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Parts of a Graphic Novel

gutters

• big blocks on the page with pictures and words

• box with words that tell about a character or background information

• space between the panels

Parts of a Graphic Novel

panels

• big blocks with pictures and words

• box with words that tell about character or background information

• space between the panels

Parts of Graphic Novel

Speech bubbles

• talk between characters shown in more than one thought bubble

• tail of thought bubble directed at the person doing the talking

• letters may be bigger or bolder

Parts of a Graphic Novel

Thought Cloud

• bigger and sometimes colored

• dotted lines around a thought bubble

• looks like a cloud

The lines around this characters head are called...

• Emanata

• Bleed

• Panels

• Thought bubbles

When you are reading a graphic novel, which of the following will help you figure out what the characters are feeling?

• The colors

• The body language

• The facial expressions

• Captions, thought bubbles, and speech bubbles

Parts of a Graphic Novel

Captions

• box with words that tell about a character or background information

• big blocks on the page with pictures and words

• words inside speech bubbles

The small lines that indicate movement in a Graphic Novel are called...

• Motion lines

• Speech bubbles

• Gutters

• Panels

What does NAVAL mean?

• Having to do with the navy.

• Having to do with the belly button

• Having to do with oranges

• Havig to do with something being new

What is bunting?

• Catching a fly ball.

• Hitting a home run.

• Hitting the catcher.

• Hitting the ball softly.