The Adventures of Captain Underpants The Adventures of Captain Underpants Independent Contract Independent Contract Name:___________________________ Number of activities to be completed: _______ Name:___________________________ Number of activities to be completed: _______ The Adventures of 7. 8. 2. Art Writing Research 1. Music George and Harold work as a team to produce What do Bill Amend, Bill Watterson, Jim Captain Underpants The evil Dr. Diaper is determined to take over the Captain Underpants comics. They spend Davis, Charles Schulz, and Dav Pilkey have in by Dav Pilkey One of the outstanding pranks that George the world with his Laser-Matic 2000. Dr. Diaper hours doing what they love, drawing and common? They have all become known as very and Harold pull at school is to play “Weird Al” designed the device to blow up the moon and writing, to create hundreds of comics. Give successful cartoonists. Dav Pilkey, author of About the Book Yankovic music on the school intercom for six make huge chunks fall on Earth. Fortunately, George and Harold some competition by The Adventures of Captain Underpants, started hours. “Weird Al” is famous for taking a well- Captain Underpants stops Dr. Diaper and saves creating an all-new comical superhero. Write writing and illustrating zany books when he was known song and changing some of the words the day! Referring to the illustration of the La- With its short, easy-to-read chapters and lighthearted humorous adventures in which your superhero in elementary school. Is this typical of the other to make a funny, new meaning. For example, ser-Matic 2000 in chapter 15, create a model of fights an evil archenemy to save the day. four cartoonists listed above? Research these cartoons, this zany book will be a hit with reluctant readers. “Weird Al” followed up Michael Jackson’s hit the device. The Adventures of Captain Underpants is about George Then illustrate your comic strip with your own men to find out how and when they became song “Beat It” with a recording titled “Eat It.” cartoons. interested in cartooning. Prepare a presentation and Harold, who are known for writing and illustrating Choose a song that is known by many people superhero comics—the coolest being Captain Underpants. for the class, complete with samples of their and rewrite the words to give it a new and work. The boys are sweet, lovable pranksters. One day the boys funny meaning. play too many pranks and Principal Krupp blackmails them into good behavior. For a while, the boys behave their best. But then they hypnotize Mr. Krupp into believing Language Arts 9. Art 10. Language Arts that he is Captain Underpants. The adventures heat up as Writing 4. the threesome captures evil Dr. Diaper and saves Earth. 3. In chapter 16, George and Harold explain the One prank that George and Harold enjoy is George and Harold write, illustrate, and publish Eventually, Captain Underpants returns to normal, or art technique of Flip-O-Rama. Reread this rewording messages on signs. With a quick You are the principal of Tuff Enuff Elementa- their own comics. But one of their new comics is almost. Whenever fingers snap, Mr. Krupp once again section to become familiar with the details of and simple switch of a few letters, they change ry School, which is considered the toughest scrambled. Obtain a copy of page 5 from your becomes Captain Underpants! this art form. Then create your own Flip-O- a school sign from “See Our Big Football Game school in the country. The former principal, teacher. Carefully follow the directions to get the Rama. First, make a small booklet with at least Today” to “Boy Our Feet Smell Bad.” Obtain a who lasted only three weeks, was heard to comic in order and ready for publishing. six pages. Staple the pages together on the left copy of page 6 from your teacher and see how About the Author mumble, “I want my mommy!” as he escaped side. Use scissors to trim the right edge. Then clever you can be in changing the messages through his office window. As the new prin- According to Dav Pilkey, his first name can be pronounced draw the same picture on each page, with the given into ones that are totally different. cipal, your first job is to get the school under exception of one or two small parts that when any of three ways: as a rhyme with rave or have or suave. He control by posting a set of rules that all stu- flipped will show action. has used the name Dav since 1983 when, as a waiter, he was dents must follow. Write a list of the ten most given a nametag that was missing the final e from Dave. important rules you would enforce. Then write an announcement to Tuff Enuff students, Dav Pilkey was born March 4, 1966, in Cleveland, Ohio. He spent much of his early years laughing describing the ways you would encourage students to follow your rules. and drawing. That wasn’t a problem until he started school. Dav became the class clown. His teachers sent him into the hall so often that he secretly 6. Writing 11. Math 12. Critical Thinking stocked a desk with paper, pencils, and crayons. There Dav loved drawing and 5. Social Studies George and Harold have some interesting The crime-solving adventures of Captain Un- The old tree house is a special place that making up stories. Captain Underpants is a character Dav invented in 1973 math problems and a riddle to solve. Obtain a derpants in chapters 12 through 18 are great George and Harold rush to after school each while in the second grade. High school was tough but when Pilkey enrolled An old magazine ad for the Hypno-Ring gives copy of page 7 from your teacher and follow material for a gameboard. Reread this section day. They have comfortable furniture, a stock- in college as an art major, things began to improve. He entered a contest hope to George and Harold as they trudge the directions to discover the answer to the and jot down the various setbacks that Captain for students who wrote and illustrated books. He won! pile of junk food, and all the supplies needed home after a day filled with working for Mr. riddle. Underpants faces as well as the problems he Pilkey’s struggles in school were largely due to his attention deficit for George to write stories and for Harold to Krupp. Study the ad pictured at the end of solves. Then plan a gameboard trail on which a disorder and severe hyperactivity. He had reading disabilities that added draw pictures. What kind of place would be just chapter 8. Notice the words that provide infor- player’s advancement will be hindered by sev- to his difficulties. Because of this, Dav's children’s books have short right for you? Write a detailed description about mation and those that make the reader want eral spaces when he meets a villain or setback. chapters and many pictures that encourage reluctant readers to read. a place you would like to go to after school. to buy the item. Then notice how the picture Plan ways for the player to advance several Include a description of where it would be grabs the reader’s attention. Next, examine the spaces whenever he solves a crime. Draw the words and pictures of a few ads in magazines located, how you would furnish it, what supplies drawing paper, crayons or markers trail on poster board, decorate the board, write Student Contract• MaterialsActivity #7: List The Adventures of Captain Underpants reference materials on Bill Amend, or newspapers. Then, using what you have you would keep there, and how you would use Activity #8: a set of directions, and then invite classmates • Bill Watterson, Jim Davis, Charles noticed, select a product (or make up one) to it. Then draw a picture or floor plan to illustrate paper, pencil Name “The Adventures of Captainto play. Underpants” • Activity #1: Schulz, and Dav Pilkey sell. Design a colorful ad for the product. your written description. small boxes, paper towel tubes, Signs of Change • Activity #2: drawing paper, scissors, stapler, Answer Keys glue, scissors, arts-and-crafts Activity #9: • crayons or markers 3 supplies ® It was a time of darkness and despair at ©The Mailbox ® 4 copy of page 6 It looks like George and Harold have been scrambling©The Mailbox messages again! Page 5 Elwood Elementary School. Mean boys were Two mean boys kicked us off the court! paper, pencil taking over the playground. • Activity #3: • Activity #10: copy of page 5, scissors, glue copy of page 7 Get out of here! Activity #11: We’re taking over. • Activity #4: • poster board, crayons or markers, 2 Directions: For each of the two signs below, fill in the blanks with letters from the original signs Adventuresof drawing paper, crayons or markers, Activity #5: • Activity #12: 2 • magazine or newspaper ads construction paper to discover the scrambled messages. Hint: Unused letters have been written on the trash cans to drawing paper, crayons or markers ® the right of the signs. Unused Letters • Activity #6: ©The Mailbox 1. We were really angry! We needed a plan. We put our plan into action. 1. M ___ They can’t do this! We need a big This makes me guy. I’ve got an Hey, you big really mad! idea! guys! Get off the court! Story Lines FAMILY D ___ ___ L ___ PICNIC PA ___ ___ C O, C We were really angry! TODAY Out of nowhere came Vac Man (who went Who would have thought that Vac Man would The Adventures of Captain Underpants F ___ ___ Our plan wasn’t working.