How To Read A Graphic Novel/ Elements 📕📑

Question 1

Panels

Answer 1

Squares or rectangles that contain a single scene

Question 2

A graphic novel is a________, not a genre

Answer 2

MEDIUM

Question 3

How do we read graphic novels?

Answer 3

From left to right

Question 4

Captions

Answer 4

Contain information about a scene or character

Question 5

Visual sound clues

Answer 5

Sound affects

Question 6

Graphic Weight

Answer 6

Describes the way some images draw the eye more than others, creating focus using colour and shading various ways

Question 7

What’s Aspect to Aspect?

Answer 7

• The reader sees multiple aspects, or features, of one scene between frames
• Allows the author to describe a scene in a variety of ways
• Often includes close-ups

Question 8

What type of transition is this?
*- Relatively little change between frames
- Slows the action to focus the reader’s attention on a certain impact

Answer 8

Moment to Moment

Question 9

Graphic Novels use________and_________to present information

Answer 9

TEXT and PICTURES

Question 10

Contain a character’s thoughts

Answer 10

Thought Ballons

Question 11

Dialogue Ballons

Answer 11

Contain communication between/among characters

Question 12

Dialogue and thought ballons are read from________to_______and________to_______ as is appropriate.

Answer 12

LEFT to RIGHT and TOP to BOTTOM

Question 13

Gutters

Answer 13

Space between the panels

Question 14

What type of transition is this?
*- The actions of a character(s) change from frame to frame
- Usually takes place over a short period tile
- Often used in fight if chase scene

Answer 14

Action to Action

Question 15

Pay attention to the_________and_________of the speech bubbles;__________or “pointy” speech bubbles may indicate a character is scared or angry.

Answer 15

SIZE and SHAPE & JAGGED

Question 16

What’s scene to scene?

Answer 16

• Moves the scene over large gaps of time or space
• Allows the reader to see related events in multiple settings
• Flashbacks are often illustrated in monochrome

Question 17

What type of transition is this? *Transitions between the perspectives of experiences of two or more characters in the same scene

Answer 17

Subject to Subject