Graphic Novel Assignment Warm up Spring Board pp

Graphic Novel Assignment

Warm up Spring. Board pp 91 -98 - Skim the samples from Persepolis and brainstorm characteristics of graphic novels you see in the margins. - On page 98, read #4. Do not answer 1, 2, or 3.

goal I will determine a theme (or central idea) from a book I’ve read independently this semester OR from The Giver and analyze its development over the course of the text by interpreting the cause and effect of plot events.

Your task • You will create a visual representation in the form of a graphic novel. • Student Choice (circle): – Choice A: Illustrate what you believe are the essential elements of PLOT in The Giver (OR an independent novel) – introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution, and theme. – Choice B: Illustrate what you believe are the steps Jonas (or your book’s main character) takes on the HERO’S JOURNEY, following

expectations • There are two rubrics– decide which you will follow. • As we read, highlight ideas that stands out to you. • Questions? ?

expectations • This can be created by hand, in publisher, in Power. Point, on a comic website… but be creative! • You may work with a partner, but the pair must be approved ahead of time.

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Rough sketch • Before you begin your final draft, you may quickly sketch out your ideas on a rough draft. Decide what will • go in each You can have panel. more than 6 panels in your final draft.

Mom? Pop? Do you love me? Jonas! Precision of language!! Please! What a meaningle ss word! Narrative This is so awkward. One important setting in the novel is the dining area. Jonas' family has an evening ritual. Every evening they tell their feelings about the day. Typically, the mood is peaceful because the family is sharing and bonding, but when Jonas asks his parents if they love Pages: 6 -10 him, the mood becomes much more uncomfortable and tense. His parents don’t approve of Jonas expressing emotion.

LIBRARY 1. Take AR quizzes, including one on The Giver. 2. Check out a book to read over winter break. This book must be quizzed on for a grade in January. It must be in your reading level. 3. Work on rough draft of comic