Purpose:
    The purpose of this assignment is to provide a connection between a student and his/her family history.  It should also emphasize the ability of a student to express him/herself in a form other than writing.  Another main focus of this activity is to foster students' abilities to work in small groups, and to hone their oral communication skills.
 

Directions:
    The students will each conduct an interview with an adult member of their family (parent, grandparent, uncle, etc.) and get a story or anecdote about the person's past.  Then in groups, the students will collect their stories/anecdotes, and from these stories will collaboratively create a narrative.  The groups must work together and a consensus must be reached on the theme of the narrative.  Once they have created the narrative, each group member must design two frames which represent some idea from their narrative.  Upon completion, these frames and text must form a cohesive graphic narrative.  Color or black and white is optional, and there is a minimum length of four pages.
 
 

Resources:
http://www.hoboes.com/html/Comics/Creators/
http://www.cadvision.com/dega/main.html

*Any additional resources must be approved by the teacher before being used by students.