Character Challenge
PK-1 CHALLENGE
Creating a character and giving them a voice
Materials:
* your favorite stuffed animal, book, cartoon or action figure
* paper
* pencil
* crayons, colored pencils or markers
* an older person (for assistance with spelling)
* an older person (for assistance with spelling)
Directions:
* pick out your character
* draw a picture of that character
- look at them closely: what do they look like? what makes them special? what are they
wearing?
* give them a voice (ask for help with your letters and spelling)
- what is their name? What are they known for? What do they have to say?
* color your character
* pick out your character
* draw a picture of that character
- look at them closely: what do they look like? what makes them special? what are they
wearing?
* give them a voice (ask for help with your letters and spelling)
- what is their name? What are they known for? What do they have to say?
* color your character
2-5 CHALLENGE
Giving your character a story
Materials:
* your favorite stuffed animal, book, cartoon or action figure character
* 2 pieces of white paper
* pencil
* crayons, colored pencils or markers
* an older person (for assistance with spelling)
* an older person (for assistance with spelling)
Directions:
Follow the directions from the PK-1 section, but let's take it a step further! If you would rather make up your own (made up) character, please do so!
* Decide who your character is going to be
* think about a story that they could be the hero of (there's a picture below to help you map it out)
Include:
- Character
- Setting
- Problem
- Hero (your character)
- Solution
* take your two pieces of paper, together and fold them in half, like a book
* the front of your book will be your Cover
Include:
- a Title for your story
- written and illustrated by (your name)
- a large picture of your character
* open to the first page
- fill in your story, using both the left and right pages (look at the guide below)
Congratulations! You've made yourself a book!
Follow the directions from the PK-1 section, but let's take it a step further! If you would rather make up your own (made up) character, please do so!
* Decide who your character is going to be
* think about a story that they could be the hero of (there's a picture below to help you map it out)
Include:
- Character
- Setting
- Problem
- Hero (your character)
- Solution
* take your two pieces of paper, together and fold them in half, like a book
* the front of your book will be your Cover
Include:
- a Title for your story
- written and illustrated by (your name)
- a large picture of your character
* open to the first page
- fill in your story, using both the left and right pages (look at the guide below)
Congratulations! You've made yourself a book!
6-8 CHALLENGE
Turning your character's story into a Graphic Novel
Materials:
* 4 or 5 pieces of white paper
* pencil
* crayons, colored pencils or markers
* Dictionary for spelling
* Dictionary for spelling
Directions:
Follow the same directions for PK-1 and 2-5, for thinking about and creating a character and a story to go along with your character.
Graphic Novels are picture books with a little bit different layout design and as many pages as you'd like. To begin:
* use a full sheet of paper.
* create the cover of your Graphic Novel
Include:
- a drawn picture of your character
- Title
- written and illustrated by (your name)
* use another full sheet of paper
* map out your story grid, by drawing one vertical line, down the middle, and one horizontal
line, across the middle, creating four boxes
* start your story (use the helpful hints I provided for the 2-5 lesson)
- each box only requires a little bit of written information
- be sure to leave room within each box for your drawing, to go along with your words
Below is a sample of the middle of my story, if I were writing a graphic novel
* add more paper as you go, and prepare it in the same way
* color your cover and illustrations
Congratulations! You've created your very own Graphic Novel!
Follow the same directions for PK-1 and 2-5, for thinking about and creating a character and a story to go along with your character.
Graphic Novels are picture books with a little bit different layout design and as many pages as you'd like. To begin:
* use a full sheet of paper.
* create the cover of your Graphic Novel
Include:
- a drawn picture of your character
- Title
- written and illustrated by (your name)
* use another full sheet of paper
* map out your story grid, by drawing one vertical line, down the middle, and one horizontal
line, across the middle, creating four boxes
* start your story (use the helpful hints I provided for the 2-5 lesson)
- each box only requires a little bit of written information
- be sure to leave room within each box for your drawing, to go along with your words
Below is a sample of the middle of my story, if I were writing a graphic novel
* add more paper as you go, and prepare it in the same way
* color your cover and illustrations
Congratulations! You've created your very own Graphic Novel!
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