Superhero Comic Book: If you were a superhero, what would you change about the world? By: Christine Vidal, Jenna Smith and Patrick BY: CHRISTINE VIDAL, JENNA SMITH AND PATRICK
DAY 1 Monday (Lesson 1) The HOOK -Marvel/DC Heroes Tribute video -Discuss among the class: -Media interpretation of superheroes -Discover their knowledge of superheroes -Concept of Good VS Evil -Stereotypes -Web Diagram of Superheroes -Using WEBQUEST, start to research your issue that you want your superhero to change about the world -Homework: Think of what you want changed about the world that your comic can focus on…
SUPERHEROES Good Vs Bad Villains Saving Problem s Heroes Deal with Characters’ & identities Saving the World Falling In Love Conflicts: saving kids, fighting bad guys, getting rid of world issues (poverty, rape, drug abuse, global warming, violence etc) Love and Death What they look like Strong Handsome/Beautiful Special Marks: scars, burns, tatoos etc… Powers Weapons, magical powers, strengths Weaknesses: curses, barriers etc…
DAY 2
DAY 3 Building the Comic Book The building of the comic strip, including the information gathered from previous classes. The students get to materialize what they wish to express about themselves to the other students. machine/classic.asphttp:// machine/classic.asp
Building the Comic Book information gathered from Webquests and the different characters What they saw as important i.e. pollution, poverty, hunger Use the link to brainstorm the ideas on their character i.e. what they envision it as representing and looking like
DAY 3 CONT… Students can draw their own superhero OR they can use pictures they find online or in magazines. Let the students know they can be as creative as possible! For example -They can choose to include music they would like to play in the background as they are presenting their comic.
Superhero #1: Super Clean Planet Boy -Fights off evil carbon dioxide and smog that fills our air with his Super Ultra Air Cleaner as his secret weapon -He can’t fight to his full ability unless he’s charged with Fresh Air and gets lots of Sun throughout the day. -His weaknesses: bad weather, dirty air and pollution -What he’ll change about the world: Clean up the air humans breathe and help slow down the deterioration of the OZONE layer. OUR SUPERHERO
DAY 4 Presentation Criteria to follow Check grammar, vocabulary, use of plot, theme, characterization, creativity Story Structure (i.e. climax, foreshadowing etc.) Presentation: is there a recognizable conflict? How is it dealt with? Plagiarism: ensure there is nothing unoriginal about their superhero plot or character (copying symbols, plots, stories, characters etc) The presentation is the key element of this project. Everything the children have learned about story structure and language arts must be incorporated into the comic book they’ve created!
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