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Miss Gooding’s example of a mind-map

Miss Gooding’s example of a mind-map. Graphic Novel Mindmap. Now that you have read and summarised three different graphic novels, we need to be thinking about the characteristics of a graphic novel.

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Miss Gooding’s example of a mind-map

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  1. Miss Gooding’s example of a mind-map

  2. Graphic Novel Mindmap • Now that you have read and summarised three different graphic novels, we need to be thinking about the characteristics of a graphic novel. • You need to create a mind-map with the subheadings (or ‘categories’): Characters, Setting, Genre, Illustrations, Format/Layout

  3. 1. Insert a title Graphic Novels

  4. 2. Insert Five Categories Setting Genre Graphic Novels Format/ Layout Illustration Characters

  5. Setting Where do the stories take place? In a school, a small town a particular country… Try to think of 5 of your own examples of settings…

  6. Characters Who is involved in each graphic novel? What role do they play? Eg superhero, detective, warrior… What other roles could characters play in a graphic novel?

  7. Genre What ‘type’ are the graphic novels that you have read? Eg: action, romance, fantasy, sci-fi… How many different genres can the class come up with?

  8. Illustration What is the illustration style? Eg Cartoon-like, realistic, manga…

  9. Format/Layout How is the graphic novel presented? What are the panels like? What is the relationship between the text and the illustration?

  10. 3. Add arrows to connect ideas Format Layout Setting Genre Graphic Novels Characters Illustration

  11. 4. Add 3 elements for each category. Make sure to include colour and shapes to keep it clear. Format Layout Setting Genre Graphic Novels Characters Illustration

  12. 5. The next step is to include different fonts/ text Alien Manga Graphic Novels Characters Illustration School girl Hero Colour Realistic

  13. 6. Make sure that you include appropriate images Sci-Fi Fantasy Genre Romance

  14. So, your mind-map should end up looking something like this…

  15. Country Town Fantasy Sci-Fi Same sized panels Text under images School Japan Romance Format Layout Setting Genre Graphic Novels Characters Alien Illustration Hero Manga School girl Realistic Colour

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