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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
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
Stop Bullying at School
Social Studies, Values Education
In this Stop Bullying activity, students demonstrate how they would help solve a bullying situation they witness in the school hallway.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Saving the World!
Science, Social Studies, Values Education
Students create a comic strip depicting what they can do to help save our planet.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Stop Bullying: Speak Up!
Social Studies, Civics
For this activity, students create a comic that explains 3 things they can do to help turn their school into a bullying-free environment.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Stop Social Bullying
Social Studies, Values Education
In this Stop Bullying activity, students show how they would respond if they discovered they were the subject of a rumor at school.
Topics:
bullying prevention
bullying prevention
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Stop Schoolyard Bullying
Social Studies, Values Education
For this Stop Bullying activity, students show how they can help make the school playground a more inclusive place for everyone.
Topics:
bullying prevention
bullying prevention
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Stop Verbal Bullying
Social Studies, Values Education
In this Stop Bullying activity, students imagine that they're the bully, and show how they would react upon seeing the effects of their actions on another student.
Topics:
bullying prevention
bullying prevention
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Alcohol and Drugs
Health & Phys-Ed, Social Studies
Students create a comic to demonstrate different techniques for dealing with peer pressure about substance use.
Intermediate Secondary
Holiday Cheer
Social Studies, Other
Students create a holiday comic to share positive messages about fun with family and friends.
Primary
Problem-Solving in Action
Social Studies, Values Education
Students create a comic strip showing a situation in which a person plans a positive alternative to an impulsive act.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Stop Cell Phone Bullying II
Social Studies, Values Education
In this Stop Bullying activity, students show what they would do if a friend asked them to help spread mobile phone photos of another student.
Topics:
bullying prevention
bullying prevention
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Healthy Snack Advertisement
Health & Phys-Ed, Social Studies
Students use media literacy skills to deliver a healthy lifestyle message with a comic ad for a healthy snack food product.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Celebrate Earth Day
Science, Social Studies, Values Education
Students create a comic encouraging family or friends to participate in Earth Day.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Giving Thanks
History, Social Studies
Students create a one panel comic acknowledging Remembrance Day and showing what they appreciate about Canada.
Primary Intermediate
My Hero
Social Studies
Students create a comic based on a person who they admire.
Primary Intermediate
Remembrance Day
History, Social Studies
Students explain how they will observe Remembrance Day and why it is important to remember the men and women who have died in war.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Stop Littering Campaign
Social Studies, Values Education, Civics
Students create an attention-grabbing ad encouraging people not to litter.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Life in an Early Civilization
History, Social Studies
Students describe life in an early civilization and reflect on what they would have liked or disliked about living there.
Primary Intermediate
Job Interview Gone Wrong!
Business & Law, Social Studies
Students use their avatar to demonstrate 6 job interview "don'ts", using a combination of dialogue, facial expression and body language.
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
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
Provinces of Canada
Social Studies
Students show their knowledge of basic Canadian geography by correctly labelling every province and territory with text bubbles.
Primary
I Am a Voter
Social Studies, Civics
In this activity, students explain why it is important for everyone to vote be a voter and participate in government elections.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Vote for My Party
Social Studies, Civics
After researching one of the political parties in an upcoming election, students try to convince classmates why their party is the best choice.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Halloween Safety
Social Studies
Students create a comic strip that reminds others of important safety rules to follow for trick-or-treating on Halloween.
Primary
Life in a Pioneer Village
History, Social Studies
Students illustrate one aspect of life in a pioneer village.
Primary
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
Urban and Rural Communities
Social Studies
Students create a strip to illustrate the similarities and differences between urban and rural communities.
Primary Intermediate
Life in New France
History, Social Studies
Students create a comic depicting life in New France, including 3 good things and 3 bad things about living there.
Intermediate Secondary
Jobs in Medieval Times
History, Social Studies
The purpose of this task is to make a comic showing a day in the life of a person doing a particular job during medieval times.
Primary Intermediate
Friendship
Social Studies, Values Education
Students demonstrate their understanding of the meaning of friendship by showing one example of being a good friend and one of being a bad friend.
Primary
Natural Resources
Science, Social Studies
Students demonstrate how and why renewable sources of energy are important to the environment.
Intermediate Secondary
Empathy
Social Studies, Values Education
Students depict a situation where they feel empathy for another person and lend a helping hand.
Primary Intermediate
Waste Reduction
Science, Social Studies
Students create a comic that examines the stages a piece of product packaging goes through and highlight ways of reducing the environmental impact.
Primary Intermediate
What's Your Region?
Social Studies
Students create a comic strip describing a specific landform region, including landscape, climate and at least one other feature of the area.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Substance Use and Abuse
Health & Phys-Ed, Social Studies
This is a Healthy Living task to get students to demonstrate understanding of making healthy lifestyle choices in regards to substance use and abuse, with a sprinkle of creativity.
Intermediate
Ethics in the Workplace
Social Studies, Values Education
Students create a comic depicting an example of bad ethics in the workplace and include commentary on what the consequences of the characters' choices might be.
Intermediate Secondary
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
Canada : An Adventure Trip
History, Social Studies
Students demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the important features of a Canadian province or territory in an entertaining and creative way.
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
You're Smart!
Social Studies, Values Education
Students reflect on something they're especially interested in and good at, and then create a comic explaining in what way they're good at 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
How Do We Buy Things?
Business & Law, Social Studies
Students choose a shopping medium (e.g. online) and discuss its advantages and drawbacks.
Intermediate Secondary
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
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
Get Out and Vote!
Social Studies, Values Education, Civics
Students create a 4-6 panel comic strip encouraging people to vote in an upcoming class, school or political election.
Intermediate Secondary
Family Stress
Social Studies, Values Education
Students create a comic depicting the daily stresses of family life, and healthy ways of dealing with them, such as humor, compromise and patience.
Primary Intermediate
Workplace Safety Awareness
Social Studies, Other
Students show a workplace safety hazard and how it can be dealt with responsibly.
Secondary
Pioneer Life
History, Social Studies
Students show what life would have been like for an early pioneer of Canada.
Topics:
pioneer life
pioneer life
Primary
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
What Do We Leave Behind?
Social Studies, Other
Students create a comic explaining the impact of human systems and/or resource extraction on our natural environment.
Intermediate Secondary
Dealing with Peer Pressure
Social Studies, Values Education
Students show their avatar positively dealing with an acquaintance who is encouraging them to take drugs, smoke or drink.
Intermediate Secondary
Pioneer Lives
History, Social Studies
Students reflect on the differences between their everyday life and the life of a pioneer child.
Primary
Ethics and Issues in ICT
Health & Phys-Ed, Social Studies
Students explain one of the impacts of information and communication technology on personal health and/or the environment.
Primary Intermediate
Co-op/Workplace Journal
Business & Law, Social Studies
This activity allows students to reflect on their experiences in the workplace - they should identify a conflict/problem they have experienced and describe how the situation was resolved.
Secondary
Ancient Egypt
Social Studies
Students explain either the process of embalming or the building of one of the pyramids of Giza.
Topics:
ancient egypt
ancient egypt
Primary Intermediate
Location and Place
Social Studies
Students create a 4 panel strip and provide definitions for geography-themed vocabulary related to location and place.
Topics:
geography
geography
Intermediate
Local Environmental Issues
Social Studies, Civics, Other
Students illustrate the different points of view of key stakeholders on a local environmental issue.
Intermediate Secondary
Natural Systems and Human Systems
Social Studies, Other
Students compare the characteristics of natural systems (climate, landforms, natural vegetation) and human systems (transportation networks, population, the economy).
Intermediate Secondary
Natural Resources
Social Studies
Students teach their classmates about a natural resource in their country.
Intermediate
Let That Stress Go!
Business & Law, Social Studies
Students demonstrate their learning about the factors that cause stress in the workplace, as well as some appropriate stress-reduction techniques.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Citizen You
Business & Law, Social Studies, Values Education
In this civics assignment, students describe the rights, freedoms and responsibilities they have in society and in their community.
Secondary
Current Media Issue
Social Studies
Students create a comic discussion around a current media issue using characters to illustrate various points of view.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
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
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
Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Social Studies
Students illustrate the importance of understanding how Traditional Ecological Knowledge is connected to stewardship of the environment through storytelling.
Secondary
Caregiver Qualities
Social Studies
Students demonstrate characteristics of caregivers such as patience, stamina and understanding,
Intermediate Secondary
Vote for My Candidate
Social Studies, Civics
Students get politically active in this activity by trying to convince classmates why their candidate is the best choice in an upcoming government election.
Primary Intermediate Secondary
Are There Better Ways To Persuade?
Social Studies
Students demonstrate their developing social intelligence, and ability to live independently and work successfully with others.
Intermediate Secondary