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Introduce Yourself
Social Studies, English/Language Arts
In this introductory activity, students design their avatar and create a comic strip introducing themselves.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
What Are They Feeling?
ESL/ELL, English/Language Arts, Other
Students show their understanding of basic emotions by assigning facial expressions to match the scene in the provided template comic. They also add text to explain the reasons behind these emotions.
Primary
Fill in the Blanks
ESL/ELL, English/Language Arts
In this fill-in-the-blank activity, students imagine a short dialogue to match the action and emotions that appear in the template comic.
Primary
Body Language
Social Studies, English/Language Arts
The assignment is for students to adjust their avatar's posture and expression to match the emotion below it.
Primary Intermediate
Book Cover
Arts, English/Language Arts
Students create a new cover for their favorite book.
Topics:
responding to reading
responding to reading
Primary Intermediate
Book Report
English/Language Arts
Students retell a key scene from a favorite book, incorporating characters, narration and dialogue.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Holiday Greeting Card
Arts, ESL/ELL, English/Language Arts
Students create a holiday greeting card that they can then print and share with family and friends.
Primary Intermediate
What Happens Next?
English/Language Arts, Values Education
In this inference-making activity, students fill in the last panel of the template comic, predicting what the characters will say to each other based on what has happened so far.
Primary Intermediate
How Will You Spend the Holidays?
English/Language Arts, Values Education, Other
Students show what they'll be doing over the upcoming holidays - including at least one nice thing they plan to do for another person.
Primary Intermediate
My Pro Card
Arts, ESL/ELL, English/Language Arts
In this starter activity, students create their personal "sports card", with basic biographical info plus a depiction of their avatar doing their favorite activity.
Primary
Christmas Carol Comic
Arts, ESL/ELL, English/Language Arts
Students create a comic based on the lyrics and spirit of their favorite Christmas carol.
Primary Intermediate
School Rules
English/Language Arts, Values Education
Students choose one of your school rules and show their avatar demonstrating why the rule is important.
Primary Intermediate
5, 10, 15, 20
English/Language Arts, Values Education
Students peer into the future and show what they hope they will be doing in 5, 10, 15 and 20 years!
Primary Intermediate
My Feelings About Math
Math, English/Language Arts
Students use their avatar to honestly describe how they feel about math.
Topics:
reflective writing
reflective writing
Primary Intermediate
Modern Day Fairy Tale
English/Language Arts
Students retell a fairy tale as a modern story, using captions and dialogue.
Primary
Write a Comic Narrative
ESL/ELL, English/Language Arts
In this creative writing activity, students create a basic narrative in comic form.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
My Summer Vacation
ESL/ELL, English/Language Arts
Students practice their storytelling skills by showing what happened on the best day of their summer vacation.
Primary Intermediate
Knock-Knock Joke!
Arts, ESL/ELL, English/Language Arts
Students create a comic showing their avatar deliver their favorite knock-knock joke, with emphasis on visual composition and perspective.
Primary Intermediate
Our Novel So Far...
English/Language Arts
Students illustrate their understanding of a selected portion from an assigned novel.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Remembrance Day Poem
History, Social Studies, English/Language Arts
Students create their own poem in comic form about the importance of observing Remembrance Day.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Two Sides to Every Story
Social Studies, English/Language Arts
Students show how people can have different points of view about the same situation or topic.
Intermediate Secondary
Healthy Food is Best!
Health & Phys-Ed, English/Language Arts
Students use persuasive writing to convince the reader to eat healthy foods from the 4 food groups.
Primary Intermediate
Persuading Someone to Take Action
Social Studies, English/Language Arts
Students choose an environmental issue and then use their avatar to persuade a person of influence that they must take action to address it.
Primary Intermediate
Public Speaking
English/Language Arts
Students use their avatar to give tips to a cartoon audience on how to be an effective public speaker.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Literally and Figuratively
English/Language Arts
Students illustrate the literal and figurative meanings of a figure of speech.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Field Trip Reflection
English/Language Arts
Students create a comic strip to show the sequence of the activities they engaged in during a field trip. This is a great way to repurpose student photos taken during the trip into a reflective learning activity.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Your Favorite Movie
Arts, English/Language Arts
In this Media Arts activity, students turn a scene from their favorite movie into a comic strip.
Secondary
Teaching Kids Through Comics
Arts, Social Studies, English/Language Arts
High school students create a comic designed to both teach and entertain a younger audience.
Secondary
Character Is...
ESL/ELL, English/Language Arts, Values Education
Students show an everyday situation where someone demonstrates a positive character attribute.
Primary Intermediate
Public Service Announcement
English/Language Arts, Values Education
Students create their own public service announcement where their avatar teaches the reader about an important issue, such as smoking or taking care of the environment.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Tongue Twisters
Arts, English/Language Arts
Students create a tongue twister for each of their family members.
Primary
Book Recommendation
English/Language Arts
Students entice their classmates to read a book by illustrating highlights from the story.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Mystery & Suspense
Arts, English/Language Arts
This activity is ideal for grade 5 'Mystery' and Grade 6 'Suspense'. It requires students to understand the feelings of mystery or suspense and portray them appropriately.
Primary Intermediate
On, Above, Beside, Below
ESL/ELL, English/Language Arts
Students study the scene in the provided comic and then create sentences using positional words to demonstrate their understanding of the relative location of each object.
Primary
Bedtime: Who Decides?
Arts, Health & Phys-Ed, English/Language Arts
Students will use what they have learned about persuasive writing to show both children's and parents' arguments for who should decide what time kids go to bed.
Primary Intermediate
Good Sportsmanship
English/Language Arts, Values Education
Students create a comic where they demonstrate examples of good and bad sportsmanship.
Primary Intermediate
Your Life Story
English/Language Arts
Students make a comic telling of their life story so far.
Topics:
autobiography
autobiography
Primary
Descriptive Writing - Christmas
ESL/ELL, English/Language Arts
In this Primary or ESL/ELL activity, students describe what they see/hear/smell/taste/touch in a Christmas scene.
Primary
Space Systems
Science, English/Language Arts
Students apply their research skills to learn about space exploration, and then create a comic showing themselves on a space adventure and giving the reader a tour of the solar system.
Intermediate Secondary
Novel Character Development
English/Language Arts
In this novel study activity, students illustrate the growth of the main character, connecting it with the main idea(s) of the novel.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Dress for the Seasons
ESL/ELL, Health & Phys-Ed, English/Language Arts
Students use vocabulary associated with the seasons by showing their avatars performing seasonal activities, wearing the appropriate clothing.
Primary
Persuade Me!
English/Language Arts
Students choose from a list of ideas and create a comic where they make a persuasive argument in its favor.
Primary Intermediate
Christmas Shenanigans
ESL/ELL, English/Language Arts
In this light-hearted activity, students create a humorous comic about Christmas.
Primary Intermediate
Summarize the Story
English/Language Arts
Students create a comic depicting only the important parts of a story they have just read or heard.
Primary Intermediate
Covenant Stories
Arts, English/Language Arts, Other
This activity lets students represent various Bible stories in a unique format. The focus is on the covenant stories of the Old Testament.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Plan Your Story
English/Language Arts
Students pre-plan a story they are going to write by creating a visual story board, using at least 5 panels illustrate and outline all of the basic elements (character, setting, main idea, problem, solution).
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Adventure Story
ESL/ELL, English/Language Arts
This is a creative writing assignment where students create a short adventure story.
Primary Intermediate
Somebody, Wants, But, So
ESL/ELL, English/Language Arts
Students retell a story in just 4 panels using the keywords Somebody, Wants, But and So.
Primary Intermediate
People We Depend On!
Social Studies, English/Language Arts
Students create a funny comic strip that illustrates what would happen if the people that they depend on each day were not dependable.
Primary
Warm and Cool Colors
Arts, English/Language Arts
Students recreate a scene from a novel, alternately using warm and cool colors, and then reflect on how these colors can convey different messages and meaning.
Primary Intermediate
Plan a Skit
Arts, ESL/ELL, English/Language Arts
Students use the Comic Builder to plan skits as they will be seen from the audience's point of view.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Special Guest Star
English/Language Arts
In this creative role-play activity, students add themselves as a character to a favorite story.
Primary
Peanut Butter Sandwich
English/Language Arts
Students write a procedure or instructions for making a peanut butter sandwich.
Primary
Develop Your Learning Skills
English/Language Arts, Values Education
Students demonstrate their understanding of an important learning skill by illustrating an example of it in action.
Primary Intermediate
Tell-Tale Heart Halloween
Arts, English/Language Arts
Students depict a scene from The Tell-Tale Heart, using mostly scenery, sounds and effects to recreate the eerie atmosphere of this famous short story.
Intermediate Secondary
Action Words
ESL/ELL, English/Language Arts
Students practice basic verb use and illustrate actions like going, telling and reading using their avatars.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Novel Characters' Personalities
Social Studies, English/Language Arts
Students put characters from a novel they are reading into a situation not depicted in the book, in order to show their understanding of the characters' personalities in a different context.
Intermediate Secondary
Responsibility
English/Language Arts, Values Education
This activity gets students thinking about ways to demonstrate ways of being responsible in daily life.
Primary
Comic Parable
English/Language Arts, Other
Students write a parable set in modern times to illustrate a useful lesson or life principle.
Topics:
parables
parables
Primary Intermediate Secondary
The Five Senses
ESL/ELL, Health & Phys-Ed, English/Language Arts
Students demonstrate the functions of each of the senses using their avatars, and identify the corresponding body parts using full sentences.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Novel Scene Retell
English/Language Arts
Students show their understanding of the novel they are reading in class by retelling an important scene from the book.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Celebrate Earth Hour
ESL/ELL, English/Language Arts, Values Education
Students create a comic encouraging family or friends to participate in Earth Hour.
Primary Intermediate
Retell the Story
ESL/ELL, English/Language Arts
Students create a comic strip sequence to retell events in a story that is read to them. This activity can be used with younger students or with English language learners who are working at early stages of language acquisition.
Primary
Narrative Story
English/Language Arts
Students summarize a specific narrative text you're discussing in class using story elements (character, setting, main idea, problem, solution) to demonstrate their understanding of the selection.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
No Homework on Weekends
English/Language Arts
Students show their powers of persuasion by making an argument against teachers assigning homework on weekends.
Topics:
persuasive writing
persuasive writing
Primary Intermediate
Guess the Fairy Tale
English/Language Arts
The challenge in this activity is to recreate a scene from a famous fairy tale and have classmates guess which one it is. This activity is useful for learning how to retell and reconstruct a story.
Primary
New Year's Resolutions
English/Language Arts, Values Education
Students create a comic describing one of their New Year's resolutions and how they plan to keep it.
Primary Intermediate
A Timeline of Events
ESL/ELL, Social Studies, English/Language Arts
Students develop a timeline of school day events, weekly family routines, or a life history, to demonstrate awareness of personal relationships and change over time.
Primary
Make a Myth!
Social Studies, English/Language Arts
Students follow the classical structure of a myth to create their own myth in comic form.
Primary Intermediate
Classroom Rules
English/Language Arts, Values Education
Students consider the rules of your classroom and create a comic explaining their thoughts on the 3 most important ones.
Topics:
classroom behavior
classroom behavior
Primary
We Were Talking When...
ESL/ELL, English/Language Arts
Students show how to use the past continuous verb tense by adding appropriate captions to fit the action in the provided template comic.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Your Changing Responsibilities
English/Language Arts, Values Education
Students create a comic showing their responsibilities at age 5, their responsibilities today, and what they think their responsibilities will be when they're 30.
Primary Intermediate
Molecules and Changes of State
Science, English/Language Arts
In a creative twist on a popular activity, students pretend they are a water molecule and describe their experiences as they change from one state of matter to another.
Intermediate
The Outsiders
Arts, English/Language Arts
Students create a poster representing a chapter in the novel The Outsiders.
Intermediate Secondary
Teamwork
English/Language Arts, Values Education
Students create a situation that illustrates an aspect of teamwork and how it helps solve a problem or accomplish a common goal.
Primary Intermediate
Science Fiction Comic
Science, English/Language Arts
In this creative writing activity, students create a science fiction comic strip.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Your Communication Style
Social Studies, English/Language Arts
Students consider their own communication style and create a comic illustrating how it came into play in a recent situation.
Intermediate Secondary
Conflict Study
English/Language Arts
Students recreate a scene from a novel they're reading where one of the characters is dealing with a conflict.
Intermediate Secondary
At a Restaurant
ESL/ELL, English/Language Arts
Students practice the language used when dining at a restaurant, from ordering to paying the bill.
Primary Intermediate
Figurative Language
English/Language Arts
Students show their understanding of various types of figurative language.
Topics:
figurative language
figurative language
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Friendship
English/Language Arts, Values Education
Students discuss what qualities are most important to have in a friend, and then create a comic that shows someone demonstrating one of these qualities.
Primary
Connecting Media Themes
Arts, English/Language Arts
Students create a dialogue where their avatar and a friend make a connection between the theme of a movie they've just watched with something else they've seen or read before.
Intermediate Secondary
Fire Prevention
English/Language Arts, Other
Students show their understanding of various fire safety and prevention practices.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Alternate Fairy Tale
English/Language Arts
Students consider a classic fairy tale, and then imagine an alternate version that puts their own twist on the story.
Primary Intermediate
Make a Fable!
English/Language Arts
Students create their own fable in comic form.
Topics:
fables
fables
Primary Intermediate
Novel Characters' Personalities
English/Language Arts
Students recreate a scene from the book they're reading that demonstrates an important aspect of one of the characters' personalities.
Primary Intermediate
Changing States of Matter: How-To
Science, English/Language Arts
This procedural science writing activity has students explaining how to change the state of matter of an object.
Primary Intermediate
First Day on the Job
Social Studies, English/Language Arts
Students choose a job they would like in the future and then create a comic strip to depict the scene, job tools, a problem, and a solution for the first day on the job.
Topics:
career studies
career studies
Intermediate Secondary
Weather Phenomena
Science, English/Language Arts
Students create a comic illustrating a weather phenomenon, such as rain, snow or warm fronts, including an explanation of why it occurs.
Primary Intermediate
Illustrate Your Own Similes
ESL/ELL, English/Language Arts
Students create a simile and illustrate it in a comic.
Intermediate Secondary
Comic Limericks
English/Language Arts
This activity combines poetry with media literacy in a fun way for students. The task is for students to illustrate a limerick they have written in the form of a comic.
Intermediate
Your Province
English/Language Arts, Other
Students show their knowledge of their province through a comic where they interview the premier.
Topics:
geography
geography
Primary Intermediate
Accepting 'No'
English/Language Arts, Values Education
Students demonstrate how to handle disappointment maturely and constructively by depicting a situation where they make a request of an adult or peer and the response is 'No'.
Primary Intermediate
Points of View
English/Language Arts
Students show their understanding of perspective, debating and having different points of view.
Primary Intermediate
Confederation What If...?
History, English/Language Arts
Students create a scenario where a key event of Canadian Confederation happens slightly differently.
Intermediate Secondary
The Life of a Saint
English/Language Arts, Other
Students research a Catholic saint and create a comic explaining their life history and why they were canonized.
Intermediate
Romeo and Juliet
English/Language Arts
This assignment is a fun way to get students to consider the most important events in Romeo and Juliet and organize them in sequential order.
Topics:
shakespeare
shakespeare
Secondary
My Memorable Moment
English/Language Arts
This is an end of the year memory writing activity where students recount their most memorable moments from this school year.
Topics:
narrative writing
narrative writing
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Macbeth
English/Language Arts
Students recreate a (mostly) paraphrased scene from Macbeth in comic form.
Secondary
Thermal Energy
Science, English/Language Arts
Students use an everyday example to illustrate principles related to heat expansion or contraction.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Expository Writing
English/Language Arts
Students choose an everyday activity or task and create a comic outlining the steps needed to accomplish it successfully.
Primary Intermediate
Convince Me
English/Language Arts
Students develop skills for persuasive writing by making a comic that shows how they might convince a classmate to help them with a task.
Topics:
persuasive writing
persuasive writing
Primary Intermediate
Science Procedure
ESL/ELL, Science, English/Language Arts
In this sequential writing exercise, students create a comic strip that demonstrates a science procedure using transition words such as first, second, third, then, and next from panel to panel.
Primary Intermediate
Previewing and Predicting
English/Language Arts
Students explain the value of previewing and predicting before starting to read a book.
Primary Intermediate
You're Not Being Persuasive!
English/Language Arts
In a humorous twist on the activity Convince Me, students in this activity will demonstrate how NOT to persuade someone to do something.
Topics:
persuasive writing
persuasive writing
Primary Intermediate
Simile Mash-up
ESL/ELL, English/Language Arts
Students create a comic illustrating selected similes from a poem.
Intermediate Secondary
Mining and Refining
Science, English/Language Arts
Students create a comic strip explaining how one of the following is obtained and refined: gold, nickel, carbon or uranium.
Intermediate Secondary
21st Century Romeo & Juliet
English/Language Arts
Students create a modern day version of Romeo & Juliet in plain English.
Topics:
shakespeare
shakespeare
Secondary
Get With the Plot!
English/Language Arts
Students illustrate the important parts of a chapter from a novel and how they influenced the plot.
Primary Intermediate
Canada's Industries
Social Studies, English/Language Arts
The task for students is show their understanding of an issue affecting one of Canada's industries.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Perspectives on Hamlet
English/Language Arts
Students give their opinion on Hamlet's character and psyche.
Topics:
shakespeare
shakespeare
Secondary
Recreate an Act From Romeo & Juliet
English/Language Arts
Students choose one act from Romeo & Juliet to turn into a comic.
Topics:
shakespeare
shakespeare
Secondary
Electric Vocabulary
ESL/ELL, Science, English/Language Arts
Students practice using electricity-related words by making a comic where they use those words in everyday conversation.
Primary
R.A.F.T.
Social Studies, English/Language Arts
In this Critical Thinking exercise, students create a comic that teaches other students how to use R.A.F.T.
Intermediate Secondary
Reader Revenge
English/Language Arts
Point of View - Students disagree with an important decision made by a character in a novel they've read.
Intermediate