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Graphic Novels Introduction

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Graphic Novels Introduction

Comic book panels and speech bubbles illustration

📚 Part 1: Graphic Novel Features

1. What is a graphic novel?

A book with only pictures

A story told using pictures and words together

A book with only words

A picture dictionary

2. Which of these are parts of a graphic novel? (Tick all that apply)

Panels (boxes that hold the pictures)

Speech bubbles

Thought bubbles

Sound words like "BANG!" or "CRASH!"

Captions (boxes with information)

3. What do speech bubbles show us?

What characters are thinking privately

What characters are saying out loud

Sound effects

The setting of the story

4. Fill in the blanks:

The spaces between panels are called ____________. They help readers understand that ____________ has passed or the scene has changed.

🔍 Part 2: Reading Graphic Novels

5. Look at the graphic novel page your teacher has given you. What do the pictures show that the words don't tell us?
6. How do the panels help you understand the story? (Think about size, shape, or order)
7. Find an example of each feature in your graphic novel excerpt:

Speech bubble example: ____________________________

Sound word example: ____________________________

What the pictures show about the mood: ____________________________

🎨 Part 3: Planning Your Graphic Novel Page

8. Plan a simple 3-panel story. What will happen in each panel?

Panel 1: ________________________________________________

Panel 2: ________________________________________________

Panel 3: ________________________________________________

9. What will your characters say? Write the speech for your speech bubbles:
10. Draw your 3-panel graphic novel page in the space below. Include speech bubbles, and try to add sound words or captions!

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