1. W HAT IS A G RAPHIC N OVEL ?

2. T HINK ::::C APTAIN U NDERPANTS …

3. A GRAPHIC NOVEL IS A BOOK OR MAGAZINE THAT USES ARTISTIC DRAWINGS TO TELL A STORY.

4. O FTEN, AUTHORS USE WORD CLOUDS OR THOUGHT BUBBLES TO DISPLAY THE TEXT ( STORY OR DIALOGUE ).

5. B ESIDES C APTAIN U NDERPANTS, THERE ARE OTHER GRAPHIC NOVELS IN OUR L IBRARY AND IN THE WORLD !

6. W E ARE GOING TO TRY TO MAKE OUR OWN COMICS, OR COMIX ! Y OU WILL NEED TO VISIT THE FOLLOWING W EBSITE THAT WILL HELP YOU CREATE YOUR OWN COMIC STRIP. Y OU CAN CHOOSE YOUR CHARACTERS, THOUGHT BALLOONS OR TALK BALLOONS. W E WILL “ PLAY ” WITH THIS TOOL THIS WEEK AND THE NEXT TIME YOU COME FOR RESEARCH CLASS. I N G OOGLE, TYPE : M AKE BELIEFS COMIX C LICK ON THIS W EB LINK C LICK -”E NTER HERE ” E XPLORE !