Yawa: choices and consequences

Yawa: choices and consequences

Read The Soul Washer Medallion. Use panels or printed page references from your copy. A story arc is a useful lens, but not every story must fit a fixed hero's-journey formula.

1. What starts Yawa's quest, and what does she want?
2. Choose an obstacle and a helpful discovery. Explain how they change her next decision.
3. What is resolved, and what remains open at the end?

1. Starting situation - draw, say or write your response.
2. Trigger - draw, say or write your response.
3. Important choice - draw, say or write your response.
4. Result - draw, say or write your response.

Evidence for one turning point ...

Plan your own adventure

Character / goal / setting

Obstacle / helper / important choice

Result / change / an optional unanswered question

Teacher notes Choices and consequences

Purpose and preparation

30 minutes. Spoilers: keep this teacher page separate until the comic has been read.

Suggested responses

1. Yawa receives a troubling call from her father and travels to Ghana to find him.
2. The medallion and research notes guide her to the tomb; discoveries help her locate and escape with her father.
3. They reach the police, but the later airport danger remains open and the comic ends To be continued.
4. Discuss the police conversation: fictional bravery is not advice to enter mines, confront criminals or travel alone. In real life, seek a trusted adult and appropriate emergency help.

Support and stretch

Read aloud; invite pointing, drawings or dictation. Extend by asking for a page or picture clue.

Teaching links

Suggested England English: discussing reading and explaining ideas. US literacy links apply only to the stated school age group, not automatically to babies. Adapt to the learner; these materials are not an accredited curriculum.