Purpose
Cartooning is used as a means of displaying understanding of a text. Students are able to creatively recreate a portion of or an entire text to convey a specific meaning. In doing this, students are able to show that they understanding teh content of the text and are able to apply their understanding to a different format of displayed information.
Procedures
To do this, students would be asked to create a cartoon or cartoon strip of pictures and text to illustrate an idea or multiple ideas found in the reading. This can be done either manually, with the students hand drawing images or through the use of online comic generators.
Example
Several sites exit to create free cartoons and cartoon strips, including:
www.pixton.com
www.bitstrips.com
www.toondoo.com
The comic below was created using Pixton.com and depicts chapters 17-19 of The Scarlet Letter.
www.pixton.com
www.bitstrips.com
www.toondoo.com
The comic below was created using Pixton.com and depicts chapters 17-19 of The Scarlet Letter.
References: Central High School, 2012