Literacy lesson 25.01.21
Comic strip writing: Creating your comic
Task 1 (Monday): Panel Planning
Log in to our class Epic account and choose a comic to read.
What features did you notice? Were there any ideas you could magpie
for your own comic writing?
https://www.getepic.com/
Open the ‘Panel Planning’ PowerPoint presentation in the
literacy folder and listen to the audio clips on each slide. Make a
rough ‘panel plan’ like the example on slide 10. Note down what is
will happen in each panel. This will give you an idea of how many
panels you will need in total.
Use a blank piece of paper and a ruler to plan out your comic
panels, thinking about the top tips from the PowerPoint. Remember,
if you don’t feel ready to create your own just yet, there are
templates available in the literacy folder on Teams.
Task 2 (Tuesday/Wednesday): Writing your comic
Follow the link below for some top tips on how to include
dialogue in your comic writing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVRBKja5fEk
Make sure you have read the success criteria rubric on Teams and
have your panel plan to hand before you begin.
Roughly sketch out what is happening in each panel, remembering
to include speech bubbles, thought bubbles, onomatopoeia and
caption boxes wherever you need them. Read over your work or ask
someone at home to do this and give feedback if they can.
Task 3 (Thursday): Edit, colour and publish your masterpiece
Spend some time today reading, editing and up levelling your
comic strip. Does it meet all of the success criteria set in the
rubric? You could also begin to add colour to really bring your
comic to life!
When you are happy with your finished comic, submit it to the
assignments page on Teams along with any other pieces of comic work
you’d like me to see. I will give you feedback, which you can use
in your writing next week!
