Hi All,
I wanted to send out a follow up to our meeting tonight. We learned all about comic strips, comic books, and graphic novels. In order to earn their badge the girls will need to complete a comic of their own by coming up with characters, develop a story, and illustrate it. Below is a pdf of comic strip templates in a 4, 5, and 9 panel format. The girls can use as many panels as they like to tell a complete story with a minimum of 4 panels required.
The other part of the project is for them to pick out a comic strip to share with the group. They can find any they like from newspapers, magazines, or online. The link below will let the girls read some of the classic comics that we grew up with such as Calvin and Hobbs, Peanuts, Little Lulu and many others.
https://www.gocomics.com/comics/kids.htm
The last thing I wanted to share was the materials that we went through during our discussion tonight in case the girls wanted a refresher on anything. The first is a Youtube video on how to make a comic strip and the second is just a worksheet that we used to discuss the different types of comics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufOXBuGhVWg
I look forward to seeing what creative comics the girls come up with. Have a great couple week everyone!
Cadette Troop 25787 