Understanding Graphic Novel Elements

Match the following

• The border/outline or around a panel

• Caption

• A box with narration or extra details.

• Thought Bubble

• A rounded shape that contains dialogue

• Speech Bubble

• A bubble showing inner thoughts.

• Frame

• A single box or section of a comic/graph

• Panel

How can the size of a panel influence the story in a graphic novel?

• It determines the color scheme

• It affects the pacing and emphasis of the story

• It changes the dialogue content

• It alters the character's appearance

Analyze how speech bubbles commonly used to convey emotion in a graphic novel.

• By changing the shape/font/size

• By altering the color

• They are simply decorative and do not serve any functional purpose in conveying emotion or tone.

Explain how thought bubbles can provide insight into a character's personality in a graphic novel.

• By showing the character's spoken words

• By revealing the character's inner thoughts and feelings

• By outlining the panel

• By providing narrative context

Interpret the meaning of a thought bubble that contains a cloud-like shape in a graphic novel.

• It indicates a character is speaking loudly

• It shows a character is thinking or dreaming

• It represents a character's whisper

• It outlines the panel

How does the arrangement of panels on a page affect the storytelling in a graphic novel?

• It determines the color scheme

• It influences the flow and sequence of the narrative

• It changes the dialogue content

• It alters the character's appearance

Strategically analyze how varying the size and shape of panels can create tension in a graphic novel.

• By making all panels the same size

• By using larger panels for dramatic moments and smaller ones for quick action

• By changing the color of the panels

• By altering the font of the captions

Analyze how the strategic placement of captions can guide the reader's interpretation of a graphic novel's plot.

• By providing additional dialogue

• By offering context and guiding the reader's focus

• By changing the panel's size

• By altering the character's appearance

Explain how the use of overlapping panels can affect the pacing of a graphic novel story.

• It slows down the story

• It speeds up the story by creating a sense of urgency

• It has no effect on the pacing

• It changes the dialogue content

Strategically analyze how the use of silent panels (panels without dialogue) can enhance storytelling in a graphic novel.

• By providing additional dialogue

• By allowing the reader to focus on visual cues and emotions

• By changing the panel's size

• By altering the character's appearance