In conjunction with the Hero, Villain, Yeti: Tibet in Comic Exhibition, School Programs had adapted the Journey Scroll Workshopto reflect the style and technique of comic book artists.
The begining of a journey up Mt Everest. "One day I thought I want to climb Mount Everest...."
By focusing on a step-by-step process of how to create a comic and understanding how to form a story (focus on sequence of events), students are creating their own 1 page comic. Each student decides how to divide the space provided and creates a story from a series of prompts from their experience in the gallerires or an imagined journey to the Himalayas.
A 3rd grade students sketches his comic. It begins: "One day a young boy just your age was walking in the Himalayas..."
One teacher at this workshop commented that this project tied in neatly with their English curriculum- in which students were learning about sequence and how to create a story. A second teacher left the workshop excited to look at ways to incorporate comics into her end of year curriculum wrap-up project! (I can’t wait to see this either!)
A student and his sister take a journey to Mt Everest, and ride home on a super dog!
An almost fully sketched comic showing the Birth of Buddha and the Green Lama in the Hero Villain Yeti: Tibet in Comics Exhibit!
Stay tuned for more as we gather more complete comics from this new workshop!