Grade 6 Creating a comic style Greek Myth

Task: Change a famous Greek or Roman myth into a comic strip format.
Preparation
(A) Read a few myths and select the one you want to convert.
(B) Write a paragraph explaining why you chose the myth from the ones
you read.
(C) Research comic strip writing and drawing. Think about the style that
best fits your myth. Sketch different styles in your notebook. Record useful
links on your blog.
(D) Read your myth very carefully and look up any words you do not
understand.
Planning and story-boarding
(i) Read your myth again and list the main events in
the story.
(ii) Using simple drawings create a draft of your comic
strip and add all the dialogue and narration.
(iii) Read the criteria below again carefully and make
changes if you notice something could be better.
(iv) Get the opinions of others. Swap with a peer and
show your draft to the teacher.
(v) Make final changes to the draft.
(vi) Do you need to add or remove any panels?

Publish
Now you are ready to draw and create your final
storyboard. Do this carefully and add colour as
required. Use A4 paper. Scan your comic strip and
add to your English blog as a portfolio piece.

Level Ideas Structures Style & language

Questions to help you: Questions to help you: Questions to help you:

How skillfully did you tell the
story in the comic strip
format?
How well did your ideas
inform and entertain your
audience?
How effectively did I structure the
story in my comic strip?
How well did I link the panels
together with narration and
dialogue?
How well did I use the layout?
How accurate, varied and
effective is my use of dialogue
and narration?
How well did you select a style
that fits the myth?
(Remember to use your own
words)

9-10 I skillfully used my drawings, My comic strip is skillfully My use of language is accurate
narration and dialogue to structured to tell the story. and effective.
S create a clear and creative
T telling of this myth. I used various layout techniques My choice of visual and
R to draw attention to important language style are highly
O My comic strip shows I aspects of the myth. effective in telling the story.
N thought carefully about how
G best to tell the story.


7-8 I used my drawings, My comic strip is well structured My use of language is accurate.
E narration and dialogue to and the panels are clearly linked.
F create an understandable My choice of visual and
F and easy to follow telling of I used some different layout language style are appropriate
E this myth. techniques to draw attention to for telling the story.
C important aspects of the myth.
T My comic strip shows I
I
thought about how best to
V
E tell the story.

5-6 I used my drawings, My structure and layout are well My language and use of
D narration and dialogue to organised. punctuation is generally
E create a basic telling of this accurate
V myth. My panels make sense in the
E order I put them in. My choice of visual and
L My comic strip shows I gave language style are generally
O
some thought about how appropriate for telling the story.
P
I best to tell the story.
N
G

3-4 My ideas show a basic I attempt to organise my comic My use of language is not
E understanding of the task but in places my structure makes always effective
M I develop some of my ideas the myth difficult to follow. There may be regular and
E errors in spelling and
R punctuation
GING

1-2 My ideas show a limited I am unsuccessful in organising There are significant

NOT understanding of the task my work weaknesses with the style and
YET I attempt the task language I have used

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Teacher

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