The Phoenix - The Weekly Story Comic Worksheet (Page 2 of 8) in pdf

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SUGGESTED PLAN 1

WHAT MAKES A GOOD CHARACTER

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• Explain to the children that they will be creating their own character

using the comic strip template sheet provided (RP1).

Main Activities

• Talk through what a strong character has in a story.

1. Is the character male or female?

2. Does the character have a name?

3. Does the character have any funny or quirky features?

4. Is the character special?

5. Do they have any powers, or habits?

Either in groups or pairs, get the children to give you ideas for characters

to put up on the board (e.g: ‘our character is a boy called Alfie and he has

purple hair that sparkles underwater’.)

With ideas on the board, give every child a Phoenix character worksheet

(RP1). Ask them to start by drawing/bringing to life their chosen character on

the template provided.

• Hand out The Phoenix “Planet of The Shapes” comic strips. Ask the

children to read them. Discuss with the children how we can tell what

is going on in the story when there are no words.

1. Do the characters have different facial expressions?

2. Can you read their emotions through facial expressions and actions?

Hand out The Phoenix blank panel sheet (RP1) and ask the children to

start to experiment with their characters’ expressions. Challenge them

to make the facial expressions and statures tell a story without the use

of words.

Alternatively, if the children would prefer to follow a script, provide The

Phoenix “Faces” panel sheet (RP1) and ask the children to match their

characters expressions to the words of the story.

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