Tanya
Beers
IST571:
Children's Literature Lit Kit
Book: The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey
Lesson
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Tanya Beers
IST571: The Adventures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey - Lit Kit
Title: The Adventures of Captain Underpants
Author: Dav Pilkey
Lexile Level: 720L
Grade Level: 2nd – 5th grade
Age Range: 7 to 10 years
ISBN #: 043908282X
This story is set in an Elementary School where two students, George and Harold, play the
ultimate prank on their principal; they turn him into their very own superhero called Captain
Underpants! Various adventures ensue that bring great laughs to children who read and enjoy
this comic series.
Lesson for 3rd graders:
Students will read the following article about superheroes:
Rosenberg, Robin. “The Psychology Behind Superhero Origin Stories”. The Smithsonian
Magazine, February 2013, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-psychology-behind-
superhero-origin-stories-4015776/. Accessed 14 December 2017.
Magazine, February 2013, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-psychology-behind-
superhero-origin-stories-4015776/. Accessed 14 December 2017.
Then they will read The Adventures of Captain Underpants: The First Epic Novel by Dav
Pilkey.
Students will then design, through a 3-page essay, their own superhero and decide what
superpowers he/she will have and describe how their superheroes will help others.
Learning Standards:
Common Core ELA Writing Standards K-5 (Grade 3).
3.2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information
clearly.
clearly.
a. Introduce a topic and group related information together; include illustrationswhen useful
to aiding comprehension.
to aiding comprehension.
b. Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details.
c. Use linking words and phrases (e.g., also, another, and, more, but) to connect ideas within
categories of information.
categories of information.
d. Provide a concluding statement or section.
3.3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique,
descriptive details, and clear event sequences.
a. Establish a situation and introduce a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence
that unfolds naturally.
that unfolds naturally.
b. Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and
events or show the response of characters to situations.
events or show the response of characters to situations.
c. Use temporal words and phrases to signal event order.
d. Provide a sense of closure.
3.4. With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and
organization are appropriate to task and purpose. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types
are defined in standards 1–3 above.)
Learning Goal:
Students will use their imagination and comprehension of the assigned article to create their
own superhero, on paper, that will help others in some way. This assignment is meant to engage
students in thinking about an alternative way to help others through using their creative writing
skills.
own superhero, on paper, that will help others in some way. This assignment is meant to engage
students in thinking about an alternative way to help others through using their creative writing
skills.
Learning Objectives:
1. Students will use their creative writing skills to write a 3-page paper in which they will
create an imagined superhero that will help people in some way. (Psychomotor)
create an imagined superhero that will help people in some way. (Psychomotor)
2. Students will integrate the information from the assigned article and the reading to think
about an alternative way of helping others and then use their conclusions to create their
writing assignment. (Cognitive and Affective)
about an alternative way of helping others and then use their conclusions to create their
writing assignment. (Cognitive and Affective)
Learning Outcome:
Students will create their own unique way of helping others through a creative writing
assignment.
assignment.
Works Cited:
New York State Department of Education. (2011). New York State P-12 Common Core
Learning Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy. Retrieved from
https://www.engageny.org/resource/new-york-state-p-12-common-core-learning-
standards-for-english-language-arts-and-literacy.
Learning Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy. Retrieved from
https://www.engageny.org/resource/new-york-state-p-12-common-core-learning-
standards-for-english-language-arts-and-literacy.
Pilkey, Dav. The Adventures of Captain Underpants: The Epic First Novel. The Blue Sky
Press, 1997.
Press, 1997.
Rosenberg, Robin. “The Psychology Behind Superhero Origin Stories”. The Smithsonian
Magazine, February 2013, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-psychology-
behind-superhero-origin-stories-4015776/. Accessed 14 December 2017.
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