Project Task 4

Project Task 4: Comic strip.

Comic strip creation

Aim: the purpose of this assignment is to provide a context to respond to the story The Search through a multimodal text; in this case a comic strip. A comic strip is "a sequence of drawings, either in color or black and white, relating a comic incident, an adventure or mystery story, etc., often serialized,typically having dialogue printed in balloons, according..." (Dictionary.com).

Instructions:

 1. You need to have read and participated in the discussion in class about the book The Search. 

2. Your task is to modify the story by introducing yourself as a relevant character in it. You will enter the story as a Colombian character within the context proposed by the writer of the story. You are not allowed to take off any of the already existing characters. You can, though, change any event in the story.

3. With this instruction in mind, create the comic strip. Make sure your story makes sense and that your character is credible within the development and logic of the story. 

4. I chose this program  http://www.toondoo.com/Home.toon because it seems user friendly,  however feel free to use any other program that you know. I have seen other programs such as http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/ or http://www.comicstripcreator.org/ (Note, you will need to create an account in these websites).

5. Post or embed your comic strip on the class blog on a tab created for this assignment by Saturday at midnight. Create a new page for this assignment. In most cases the comic strip you create will give you the option of downloading it as picture or embedding it. You will need to download it and then upload it as an image to the blog. Make sure you say that you want to publish the ToonDoo to the public so you can then embed it in the blog or download it. 

6. React to two of your classmates comics by Sunday at midnight. In the reaction post, besides commenting on your classmates creativity or plot, answer the following question: How does your character  distinguish or resemble culturally the other characters in the story? (I would like you to reflect about the intercultural dimension or negotiation that emerges when we interact with members or the context of another cultural group).

7. Grading scheme> 3 points for comic post, 2 points for the two reply posts. 

Let me know if you have any questions.