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Quarter 1: 21st Century Literature > Lesson 2.5: Conventional and 21st Century Literature > Flashcards

Lesson 2.5: Conventional and 21st Century Literature Flashcards

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Narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using comic form. The term is employed in a broad manner, encompassing non-fiction works and thematically linked short stories as well as fictional stories across a number of genres.

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Graphic Novels

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Japanese word for comics

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Manga

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It is used in the English-speaking world as a generic term for all comic books and graphic novels originally published in Japan. It is considered as an artistic and storytelling style.

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Manga

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sometimes used to refer to comics created by American artists in manga style.

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Ameri-manga

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Boy’s Manga (Naruto, BLeach, One Piece)

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Shonen

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Girl’s Manga (Sailor Moon)

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Shojo

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Men’s Manga (Akira)

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Seinen

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Women’s Manga (Loveless, Paradise Kiss)

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Josei

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Children’s Manga (Doraemon, Hello Kitty)

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Kodomo

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uses text and pictures to present information

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Graphic Novels

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Graphic novels use the same format as

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comic books

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How do graphic novels differ from comics?

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They usually contain stand-alone stories with complex plots.

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Graphic novel is a ___, not a ____

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format, not a genre

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A graphic novel consists of:

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cover and inside pages

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What does the page of a graphic novel consist of?

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Panels, gutters, dialog balloons, thought balloons, captions, and sound effects

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squares or rectangles that contain a single scene

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Panels

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space between panels

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Gutters

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contain communication between/among characters

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Dialog Balloons

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contain a character’s thoughts

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Thought Balloons

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contain information about a scene or character

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Captions

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visual effect clues i.e.. Wonk! Pow!

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Sound Effects

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How are graphic novels read?

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Left to right

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How are dialogue balloons read?

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Left to right or top to bottom

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The basic left to right rule still applies to

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Panels and Dialogue Balloons

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uses the interplay of text and illustrations in a comic-strip format to tell a story.
Instead of relying on just text to construct a narrative, it uses graphical elements such as panels,
frames, speech/thought balloons, etc. in a sequential way to create and evoke a story in a reader’s
mind.

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Graphic Novel

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What is the difference between a graphic novel and a
comic book? (PDF)

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A graphic novel is a longer, more complex piece of text that
usually covers the storyline in one book, whereas a comic book is
a lot shorter and tells the story over many issues and/or volumes.

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First graphic novel believed to have been published

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Adaptation of a German stage play called Lenardo and Blantine in 1783

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Who illustrated Lenardo and Blantine

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Joseph Franz von Goez

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How many frames were there in Lenardo and Blantine

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160 frames

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The term “graphic novel” gained popularity in the late 1970s, and was introduced by

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fan historian Richard Kyle

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The world’s largest comic book collection is housed in the

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Library of Congress in Washington DC in the US

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the box or segment that contains the image and text

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panel

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the border that surrounds and contains the panel

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frame

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the space that lies between panels

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gutter

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when an image goes beyond the borders of the page

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bleed

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the heaviness or intensity of a line or block of shading for visual focus. The bolder the graphic weight, the greater the visual focus, making that element more salient in the scene.

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graphic weight

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a box or section of text that gives details on the background and setting of the scene. It sits separately to speech and thought bubbles, often at the top or bottom of the panel.

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caption

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this contains the dialogue spoken by different characters within a scene. It’s usually enclosed in a bubble or another shape; otherwise, can stand on its own, close to the speaker.

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speech bubble

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this contains the internal dialogue of a character and is usually shaped like a cloud, coming from the character’s head

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thought bubble

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words that give a sense of sound on the page (e.g. BANG! THUMP!).

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special effects sounds

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how do they heighten the impact of special effect sounds in graphic novels?

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the words are either bolded or have a special graphic treatment to make it stand out

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the configuration of all the elements on the page; the way in which the frame, panels, speech bubbles, etc. are arranged to tell the narrative

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layout

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an angle that zooms into an image, like a character’s face, to allow for closer view. This technique is sometimes employed to convey a feeling of intimacy between the reader and character, such as when a character reveals their thoughts or revelations.

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close-up

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a style of fictional literature of extreme brevity. there is no widely accepted definition of the length of the category.

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flash fiction

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how many words could flash fiction be

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1-1000

46
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  • for sale: baby socks, never worn.
  • longed for him. got him. shit
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Six-Word Flash Fiction

47
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for sale: baby socks, never worn.

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Ernest Hemingway

48
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longed for him. got him. shit

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Margaret Atwood

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a fictional work of extreme brevity that still offers character and plot development

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flash fiction

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subcategories of flash fiction

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sudden fiction, twitterature, microfiction/drabble, six-word flash fiction

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what makes flash fiction different from a short story?

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  • not all literary elements are present (one or more may be implied)
  • half a page or less
  • typically the story begins mid-curve
  • starts right away with the action of the story
  • surprise ending
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Another name for flash fiction (1)

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micro-fiction, short-shorts, sudden fiction, micro narrative, postcard fiction, smoke long, palm-sized stories, sawed-off tales

53
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helps convey the meaning of flash fiction

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poetic elements like imagery, metaphor, symbols, etc.

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other names for flash fiction (2)

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sudden fiction, microfiction, micro-story, short-short, postcard fiction, prosetry, and short short story

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elements of flash fiction

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  • setting is where action takes place
  • there is not room for more than two characters– three at most
  • conflict is just a difference in opinion
  • resolution
  • surprise ending

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