1. Miss Gooding’s example of a mind-map

2. Graphic Novel Mindmap
Now that you have read and summarised three different graphic novels, we need to be thinking about the characteristics of a graphic novel.
You need to create a mind-map with the subheadings (or ‘categories’): Characters, Setting, Genre, Illustrations, Format/Layout

3. 1. Insert a title
Graphic Novels

4. 2. Insert Five Categories
Setting
Genre
Graphic Novels
Format/
Layout
Illustration
Characters

5. Setting
Where do the stories take place? In a school, a small town a particular country… Try to think of 5 of your own examples of settings…

6. Who is involved in each graphic novel? What role do they play?
Characters
Who is involved in each graphic novel?
What role do they play?
Eg superhero, detective, warrior…
What other roles could characters play in a graphic novel?

7. What ‘type’ are the graphic novels that you have read?
Genre
What ‘type’ are the graphic novels that you have read?
Eg: action, romance, fantasy, sci-fi…
How many different genres can the class come up with?

8. What is the illustration style? Eg Cartoon-like, realistic, manga…

9. Format/ Layout
How is the graphic novel presented? What are the panels like? What is the relationship between the text and the illustration?

10. 3. Add arrows to connect ideas
Format
Layout
Setting
Genre
Graphic Novels
Characters
Illustration

11. 4. Add 3 elements for each category
4. Add 3 elements for each category. Make sure to include colour and shapes to keep it clear.
Format
Layout
Setting
Genre
Graphic Novels
Characters
Illustration

12. 5. The next step is to include different fonts/ text
Alien
Manga
Graphic Novels
Characters
Illustration
School girl
Hero
Colour
Realistic

13. 6. Make sure that you include appropriate images
Sci-Fi
Fantasy
Romance
Genre

14. So, your mind-map should end up looking something like this…

15. School Country Town Japan Format Setting Layout Genre Characters
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
Same sized panels
Text under images
School
Japan
Romance
Format
Layout
Setting
Genre
Graphic Novels
Characters
Alien
Illustration
Hero
Manga
School girl
Realistic
Colour