I get so many requests from students that they want to create cartoons. I want to show them that more effort goes into creating a successful cartoon than they may think. To show this I had students think about show emotions through a cartoon. We discussed the different facial features that help to give away our emotions. I showed them Charles Schulz, the creator of "The Peanuts" characters. He does a wonderful job of showing the emotions of his characters.
The fourth graders needed to create three separate cartoon faces with very different emotions as well as facial features. We started by making a list of different emotions and discussing what happens to our eyes, mouth, etc. when we feel that way. Students sketched their ideas, and then like any expert cartoonist they neatly did their final draft.
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