1a. What does Tintin see in the corridor?
2a. What does Snowy, the dog, do to help Tintin?
3a. What two things does the man find in Tintin's pockets?
1b. Why do you think Tintin runs after the person?
2b. What does this say about Snowy?
3b. Why are the items suspicious?
4a. Outline the main action of the story in short phrases. Complete sentences are unnecessary.
4b. Summarize in paragraph form the main events in the comic strip.
5a. Refer to question 4b. How does the paragraph version of the story differ from the comic strip version of the story? Which do you think is better?
5b. Pretend you are an author. Would you rather be an author of novels or of comic books? Why? What does this say about your interests? your abilities?
Chronological Order. Now that you have read the comic strip, consider how the story would be different if the pictures were not in chronological order. What does this convey about the importance of chronological order when telling a story through pictures?
End Punctuation. In what type of writing do you find the most variety in end punctuation—narration, description, dialogue, informative, or persuasive writing? Why do you think that is?
1. Pretend you are a cartoonist for your town newspaper. Using your own paper, create a comic strip that consists of five frames.
2. Your friend needs directions to your house. As you write, use transition words such as first, second, next, then, finally in your directions.
3. Imagine you are one of the Thompson and Thomson team. Write a police report about what took place on the train in Scotland.
Homonyms. A homonym is a word that has the same pronunciation as another word but a different meaning, origin, and usually, spelling. For the following words, think of one homonym. Then provide definitions for each word.
1. there
2. bear
3. two
4. hair
5. for
6. red
7. pear
8. sale
9. see
10. deer
End Punctuation. The period, the question mark, and the exclamation point are all examples of end punctuation. These end marks tell the reader where a sentence ends. Read the following sentences and indicate the appropriate end marks.
1. I am so full
2. Will you please pass the salt
3. Why are you late
4. I passed my math test
5. Stop it Stop doing that
6. Wow The movie was really funny
7. Can you help me with my homework
8. Emily Dickinson was a poet
9. When did you say your appointment was
10. That was the best party ever
Researching Hergé and Tintin: Locate books in your library or use the Internet to find more information about Hergˇ and the Tintin comics. Try to find out how popular the comics are around the world and why they are so popular. What criticisms have the comics received, and why? How, over time, did Hergˇ modify his comics? Why did he do so? Research Log. Use this log to keep track of the sources you use, the information you find, and your reactions to what you learn.
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