Using the Human Origins exhibit of the Smithsonian Museum (available on-line), students researched specific Early Human Species. They then wrote a short speech as if they were the species describing his or her history and unique characteristics. They recorded this speech and connected it to an image using Blabberize.com. Take a look at our animated ancestors; they are listed by age starting with the oldest.
Sahelanthropus Tchadensis by Juliana
Ardipithecus Ramidus by Leanne
Australopithecus Afarensis by Hannah
Australopithecus Garhi by Isabella
Paranthropus Aethiopicus by Olivia J.
Australopithecus Africanus by Basia
Homo Rudolfensis by Zoe
Australopithecus Sediba by Dina
Homo Habilis by Nayantara
Paranthropus Boisei by Sophia
Homo Heidelbergensis by Cassie
Homo Erectus by Lydia
Homo Neanderthalensis by Isabel
Homo Floresiensis by Zach
SCHOOL MEMORIES
Using as inspiration excerpts from various sources, including a story from The Circuit by Francisco Jimenez and excerpts from several graphic novels including Kampung Boy and American Born Chinese, students identified and reflected on an experience from their educational past. For additional help in generating ideas, students viewed Ms. C-R's graphic memoir version of two incidents from her elementary years which can be found at the end of the students' work.
The real work began when students composed a written paragraph describing the event they remembered. They then drafted a vision of how the events of the story they wrote would translate into comic strip form. Finally, they imagined that they were the writers of their own graphic memoirs. Using the comic strip making program Bitstripsforschools.com, students created a "page" from their imagined memoir related to a first day of school experience.
Check out the final products by either scrolling down or clicking on a name of a sixth grader in the Table of Contents to the right.
Basia
Wrong Classroom
Cassie
Small in a World of Big
Dina
The First Day of School
Hannah
First Day of Middle School
Isabel
School Supplies
Isabella
My New Best Friend
Juliana
First Grade Can Be Hard
Leanne
The First Day of Sixth Grade
Lydia
First Day of Preschool
Nayantara
My First Day of Kindergarten
Olivia F.
First Day Follies
Olivia J.
First Day of Via
Sophia
A Boring First Day of School
Zach
My First Day of Fourth Grade
Zoe
First Day of School
Ms. C-R Please note, you will need to open the pdf below in order to view it. Also, the name of the "artist" should read Ms. C-R (there was a mistake when the comic strip was originally made).
Table of Contents
JEWISH STUDIES
SHAVUOT IS HERE PEOPLEZ :-) by Ivan, Izzy, and Maia R. on GoAnimatethe names of shavuot by Henry, Jordan, and Tak on GoAnimate
Tikkun Leil Shavuot. Sydney Samuel by Jared, Samuel, and Sydney on GoAnimateshavuot by slatermccaffrey on GoAnimate
Ruth awesomness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! by Shai, Daniel, and Olivia on GoAnimate
ANCIENT EGYPT
NobilityAncient Egypt Nobility by Sapphires on GoAnimate
Scribes and Government Workers
Scribes and Government Workers by Waterlilies of Maat on GoAnimate
Priests
Priests of Ancient Egypt by League of the Lotus on GoAnimate
Farmers and Laborers
Farmers and Laborers by Am-Chents on GoAnimate
Artisans
Artisans of Ancient Egypt by ecohn-rozansky on GoAnimate
EARLY HUMAN SPECIES
Using the Human Origins exhibit of the Smithsonian Museum (available on-line), students researched specific Early Human Species. They then wrote a short speech as if they were the species describing his or her history and unique characteristics. They recorded this speech and connected it to an image using Blabberize.com. Take a look at our animated ancestors; they are listed by age starting with the oldest.Sahelanthropus Tchadensis by Juliana
Ardipithecus Ramidus by Leanne
Australopithecus Afarensis by Hannah
Australopithecus Garhi by Isabella
Paranthropus Aethiopicus by Olivia J.
Australopithecus Africanus by Basia
Homo Rudolfensis by Zoe
Australopithecus Sediba by Dina
Homo Habilis by Nayantara
Paranthropus Boisei by Sophia
Homo Heidelbergensis by Cassie
Homo Erectus by Lydia
Homo Neanderthalensis by Isabel
Homo Floresiensis by Zach
SCHOOL MEMORIES
Using as inspiration excerpts from various sources, including a story from The Circuit by Francisco Jimenez and excerpts from several graphic novels including Kampung Boy and American Born Chinese, students identified and reflected on an experience from their educational past. For additional help in generating ideas, students viewed Ms. C-R's graphic memoir version of two incidents from her elementary years which can be found at the end of the students' work.The real work began when students composed a written paragraph describing the event they remembered. They then drafted a vision of how the events of the story they wrote would translate into comic strip form. Finally, they imagined that they were the writers of their own graphic memoirs. Using the comic strip making program Bitstripsforschools.com, students created a "page" from their imagined memoir related to a first day of school experience.
Check out the final products by either scrolling down or clicking on a name of a sixth grader in the Table of Contents to the right.
Basia
Wrong Classroom
Cassie
Small in a World of Big
Dina
The First Day of School
Hannah
First Day of Middle School
Isabel
School Supplies
Isabella
My New Best Friend
Juliana
First Grade Can Be Hard
Leanne
The First Day of Sixth Grade
Lydia
First Day of Preschool
Nayantara
My First Day of Kindergarten
Olivia F.
First Day Follies
Olivia J.
First Day of Via
Sophia
A Boring First Day of School
Zach
My First Day of Fourth Grade
Zoe
First Day of School
Ms. C-R
Please note, you will need to open the pdf below in order to view it. Also, the name of the "artist" should read Ms. C-R (there was a mistake when the comic strip was originally made).
This comic strip below was made several years ago with another program: Pixton.com.