Depending on the age of the children and the task that you are asking them to do, I would suggest they plan or write their graphic novel before getting to the computer. If this is a first time for them to create with PowerPoint, they might get too caught up 'playing' and their writing might not be as amazing as you'd like.
Ideas for Graphic Novels:
1. In the past, I have had classes re-write favourite fairy tales or nursery rhymes, adding their own twist to the stories.
2. I have also had the children plan a story and then take actual photographs to use when building their Graphic Novels.
3. My grade 2 class used a simple story pattern to create a spooky story for Hallowe'en. This was a' follow me' story, where the story built as the main character was getting followed by scary creature (say a witch), then another creature follows the first (a ghost follows the witch), then another creature and so on.
4. Sometimes we just write stories, using the 6 traits, and then put our good copies on the computer. This really helps those kids who don't have a lot of action in their stories (they just use a lot of speech) as I expect narration on most pages of each Graphic Novel.
5. Older grades write about a Social Studies event, using the Graphic Novel format. This way they can show their knowledge of settlers, fur trade, the daily lives of the First Nations or other topics, in an interesting and highly motivating way.
6. I've had children show about weather for grade 5 science using this format. They research about some sort of weather phenomenon, and share their knowledge using stories.
7. One of our favourites comes from the book Shark vs. Train by Chris Barton. In this story, the shark and train face off with various challenges. The shark wins some (like swimming) while the train wins some (carrying loads). My class really enjoyed making their own 'shark vs. train' stories, where they choose the two creatures. Their creativity came out with stories such as 'laces vs. Velcro' and 'fire vs. water'.
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