Graphic Novel Terms and Concepts Review 2020

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What is a panel?

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An individual frame or single drawing depicting a frozen moment.

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The lines and borders that contain the panels are known as...

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Frame

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The Gutter is-

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The space between framed panels.

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These are boxes containing a variety of text elements, including scene setting, description, background, etc.

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Captions

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These enclose dialogue and come from a specific speaker’s mouth; they vary in size, shape, and layout and can alternate to depict a conversation; can represent external dialogue or internal dialogue, which is a thought.

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Speech Bubbles

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How do you read the panels of a graphic novel?

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Start at the top of the page, move left to right, then move down, and repeat.

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Why are some speech bubbles different shapes?

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To emphasize and support the mood and tone of the story.

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What is a panel?

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The box or segment that contains the image and text.

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What is a frame?

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The border that surrounds and contains the text.

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What is the gutter?

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The space between the panels.