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 |