Lesson 6: Captain Canuck - A Canadian Superhero! - Part A
Completion requirements
Unit 6
What Does It Mean to Be Canadian?
Lesson 6
Reader's Notebook
Captain Canuck: A Canadian Superhero!
Turn to pages 143 to 147 in the book Literacy in Action 5B.
This is the story of a Canadian comic superhero, Captain Canuck. He was created in 1975 by two men, Richard Comely and Ron Leishman. These two men wanted to create a true Canadian superhero. Captain Canuck has appeared in print many times since 1975. He continues to appear in comics and online today.
Comic Book Cover
To view an image of the cover used on the first issue of the comic book "Captain Canuck", published in July 1975, visit this Wikimedia webpage. Comic book cover art by Richard Comely.
Click each coloured row for information about the activity.
Think About It
What powers might a Canadian superhero have? Why do you think so?
Preview the story on pages 143 to 147 of Literacy in Action 5B. Look at the title, headings, captions, and pictures.
Go to the Reader’s Notebook: Captain Canuck worksheet and answer the Before Reading question.
Download PDF
- Download the document Reader’s Notebook: Captain Canuck.
- IMPORTANT NOTE: When the download screen opens:
- Click the "Open with" button.
- Select "Adobe Reader".
- Click "OK".
- You will then be able to view the document Reader’s Notebook: Captain Canuck.
- Print the document.
You are going to be filling out a chart like the one you filled out in Lesson 5: People Who Make a Difference.
On the Reader’s Notebook: Captain Canuck page, you will see a chart divided into sections for the three parts of the Captain Canuck story. For each part of the story, you need to fill in this information:
It is best to read each section of the report three times: once to find information for each section of the chart.
On the Reader’s Notebook: Captain Canuck page, you will see a chart divided into sections for the three parts of the Captain Canuck story. For each part of the story, you need to fill in this information:
- Add three pieces of important information from the section.
- How does the section help answer the pre-reading question? (What powers might a Canadian superhero have?)
- Write two examples of effective sentences. (Look back to page 137 in Literacy in Action 5B if you need help remembering what this means.)
It is best to read each section of the report three times: once to find information for each section of the chart.
After you have finished reading the story and filling in the chart, answer the question in the After Reading section on the Reader’s Notebook: Captain Canuck page.
Remember to add the information from this story to the Canadian Symbols organization chart and the Canadian People organization chart from the Unit 6: We Are Canadian, Unit Opener.
If you are interested in learning more about Captain Canuck and watching some webisodes of the comic, go to the Captain Canuck website.
Save
How to save a file:
- Scan the document to your computer.
- Have the file open and select Save As from the File menu.
- Name your Reader’s Notebook: Captain Canuck file in this format: jsmith_captaincanuck and save the file to your Documents folder.
Remember to add the information from this story to the Canadian Symbols organization chart and the Canadian People organization chart from the Unit 6: We Are Canadian, Unit Opener.
Websites
If you are interested in learning more about Captain Canuck and watching some webisodes of the comic, go to the Captain Canuck website.
Compare your responses with those in the Key by clicking here.