P5 Writing

WALT: Write a comic strip

What is a comic strip?

• A comic strip tells a story using

pictures and speech.

• A comic might use captions or

onomatopoeia.

• The layout of comics can be different

but they are all read from left to right.

TITLE

Tells us the name of the comic. It is usually the main character's name.

MAIN CHARACTER

Name: Desperate Dan.

Appearance: Red Shirt, blue trousers and red boots.

Special Powers: Incredibly strong.

Props/characteristics: Loves eating a HUGE cow pie with the horns in it.

MAIN CHARACTER

Name: Aunt Aggie.

Appearance: hair in rollers, white cap and apron.

Special Powers: Can calm Dan down with her special cow pies.

Props: wooden rolling pin.

SETTING

Tells us where the comic is set every time. If the comic is about travelling this will be different.

Desperate Dan is set in Cactusville.

CAPTIONS AND ONOMATOPEIA

Onomatopoeia is when a

word describes a sound

and mimics the sound of

the object or action it

refers to when it is spoken.

If you say the word

boom, you can imagine a

big explosion or noise.

PLOT

The comic or story must have a beginning, middle and end, this is the plot.

The pictures will link as they tell the story.

Beginning

End

Middle

Comics have short narratives.

BUBBLES

In a comic different bubbles are used to show how the characters are expressing themselves.

ENJOY CREATING

YOUR COMIC!