The Adventures of Captain Underpants by: Dav Pilkey

Title:  The Adventures of Captain Underpants

Author:  Dav Pilkey

Lexile Level: 640L

Recommended for

Ages 7 - 10 Years

Second - Fifth Grade

Summary

The book titled The Adventures of Captain Underpants : an epic novel is an illustrated book that will attract hesitant readers into a story of adventure through the main characters, George Beard and Harold Hutchins. George and Harold create a comic book called Captain Underpants.

Their character, Captain Underpants, from their comic book becomes real when George and Harold hypnotize their ill-tempered principal, Mr. Krupp. 

Learning Standards

“ 3. Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.

7. Explain how specific aspects of a text’s illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).”

Source: Reading Standards for Literature K–5: Grade 3 students)

Learning Goal

Students will learn the basic story elements (e.g. setting, characters, etc.) and describe characters in a text.

Learning Objectives

• Students will identify story elements (e.g. setting, characters,etc.) and describe characters in a text present in the text titled The Adventures of Captain Underpants by: Dav Pilkey. (Cognitive)
• Students will create a comic book that depicts their own portrayal of the text by choosing elements of the story and its events that they believe are important in this text. (Psychomotor and Affective)

Learning Activity

In this learning activity, students will be in groups of  three and assigned the flowing roles: writer, illustrator and storyboard planner. A storyboard planner will focus on determining key details and events that will be highlighted in the comic book. The writer will focus on wiring the text and the illustrator will  focus on creating illustrating that support the text. Students will create a comic book that depicts their own portrayal of the text by choosing elements of the story and its events that they believe are important in this text. 

Learning Outcome

Students will understand the story elements and key deals and events that occur in the text titled The Adventures of Captain Underpants by: Dav Pilkey.

Selling Tool: Poster


References

Lexile Levels Made Easy. (n.d.). Retrieved September 15, 2017, from http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/article/book-selection-tips/lexile-levels-made-easy

—Mid-Hudson Library System --The adventures of Captain Underpants : an epic novel / by Dav Pilkey. (n.d.). Retrieved September 13, 2017, from http://search.midhudsonlibraries.org/iii/encore/record/C__Rb1350601__Scaptain%20underpants%20epic%20novel__Ff%3Afacetmediatype%3Ab%3Ab%3ABook%3A%3A__P0%2C4__Orightresult__U__X2?lang=eng&suite=cobalt

—New York State P-12 Common Core Learning Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy. (n.d.). Retrieved September 15, 2017, from https://www.engageny.org/resource/new-york-state-p-12-common-core-learning-standards-for-english-language-arts-and-literacy

—The Adventures of Captain Underpants (Book 1). (n.d.). Retrieved September 12, 2017, from http://www.pilkey.com/book/the-adventures-of-captain-underpants-book-1