“The Cask of Amontillado” 5 Panel Comic Strip

Assignment Sheet

After reading Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” you are to create a 5 panel comic strip. Each strip should correspond chronologically to a basic plot structure. For instance, panel 1 would be the most important scene from the exposition; panel 2 would be the most important scene from the rising action; panel 3 would be the climax, and so on and so forth. Each panel should have at least one line of dialogue or a caption explaining the panel. Further, your comic strip should be neat, easy to navigate, legible, colorful, and accurately represent the story.

In short, your comic strip should contain…

  1. A panel for each part of the plot structure
  2. Exposition
  3. Rising action
  4. Climax
  5. Falling action
  6. Conclusion (denouement)
  7. Should accurately represent the plot of “The Cask of Amontillado”
  8. Should contain at least one line of dialogue OR one caption per panel
  9. Should LOOK NICE!
  10. NO PENCIL
  11. NO LINED PAPER
  12. Should be colorful
  13. Should look like you put some effort into it

10 points / 8 points / 6 points
Plot Structure
Does each panel correspond to the appropriate portion of the plot structure?
(Points x2) / Each panel perfectly corresponds to the 5 plot elements. / Most of the panels correspond to the plot elements, but there may be a few errors. / More than 3 of your panels do not correspond to the appropriate plot element.
Accurate Content
Does the comic strip accurately reflect the content of the story? / Your entire comic strip perfectly captures the plot of the story. / Some of the details of your comic strip do not reflect the content of the story. / There are too many inconsistencies in your comic to tell if you read the entire story.
Written Expression
Each panel should have dialogue or a caption that is free from spelling and grammar errors / Each panel has dialogue or a caption, and they’re all free from mistakes! / Each panel has dialogue or a caption, but they may contain a few mistakes. / Not all of the panels have dialogue or a caption, OR they’re riddled with errors.
Creativity
Your comic strip should look neat, colorful, and worthy of presentation / You definitely put effort into your comic strip! Colorful and easy to navigate/read. / Your comic strip is lacking color, or it’s hard to tell what’s going on in each panel; it’s messy / You did not color your strip, and you’ve submitted it in pencilon lined paper.

Total: ______/ 50 points

Due: Monday, September 5, 2016