Graphic Novel Book Club Vocab

Holds the picture and the story

Space between the panels

Line/border that contains the panel

Tells what the character’s are saying (external dialogue)

Tells what the character’s are thinking (internal dialogue)

Highlights onomatopoeia (bang! or wow!) using fonts and size

Tells the story outside of the characters: scene setting, description, passage of time, etc

Category or type of literature (short story, science fiction, legends, fiction, biography, etc.)

Factual writing

Imaginary writing; for example, short story or novel