Category Archives: SAMPLES – Graphic Storytelling

STUDENT SAMPLE – Eraser

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Graphic Storytelling, SAMPLES - Turning Points & Epiphanies, SAMPLES - WRTG 3090: New Media Storytelling

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Shelby’s “turning point” story in the form of an autobio comic
Term: WRTG 3090 – Spring 2015
Tools: Hand drawn and inked in Photoshop

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Break

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Graphic Storytelling, SAMPLES - Turning Points & Epiphanies, SAMPLES - WRTG 3090: New Media Storytelling

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A “turning point” graphic memoir by Rachel N.
Term: WRTG 3090 – Spring 2015
Tools: Composed in Comic Life

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Bolts

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Graphic Storytelling, SAMPLES - Turning Points & Epiphanies, SAMPLES - WRTG 3090: New Media Storytelling

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A “metaphorical” autobio comic by Sean
Term: WRTG 3090 – Spring 2015
Tools: Hand drawn and digitally inked in SketchBook Pro; laid out in Comic Life

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Dear Daddy

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Graphic Storytelling, SAMPLES - WRTG 3090: New Media Storytelling

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A “letter never sent” comic, by Marisa
Term: WRTG 3090 Fall 2014
Tools: photos she found and modified and laid out using Comic Life

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STUDENT SAMPLE – A Typical Sunday at Work

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Graphic Storytelling, SAMPLES - WRTG 3090: New Media Storytelling

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Training in Pain

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Graphic Storytelling, SAMPLES - WRTG 3090: New Media Storytelling

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Here’s a digital storytelling project a student made mostly with cut-out animation and a small amount of voiceover: Training in Pain, by Taylor Powers. (When I track down the info …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Piece of You

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Graphic Storytelling, SAMPLES - WRTG 3090: New Media Storytelling

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Here’s a digital storytelling project a student made in Photoshop, using characters she created and backgrounds she found online: Piece of You, by Claire. I had a few suggestions for …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – The Search

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Graphic Storytelling, SAMPLES - WRTG 3090: New Media Storytelling

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Pitch: A young girl is separated from her dog when her mother is arrested for child abuse. Story by Sheena (WRTG 3090 – Fall 2013) Tools: Pixelmator, PhotoPuppet (iPad app), …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Liberating Encounters

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Graphic Storytelling, SAMPLES - WRTG 3020: Rhetoric of G&S

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Comic strip by Hannah (WRTG 3020 – Fall 2011) Hannah used Pixton.com to create this free-form comic about what she learned about gender and sexuality through her sister’s journey. To …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – The Rush: A Digital Poem

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Graphic Storytelling, SAMPLES - WRTG 3020: Rhetoric of G&S

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A Kinetic Typography Poem by Dustin (WRTG 3020 – Fall 2011) Topic: The rush of energy and excitement that comes from being at a gay bar for the first time …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Finding Love, One Family Member at a Time

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Graphic Storytelling, SAMPLES - WRTG 3090: New Media Storytelling

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Image Story by Sheena (WRTG 3090 – Fall 2013) A young woman, left alone in this world when she was orphaned, struggles with emptiness of heart. She finds love and …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – When Barbie Met Stacy

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Graphic Storytelling, SAMPLES - WRTG 3020: Rhetoric of G&S

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Animated Story by Kelsey and Sara (WRTG 3020 – Fall 2013) Barbie and Stacy are your normal teenage girls. They meet at school and become inseparable. What happens next? Find …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Grandma's House

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Graphic Storytelling, SAMPLES - WRTG 3090: New Media Storytelling

Grandma's house final from Kate Limebrook Image Story by Kate My Grandma’s house has been in the family for the past 54 years and it is a place family members …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Weddings: What's the big deal?

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Graphic Storytelling, SAMPLES - WRTG 3020: Rhetoric of G&S

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Jacqui composed this comic strip for the Spring 2011 campus section of WRTG 3020. You can read her rhetorical analysis on the class blog.

STUDENT SAMPLE – Boy? Girl? Lesbian? A Confusing Path to Self-Discovery

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Graphic Storytelling, SAMPLES - WRTG 3020: Rhetoric of G&S

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(Sample Student Project) A Confusing Path to Self Discovery AMY’S NOTE: Joanie composed the project using Comic Life, a downloadable app for both Mac and Windows that has a free …

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STUDENT SAMPLE – Gender Identity of a Straight, Suburban Girl

CATEGORIES: SAMPLES - Graphic Storytelling, SAMPLES - WRTG 3020: Rhetoric of G&S

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Final Digital Storytelling Project by a Summer 2011 student