1. Persepolis The purpose of today’s lesson is to gain more background knowledge of the events surrounding the Iranian Revolution in 1979 and to gain an understanding of graphic novel terms and how they are used in a graphic novel.

3. Panel Each individual picture

4. Frame The lines that border the panel

5. Gutters The space between the panels

6. Bleed When the image extends to or beyond the edge of the page

7. Foreground The image closest to the viewer

8. Midground Where your eye falls first

9. Background Provides additional context such as setting

10. Graphic Weight The use of light or dark images that make a panel appear heavier or lighter

11. Captions Boxes that contain a variety of text elements including things such as setting and background

12. Speech bubbles Dialogue