It’s all about the Benjamin

Benjamin Franklin ► To learn more about Benjamin Franklin, read pages 104, 136 – 138.

Benjamin Franklin ► What were some of the things that Benjamin Franklin did in his life? ► Did he help draft the Declaration of Independence? ► To what countries did he serve as a diplomat? ► What are some of things Franklin invented?

List of Virtues ► Read the list of virtues Benjamin Franklin listed in his autobiography pg ► Which 2 virtues do you find the most meaningful and why?

Aphorism ► A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.

Words of Wisdom There are three faithful friends – an old wife, an old dog, and ready money. Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. At 20 years of age, the will reigns; at 30, the wit; and at 40, the judgment.

Words of Wisdom God heals, and the doctor takes the fee. A man wrapped up in himself makes a small bundle. There will be sleeping enough in the grave. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. A penny saved is a penny earned.

Words of Wisdom By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today. There was never a good war, or a bad peace.

Poor Richard Cartoon Activity 1. Pick a saying from page in your textbook or it can be another Benjamin Franklin aphorism if it is approved by your teacher. 2.You will illustrate this saying through a comic strip.  Use a ruler and a pencil.  Draw six (6) large squares together to form a comic strip.

Poor Richard Cartoon Activity 3. Beneath the comic strip, neatly print the saying from Poor Richard’s Almanac just as if it was the caption beneath a cartoon you would see in the newspaper. 4. Think of the meaning behind the saying.  What truth about life is the saying trying to get across?

Poor Richard Cartoon Activity 4. Think of the meaning behind the saying.  For instance, consider this saying: “He that scatters thorns, let him not go barefoot.”  One way to interpret this saying is that a person who makes trouble for other people is bound to get into trouble himself sooner or later, especially since all of the people he has hurt will probably try to hurt him back.

Poor Richard Cartoon Activity 4. Think of the meaning behind the saying.  Now, try to think of a situation to illustrate this point. One idea might be to draw a girl making fun of all of her classmates’ hairstyles. In the process, she makes a lot of enemies. Then one day, her mother gives her a home body wave (permanent) and her hair comes out frizzy instead of wavy. She has to go to school this way! The problem is that now instead of friends being sympathetic, they all make fun of her the way she did them.

Poor Richard Cartoon Activity Notice that your job is to create a situation which shows the truth of the saying. It would not be correct if in the above example, a person drew a barefoot person walking on thorns for his comic strip.

Poor Richard Cartoon Activity 6. Try to use all six squares for each saying.   Whether you are good in art or not, you can have an attractive and creative comic strip if you are neat and original.   Use a ruler for straight lines.   Use color to catch the eye.   Make dialogue bubbles for the words spoken by the characters in your comic strip.   Draw in the details of the background, whether the background is a room, a lawn, or the sky.

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