Math Comics 1 - Who is My Value

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This week is exam week at school, and being the last exam week of the year, we won't be learning any new material. So in class today, I had my students make Math Comics. I scanned them because they're totally awesome. Here's the first, along with transcript.

I should note that my example comic on the board involved the number 3 looking for love, so of course all the kids copied my idea and made their comic about numbers (or symbols) as sentient beings.

Transcript:

Title: Who Is My Value??

Panel 1: X (sad): "I want to find a value"

Panel 2: X: "Hi two! are you my value"

2: "No, Im' not. I can help you find one"

Panel 3: (numbers are scattered everywhere) X: "The aren't may value"

2: "let's go to other place"

Panel 4: ONE YEAR LATER

X: "I am tired"

2: "me too"

Panel 5: X: "Nobody's my value"

2: "let's take he last look"

Panel 6: (equation appears: x/4=1/2)

X: "I found were to be"

2: "oh yes it is in the operation"

Panel 7: (equation is solved: 2x=4, x=2)

Panel 8: X: "Solving that equation you will be my value"

2: "what?!? every time looking and I was your value!"

Commentary: we start with one of the best. A great story that is funny and clever and touching and has a well-defined arc. Also, this may come as a surprise, but the level of English is pretty high here. It's all about context - just wait for some of the others.