21ST REVIEWER
“The Barn Owl’s Wondrous Capers”
by: justinepush
GRAPHIC FICTION/NOVEL
-comic book narrative that is equivalent in
form and dimension to the prose novel
(Campbell 200, 81)
-pictures are arranged in sequenced in
image panels and dialogues are written in
speech bubbles
-illustrations allow the readers to imagine
and experience the characters and
events in the story
FEATURES OF GRAPHIC
NOVEL (Singh, 2021)
1. Autographic forms are the marks of
author’s handwriting which creates an
impact that the whole novel is a
manuscript and thus provides a sense of
intimacy.
2. Graphic novels encourage interactivity in
the minds of the reader as he fills in the
blanks between image panels.
3. Filling in the blanks between image
panels makes the reader imagine the
actions portrayed in the story.
4. The language, syntax and meaning of a
graphic novel spring primarily through the
relationship between images than words.
5. Graphic fiction combines book and
screen.
EXAMPLES
1. “In the Shadow of No Tower: 9/11”
-Art Spiegelmen in 2004
-story about the terrorist attack on
September 11 in America.
-depicts the traumatic and tragic
experiences of American
2.
-Sarnath Banerjee in 2009
-18th century Calcutta exploiting the
myth of the “Wandering Jew”.
3. “Louis Riel”
-Chester Brown in 2003
-fictionalized violent rebellion in the 19th
Century on the Canadian praire who led
by Riel.
PARTS OF A COMIC
PANEL: one illustration on a page
usually surrounded by a border. Each
panel moves the story along, by
depicting an action with figures and
speech bubbles
GUTTER: space between the panels
TIER: single row of panels
SPLASH: full-page illustration which
often is used at the beginning of the
comic book
CAPTION: box that is separate from the
rest of the panel usually used to provide
context for what’s happening through
the voice of a narrator
SPEECH BUBBLE/ BALLOON: contain
the dialogue of the characters and
inside the panel. Each balloon has a
“tail,” which points to who is speaking
the dialogue
FLASH FICTION
-imaginative literature of extreme brevity
-range from a word to a thousand (Gacusan
2018)
-known as micro stories, postcard fiction,
nanotales and short shorts.
COMMON CHARACTERISTICS
(Sustana, 2020)
 BREVITY: presents the story with
fewest words as possible
COMPLETE PLOT: Emphasizes the
development of plot. has a beginning,
middle and end
SURPRISING ENDING: successful
hallmark of a flash fiction is its twist at
the end of the story
EXAMPLES
1. “Angels and Blueberries”
-Tara Campbell
-story of various explanations for the
color of the sky that involves angels
and blueberries
2. “Taylor Swift”
-Hugh Behm-Steinberg
-anyone can order a perfectly clone of
Taylor Swift at his doorstep
SCANNING
-quickly reading a text to get the summary
-search for keywords or ideas
EXTENSIVE READING
-approach to language learning, including
foreign language learning, by means of a
large amount of reading
-free reading of books and other written
material that is not too difficult for readers
-Free Voluntary Reading
LITERARY GENRE ON
MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION
THE STORY OF THE PENCIL
-by Paulo Coelho

3. “Unnecessary Things” FABLE

-Tatyana Tolstaya -a brief story illustrating a moral or truth
-finding an old and torn teddy bear about human nature
-talking animals or animated objects

PARABLE
READING APPROACH
-Teachers use reading approach as one -allegorically teach some religious
of the methods in teaching English principle, moral or general truths
-Students are demanded to read more to -includes real or literal occurrences to
improve their knowledge and get new which anyone can relate
ideas MULTIMEDIA
-students are expected to improve their
-any electronic application used to teach
English skills
lessons
SKIMMING -combination of text, voice, picture or
video
-main idea of a text is quickly identified
-DIGITAL STORYTELLING: uses
-works well to find dates, names, and
interactive digital tools to tell a story
places
-useful when you are seeking specific
information rather than reading for
FORMATS OF MULTIMEDIA
comprehension
1. VIDEO 5. AUDIO
-primary component in multimedia, -Audio files include background music
especially those that appear online and and special effects
on television -designed to improve a user’s experience

FORMATS:
MPEG: Developed by the Moving CHARACTERISTICS
Pictures Expert Group. The first
Multimedia can be used in the
popular video format on the web. Not
presentations, making them more fun
supported anymore in HTML.
and interesting.
AVI: Audio Video Interleave.
A multimedia presentation has
Developed by Microsoft.
various viewing options such as
WMA: Windows Media Audio.
projector or a media player and the
Developed by Microsoft.
like.
Flash: used to deliver digital video
You can also download the
content over the Internet using Adobe
multimedia presentation or play it live.
Flash Player
The technology of multimedia can
MP3: most popular format for music
also be used to make the information
players. Supported by all browsers
be conveyed more easily to the user.
MP4: video format, but can also be
Multimedia technology has improved
used for audio. Supported by all
the learning experience by combining
browsers
various forms of media together.

2. ANIMATION
-form of art for most people
-Flash is the most common platform for
animation, and using this component, the
interactivity of animation is enhanced
3. TEXT
-most common among the types of
multimedia
-particularly important for accessibility
purposes
-can make any application more user-
friendly
-interactivity is increased
4. IMAGES
-needed to create videos and animation
-Familiar image formats include jpeg and
png. These formats permit editing
BENEFITS
Digital storytelling allows students to
improve their knowledge about a
specific subject and increases skills
such as writing, researching and
reading.
Using multimedia improve a learner’s
overall academic performance. Used
for self-directed learning or SDL.
Students manage their time and
assess what needs to be included in
their learning activities.
“In his heart a man plans his course, but
the Lord determines his steps.”
Proverbs 16:9