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Unit 3-Comic Book Making
Unit 3-Comic Book Making
Unit 3-Comic Book Making
let’s start!
Lesson objective
We will understand the conventions of graphic
novels/comic book and consider how authors
use both written and visual elements to
convey meaning.
an introduction
There are many different ways of storytelling, some of which are what we call
multimodal - that is, they combine at least two differed modes. Both comic
books and graphic novels have become extremely popular in contemporary
society. These texts use both text and images to tell a story.
Although we might read and enjoy these texts, we might not be familiar with the
metalanguage needed to anlalyse them. Graphic novels and comics both use
similar conventions, but before we delve into our study of graphic novels, it's
important to discuss what makes them different from comics.
a Definition
They are longer and more complex, have a more
developed storyline and form a complete narrative
As previously stated, graphic novels are
narratives told through both pictures and
words that work together to convey They include more serious content, cover an array of
meaning. genres and convey their story in a more mature way
Video link
https://youtu.be/KGQa5uWOGuA
They are usually published in the style of a novel
rather than a magazine
struCTURE
OF a comic book
panels
A panel is an individual frame that consists of a
single image depicting one moment that is
sometimes accompanied by text.
speech bubbles
Speech bubbles are usually round frames that look like bubbles
with a tail leading to the speaker. They contain direct speech
from the characters.
speech bubbles
Speech bubbles can appear in different styles to convey various moods or ideas.
body language
Posture Gaze
The position in which someone Where the person is looking and
holds their body. This nonverbal who or what the person is
communication tells us about looking at. This can draw our
the person’s mood. focus towards something.
let’s find out!
Choose 1 -2 comic book samples from internet and label the following features..
Present it to the class on how these are used to convey ideas or position audience
response.