Superhero Comic: Lesson Plans May 2014 | Page 6

Lesson  3:    Story  Boarding     Subject:  English     Year  Level:  4   Lesson  Duration:  1  Hour   General  Information:   This  lesson  will  be  held  in  the  classroom.  The  resources  needed  for  this  lesson  can  be   accessed  from  the  wiki.  The  use  of  a  projector  or  interactive  white  board  is  necessary   (if  this  is  not  accessible,  the  template  and  example  can  be  downloaded  and  printed   from  the  wiki).     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)   • Use  materials,  techniques  and  processes  to  explore  visual  conventions  when   making  artworks  (ACARA)     • By  the  end  of  this  lesson,  the  students  are  expected  to  have  finished  the   creation  of  their  characters.  The  students  are  also  expected  to  have  a  general   understanding  of  narrative  and  storyboarding.     Prior  Learning  and  Experiences:   Prior  to  this  lesson,  the  students  will  need  to  have  completed  lesson  two.  This  means   that  they  will  be  in  their  pairs,  would  have  learnt  about  characterisation  and  will   have  begun  work  on  creating  the  super  hero  that  will  be  featured  in  their  comics.