Use inking techniques to enhance the visual aspects of images. Use drawing styles to enhance the message of the story. A day or two before introducing the lesson have students bring in their favorite cartoon. Procedure Day One 1. Before viewing examples of cartoons that the students brought to class, have the students brainstorm the characteristics of a cartoon.
Record responses on a class chart.
Collect the cartoons the students brought in for their homework assignment. Post several of them in the classroom, and make overhead copies of one or two to use as examples. Working with the whole class, view the cartoons and compare them to the list of characteristics that were created during the brainstorming session. Because most students are only familiar with the traditional super hero cartoons and cartoons found in local newspapers it is important at this point to begin making the transition to looking at alternative examples of narrative cartoons. Put students into groups of four.