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Arts-Grade 6
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 1 – Module 7: Elements and Principles in Comic Art
First Edition, 2020

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Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the ARTS 6 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Elements

and Principles in Comic Art

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators both
from public and private institutions to assist you, the teacher or facilitator in helping
the learners meet the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum while overcoming
their personal, social, and economic constraints in schooling.

This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also aims to help
learners acquire the needed 21st century skills while taking into consideration their
needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the body of
the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies that
will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator, you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this module.
You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to manage
their own learning. Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and assist the
learners as they do the tasks included in the module.

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For the learner:

Welcome to the ARTS 6 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on Elements and
Principles in Comic Art

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You
will be enabled to process the contents of the learning resource while being an active
learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

What I Need to Know This will give you an idea of the skills or
competencies you are expected to learn in the
module.

What I Know This part includes an activity that aims to

check what you already know about the
lesson to take. If you get all the answers
correct (100%), you may decide to skip this
module.

What’s In This is a brief drill or review to help you link

the current lesson with the previous one.

What’s New In this portion, the new lesson will be

introduced to you in various ways; a story, a
song, a poem, a problem opener, an activity
or a situation.

What is It This section provides a brief discussion of the

lesson. This aims to help you discover and
understand new concepts and skills.

What’s More This comprises activities for independent

practice to solidify your understanding and
skills of the topic. You may check the answers
to the exercises using the Answer Key at the
end of the module.

What I Have Learned This includes questions or blank

sentence/paragraph to be filled in to process
what you learned from the lesson.

What I Can Do This section provides an activity which will

help you transfer your new knowledge or skill
into real life situations or concerns.

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 Assessment This is a task which aims to evaluate your
level of mastery in achieving the learning
competency.

Additional Activities In this portion, another activity will be given

to you to enrich your knowledge or skill of the
lesson learned.

Answer Key This contains answers to all activities in the

module.

At the end of this module you will also find:

References This is a list of all sources used in developing

this module.

The following are some reminders in using this module:

1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of the
module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities
included in the module.
3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.
If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not
hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are
not alone.

We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning and
gain deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!

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 Lesson ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES
4 APPLIED IN COMIC ART

What I Need to Know

Introduction

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to
help you explain the elements and principles applied in comic art. The scope
of this module permits it to be used in helping you hone your skills as fast as
possible.

The language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of students.

The lessons are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the course. But
the order in which you read them can be changed to correspond with the
textbook you are now using.

The module is consist of only one lesson:

Lesson 1: Elements and principles applied in comic art.

After going through this module, you are expected to:

Explain the elements and principle applied in comic art

What I Know

Find out how much you already know about this module and check if you got
it right after you study this lesson.

Directions: Identify the pictures below if it is a comic art or NOT. Put your
answer on the blank provided.

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____________1. ____________6.

____________ 2. ____________ 7.

____________ 3. ____________ 8.

____________ 4. ____________ 9.

_____________ 5. ____________ 10.

What’s In

In the previous lesson, you have learned about explaining the ideas
about the logo. These activities help you understand the principles in
designing a logo. The next activity will help you get involve in explaining
elements and principles applied in comic art.

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 Notes to the Teacher
Begin the lesson by letting the pupils do the activity before
proceeding to the new lesson.

Let’s Recall. Enumerate the five (5) characteristics of logo.

1. ____________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________________
5. ____________________________________________________

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 What’s New

Let’s read and learn about this comic story.

Reference:http://www.google.com.search?q+comic+story+for+kids&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKE

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Let’s check your comprehension.

Who are the main character of the comic story?

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What did the King said to the monkey before he slept?
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What lesson have you learned from the comic story?
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What is It

Based on the comic story you have read, let’s find out the elements and
principles applied in it.

What is comic?

Comic is a medium of expression that communicates ideas through

images, often combined with text or other forms of visual information.
Comics frequently take the form of combining sequences of panels of
images.

There are four (4) elements of comic art. These are the direction,
bubbles, caption and sound effect.

Direction - find a panel where a speech bubble on the left

is read before the speech bubble on the right.

Bubbles - a speech indicator, containing the characters

dialogue.

Caption – words appear in a box separated from the rest of

the panel or page, usually to give voice to narrator, but
sometimes used for the characters thought or dialogue.

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 Sound effect – words that indicate a sound that
accompanies the comic panel

There are five (5) principles of Comic Art; these are the story line
and character, Preliminary sketches, outline sketch, coloring, and
Draw speech bubbles.
1. Story line and character – Story line very first step to create a comic
or graphic novel is to develop a story line. This includes how many
as well as the sizes of the panels, the angles of the pictures, etc.
depending on how through you like to be in your planning, you can
even write out the dialogue beforehand. Character sketch out
orthographic views of your characters. Know how you want them to
look and what you want them to wear before you start drawing your
comics so you don’t have to go back and change everything.

2. Preliminary sketches – this helps the line stands out more (color
wise) so you do not get confuse, when you start your sketches, with
which line are on which layer.

3. Outline sketch – create a new layer on top of your preliminary

sketches and use a felt tip pen or an inking pen to trace over in
black.

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4. Coloring – this tool enables you to color close shapes and figures.

5. Draw speech bubbles – this tool is especially useful when trying to

make straight lines or perfect curves. Make sure you know what your
characters will say so you know how big to space your speech
bubbles

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 What’s More

Let’s do it.

ACTIVITY 1 Directions: Study the picture below and create a short comic
story. Use the bubbles indicated in the comic. Make your sentences brief
and clear as possible.

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ACTIVITY 2 Directions: Study and identify the 4 elements of comic art in
the picture below, and expain it.

What I Have Learned

What should we remember when we are doing a comic art?

Remember

• When doing comic art, text is frequently incorporated into

comics via speech balloons, captions and sound effects
• Speech balloons indicate dialogue
• Captions give voice to a narrator, convey characters’
dialogue or thoughts
• Sound effects mimic non-vocal sounds textually using
onomatopoeia sound-words

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 What I Can Do

ACTIVITY 3: Let’s create a comic.

Directions: Create your own character and make small conversation out of
it. Make it look like a comic. Use only 4 speech bubbles. Make sure the
elements and principles are applied.

STANDARD
All required elements and principles are included. Task is
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correctly completed and has additional features
Task is correctly completed with minor errors 8
Task contains multiple errors 5
Task contains major errors or is incomplete 3

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 Assessment

Test I Directions: Identify the following. Write your answer in the blank
provided before the number.

____________ 1. It is a tool enables you to color close shapes and figures.

____________ 2. It is a medium of expression that communicates ideas
through images, often combined with txt or other forms of
visual information
____________ 3. It is a speech indicator, containing the characters dialogue.
____________ 4. This principle helps the line stands out more (color wise) so
you do not get confuse, when you start your sketches, with
which line are on which layer.
____________ 5. It is a very first step to create a comic or graphic novel is to
develop a story line.

Test II. Explain why do need to follow the principles in creating our own
comic art? 5points.
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Additional Activities

Reflect what you have learned in this lesson and how comic art applied in
everyday living.

MY REFLECTION

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 Standard 5 3 1
Clearly states the purpose of the activity and
shows applying in everyday living
Demonstrate thorough self-reflective
analysis including the summary of the
activity supported by specific and illustrative
details.
Presents the reflection in compiling highly
organized manner. Use articulate and
appropriate language, sophisticated word
choice, sentence structure.

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What’s New
1. The King and the
Foolish Monkey.
2. Make sure that
nothing disturb
me. What’s In What I know
3. Answer may vary 1. Simple 1. Not
2. Scable 2. Comic art
3. Memorable 3. Comic art
or Impactful 4. Not
Assessment 4. Versatile 5. Comic art
1. Coloring 5. relevant 6. Not
2. Comic 7. Comic art
3. Bubbles 8. Not
4. Preliminary 9. Comic art
sketches 10.Not
5. Story line
Answer Key
References
MAPEH Adventures in the 21st Century
www.definitions.com
http://instructables.com/id/principlesofcomic
www.readwritethink.org

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