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Slide 2 Graphic Novel -Tells a story through dialogue & images -longer & more complex than comics Comics -magazine form -often serial Manga -means random pictures -Japanese comics -read from right to left Slide 3 Inference Even though the author does not tell you what happened, you can figure it out by the clues. Slide 4 GRAPHIC NOVELS ARE. Slide 5 Slide 6 Slide 7 Do you know the parts of a graphic novel? Slide 8 Slide 9 Slide 10 *Panels squares or rectangles that contain a single scene. *Gutters space between panels. *Word Balloons contain communication between/among characters. *Thought Balloons contain a characters thoughts. *Captions contain information about a scene or character. *Sound Effects visual sound clues (POW!) This is also called..???? Slide 11 *What characters say to each other. *Conveyed through word balloons. *Each word balloon has a tail to let you know who is talking! Slide 12 Slide 13 Slide 14 Slide 15 Slide 16 * In the captions and word balloons, some words are emphasized by being BIGGER or BOLDER than others. * This lets the reader know that there is a lot of EMOTION behind these specific words. Slide 17 Do you know how to read a graphic novel? Are there any certain strategies? Slide 18 Slide 19 Slide 20 Sometimes it can be a bit more complicated.. BUT.. Slide 21 Slide 22 For word balloons too.. Slide 23