World Savvy and Burton High

I'm really looking forward to how this project is going to come out. Katina Papson at World Savvy contacted me awhile ago, about a graphic novel/storytelling project she is working on with Eric Chow at Burton High in San Francisco. My job so far (that's me at the board) has been to give the world's fastest demo on comic layout over lunch break (note huge bag of m&m's in the foreground). 30 or so students are writing about their immigration experiences. My message to them was: First figure out how you are writing your story, then lay it out on the page. After that, don't be afraid to erase, move stuff around, or even cut it out and glue it somewhere different. Cartooning can be such a non-linear and pliable medium!
Looking at their work so far I was struck by the number of airplanes and airports I saw - that moment of leaving home looms so large. Anyway, they are working on their writing, and I'm hoping to help them get through the layout/drawing portion of the project in the next week or two. If I can get permission I'll show some of their work here!