6th+Period+Only+12.13.13

-Hand out and discuss final assignment -pick groups and each take a turn to talk about your outline and what your final story is going to be. -ask each other: what is the illumination/so what? How is the reader drawn in? how could the reader be drawn in? Where is there going to be dialogue? Who are the characters? How are they going to be developed? -begin draft, free write -introduce GN packet: talk about language, talk about/introduce it as it pertains to the final project. Briefly talk about context of stories. Look at some examples before sending them off to read independently. -while reading, look for: imagery: how is it used? How is it written? How is it drawn? Why do we use images/symbols/icons? How are they effective? How are characterization and dialogue represented? Focus in on the first bit: what are the essential components of the language of comics?

** -homework: have a working draft of final piece (at least 2 pages) clearly written and ready to be peer reviewed, begin working on images. ** ** if you want some templates to start working on images: **