WEEK 5 _ Composition Notebook Menu + Context for "Draw me a Story"

Homework for Monday, Sept. 29:

- Bring your completed 4-Panel Comic Strip and Brunetti Simple One-page Comic to class for our first critique.

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DRAW ME A STORY (coming soon)

Our WEEK 5 Menu contains some preparatory work for an upcoming assignment called "Draw me a Story."

FIRST, You need to select a commonly known fairy/folk tale that you will adapt in a 12-panel (2-page) silent comic.

Your story selection makes a big difference in how successful you can be in adapting the story with such a strict panel limitation. So do a little research and choose wisely.

Examples of stories that have translated well for this exercise in the past include:

- Hansel and Gretel

- Little Red Riding Hood

- The Ugly Duckling

- The Swan Maiden (Scandinavian tradition)

- The Three Little Pigs

- Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Examples of stories that translated poorly for this exercise in the past include:

- Puss in Boots

- Snow White and the Seven Dwarves

- Pinocchio 

- Peter Pan

(Basically any story that has a feature-length Disney version is gonna be nearly impossible to tell as a 12-panel comic...)

SO. Do a little research and think carefully before choosing the story you want to adapt. Then do the three prep. steps listed on the Menu in your Comp. Notebook: 

1.) Read and complete a Review Frame (1-page)

2.) Beat List (1-page)

3.) Thumbnail 12-panel narrative (2-page spread)