a form of text combining words and images in long-form, sequential art panels

a distinct section or frame that contains a specific scene or moment in the story

to use clues from within the text to draw conclusions

Introducing the context of 'No Country'

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Introducing the context of 'No Country' (ON HOLD)

Identity and characterisation in 'No Country' (ON HOLD)

Analysing a scene in 'No Country' (ON HOLD)

Exploring themes in 'No Country' (ON HOLD)

Identity and characterisation in 'No Country'

Analysing a scene in 'No Country'

Exploring themes in 'No Country'

Introducing the context of 'Frizzy'

Identity and characterisation in 'Frizzy'

Analysing a scene and exploring themes in 'Frizzy'

In 'No Country and Frizzy: graphic novels exploring identity and belonging' pupils have explored themes through the graphic novel form. In 'Cloud Busting: book club', pupils will consider how reading a narrative in verse can convey themes and characterisation.

Pupils will have been exposed to some of the codes and conventions in graphic novels in 'When Stars are Scattered: book club'. In this unit, we will explore the form in greater detail, ensuring pupils gain an understanding of key features and more complex terminology. Pupils will explore how both image and text can create meaning on their own, together or in contrast to one another.

In this unit, pupils read and explore two fictional graphic novel texts, 'No Country' and 'Frizzy'. They discuss the context of both graphic novels. Finally, pupils explore the visual, narrative and contextual elements of specific scenes and discuss the key themes within each text.

'No Country' and 'Frizzy': graphic novels exploring identity and belonging

Depiction of scary, confusing or unsettling events or characters placed in danger, including creation of a scary atmosphere through the use of music and sound.

Depiction or discussion of upsetting content

a form of text combining words and images in long-form art panels

a frame that contains a specific scene in the story

Match these keywords to their definitions.

Which characters do we see in the first few pages of the graphic novel?

Using the front cover, match the following key elements found on a text cover to the correct information about the novel. 

True or false? The setting of the graphic novel text is **dystopian**.

sections of the text that don’t reflect our values and preferences

sections of the text that we are curious to find out more about

Match these key terms to their definitions. 

True or false? Meaning in graphic novels is always conveyed through narration.

creating the pictures, drawings, or images that make up a text.

turning the words and illustrations into a final product, including printing.

True or false? In visual texts, meaning can only be created through the words.

a form of poetry that doesn't follow any set rules of rhyme or structure

a form of text that presents news and information about current events

Which of the following best describes a **graphic novel**?

True or false? Graphic novels are a genre of literature.

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