The document is a comic strip planning sheet that outlines 12 scenes depicting aliens learning about portraits of famous artists like the Mona Lisa, Weeping Woman, and Van Gogh's self-portrait. The comic takes place in an alien classroom where the teacher shows a slideshow about portraits to help the students understand portraiture. By the end, one student is inspired to create their own self-portrait after learning about the different styles of famous earth artists.

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14. Appenidix
Planning the Comic Strip Title: Portraits from Planet Earth Creator’s name: Rebecca Cupitt
Number the
scenes in
sequence.
12
Scene No. 1 Scene No. 2 Scene No. 3 Scene No. 4
What
happens?
(Action)
Introduction to story (scrolling credits like
Star Wars).
Teacher talking about what they will be
learning.
Students start watching slideshow. When it
begins the wrong picture is shown.
Slideshow continues, correct picture
showing - crowd of people in front of a
distant painting. Screen zooms in to
show close-up of the Mona Lisa
painting.
What
characters
are present?
None as yet. Teacher and students. Teacher and students. Teacher and students.
Where are
they?
(Location)
Space. Classroom at desk in front of board. Classroom in front of big screen. Classroom in front of big screen.
What props
are part of
the scene?
Image of galaxy. Blackboard with human head and brain. Screen, picture of alien and human. Picture of crowd in front of painting,
Mona Lisa painting.
Simple
outline
sketch of
the scene
(like a
storyboard)
Caption In a galaxy far, far away
a group of Artisians from the
planet Painto are learning
about Portraiture
In the classroom N/A narration only N/A narration only

15. Number the scenes in
sequence. 12
Scene No. 5 Scene No. 6 Scene No. 7 Scene No. 8
What happens?
(Action)
Painting of the Weeping Woman
introduced.
Self-portrait of Vincent Van Gogh
introduced.
Students finish watching slideshow
and talk loudly about what they
have seen. Teacher sends them
back to their desks.
Teacher summarises what was learnt in the
lesson.
What characters are
present?
Teacher and students. Teacher and students. Teacher and students. Teacher and students.
Where are they?
(Location)
Classroom in front of big screen. Classroom in front of big screen. Classroom in front of big screen. Classroom in of board.
What props are part of
the scene?
Photo of Weeping Woman painting. Photo of Vincent Van Gogh’s self-
portrait.
Screen with “the end” written on it. Blackboard with writing.
Simple outline sketch
of the scene (like a
storyboard)
Caption In a galaxy far, far away
a group of Artisians from the
planet Painto are learning
about Portraiture.
N/A narration only. The end. So what did we learn from the earthlings?
Portraits can be:
- drawn in many different ways
- of others or yourself
- can be realistic or unrealistic
This is all up to the artist!!

16. Number the scenes in
sequence. 12
Scene No. 9 Scene No. 10 Scene No. 11 Scene No. 12
What happens? (Action) Teacher asks if there is anything students
want to add and a student replies
enthusiastically.
Returns to image at start of story with final
words scrolling the page in conclusion.
Student shows the self-portrait they have
drawn.
What characters are
present?
Teacher and students. None. Student.
Where are they? (Location) Classroom in front of blackboard. Space. Standing alone with painting.
What props are part of the
scene?
Blackboard. Image of galaxy. Student’s self-portrait.
Simple outline sketch of
the scene (like a
storyboard)
Caption Yes! Looking at their paintings has got me
thinking that I too can create a portrait!
That’s true. Looking at others work can be
very inspiring.
And so it went that in that galaxy far, far away
the Artisians from the planet Painto had learnt
quite a lot from the Earthlings.
A new artist was also born this day. He may
not have been a Da Vinci or a Picasso or even
a Van Gogh.
But he still created an amazing portrait.