Creating Comics in the Intermediate Classroom
Comics and cartoons are a great way to engage students in the stories they are reading, the information they are researching, and the ideas they are exploring in your curriculum.
Wixie makes it easy for students to combine images and speech bubbles to create comics and cartoons that summarize, teach, retell, inform, raise awareness and more.
Retell and summarize information and stories
In this project, students create a comics to summarize important plot events in a book they are reading.
Retell in Comic Form Lesson Plan
Showcase scientific cycles and processes
Students choose a scientific cycle and create an illustrated or animated story to share their learning of the process.
Teach others
Once students became experts, they created comics to share their expertise through a cartoon tutorial.
Raise awareness and change behavior
Comics are a fun way to get and share information. In this project, students use comics to inform others about important health issues.
Practice dialogue in another language
Students create comics (and record dialogue) to practice situations such as introducing themselves, meeting a friend, giving and receiving direstions, ordering food and more.
More ways teachers are using Wixie
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Scientific Cycles
Mrs. Stanton's 5th grade students used Wixie to reflect on their knowledge of the rock cycle. Enjoy this stellar student example:https://t.co/f42RvueJhZ pic.twitter.com/9H8sREQoUM
— Fox Mill ES (@FoxMillES) November 16, 2021 -
Graphic Novels
5th graders created historical graphic novels on Wixie! Their creative skills are amazing! @HolabirdSTEM @BCPSLMP @vkearns_M @MrsBallardHSP pic.twitter.com/wkXBapUy9h
— Amy Levengood (@Levengood_reads) May 28, 2021 -
Showcase Science
Using Wixie to make comics about currents #SpottedatLOW pic.twitter.com/x40OtsqhCD
— Allie Verna (@MissVerna5) January 9, 2019
