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Unit 1

Project goal: Create puzzles and comics in digital format and share them with others in the class.

Learning objectives

Although we will be having fun creating comics and puzzles in this unit, the actual learning objectives are more technical.

By the end of this activity, you will be able to:

  1. Create and name folders on your Desktop
  2. Download files to specific folders
  3. Rename files and folders
  4. Upload files and folders to Google Drive
  5. Share your files and folders on Google Drive

Unit 1 Rubric

Outstanding 90-100

  • At least two comics and two puzzles were created.
  • The Unit1 folder was properly created on the Desktop.
  • A Comics folder and a Puzzles folder was created in the Unit1 folder.
  • The Comics and Puzzles folders were uploaded to Google Drive and a working shared link was posted to the Google Classroom Stream.

Proficient 80-90

  • At least two comics and one puzzle or one comic and two puzzles were created.
  • The Unit1 folder was properly created on the Desktop.
  • A Comics folder and a Puzzles folder was created in the Unit1 folder.
  • The Comics and Puzzles folders were uploaded to Google Drive and a working shared link was posted to the Google Classroom Stream.

Basic 70-80

  • At least one comic and one puzzle were created.
  • There may be a naming or location problem with folder creation.
  • The Comics and Puzzles folders were uploaded to Google Drive and a working shared link was posted to the Google Classroom Stream.

Insufficient 60-70

  • Less than one comic and one puzzle were created.
  • There may be a naming or location problem with folder creation.
  • The Comics and Puzzles folders were not uploaded to Google Drive or a working shared link was not posted to the Google Classroom Stream.



Instructions

In this activity, you will create comics and puzzles that you will then share with the class. This is an individual project, but as with all projects in this class, you are encouraged to help each other.

Step 1

Create a folder for this project on your Desktop. We will do this as a class. Call the folder Unit1

Inside the Unit1 folder, create two folders, one named Comics and one named Puzzles.

Step 2

Now we're ready for the fun part. Creating comics and puzzles!

Let's start with comics. You can create your comics either using paper and pens or pencils, or you can use a digital drawing tool of your choice. Most students will choose to use paper, but it's up to you. If you do use paper, we'll put it in digital format later. Here are blank templates that you can use (optional): 4-panel, 6-panel

Your comic should be about something, obviously. Ask yourself this -- who is your audience? What reaction do you want to get from them? Is it a funny comic or a serious comic?

Be sure to save your comics in your Comics folder! The teacher will help you turn paper-based comics into digital format.

After making a comic (or two, or three), you can create some puzzles. There are many free puzzle creation tools online. Simply do a search for 'free puzzle creation for education'. Here are a couple links to get you started:

As with comics, when you are creating your puzzles, be sure to know who you are creating them for. It's up to you! You'll also need to identify a theme for each puzzle.

You can create as many comics and puzzles as you like, but remember, in this class quality is more important than quantity. Whenever you think you have finished something, try to improve it. Get a classmate to give you feedback on it. Make it better!

Be sure to save your puzzles in your Puzzles folder!

Need inspiration? Check out these Peanuts comics.

Step 3

Now that you have finished creating all your comics and puzzles, it's time to share them with the class.

First you need to upload your Comics and Puzzles folders to Google Drive in order to share them. We will do this as a class, so follow the teacher's instructions.

You will also post a link to the Google Classroom activity page.

Step 4

Enjoy each other's creations! Be sure to save your links because you may want to use some of these later in the class!


Peanuts