3rd Grade Basic Rights Comic
Third graders at Holladay Elementary have been learning about the four basic principles of a democracy: life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and equality under the law (SOL 3.11a). Today they tried to think of ways to convey those principles in a comic. They had to use the camera feature and compose pictures with their friends. They could use props they found in the classroom as well. Since these are very abstract ideas, they had to really think and be creative! Some students even drew their pictures and photographed them, like this student. I showed them how they could change the style of just about anything in their comics – the text, the colors, and the pictures. The projects turned out great, and afterwards, the students seemed to have a much better grasp of the four basic principles.
