Cafeteria Capers

Worksheet Description

This worksheet, titled “Lunch Table Time,” features a four-panel comic strip set in what appears to be a school cafeteria, with a series of events unfolding around the lunch table. In the first panel, the characters are shown with happy expressions, suggesting anticipation for the meal. The subsequent panels depict changes in the main character’s reactions to different situations at the table, from contentment to surprise, and then to dismay. Students are tasked with answering questions about the characters’ actions, the changes in expressions, and the possible causes for these reactions, as well as describing the setting.

“Lunch Table Time” is designed to teach students to observe and interpret visual cues and details in a narrative sequence. The questions prompt them to analyze the comic strip’s story, paying particular attention to the characters’ facial expressions and body language, which hint at their emotional responses to the events. This exercise helps students practice empathy by considering how one might feel in similar situations. It also develops their ability to infer and articulate thoughts about the cause-and-effect relationships depicted in the illustrations.