Exploring+Graphic+Novels

Exploring Graphic Novels

 Now that you have read at least two graphic novels, let's explore deeper! Below is a list of websites and articles pertaining to graphic novels. Please visit these links and begin to think about information you would put in your own graphic novel or comic. Then, fill out your Comic Strip Planning Sheet with your ideas. Once you have completed your planning sheet, please submit it for teacher review. Once the planning sheet has been approved, you will be able to create your own comic using an online resource!


 * Things to consider: **
 * 1) What is a graphic novel?
 * 2) What is a comic?
 * 3) What is the difference between graphic novels and comics?
 * 4) How are graphic novels different from other books?


 * Links: **
 * [|Sidekicks-graphic novel reviews for kids]
 * [|Visual Language: Writing for Comics]
 * [|http://www.humblecomics.com/comics.htm- ABC]
 * [|http://www.randomhouse.com/pantheon/graphicnovels/satrapi.html- Persepolis]
 * [|http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=24153- Adventures in Oz]
 * [|http://www.squeetus.com/stage/books_rap.html- Rapunzel's Revenge]
 * [|http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/comic/vocabulary.html- Comic Vocabulary]