Students were asked to complete a 6-panel comic relating to their chosen topic. With specific criteria–as listed in the hand-out on the left–students created their comic either digitally (on "Storyboard That") or hand drawn. However, the steps leading up to creating the comic involved creating a plot for their comic (using a plot mountain diagram), figuring out what problem would be discussed in the plot, creating the narration (dialogue, narration and thought), and adding dynamic language into the narrative.

This is the modeled example for students .

Explicit instruction is the most efficient method of instruction, not only benefiting the teacher but students as well. For students, the step-by-step method allowed for deeper thinking about the project on hand as well as created a space for students to complete the project in pieces, taking away the stress of a huge project. Students were also made explicitly aware of what the expectation was, which would increase their chances of producing a thought-provoking project. On the teacher's side, it allowed for an easy checklist as well as written instruction to point back to if students were falling behind or were confused.