GRAPHIC NOVEL PROJECT
Your goal is to take the super hero you developed and create a graphic novel
featuring this character. Your novel will include the following elements:
__Origin story and description of super hero
__Description of his society and its problem
__Debut event in which super hero shows off his powers
__Description of villain
__First battle with villain
__Villain’s evil plan
__Round 2: villain’s revenge
__Climactic battle
__Epilogue
You will illustrate all nine elements with at least four panels each (1 page),
but you can use more panels.
Steps:
1. Complete graphic organizer
2. Complete storyboard
3. Complete an illustration a day including text and illustration
4. Complete cover page
5. Take it home for finishing touches and binding (string and holes, staples)
Illustrations must be full-page, colored, neatly executed, and creative. Since this
is a choice project, the assumption is that you have artistic skill so use it.
I look forward to some wonderful published works!!!
GRAPHIC NOVEL RUBRIC (100 POINTS)
Cover page (10 points)
___________
_____ Title (2)
_____Author’s name (2)
_____Illustration (6)
Text (45)
_____Written neatly around illustrations (7)
_____Includes the following (18)
__Origin story and description of super hero
__Description of his society and its problem
__Debut event
__Description of villain
__First battle with villain
__Villain’s evil plan
__Round 2: villain’s revenge
__Climactic battle
__Epilogue
_____Spelling, capitalization, and punctuation (10)
_____Creativity in language, character and plot development (10)
Illustrations for story (45 points)
___________
_____ Each page is completely covered with illustration and color (20)
_____Illustrations are neatly executed (20)
_____Creativity (5)
TOTAL
___________
Super Hero Story Board
Super Hero
Super Hero’s Powers
Villain
Villain’s Powers
Society they live in
Problems the hero confronts
Sequence of Events in Story
1. Origin: Where did the super hero come from and how did he acquire his powers?
2. Society he lives in: describe the society and the problems it faces that the super hero is
dedicated to fighting.
3. Debut: give the super hero a chance to flex his or her super hero muscles.
4. Every super hero has a day job? Introduce the super hero’s alter ego.
5. Round 1: first encounter with super villain. Your hero may be tempted to kill the villain
off, but he must either let the villain go or you can have the villain escape.
6. Super villain makes his evil plans which include revenge. What are his plans for society
and the super hero?
7. Round 2: villain’s attempt at revenge (what is your super hero’s vulnerability? How does
he escape for the clutches of the villain?
8. Round 3: climactic battle. How does the super hero thwart the villain’s evil plans and save
the day?
9. Epilogue: What happens to the villain? What happens to society when the villain is
neutralized? What happens to the super hero?