How to Read a Graphic Novel

1. Fill in the Blank: Graphic Novels use _____ and ______ to present information.

• comedy and horror

• text and pictures

• emojis and words

• words and lines

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CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Graphic Novels differ from comics in that they usually contain stand-alone stories with complex plots. True or False?

• True

• False

Graphic novels do not use the same format as comic books.

• True

• False

A graphic novel consists of:

• Cover

• Inside Pages

• Neither

• Both

What are panels?

• space between

• contain communication between/among characters

• contain a character’s thoughts

• squares or rectangles that contain a single scene

What are captions?

• visual sound clues i.e.. Wonk! Pow!

• contain a character’s thoughts

• contain information about a scene or character

• space between panels

Dialog balloons contain ____________ and thought balloons contain _________.

• a character's thoughts; communication among/between characters

• communication among/between characters; a character's thoughts

• images about the scene; questions about the scene

• quotation marks; exclamation marks

True or False: Graphic novels are read left to right, just like traditional texts.

• True

• False