Visual Literacy: Graphic Novels

Which of the following is an example of visual literacy?

• Watching Netflix

• Listening to music

• Giving a Speech

• Typing an essay

When reading comics & graphic novels, visual literacy can help you understand which of the following?

Check all that apply.

• Plot

• Characterization

• Themes

• Motifs

Select the term to match the definition:

A distinct segment of the comic, containing a combination of image and text in endless variety.

• Panel

• Frame

• Gutter

• Spacing

Select the term to match the definition:

Allows an immediate juxtaposition of the present and the past

• Panel

• Frame

• Gutter

• Spacing

Select the term to match the definition:

The lines and borders that contain the panels

• Panel

• Frame

• Gutter

• Spacing

Select the term to match the definition:

The space between framed panels

• Frame

• Spacing

• Gutter

• Bleed

Select the term to match the definition:

An image that extends to and/or beyond the edge of the page/panel

• Frame

• Spacing

• Gutter

• Bleed

The ________ of a picture is the area our eyes are naturally drawn to first.

• Foreground

• Midground

• Background

The _________ provides additional, subtextual information to the reader.

• Foreground

• Midground

• Background

The __________ of a picture is what is closest to the frame/edge of a panel.

• Foreground

• Midground

• Background