Trojan War Cartoon

Over the next two days, you and a partner will be creating a comic strip of one of the

events/episodes from the Trojan War. This is a narrative assignment. Hence, you must create a

strip with between 3 and 6 panels which tells the story of the Trojan War. These strips must

also fit together; therefore, you and your partner must collaborate with those working on

either side of your strip to create some sort of transition to their panels so that a reader can

follow the story throughout the entire class.

You are being judged on your story telling. Ergo, drawing is not of the upmost importance, but

the panel should look complete and final (no sloppy work), color would be advisable, dialogue,

and narration should also be present. When finished, you will provide a well-developed

paragraph on the back which explains your “artistic” choices in your cartoon.

Episodes to be done by class: (Some people may choose to work alone, all the events need to

be covered)

1. The Gods Party and Argument.

2. The judgment of Paris

3. The stealing of Helen

4. The gathering of the Greeks.

5. The argument between Agamemnon and Achilles

6. The battle of Hector and Patrocles

7. The battle of Hector and Achilles

8. Priam’s plea to Achilles.

9. The Death of Achilles and the fate of Ajax

10. The Trojan Horse

11. The Sack of Troy

Cartooning

Cartooning is a useful activity in demonstrating relationships and ideas within what you have read. It is based on the reading strategy

of Visualization.

Explain your choices and design below:

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