WWIIComicBookorStoryBookProject

Summaryoftheproject
TohelpuswithourstudyofWWIIoverthenextfewweekswewillbeworkingonaclass
project.Inthisclassprojectyouwillwork
individually
tomakeeithera
comicbook
or
story
book
toorganizetheeventsofWWII.

OPTION1
TheComicBook(Background)
DuringandafterWWIImanyAmericansreadcomicbookscreatedbyMarvelaboutthewarthe
mostnotablecomicbookwastheCaptainAmericaseries.IntheseriesCaptainAmerica
representedtheUnitedStatesinitsfightagainsttheevilAxispowersoftheworld.

OverallDetails
InthisprojectoptionyouwillcreateacomicbookaboutWWII.Thecomicbookwilldetailthe
eventsofthewarinorder
.Youarerequiredto
make12entries
inyourcomicbookfromalist
ofthefollowingtopics

Topicsplacedinorderofwhentheyoccurred

1) AftermathofWWI/CausesofWWII(musthave)
2) TheriseofHitlerandAppeasement(optional)
3) ThestartofWorldWarIIwiththeinvasionofPoland(musthave)
4) Blitzkrieg(optional)
5) MaginotLineandInvasionofFrance(optional)
6) TheBattleofBritain(optional)
7) TheHolocaust(optional)
8) GermanyinvadesRussia(optional)
9) U.S.interventioninthewar/LendLease(optional)
10) TheJapaneseandPearlHarbor(optional)
11) U.S.HomeFrontandpropaganda(optional)
12) JapaneseAmericanInternmentcamps(optional)
13) AlliedStrategyinthewar(optional)
14) TheBattleofStalingrad(optional)
15) DDay(optional)
16) PushingbackNaziGermanyandVictoryDayinEurope(musthave)
17) TheBattleofMidway(optional)
18) IslandHoppingStrategyinthePacific(optional)
19) DroppingtheAtomicBombsandthewarendsinthePacific(musthave)

Youwillnoticefromthelistabovetherearemorethan12topicslisted.Youarerequiredto
includethefourtopicsinred,butcanchoosefromthelistforyourother8entries.
Howeverthe

other8entriesyoudecidetoincludeshouldbeplacedinorderwithinyourbook.
The
topicsarealreadyplacedinorderwithinthelistabove,soreferbacktoitwhenputtingtogether
yourcomicbookchronologically.

Pagebypagespecifics
1) Youneedtohaveacoverpageforyourcomicbookwithapicture,title,andyourname
2) Eachpageofyourcomicbookshouldhaveatleasttwotothreepictures(youcan
definitelyincludemore)alongwithseveraltextbubblesindicatingwhatishappeningin
yourcomicdepiction.
3) Everyentryneedstobelabeledwiththetopicatthetopofthepage
4) Allpicturesmustbedrawnandcoloredin

Whatyouwillbegradedon
Comicbookhasacoverwithpicture,title,andname
Comicbookhasatleast12entriesincludingthe4mandatedentries
Eachentryistitledandhasatleast2to3picturesalongwithseveraltextbubbles
Allpicturesaredrawnandcoloredin
Entriesareplacedinorderinwhichtheyoccurred
Comicbookshowsthatconsistentanddiligenteffortwasmade

(Iwillprovideyouwitharubricthatincludesallthesefeatureslistedaboveatalatertimethat
youwillturninwithyourcomicbook)

Youcaneitherusepaperprovidedbymetocreateyourcomicbookoryourownnotebook
paper.

Forthisassignment
Iencourageyoutobeascreativeaspossible
andalsotoinclude
Marvelcomicbookcharacterstorepresentpeopleorcountriesfromthewar.Havefunwithit
andpleaseaskmeanyquestionsyouhave!

OPTION2
StoryBookoption
Whilesomeofusmightbegiftedartistsorliketodraw,notallofusdo.Toaccountforthis,you
willhavethechoicetomakeaWWIIstorybookonlineinstead.Youwillmakethisstorybook
throughPowerPointinwhichyoulikethecomicbookcompile
eventsofthewarinorder
.
Youarerequiredto
make14entries
inyourstorybookfromalistofthefollowingtopics

Topicsplacedinorderofwhentheyoccurred

1) AftermathofWWI/CausesofWWII(musthave)
2) TheriseofHitlerandAppeasement(optional)
3) ThestartofWorldWarIIwiththeinvasionofPoland(musthave)
4) Blitzkrieg(optional)
5) MaginotLineandInvasionofFrance(optional)
6) TheBattleofBritain(optional)
7) TheHolocaust(optional)
8) GermanyinvadesRussia(optional)
9) U.S.interventioninthewar/LendLease(optional)
10) TheJapaneseandPearlHarbor(optional)
11) U.S.HomeFrontandpropaganda(optional)
12) JapaneseAmericanInternmentcamps(optional)
13) AlliedStrategyinthewar(optional)
14) TheBattleofStalingrad(optional)
15) DDay(optional)
16) PushingbackNaziGermanyandVictoryDayinEurope(musthave)
17) TheBattleofMidway(optional)
18) IslandHoppingStrategyinthePacific(optional)
19) DroppingtheAtomicBombsandthewarendsinthePacific(musthave)

Youwillnoticefromthelistabovetherearemorethan14topicslisted.Inadditionyouwillnotice
thatyouhavetomake3moreentriesthanthecomicbookfolks(thereasonforthisisbecause
youarenotdrawingyourpicturesbutratherfindingthemonline).Youarerequiredtoinclude
thefourtopicsinred,butcanchoosefromthelistforyourother10entries.
Howevertheother
10entriesyoudecidetoincludeshouldbeplacedinorderwithinyourbook.
Thetopics
arealreadyplacedinorderwithinthelistabove,soreferbacktoitwhenputtingtogetheryour
storybookchronologically.

Pagebypagespecifics
1) Likethecomicbookyouwillneedtohaveacoverslideforyourstorybookwitha
picture,title,andyourname
2) Eachslideofyourstorybookshouldhaveatleasttwotothreepictures(youcan
definitelyincludemore)alongwithdescriptionsofwhathappenedinthecomment
sectionoftheslide.

3) Everyslide/entryneedstobelabeledwiththetopicatthetopoftheslide

Whatyouwillbegradedon
Storybookhasacoverslidewithpicture,title,andname
Storybookhasatleast14entriesincludingthe4mandatedentries
Eachentryistitledandhasatleast2to3picturesalongwithdescriptionsofwhathappened
Entriesareplacedinorderinwhichtheyoccurred
Storybookshowsthatconsistentanddiligenteffortwasmade

(Iwillprovideyouwitharubricthatincludesallthesefeatureslistedaboveatalatertimethat
youwillturninwithyourstorybook)

Forthisassignment
Iencourageyoutobeascreativeaspossible
andalsotoinclude
Marvelcomicbookcharacterstorepresentpeopleorcountriesfromthewar.Havefunwithit
andpleaseaskmeanyquestionsyouhave!