Greek Comic Strip Project Information and Rubric

Social Studies - Mrs. Alexander - Team 6-3
Comic Strip Project - Due Thursday, November 4th

You have read the Odyssey play in social studies class. Now you and a partner will create a comic strip containing detailed illustrations, depicting only half of the main points below, regarding the Odyssey play read in class. You must use 8 or more appropriately sized frames and your comic strip should fit on no more than two pages. Your grade will be based only on your completed work. It will be worth 28 points. Students must include the following main events in their comic strip. Be prepared to include specific details regarding each event:
1. Odysseus leaving Troy
2. Odysseus’ ship blown off course
3. The crew land’s on the Cyclope’s island
4. Tell what happened on the Cyclope island
5. Tell how the crew ended up at Circe’s island
6. Explain what happened on Circe’s island
7. Tell what happened when they came near the Sirens
8. Explain the Charbidis and Scylla event
9. Explain what happened when Odysseus met Calypso
10. Tell what happened when Odysseus returned home

You may choose not to do the above comic strip and challenge yourself. You may choose one of the following differentiation assignments instead:
Differentiation Assignment Choices- Worth 32 points: (Choose only one)
1. The Odyssey read in class did not include all of the journeys and obstacles Odysseus faced.
Research on your own to find out the other events that were missing from the play read in class. Then create a comic strip that explains all of Odysseus’ challenges. Or
2. Instead of illustrating the Odyssey, research the Iliad in order to create a comic strip depicting the
main points of the Trojan War.
3. Your comic strip must have 12 or more frames.
4. Cite your source(s) of information on the back of your comic strip.
The following must be included in your comic strip:
o The drawings may be done with computer graphics or hand drawn by the student.
o Put name, period, and date, at the top of the paper.
o Create a clever title. Do not use “The Odyssey” or “The Iliad” as the title.
o Each frame must depict an important event from the Odyssey or Iliad.
o Remember each drawing and all figures must be colored.
o The drawings should be creative, appropriate, and contain no stick figures.
o Captions and/or dialogue must be clearly explained.
o Captions may be written using pen, colored pencil, or typed, and should not be written using a leaded pencil.
o The comic strip, drawings, and/or writing must be neatly presented.
o Be sure to edit for spelling and grammatical errors.

---------------- If you plan to do the differentiation assignment, please clip and return by Monday, Nov. 1st---------------
Dear Mrs. Alexander,
My student_______________________________________________ from Per. ______ plans to complete the following differentiation assignment: ____________________________________________________

Parent Signature______________________________________________Date_________________________

Name________________________________________________________ Per________

Greek Comic Strip Assessment (worth 28 points)
Due Thursday, November 4th
_____/3 pts. Name, period, and date on top of comic strip.
_____/1 pts. Created a clever title. (Did not use “The Odyssey” as the title.)
_____/8 pts. Required important events from the Odyssey play was included
_____/3 pts. Drawings were creative, appropriate, and contained no stick figures
_____/2 pts. Drawings were appropriately colored
_____/3 pts. Captions and/or dialogue were clearly explained
_____/3 pts. The comic strip and/or writing were neatly presented
_____/3 pts. There were no more than three spelling or grammatical errors
_____/2 pts. Comic strip turned in by November 4th due date
_______/28 Total Points

Name________________________________________________________ Per________

Greek Comic Strip - Differentiation Assignment Assessment- (worth 32 points)
Due Thursday, November 4th
_____/3 pts. Name, period, and date on top of comic strip.
_____/1 pts. Created a clever title. (Did not use “The Odyssey” or “The Iliad” as the title.)
_____/2pts. Cited sources on the back of the comic strip
_____/10 pts. Required important events from the Odyssey or the Iliad were included
_____/3 pts. Drawings were creative, appropriate, and contained no stick figures
_____/2 pts. Drawings were appropriately colored
_____/3 pts. Captions and/or dialogue were clearly explained
_____/3 pts. The comic strip and/or writing were neatly presented
_____/3 pts. There were no more than three spelling or grammatical errors
_____/2 pts. Comic strip turned in by November 4th due date
_______/32 Total Points