Cartoons

Cartoons are a great way for students to begin writing and to analyze why cartoons can be persuasive commentaries.
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/political_cartoon/index.html Analyze political cartoons to find out why they are persuasive. An interactive test lets you label different parts of the cartoon.



http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/ Encourage students to use vocabulary words, write about books they have read or write sentences. Print or email these comics.

[|http://www.pikikids.com/] Upload your own photos to this site to create comics.

http://comiqs.com/ Upload your own photos or use those in the gallery to create online cartoons.

http://www.kerpoof.com/ Kerpoof creates backgrounds that allow the user to add text and graphics.

http://www.toondoo.com/ Create cartoon strips and cartoon books. Use your own photos or on site graphics. Embed into any web page.

http://www.bitstrips.com/ Create comics online.

http://funnytimes.com/playground/ More fun with comics!

[] Make a cartoon with Captain Underpants!

[] Garfield comic creator.