Info-Comics: Turning Research Into Comics

Comics motivate reluctant writers and provide a structure for student writing and presentation. Creating a nonfiction comic also teaches participants how to put things into their own words and avoid plagiarism. In this project, participants of all ages will learn how to use comics to their research on a content area topic (This project is especially useful for science and social studies topics).

Lake Erie Ink will motivate your participants to research a topic and use image and text to translate their research into their own vision and words in an informational comic. Research notecards become comic panels, demonstrating the value of good note taking, as participants synthesize what they have learned about a topic and translate their learning into their own nonfiction comic. Younger participants can acquire their research through listening and interviewing. Older participants can use multiple sources for their research. For a one day workshop, all research should be conducted prior to visit or provided as a handout, and participants will need time to finish their comics after the visit.

Lake Erie Ink also uses comics to teach participants how to write personal and fictional narratives.

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Lake Erie Ink