Send For A Superhero

It’s time for bed and Dad is reading Emily and little Elmer a story…

“Danger! Filth and Vacuum, The Terrible Two, are trying to destroy the world!”

Who will save the day?

Teaching Ideas and Resources:

What features of comic strips can you find in the story (e.g. panels, captions, speech / thought bubbles)?
How many examples of onomatopoeia can you find?
Think of new captions for some of the panels in the story.
Choose one of the pages and describe what is happening to a friend. Could you rewrite the story as a narrative?
Make some new ‘Wanted’ posters for Filth and Vacuum. Can you add more details to describe their crimes?
Create a set of instructions to help Class Perfect with their studies (e.g. How to be good? How to be nice?).
Create a story about one of the superheroes that Mayor Troubleshoot calls.
Create a newspaper article about one (or all) of the events in the story.
Create a new page for the story, in which a new superhero tries to catch Filth and Vacuum.
Write the new chapter that Dad starts reading at the end of the story.

Use software to create your own comic strip and share this with an audience online.
Can you create a database that includes information about different superheroes (e.g. special powers, location, enemies).

Work with a partner / group to create your own comic strip about a superhero.
Could you turn one of your favourite stories into a comic strip?
Create the storyboard for a film / animation about one of the superheroes in the story (e.g. Extremely Boring Man, Steel Man).