Mr. Stick Cartoon

Vocabulary Collectors A Mr. Stick Cartoon requires you to apply a vocabulary word’s meaning to a situation involving a person and to document your understanding through a cartoon. potential (adjective) – a word to describe something or someone that has or shows great possibility. noun form: potentiality or potential adverb form: potentially A Mr. Stick cartoon must contain a dialogue bubble and/or a caption that correctly uses your vocabulary word—or one of its other forms, if you have them. What cartoon might you have made for the word potential? A Mr. Stick Cartoon: Just because it doesn’t make any sense doesn’t mean it’s a bad narrative! In the hallway, Jaysen shouted with rage because his English teacher said his story showed no potential. Meaningful writing activity = Mr. Stick cartoons

Vocabulary Collectors One of your vocabulary options each week will be to create a Mr. Stick Cartoon based on one of your collected vocabulary words! potential (adjective) – a word to describe something or someone that has or shows great possibility. noun form: potentiality or potential adverb form: potentially This will teach you to put a word’s meaning into an actual context. This will help you improve your ability to be visual, which I also expect in your writer’s notebook. This will tap in to your sense of humor, which shows higher-level thinking…if you do it thoughtfully. A Mr. Stick Cartoon: Just because it doesn’t make any sense doesn’t mean it’s a bad narrative! In the hallway, Jaysen shouted with rage because his English teacher said his story showed no potential. Meaningful writing activity = Mr. Stick cartoons

Vocabulary Collectors Teachers: Click here to access an online Powerpoint that teaches how to draw basic Mr. Sticks. “But what if I can’t draw?” some of you are asking. I happen to think this is a pretty great Mr. Stick Vocabulary Cartoon. Ashlee never thought she could draw either, but she made this. Meaningful writing activity = Mr. Stick cartoons

Vocabulary Collectors “But what if I can’t draw?” some of you are asking. Others are saying, “I can draw better art than just a stickman.” Emily, an amazing artist, still drew Mr. Stick and perfected his unique facial expressions. Rebekkah, another fine artist, still used Mr. Stick but artistically presented him to us. Meaningful writing activity = Mr. Stick cartoons

Vocabulary Collectors Mr. Stick Vocabulary Cartoon Rubric: 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point The Mr. Stick cartoon does all of these: The Mr. Stick cartoon does three of these: The Mr. Stick cartoon does two of these: The Mr. Stick cartoon does one of these: The Mr. Stick cartoon is presented neatly with some color. The caption and/or the dialogue bubble use the vocabulary word correctly. Mr. Stick has a facial expression that attempts to be funny or interesting. Other words are spelled correctly. Click here for a printable version of this rubric for your students. Meaningful writing activity = Mr. Stick cartoons

Vocabulary Collectors Mr. Stick Vocabulary Cartoon Rubric: 4 points 3 points The Mr. Stick cartoon does all of these: The Mr. Stick cartoon does three of these: The Mr. Stick cartoon is presented neatly with some color. The caption and/or the dialogue bubble uses the vocabulary word correctly. Mr. Stick has a facial expression that attempts to be funny or interesting. Other words are spelled correctly. Did Kage earn a 3 or a 4? What should he do, if anything, to improve? Meaningful writing activity = Mr. Stick cartoons

Vocabulary Collectors Mr. Stick Vocabulary Cartoon Rubric: 4 points 3 points The Mr. Stick cartoon does all of these: The Mr. Stick cartoon does three of these: The Mr. Stick cartoon is presented neatly with some color. The caption and/or the dialogue bubble use the vocabulary word correctly. The caption and/or the dialogue bubble uses the vocabulary word correctly. Mr. Stick has a facial expression that attempts to be funny or interesting. Other words are spelled correctly. Did Gino earn a 3 or a 4? What should he do, if anything, to improve? Meaningful writing activity = Mr. Stick cartoons

Vocabulary Collectors Mr. Stick Vocabulary Cartoon Rubric: 4 points 3 points The Mr. Stick cartoon does all of these: The Mr. Stick cartoon does three of these: The Mr. Stick cartoon is presented neatly with some color. The caption and/or the dialogue bubble use the vocabulary word correctly. The caption and/or the dialogue bubble uses the vocabulary word correctly. Mr. Stick has a facial expression that attempts to be funny or interesting. Other words are spelled correctly. Did Brooke earn a 3 or a 4? What should she do, if anything, to improve? Meaningful writing activity = Mr. Stick cartoons

Vocabulary Collectors Mr. Stick Vocabulary Cartoon Rubric: 4 points 3 points The Mr. Stick cartoon does all of these: The Mr. Stick cartoon does three of these: The Mr. Stick cartoon is presented neatly with some color. The caption and/or the dialogue bubble use the vocabulary word correctly. The caption and/or the dialogue bubble uses the vocabulary word correctly. Mr. Stick has a facial expression that attempts to be funny or interesting. Other words are spelled correctly. Did Mimi earn a 3 or a 4? What should she do, if anything, to improve? Meaningful writing activity = Mr. Stick cartoons

Vocabulary Collectors Mr. Stick Vocabulary Cartoon Rubric: 4 points 3 points The Mr. Stick cartoon does all of these: The Mr. Stick cartoon does three of these: The Mr. Stick cartoon is presented neatly with some color. The caption and/or the dialogue bubble use the vocabulary word correctly. The caption and/or the dialogue bubble uses the vocabulary word correctly. Mr. Stick has a facial expression that attempts to be funny or interesting. Other words are spelled correctly. Did Hannah earn a 3 or a 4? What should she do, if anything, to improve? Meaningful writing activity = Mr. Stick cartoons

Vocabulary Collectors Alex Madelyn Remember, it’s okay to “go the extra mile” with your Mr. Stick Vocabulary cartoons. Creatively help yourself remember words’ meanings by inserting them into a visual scene that shows you understand when the word can be applied to life. Take a look at these last two personified vocabulary words. Both based on good words. Both thoughtful. Whose do you like best? Alex’s or Madelyn’s? Meaningful writing activity = Mr. Stick cartoons