IL 220 A: Visual Storytelling Class Schedule

IL 220 A:  Visual Storytelling Class Schedule                                                                             McDermott/Spring 2017

Week 1

1/18         In Class: Introduce Visual Storytelling syllabus, schedule, and course objectives. Review Picture This by Molly Bang and examine effective examples of narrative compositions. Cover Chapters 1 and 2 from Framed Ink.

Homework: Project 2 – Six Shots, Six Actions, and Six Emotions. Using the assigned list and the information covered in Chapters 1 and 2 from Framed Ink, create six scenes that will visually communicate your combinations clearly to the rest of the class. No words are allowed!

Week 2

1/23         In Class: Review Project 2.

1/25         In Class: Cover Chapter 3 from Framed Ink. Begin Project 3 – Six More Shots

                 

Homework: Complete Project 3.

Week 3

1/30         In Class: Review Project 3. Cover Chapters 4 and 5 from Framed Ink.

                  Homework: Read Understanding Comics Chapter 1 handout.

2/1           In Class: Review Understanding Comics Chapter 1. Begin Project 4 – “Tying Your Shoe Instructional Comic.

Homework: Complete Project 4 –Tying Your Shoe Instructional Comic and Project 5 – Teach Something Instructional Comic.

Week 4

2/6           In Class:  Critique Tying Your Shoe. Switch Teach Something Instructional Comics.

Homework: Complete critique form for Teach Something.

2/8           In Class: Critique “Teach Something”. Assign Project 6 – Four Panels Four Scenes Comic.

Homework: Read Understanding Comics Chapters 2 and 3, and complete Four Panels Four Scenes.

Week 5

2/13         In Class: Switch Four Panels Four Scenes. Group Exercise - Four Panels Four Scenes Extended.

Homework: Complete critique form for Four Panels Four Scenes.

2/15         In Class: Critique Four Panels Four Scenes. Assign Project 7 – Pacing Comic.

                  Homework: Read Understanding Comics Chapter 4. Complete Pacing Comic.

Week 6

2/20         In Class: Switch Pacing Comics. In-Class exercise.

                  Homework: Complete critique form for Pacing Comics.

2/22         In Class: Critique Pacing Comics. Assign Project 8 - Hurry Up and Wait Comic.

                  Homework: Complete Hurry Up and Wait Comic

Week 7

2/27         In Class: Switch Hurry Up and Wait Comics. In-Class exercise.

                  Homework: Complete critique form for Hurry Up and Wait Comic.

3/1           In Class: Critique Hurry Up and Wait Comic. Assign Project 9 – Micro-fiction Adaptation Comic.

Homework: Read Understanding Comics Chapters 5 and 6. Read Micro-fiction selections and choose one story to adapt as a comic. Prepare thumbnail sketches to review in class.

Week 8

3/6           In Class: Review Chapters 5 and 6. Review Micro-fiction Adaptation thumbnails.

                  Homework: Continue working on Micro-fiction Adaptation.

3/8           In Class: Continue working on Micro-fiction Adaptation Comic.

Homework: Continue working on Micro-fiction Adaptation Comic.

Week 9                     3/13 and 3/15        Spring Break

Week 10

3/20         In Class: Continue working on Micro-fiction Adaptation Comic.

Homework: Complete Micro-fiction Adaptation Comic.

3/22         In Class: Switch Micro-fiction Adaption Comics. Cartoonist Research Due.

Homework: Complete critique form for Micro-fiction Adaptation Comic.
Read Chapters 7, 8, and 9. Begin working on Project 10 – Self-Directed Comic.

Week 11

3/27         In Class: Critique Micro-fiction Adaptation Comics (1^st half of class)

                 

Homework: Continue working on Self-Directed Comic.

3/29         In Class: Critique Micro-fiction Adaptation Comics (2^nd half of class)

Homework: Continue working on Self-Directed Comic.

Week 12

4/43         In Class: Review Chapters 7, 8, and 9.

Homework: Continue working on Self-Directed Comic.
Don’t forget Cartoonist Research Presentations!

4/5           In Class: Work Day

Homework: Finish Cartoonist Research Presentations.

Week 13

4/10         In Class: Cartoonist Research Presentations (1^st half of class)

                  Homework: Continue working on Self-Directed Comic.

4/12         In Class: Cartoonist Research Presentations (2^nd half of class)

Review for Understanding Comics Test.

                  Homework: Continue working on Self-Directed Comic

Week 14

4/17         In Class: Work Day

                  Homework: Complete Self-Directed Comic

                 

4/19         In Class: Self-Directed Comic due. Switch Self-Directed Comic.

                  Homework: Complete critique form for Self-Directed Comic.

Week 15

4/24         In Class: Critique Self-Directed Comic (1^st half of class)

4/26         In Class: Critique Self-Directed Comic (2^nd half of class)

Week 16

5/1           Last Day of Class

Week 17

5/8           All Academic work is due. Reworks and late work are turned in.