ACTIVITY
PACKAGE
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Activity Package created by Manuel Cordeiro
All images used herein are property of DC Comics.
Some activities are adapted from “In Graphic Detail: Using Graphic Novels In the Classroom”
BEFORE WE BEGIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
PART 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
PART 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
PART 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
PART 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
PART 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
PART 6 & 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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BEFORE WE BEGIN
The publisher of this comic book had to choose an image for the cover that was visually pleasing and reflected
the content of the story. After we finish reading the story, we will return to this page to determine if the cover
was successful.
1. What are some of the first things that you see when you look at the cover of this graphic novel?
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2. Who do you think is the main character?
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3. What do you think will be the conflict of the story?
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4. Who do you think is the enemy?
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5. What kind of interactions do you see? (fights, battles, meetings, love relationships, etc.)
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6. What kind of information is in the foreground?
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7. What is in the background? How does this influence your understanding about the content of the book?
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8. How does the main colour of the cover make you feel?
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9. Does the cover make you want to read this book? Explain your answer.
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(Adapted from: In Graphic Detail)
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Comprehension Questions
1. What is your first impression of Hal Jordan?
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2. What is your first impression of Carol Ferris?
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3. Why did Hal Jordan’s father crash the plane in that particular location?
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4. Why was Hal’s mother so concerned about her son visiting airfields?
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5. What is the bartender doing during the scene in the bar? Why do you think he acts this way?
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6. At one point, Hal says, “Another bad choice in a life full of them.”
WHAT ARE SOME BAD CHOICES THAT HAL MADE IN THIS CHAPTER?
What was the consequence of each choice?
BAD CHOICE
CONSEQUENCE
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7. Hal punches several people in the face in this story. Identify each punch and explain why you think he
punched them.
PERSON THAT WAS PUNCHED
REASON
9. On the first page of the story, Hal says:
“Before I was given the greatest weapon in the universe, before I journeyed to the stars, my dad gave me the
power to do anything. He told me I could be whatever I wanted to be.”
How do you think watching his dad die, and growing up without him, affected Hal Jordan as an adult?
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This page contains information that is very important to the plot of the story
but because it is the reader’s first time encountering these characters, we
have no idea who they are or what they’re talking about.
Completing the chart below will help you process and understand this page.
WHAT THE TEXT SAYS
I SAY
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
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Adapted from: Stepping Out
CHARACTER ANALYSIS
1. Select two adjectives that describe each of the following characters. You may use the same word more than once.
2. Give an example from the story when each character demonstrates that adjective.
3. Explain how the example demonstrates the adjective.
IRRESPONSIBLE
TOUGH
HAL JORDAN
SELFISH
HOT-TEMPERED
ARROGANT LOYAL
STRICT
SAD
CONFUSED
ADJECTIVE:
EXAMPLE:
SINESTRO
ADJECTIVE:
EXAMPLE:
JIM JORDAN
THOUGHTFUL
CARELESS
ADJECTIVE:
EXAMPLE:
ADJECTIVE:
EXAMPLE:
ADJECTIVE:
EXAMPLE:
ABIN SUR
ADJECTIVE:
EXAMPLE:
ADJECTIVE:
EXAMPLE:
ADJECTIVE:
EXAMPLE:
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JEALOUS
RUDE PARANOID
ANGRY
REGRETFUL LONELY
TOM KALMAKU
ADJECTIVE:
EXAMPLE:
ATROCITUS
ADJECTIVE:
EXAMPLE:
HECTOR
HAMMOND
ADJECTIVE:
EXAMPLE:
ADJECTIVE:
EXAMPLE:
ADJECTIVE:
EXAMPLE:
CAROL FERRIS
ADJECTIVE:
EXAMPLE:
ADJECTIVE:
EXAMPLE:
ADJECTIVE:
EXAMPLE:
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ANTICIPATION GUIDE
Place an X that indicates what you think about each statement. Be prepared to defend and support your
opinions with specific examples.
“Everyone has a destiny that is pre-determined by God.”
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EXPLANATION: ___________________________________________________________________
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“The death penalty is the only way to stop vicious criminals from committing more crimes.”
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EXPLANATION: ___________________________________________________________________
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“Family is the most important thing in a person’s life.”
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COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1. Compare Abin Sur’s death with Hal’s father’s death.
SIMILARITIES
DIFFERENCES
2. How was Atrocitus able to escape the chains Abin Sur created with his power ring?
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(Adapted from In Graphic Detail)
WHAT IS HE THINKING?
Caption boxes are used to tell the reader what a character is thinking. If the writer used caption boxes on
this page, what would they say?
Use the blank white boxes to express what Hal Jordan is thinking ON THIS PAGE.
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(Adapted from: Stepping Out)
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER
Fill in this graphic organizer to summarize and help you understand a Green Lantern’s powers and the world of this story.
Was chosen because he can
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Received his __________ ________ from
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Was the mentor of
NAME: ________________
NAME: ________________
GREEN LANTERN OF
SPACE SECTOR ____________.
EXAMPLES:
1. When he watched __________________________.
2. When he crash-landed ______________________.
It is the greatest power in the universe and is used to
confront evil by the green lantern ____________ who
serve the guardians of the UNIVERSE.
The recharge their rings, Green Lanterns must recite the
oath:
In ____________ day, in blackest _________, no evil
shall ___________ my sight, let those who
_____________ evil’s might, beware my __________,
Green Lantern’s __________.”
1. The ring makes thoughts ____________________.
2. Must be charged by a ______________________
every 24 hours.
3, it cannot work on the colour ________________.
4. It creates the _______________ and the
___________, which hides Hal’s identity.
The ring can also
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Training of
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COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1. List 4 rude comments that other green lanterns make about humans.
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2. Why do you think these characters have a low opinion of humanity?
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3. When flying through space, Hal flies through rocks rather than around them. What does this reveal about
him?
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4. What does Ganthet ask that other Green Lantern to do?
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5. Why is this other Green Lantern considered the “greatest” Green Lantern by some? What did he do?
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UNPACKING AN IMAGE
1. List and describe 10 Green Lanterns that you see in the splash page. Check the appropriate box.
DESCRIPTION
MALE FEMALE ANIMAL ROBOT OTHER
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2. Based on the chart above, what can you say about the ethnic/racial/gender makeup of the Green Lantern
Corps?
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3. What colour are the buildings? Why do you think they are yellow?
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4. Why do you think there is a giant power battery in the city’s centre?
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COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1. What ability does Hector Hammond get from the accident?
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2. Why does Atrocitus want to find William Hand?
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3. How does Sinestro teach Hal a lesson in responsibility?
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4. How do anger and fear affect a Green Lantern’s constructs?
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(Adapted from In Graphic Detail)
WHAT IS SHE THINKING?
Caption boxes are used to tell the reader what a character is thinking. If the writer used caption boxes on this
page, what would they say?
Use the blank white boxes to express what CAROL FERRIS is thinking ON THIS PAGE.
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COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1. Do you think Sinestro used excessive force to stop Hector Hammond?
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2. What did the Guardians of the Universe use to preserve order before the Green Lantern Corps?
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3. Use the organizer below to summarize what happened during the massacre of Sector 666:
Where did it occur?
What must Hal and Sinestro do?
What caused it?
Why do they want to use this power?
Who carried out the massacre?
How many creatures survived the massacre?
What do they plan to do with the
darkness they found?
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ANTICIPATION GUIDE – SINESTRO’S OPINIONS
Place an X that indicates what you think about each statement. Be prepared to defend and support your
opinions with specific examples.
“Sometimes you need to do whatever is necessary to get things done.”
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EXPLANATION: _____________________________________________________________________
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“Rules are made by people who do not have to live and work with them.”
0 COMPLETELY DISAGREE
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“Questioning rules is the only way to make sure that they’re fair.”
0 COMPLETELY DISAGREE
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FIGHT EVALUATION
Hal Jordan and Sinestro work together to defeat Atrocitus.
In the boxes below, briefly outline how each green lantern contributed to victory.
HAL JORDAN
SINESTRO
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS
Hal Jordan, Sinestro, and Carol Ferris all experience the loss of a father figure.
Fill in the following chart to help you find the similarities and differences among their situations.
HAL JORDAN
SINESTRO
CAROL FERRIS
Martin Jordan
Abin Sur
Carl Ferris
Is the father alive or
dead?
Cause of father’s
death/illness?
Reason for father’s
death/illness?
How they deal with their
father’s death/illness?
Good or bad relationship
with father?
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