Performance Task Comic Strip

Purpose: To use your creative and drawing skills to illustrate a ***.

Instructions: For this assignment, you are to create a minimum of a five-frame (max of 7 frames—these are textboxes that you
create) comic strip based on a business topic. You may use the Internet, if necessary, to find appropriate pictures, but you will
likely find all you need in the clipart gallery in PowerPoint or Clips on the Web.
The comic strip does not have to be humorous; instead, it needs to illustrate and make a point about something
important about Economics and Personal Finance—be creative, but all work must be school appropriate. If you are unsure,
show me as you are working and I will let you know if you are on the right track.
Change your Paper Orientation by choosing File, Page Setup, and changing it to Landscape. Your boxes should be 2
inches wide and 2 inches tall. After you draw the first square, right click it and go to Format AutoShape. Then, click the size tab
at the top. Change the height and width to 2 inches and click OK. Then, copy and paste the boxes across your page. After all of
the boxes are drawn be sure to center them or they might hang off the page. Use Print Preview to make sure you can see all of
the boxes.
Be sure to put a title and your name in a text box above the comic strip. Be creative and use lots of pictures. Really show
the background (trees or buildings, or furniture if it is an inside scene). Also use callouts for dialogue. Use the crop tool to crop
off any unnecessary parts. Check your spelling!