Introduction to Illegal and Graphic novel

Illegal tells the story of ....

• a boy's journey from Australia to Europe

• a boy's journey from Vietnam to Australia

• a boy's journey from Europe to Africa

• a boy's journey from Ghana to Europe

Setting means ...

• the time, places, duration of a story

• the actions of the characters

• the background information that inspires the work

• the characters in the story

Context means

• the sounds included in a film.

• the background information that inspires a writer's work.

• the style of author's writing.

• the body language of the characters

The word "fiction" means

• real

• unreal

• long

• short

How did "boat people" get onto their boat?

• Their family helped them.

• Their friends helped them.

• They paid their friends for help.

• They paid people smugglers for help.

What is the name of the sea that African refugees must cross?

• Sahara

• Tripoli

• Agadez

• Mediterranean

What is the name of the desert that African refugees must cross?

• Agadez

• Tripoli

• Sahara

• Mediterranean

A graphic novel tells a story through

• written words only

• images only

• a combination of images and sounds

• a combination of images and written words

To interpret means

• to retell the story in my own words.

• to decide what an author is trying to communicate.

• to decide what is not important.

• to memorise the story.

This image shows

• captions

• speech balloons

• gutters

• speech boxes