Novel

A ______________ contains communication between characters.

• panel

• frame

• speech balloon

• thought balloon

This bubble shows a character is...

• yelling

• thinking

• whispering

• speaking

How many panels are there on this page?

• 1

• 9

• 3

• 6

What is a graphic novel?

• A novel that's written in a comic-strip format

• A novel about History

• Same thing as historical fiction

• A novel that has only pictures

A novel is...

• Long works of Fiction (“Hunger Games”, Harry Potter”

• Works of fiction that are longer than short stories, but shorter than novels.

• Brief works of fiction. Has characters, setting, and a plot.

Which of the following best describes Randy’s attitude toward his father throughout the book?

• critical and hateful

• obedient and submissive

• admiring yet doubtful

• disrespectful yet understanding

What is graphic weight?

• The heaviness/intensity of a line or block of shading for focus. The darker/thicker the weight the more important the scene or element.

• The use of prior knowledge to “fill in the gutters” and innately create narrative sequencing in a series of panels.

• The panel or part of a panel that is closest to the viewer.

• Information bubbles or boxes that are generally separate from the rest of the panel or page. Often used to create a voice-over technique to the action in front of us. They are also spaces for soliloquies, personal thoughts, and, occasionally, dialogue.

What is this image an example of?

• Close Up

• Captions

• Graphic Weight

• Foreground

What is the definition of a panel that bleeds?

• The blank space between panels.

• The center of a panel – how an author uses this space helps to create tone and mood.

• The border that surrounds and contains the text.

• When an image goes past the border of the page.

What is a panel?

• The border that surrounds and contains the text.

• When an image goes past the border of the page.

• The box or segment that contains the image and text.

• The heaviness/intensity of a line or block of shading for focus.