Lesson
7:
Constructing
Your
Comic
Subject:
English
Year
Level:
4
Lesson
Duration:
1
Hour
General
Information:
This
lesson
can
be
held
in
the
classroom
with
laptops
or
in
the
computer
lab.
Intended
Learning
Outcomes/Purpose:
• Create
literary
texts
by
developing
storylines,
characters
and
settings
(ACARA)
• Plan,
draft
and
publish
imaginative,
informative
and
persuasive
texts
containing
key
information
and
supporting
details
for
a
widening
range
of
audiences,
demonstrating
increasing
control
over
text
structures
and
language
features
(ACARA)
• Understand
how
texts
vary
in
complexity
and
technicality
depending
on
the
approach
to
the
topic,
the
purpose
and
the
intended
audience
(ACARA)
• Create
literary
texts
that
explore
students’
own
experiences
and
imagining
(ACARA)
• Discuss
how
authors
and
illustrators
make
stories
exciting,
moving
and
absorbing
and
hold
readers’
interest
by
using
various
techniques,
for
example
character
development
and
plot
tension
(ACARA)
• Work
with
others
to
plan
the
creation
and
communication
of
ideas
and
information
safely,
applying
agreed
ethical
and
social
protocols
(ACARA)
• Use
media
technologies
to
create
time
and
space
through
the
manipulation
of
images,
sounds
and
text
to
tell
stories
(ACARA)
• Plan,
create
and
present
media
artworks
for
specific
purposes
with
awareness
of
responsible
media
practice
(ACARA)
• After
completing
this
lesson
the
students
will
have
an
understanding
on
how
to
use
technology
to
begin
their
work
on
creating
their
comics.
Time
will
be
allocated
in
the
following
lesson
for
the
students
to
finish
off
the
creation
of
their
comics.
Prior
Learning
and
Experiences:
Prior
to
this
lesson,
the
students
have
created
their
characters,