Comic Phobia Lesson

The last lesson taught in class was theme based on phobias and they carried out this theme using comic art. I thought that this was a really interesting fusion and has a lot of potential in being an awesome lesson. I felt however that it should be a requirement to make props for the comic. Working in groups was nice because it was great to share ideas. I felt really rushed however because there were so many things that I thought had to be done in one class period. There was the narrative, the 3 different shots that had to be used, a quick sketch of the pictures that were to be taken, prop building, and photographing. It was a lot to think about and a lot that had to be done in one day. Plus it was unclear what had to be done in what sequence, how much time we had, and what we had to accomplish in one day. I feel that the lesson should have been more clear, broken down, and scheduled out. Our group had the most fun in propmaking and overall everyone was really interested in the assignment. Also, the presentation was lacking in how to set up shots and take photos. The demo was really quick and simple and should have had more on photography and perhaps explanations of the assignment. However, I really enjoyed the activity and liked the introduction of the comic. I think that this would be an excellent assignment in a high school classroom, even middle school.