Every student receives a stapled comic strip book. Each student makes a comic at least three panels long in 15 minutes after blindly choosing the following subjects:
character & situation
situation & place
character & place
character only
situation only
place only
character, situation, and place
Here are some that I put in. The students also write out all three subjects, which are then all put in an envelope and chosen at random.
| CHARACTER | SITUATION | PLACE |
| DOT COM GUY/GAL | AN ARGUMENT | THE MOON |
| SURFER | A ROMANTIC BREAKUP | THE KITCHEN |
| HOMELESS MAN/WOMAN | A REVELATION | CONVENIENCE STORE |
| EXECUTIVE | A CONFRONTATION | THE BEACH |
| DINOSAUR | A SHOPPING SPREE | AEROBICS CLASS |
| GERMAN TOURIST | A HONEYMOON | THE BATHROOM |
| COWBOY | GETTING FIRED | THE AIRPORT |
| A BULLFIGHTER | LEARNING HOW TO DRIVE | LOCKER ROOM |
| A TYRANNICAL PROFESSOR | A MISUNDERSTANDING | CLASSROOM |
| WHINY STUDENT | A LOVE TRIANGLE | FOOTBALLFIELD |
| AN ALIEN | AN ACCIDENT | FAST FOOD JOINT |
| A POODLE | PEEING IN PUBLIC | A PLAYGROUND |
| A MANGY CAT | GETTING CAUGHT | SUPERHIGHWAY |
| BEAUTIFUL WAITRESS | LOSING ONE’S TEMPER | BUSY CITY STREET |
| A COUPLE | BEING LECTURED AT | DOCTOR’S OFFICE |