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People will ask WHY READ GRAPHIC NOVELS ?

Discover the reasons why people should read graphic novels, which offer superb texts that are exciting, fun, and varied. With literary content focused on themes, characters, and mood, graphic novels provide a medium that is complex and worth exploring.

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People will ask WHY READ GRAPHIC NOVELS ?

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  1. People will askWHY READ GRAPHIC NOVELS ? • Superb texts– exciting, fun, varied • Fast– so re-read for deeper analysis • literary content: theme, character, mood • Media is complex

  2. What is A Graphic Novel? • Define: Long, sequential, comic-style narrative. • Medium not a genre

  3. CONVENTIONS • Panels • Frames • Gutter • Speech bubbles/ Thought • Captions • Sound effects • Perspective • Transitions

  4. Caption Panel Gutter Thought Bubble Scream Frame Sound Effect Dialogue Bubble

  5. Speech and Thought Bubbles

  6. PERSPECTIVE: Camera Lens • Same vocabulary as film and photography • Distance: Zoom, Close-up, medium-shot, long-shot • Camera Movement: Panning and tracking (dolly)

  7. Transitions • Panel to panel transitions: • from one panel to the next: • Moment-to-moment • 2. Action-to-action • 3. Subject-to-subject • 4. Scene-to-scene • 5. Aspect-to-aspect • 6. Non-sequitur • (http://www.comixpedia.org/index.php?title=Panel-to-panel_transitions)

  8. The Walking DeadMoment-to-moment:little change takes place between panels. -an important moment is “slowed down”

  9. Star SupermanAction-to-action: The actions of a single subject are shown. Fast action and dialogue is used.

  10. The Walking Dead Subject-to-subject: Transitions between different subjects Used for conversations.

  11. MAUS Scene-to-scene: “significant distances of time and space.“ a flashback or a switch of perspective, a new idea

  12. Who Killed Retro Girl? Aspect-to Aspect: “Bypasses time and sets a wandering eye on different aspects of a setting, mood, idea.” Develops point of view, character, mood

  13. ORIGINAL NON-SEQUITUR no logical connection they are juxtaposed with one another experimental or abstract– rare.

  14. Transitions: ACTIVITY • Part 1- Create a moment-to-moment six panel sequence that shows you waking up and getting ready for school • Part 2- Create an aspect-to-aspect panel sequence of the same event. • Metacognition: • Which do you prefer and why? • Which shows emotions and details best? • Which is more exiting to you, why?

  15. ACTIVITY: HOW ARE YOU FEELING TODAY? -Look at the faces and choose feeling that best represents your mood. Draw a picture of yourself (Choose an appropriate perspective/ camera lens to further your mood) -Include a variety of conventions of graphic novel: thought bubble, speech bubble, and caption. Use at least two kinds of transitions and use different perspective (distance and angle) in each panel. -What is the biggest challenge to this task? -What can you do to make it easier?

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