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The Phoenix - The Weekly Story Comic Worksheet

SUGGESTED PLAN 1

WHAT MAKES A GOOD CHARACTER

page 1

What makes a good character? (approx. 50 minutes).

• Aimed at Key Stage 2.

Resources

• A variety of story formats – e.g. books, newspaper cuttings, online

short stories, comic books/strips. These can be distributed in pairs or

left on a table for the children to choose which they would like to read.

• Resource Pack 1 (RP1): The Phoenix character panel sheet, faces panel

sheet, blank panel sheet.

• The Phoenix “Planet of The Shapes” story strips (RP1).

• Pens, pencils, coloured pens etc. and any art materials that would add

to the texture and creation of fun characters.

Learning Objectives

1. Understanding literature – at the end of the session, we will be able to

see how characters are portrayed in different ways in different forms

of literature.

2. Visual literacy – we will look at how characters are created and

introduced through the use of images in comics.

3. Investigating and making art and design – we will use different

materials and our imaginations to create our own characters, through

pictures only.

4. Understanding how line, shape, form and space can be combined for

different purposes (bringing a character to life in a comic).

Key Vocabulary

• Story, book, comic, character, features, development.

Starter / teacher-initiated

• What kind of stories do the children like to read? Whether long stories

or short stories, they will all have one thing in common … stories are

about character/s.

• Explain to the children that characters can be brought to life through

words or through pictures. Comics, specifically, can tell stories and

bring characters to life with or without text.

The Phoenix - The Weekly Story Comic Worksheet