Final Plot Comic Strips Assignment for

The Prince and the Pauper

You are going to create a comic book using the chapters in The Prince and the Pauper. You will create one square per chapter. Each comic square must contain the following six things:

  1. The title of the chapter – Use the titles that are in our novel. You may be creative on how you locate them on your comic.
  2. An illustration that demonstrates the most important scene in the chapter – The comic book illustrations must be colored with colored pencil or crayon.
  3. One or two sentences that summarize the chapter – The summary needs to be written on the back in pen or typed separately and glued on.
  4. A cover sheet – Create a cover sheet in which you draw an illustration for the entire novel. Do not do this until you have completed the book. Your cover sheet should include the following:

The title of the novel

The author’s name

Your name

My name

The due date (This will be determined when we are on chapter 12.)

  1. A character / plot analysis page – You will write two parts for this assignment. Write a paragraph or two examining the characters if the novel. Write a character analysis for the two main characters. You may choose to write a compare / contrast paragraph or write two paragraphs analyzing both the characters individually.
  2. You will also need to complete a plot diagram for the entire novel. I will provide you with the graphic organizer; you will be responsible for analyzing the story, categorizing the sections and writing out the diagram using proper sequence.

Rubric for the Comic Strip

Chapter Sets / Illustrations
1 – 5 Points / Summaries
1 – 5 Points / Conventions/ Style
1 – 5 Points / Fluency between Illustrations
1 – 5 Points
Ch. 1 – 5 / Each of the Illustrations demonstrates a complete understanding of the essential information in the chapter. / Each of the summaries expresses the essential information in that chapter. / There are minimal spelling and grammar errors. The errors do not interfere with compre-hension. The summaries match the illustrations / The illustrations in this chapter set flow chronologically and intelligently from one chapter to the next.
Ch. 6 – 10 / Each of the Illustrations demonstrates a complete understanding of the essential information in the chapter. / Each of the summaries expresses the essential information in that chapter. / There are minimal spelling and grammar errors. The errors do not interfere with compre-hension. The summaries match the illustrations / The illustrations in this chapter set flow chronologically and intelligently from one chapter to the next.
Ch. 11 – 16 / Each of the Illustrations demonstrates a complete understanding of the essential information in the chapter. / Each of the summaries expresses the essential information in that chapter. / There are minimal spelling and grammar errors. The errors do not interfere with compre-hension. The summaries match the illustrations / The illustrations in this chapter set flow chronologically and intelligently from one chapter to the next.
Cover Sheet / The cover sheet is pertinent to the theme of the novel. / X / The cover sheet contains the requisite information: title of novel, author, student’s name and teacher’s name, and date / X
Character / Plot Analysis / Final Characteranalysis includes a complete analysis of the characters and the traits that each possesses which assist in driving the plot. / The Plot Diagram demonstrates an understanding of the novel as a literary text with six primary components. / The two paragraphs contain few to no spelling and grammar errors that interfere with comprehension of the passage you have written. / X
Total Points