Starter: Which 4 of these cartoon characters are NOT originally French-speaking?

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10

Today’s Objective:

• You will write an Asterix book as a whole year group

• You will create your own little comic book to take home

The first Asterix book, Asterix The Gaul, was published in:

1. 19512. 19613. 1971

How many Asterix books (volumes) are there?

1. 212. 433. 34

How many Asterix books have been sold worldwide?

1. 250 million2. 325 million3. 400 million

How many languages are Asterix books translated into?

1. 1072. 57 3. 87

What is the name of the newest Asterix film?

1. Asterix and Cleopatra2. Asterix and the Big

Fight3. Asterix and Obelix:

God Save Britannia

Now it is your turn!

In pairs……• You will be given a page

of an Asterix story. • On that page, you will

find the first and last speech bubbles are written in.

• Use your imagination to fill the other speech bubbles in to make a story