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Features

  • Who Took the Tomatoes?, a mystery comic in six panels
  • The Lion and the Mouse, Aesop's fable as a comic
  • How pictures, bubbles, captions and sound words add meaning and tone
  • The parts of a comic: a match
  • Make it a comic: draw a short story in four panels
  • Answer keys included

Skills Covered

  • Explain how pictures add to a story's meaning
  • Find how visuals set a story's tone
  • Name the parts of a comic
  • Turn a story into a comic

How to Use This Pack

Pages 1 to 4 are two comics, each with a page of questions on how the pictures and words work together. Page 5 matches the parts of a comic, and page 6 gives a short story to draw as a comic.

In the Classroom

Cover the bubbles in one panel and ask what students can tell from the picture alone. Then uncover them and ask what the words add.

At Home

Read a comic strip together and ask your child what the pictures show that the words do not say.

Tips for Success

  • Thought bubbles show what a character thinks but does not say
  • Big, bold letters show shouting or strong feeling
  • A bigger panel often marks an important moment
  • Captions often tell the time or the place

Graphic Stories for 5th Grade

5th Grade

Two comics of our own, a garden mystery and Aesop's The Lion and the Mouse, with questions on how pictures, panels, captions and bubbles add to a story's meaning and tone. Students learn the parts of a comic and turn a short story into one.

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What’s Included

  • 2 comics, each with a page of questions
  • 1 match of the parts of a comic
  • 1 comic to draw from a short story
  • Answer keys
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