Your Bearcat Story Book

Your Bearcat Story Book

We are writing a story to entertain younger students at Athlone. The story is going to involve our school mascot the Bearcat.

With your rough planning sheet, handed out by the teacher, a similiar copy available here, make a rough plan for your story.



 When done the rough planning sheet, fill in the details, again, with a sheet handed out by the teacher, another copy available here.

When you are done, there will be a rough planning sheet filled out AND a greater detail sheet filled out.

Some Story Suggestions

How the Bearcat came to be

How the Bearcat gain its superpowers and decided what to do with them

How the Bearcat saved us from a comet, godzilla, flood, . . .

How the Bearcat teamed up with  the Athlone Atom and/or Sturgeon Husky,  Mick E. Moose,  Buzz and Boomer or . . .  to save us from a comet, godzilla, flood, . . .

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Good Job on the story planning, especially in making the reader care, become engaged with the characters

Now for the good copy. This may be done on paper or on the computer. It will be a graphic story. Comic Life is on the computer. Graphics may be done by hand, by the computer, by camera, or some combination of all 3. 

1. The graphic story must be between 5 and 8 pages

2. The graphic story must have between 30 and 40 panels

3. You must flesh out your story plan into an engaging story for grade 3 students at Athlone

4. Keep an eye on your mechanics; remember that your graphics are a big part of the book's attraction. 

Comic Story Assignment

	0                  1	2                   3	4                   5	6
Structure	Missing parts to the story structure.	Main characters not developed. Plot does not fit with the characters.	Developed protagonist and antagonist. Plot leads to a logical climax.	Well developed protagonist and antagonist. Plot follows the characters to a climax.
Style	Tone and mood not engaging. Confusion over who is the narrator. Mechanics distract	Effective in parts in engaging the reader. Narrator is fairly consistent.	Story is effective in grabbing the attention of the reader. It is clear who the narrator is.	Written in an engaging manner. Story tone is attractive. Mechanics don’t distract
Graphics	Graphics missing, lacking, confusing	Graphics help tell parts of the story. Some evidence of care	Graphics help tell the story, engages the reader. Evidence of care	Graphics alone could tell the story. Interesting and compelling
Mechanics		1 mark Only one mechanical error		2 marks No mechanical errors

Revised Due Date-The start of the 1st class when we meet after Spring Break

For comics handed in before March 20th, we have made arrangements to get them laminated.