Graphic Novels Vocabulary

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What is a graphic novel?

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A novel that's written in a comic-strip format

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How do you read the panels of a graphic novel?

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Top to bottom, left to right

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What is a difference between a traditional novel and a comic?

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Graphic novels are told with pictures

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Are all graphic novels about superheroes?

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False

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How many panels are there on this page? Options: 1, 9, 3, 6

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9

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The red lines in this image are called? Options: Caption, Thought Bubble, Gutter, Emanata

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Gutter

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A graphic novel tells a story through

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through drawn panels, text and sound effects

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Visual sound cues, such as Bam! or Pow!

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Sound Effect/Onomatopoeia