Name: ____ToonDoo Comic Creation___________ Class Period: ___2nd and 3rd __ Day/Date ___5-5-14____________ Time Frame: You will

have approximately one week to accomplish this assignment. Special Activities Subject: ____U.S. History_______________ Lesson: _____American Revolution___________ Standards Addressed 1. Creativity and innovation: Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes b. Create original works as a means of personal or group expression c. Use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues d. Identify trends and forecast possibilities Objectives: __Students will learn how to create and present a comic portraying a Loyalist, Patriot or common citizen during the American Revolution__________________________________ Materials Needed: _____ Computers, timelines and lecture notes_____________________ Outline: Resources: __You will need to create a ToonDoo account if you already do not have one. You will also need to have your lecture notes and timeline to complete this assignment.________ Assignment: A: Chose a Loyalist, Patriot or common citizen to portray in a comic strip using ToonDoo. You need to choose a three or four slide template. B: Using your timeline and lecture notes create a comic that relates the feelings of that particular person during the Revolution. Show examples and evidence on their position during the War. C: Creativity will be an integral part of the assignment. Try to make it as fun as possible. Evaluation: _______You will be graded on the following rubric and present your project to the class. With parent approval your project will be posted on the blog page of the class weebly as well.__________________________

Comic Book Rubric Name/Class

Category Content 5
Content is always correct; Ideas and concepts are always clearly explained and understood. Captions are always related to the scenes and the connections are always easy to understand. The main characters are always identified, and their actions and dialogue are always wellmatched. Landscape and props are always related to the theme or purpose of the comic and enhance understanding of the scene. There are no spelling, punctuation, or grammar errors.

4
Content is usually correct; Ideas and concepts are usually clearly explained and understood. Captions are Usually related to the scenes and the connections are usually easy to understand. The main characters are usually identified, and their actions and dialogue are usually wellmatched. Landscape and props are usually related to the theme or purpose of the comic and enhance understanding of the scene. There are 1-3 spelling, punctuation, or grammar errors.

3
Content is sometimes correct; Ideas and concepts are sometimes clearly explained and understood. Captions are Sometimes related to the scenes and the connections are sometimes easy to understand. The main characters are sometimes identified, and their actions and dialogue are sometimes wellmatched. Landscape and props are sometimes related to the theme or purpose of the comic and enhance understanding of the scene. There are 4-5 spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors.

2
Content is seldom correct; Ideas and concepts are seldom explained and understood. Captions are seldom related to the scenes and the connections are seldom easy to understand. The main characters are seldom identified, and their actions and dialogue are seldom wellmatched. Landscape and props are seldom related to the theme or purpose of the comic and fail to enhance understanding of the scene. There are more than 5 spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors.

1
Content is rarely correct; Ideas and concepts are rarely explained and understood.

Captions

Captions are Rarely related to the scenes and the connections are rarely easy to understand. The main characters are rarely identified, and their actions and dialogue are rarely wellmatched. Landscape and props are rarely related to the theme or purpose of the comic and fail enhance understanding of the scene.

Characters/Setting

Spelling, Punctuation, and Grammar

The comic book cannot be understood because there are too many spelling and grammar errors.

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