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Unit Objectives. Areas of Focus. Understanding Cultural Context In general and in regards to Persepolis Understanding Visual Aspects of Graphic Novels Understanding / Reviewing Duality in Literature The Importance of Creative Expression . TO DO!.
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Areas of Focus • Understanding Cultural Context In general and in regards to Persepolis • Understanding Visual Aspects of Graphic Novels • Understanding / Reviewing Duality in Literature • The Importance of Creative Expression
TO DO! • Creative Discussion re: the book as a whole • Research, present, discuss key elements of cultural context • Learn and apply the aspects of graphic novels then later analyze how effectively those aspects are transferred into a new text type (film) • Review elements of duality in the text and analyze the effect this creates • Write & design a chapter in your own graphic memoir re: an epiphianic or catalyzing moment in your life
How is your image important in understanding the whole? What are the key visual elements of your image?
Key Elements in Graphic Novels Faces, Clothes, Hands, Feet Panel Frame Gutter Bleed Splash Page Foreground Midground Background Icons Motion Lines Graphic Weight • Layout • Figures • Text • Transitions Captions Speech Balloons External Dialogue Internal Dialogue Special Effects Lettering Sound Effects