CREATE A CRAFTED AND CONTROLLED VISUAL AND

VERBAL TEXT.DELVING INTO IDEAS FROM

TEXTS.AS 2.6 3 credits

Christine Wells

INTRODUCTION

This assessment activity requires you to create a controlled visual text focused on ideas that interest you from The Dark Knight.

The audience for your work will be your class and teacher.

Your work will be presented as a graphic story.

Your teacher will specify a due date.

CHOOSE THE IDEAS AND THE FORM OF YOUR V ISUAL TEXT

1.

2. Brainstorm two or more themes from the film to present in your visual text.

The Dark Knight

CO N VE N T I O N S O F G RAPH I C N OVE LS

Panels Transitions/gutters Perspective Time Narrative Words and Pictures

GRAPHIC NOVEL CONVENTIONS

Panel

GRAPHIC NOVEL CONVENTIONSTransitions/gutters

6 Types of Transitions

GRAPHIC NOVEL CONVENTIONS

Perspective

GRAPHIC NOVEL CONVENTIONS

Time

GRAPHIC NOVEL CONVENTIONSTime

GRAPHIC NOVEL CONVENTIONS

Narrative/Captions

GRAPHIC NOVEL CONVENTIONS

Words and Pictures

V I S U A L F E AT U R E S

Images

Colour

Layout

Camera shots/angles

Font style

Symbols

Dialogue balloon style

Transitions/gutters

V E R BA L F E AT U R E S

Simile

Alliteration

Onomatopoeia

Personification

Narrative/captions

Metaphor

G E TT I N G S TA RT E D

1. Brainstorm a list of characters

2. Write out ideas for the storyline

3. List the visual and verbal features you will use

4. Do a rough sketch

G O O D C O PY

Create your good copy!

B I BL I OG RA P H Y

http://m.wikihow.com/Create-a-Graphic-Novelhttp://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson1102/terms.pdf