Storytelling+with+Comics+in+Foreign+Language+(Amanda,+Matt)


 * Part 1: Project Summary **



Students will create a comic strip with a minimum of eight frames using //toondoo// at [|www.toondoo.com]. The comic should include vocabulary and grammar from the selected chapter to describe an event or a situation.

** Content **

STANDARDS FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING  **COMMUNICATION**  Communicate in Languages Other Than English Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics Standard 1.3: Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.

 **CULTURES**  Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Other Culture Standard 2.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied

** CONNECTIONS **

Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information Standard 3.1: Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language Standard 3.2: Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures

 **COMPARISONS**  Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture Standard 4.1: Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 24px;">** COMMUNITIES ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: medium;">Participate in Multilingual Communities at Home & Around the World <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: small;">Standard 5.2: Students show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.

** Pedagogy **

The students are provided guidance throughout the project. The language and grammatical tools needed were introduced prior to the lesson. The project is student-centered. Peer-reviews will take place at the rough draft point.

** Technology **

Students will be using Toondoo.com to create their comic strips, students will save their work and publish it for the class to be able to access them.

** Part 2: Timeline **

Rough draft will be due by May 20th. (Students must submit their story outline and exchange for peer-review) Final copy will be due by May 27th. (Students must email the final copy to the teacher for presentation)

** Part 3: Assessment **

Content /50
 * Student has a minimum of 8 frames. /20
 * Student has a picture for each frame. /20
 * Story flow and coordinates with each picture chosen. /20

Language Use /30
 * Student uses key vocabulary from the chapter /10
 * Student's sentences are grammatically correct /10
 * Student uses the right tense to explain when it happened (today, yesterday, tomorrow) /10

Originality/Creativity /20
 * Pictures, idea for the story, layout (power point, poster, video maker, etc...)

** Part 4: Student Examples **

Ultimately, we would like to showcase student work on this wiki, however with the last two sessions being both in May, this is unlikely. You are highly encouraged to follow up and include student samples on this wiki.

[|Spanish example] [|French Example]