{ Visuals and Text in Graphic Novels The combination of information

Over the past two days, we have discussed and evaluated the importance of the textual and visual/artistic features in graphic novels

Let’s review

 Dialogue: Usually in speech bubbles  Thoughts: Thought bubbles (cloud shape)  Narration: Usually in rectangular boxes in the panels  Onomatopoeia: Used to convey sound effects  Punctuation: Helps to further express emotions While looking at and for each of these features, you should be thinking: How does each feature help to give me a better understanding of what’s happening on the page? Textual Features

 Colors  Light and darkness  How the frames (boxes) are arranged and shaped  Unique style of the artist  How action is intensified  How space is utilized While looking at and for each of these features, you should be thinking: How does each feature help to give me a better understanding of what’s happening on the page? Visual Features

Today, we will be working in groups to evaluate all of these features in two texts. American Born Chinese And a new text, Persepolis. Today

Today, we will be using another new text: Persepolis

Persepolis is an autobiographical graphic narrative written by Marjane Satrapi. In the narrative, she shows the struggles of her life in Iran during and after the Islamic revolution. There are two books to the story, as well as a movie that depicts the whole story

Today you will be working in your groups to evaluate the different types of features in two unique graphic novels. Today’s Activity

  How do the features in the two texts differ? Is one story more effective than the other due to the use of the features?   Which story do you think was more effective at incorporating different features into the story telling? Why? Closing Thoughts