Graphic Novel Vocabulary

squares or rectangles that contain a single scene

• border

• panels

• frame

• gutters

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5

words that show sound is happening

• dialogue word balloons

• sound effect

• captions

• thought balloons

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5

What is the blank space between panels called?

• gutter

• panel

• splash

• spread

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

One single frame or box that usually contains a single scene or image

• gutter

• panel

• splash

• spread

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

An image that spans two or more pages

• gutter

• panel

• splash

• spread

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5

One single frame that is an entire page

• gutter

• panel

• splash

• spread

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5

Shows what a character is saying

• thought bubble

• speech bubble

• onomatopoeia

• narrator box

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

shows what a character is thinking

• thought bubble

• speech bubble

• onomatopoeia

• narrator box

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

symbols that help show character emotion

• onomatopoeia

• emanata

• bleed

• captions

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

an image that extends beyond the edge of a page/panel

• onomatopoeia

• emanata

• bleed

• captions

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.K.5