writing• RevisingRevising• FeedbackFeedback• Peer/self editPeer/self edit• PolishingPolishing• PublishingPublishing

The Digital Writing Process The Digital Writing Process with Comic Lifewith Comic Life

Pre-WritingPre-Writing• BrainstormBrainstorm• Storyboard (template). Storyboard (template). • ScriptScript

Writing (Construction)Writing (Construction)• Drag and drop images, text Drag and drop images, text

bubbles)bubbles)

Post-WritingPost-Writing• Revise (images, frames, Revise (images, frames,

gutters)gutters)• FeedbackFeedback• Edit (colours, shading, fills)Edit (colours, shading, fills)• Add background, placementsAdd background, placements• Publish to web, video, printPublish to web, video, print

Technology is increasingly a means for empowering students, a method for

communication and socializing, and a ubiquitous, transparent part of their

lives.

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Digital Media, Comic Genre and Graphic Novels…oh my!!!

Shots – establishing (setting), close-up

Format – colour, font

Bubbles

Panels – tilt, shadow

Gutters – inferring, time

Z pattern - direction

Software DemoSoftware Demo

1. Which Expectations are you targeting using Comic Life?

2. What are you assessing? (Writing? Media Literacy?)

Sandbox!!Sandbox!!

Explore Comic LifeExplore Comic Life

Reflective QuestionsReflective Questions1.Comic Life - Assessment for/as/of

Learning? 2. Comic/Graphic Novel – differentiation? 3. Other curriculum/professional uses -

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