The Kingdom and The Keys: Gamified Language Arts

Reporting from the Cell

You live from slide to slide. 

What happens between speech bubbles is your world. 

Discuss and read a collection of webcomics from around the internetz

Comics Important as Shakespeare

Bronze

Standard RL.2
Satire, Sarcasm, Understatement

Dr. McNinja
or
Axe Cop

Silver

Standard RL. 1
Key Ideas

Monsterkind

Gold

Standard RL.1 
​Themes

Dresden Codak
or
Lackadaisical Cats

Master

Standard RL.3
Foundational Works

The mother of all online comics. 
Homestuck

Dr. McNinja
REQUIREMENTS:

1-2 Page Report
or
10 Slide PPT

Discuss:

  1. Characters and Plot
  2. MUST include discussion of the humor of the comic with a focus on:
    1. ​Satire (making fun of things in the real world)
    2. Sarcasm (biting or taboo humor)
    3. Litotes (or Understatement) 



Must be in 12 Font Times New Roman


Must be Typed


Must be turned in online

Axe Cop
REQUIREMENTS:

1-2 Page Report
or
10 Slide PPT

Explain:

  1. Character Relationships
  2. Each Character's Abilities
  3. A single Comic's Timeline
  4. Your opinion of this text


Must be in 12 Font Times New Roman


Must be Typed


Must be turned in online

Monsterkind
REQUIREMENTS:

1-2 Page Report
or
10 Slide PPT

Explain:

  1. Characters and character relationships
  2. Key Ideas and Themes with cited sources (website URL addresses for the pages are fine also)


Must be in 12 Font Times New Roman


Must be Typed


Must be turned in online

Dresden Codak
REQUIREMENTS:

1-2 Page Report

or
10 Slide PPT


Explain:
  1. Characters and character relationships
  2. Key Ideas and Themes with cited sources (website URL addresses for the pages are fine also)


Must be in 12 Font Times New Roman


Must be Typed


Must be turned in online

Lackadaisical Cats
REQUIREMENTS:

1-2 Page Report
or
10 Slide PPT

Explain:

  1. Character Relationships
  2. Themes being explored by this text
  3. A single Comic's Timeline
  4. Your opinion of this text


Must be in 12 Font Times New Roman


Must be Typed


Must be turned in online

Homestuck
REQUIREMENTS:

2-4 Page Report

or 
20 Slide PPT


Explain:

  1. Character Relationships
  2. Each Character's Abilities
  3. A single Comic's Timeline
  4. Your opinion of this text
  5. A full page of Vocabulary terms from Homestuck and their meanings
  6. A brief (2-3 paragraph) discussion of the importance of Homestuck as a "foundational" webcomic that paved the way for other webcomics


Must be in 12 Font Times New Roman


Must be Typed


Must be turned in online


Standard Skills Shown: RL.1 / RL.2 / RL.3

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