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Comic Life for Biology Brandi Argentar bargentar@d125.org Adlai E. Stevenson High School

Objective: Using a comic book generator students will create a story to explain the pathway of the sperm/egg from where it's produced until leaving the body.

On this wiki page you will find:
 * 1) Teacher/Student Information and Rubric
 * 2) Student Examples of Day in Life
 * 3) Student Example of Cell Organelle Comic
 * 4) Comic Life Quick Tour
 * 5) Other Resources: Links

1. Teacher/Student Information and Rubric In this document you will find the description of the activity. The terms that are needed for the students to use and the rubric the students follow for their grade. You can either do this individually or in a partner activity. If I chose for them to work individually then I have the student select either sperm or egg. If I have them work in partners then they do both.

2. The following are 3 student examples of A Day in the Life of an Egg/Sperm. Some of them are very creative drawers, and some are very basic, but all of them understood the material. A Day in the Life - Example 2

3. I wanted to show another way of using comic life in class. I have my students create a comic of either a plant or animal cell. And using the organelles as part of a story. For example, for Mitochondria, having the cell drink MitoEnergy drink.

I had my students use the new Comic Life ipad app. It was easy for them to use and send me the finished product. There are advantages and disadvantages to using the ipad app. If you have questions don't hesitate to email me.

4. Comic Life has come out with a new application Comic Life 2. It's new this year, so I haven't had the chance to create a quick help document yet. However, here is the help document for the original Comic Life. I believe you can download either one for a free trial.

5. Other resources - Links Comic Life Company Web site Comic Life Blog from the Comic Life education community [|Comic Life Blog] Using Comics in the Classroom More Using Comics in the Classroom. This site shows both student work and professional comics used as a resource for students