Stage 2 - Day 4: Story Boarding

In Palestine the week begins on Sunday, so the students had a three day weekend as most of them had just finished their exams for the year and needed a break. The students participating in this intensive course get one credit and a certificate of completion. They are using their two week school break and lapsing over into summer studies. As anyone can imagine, they are very excited to have the novels published and exhibited in Nablus. Hopefully any profit from Canadian distribution can lead to a scholarship or two for the most talented students. The next stage was to begin drawing the first page of their story. Their task over the weekend was to finalize the story that they want the world to read and finish a rough story board. They began with setting out the A4 page with boxes and placement of their panels. A local volunteer and I would go student to student, hearing their ideas and helping them perfect technique and style.