3rd Grade Rome Comics
Third grade students at Chamberlayne Elementary created comics about ancient Rome today using Comic Life. I gave them a template and a folder of pictures to use to get started. You can download them by clicking here. I showed them how to use the Styles button to change the text and the appearance of the photos. They chose which pictures to use and wrote facts about each picture in the speech bubbles. If you want to try this project with your class, you may want to give them a word bank to keep their writing focused. These students were instructed to use words like aqueduct, Coliseum, mosaic, and other words from SOL 3.1, 3.4, and 3.8. Then they used the built-in webcam feature to add their own photos. These comics will make an excellent study guide that the students will actually want to study! If you’d like to see some samples click here and here.