Unit 1.5 & 1.6 Graphic novels & street art

• Engels
• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 5

UNIT 1.5 comics and graphic novels  

pg 24 assignment 5.1 questions a - d 

Write your answers in your exercise book /class notebook

What do you notice?

Key features of a
graphic novel

 Juxtaposition

 symmetry

symbolism 

point of view 

panel, bleed, splash, frame/ frameless panel, voice-over, emanata, exaggeration, speech bubble, hatching, foreground, midground, background, iconic, realistic, font, layout, formatting, (situational) irony, allusion, colour, caricature, expression, symbolism, negative space, gutter, punch line, camera angle, point of view, labelling, public opinion, bias, topical, satire/satirical, juxtaposition, uniformity, dialogue, cartoon, simple, complex, subjective, objective, universal, specific, abstract, concrete, graphic weight (contrast in blacks and whites or colours)

Use these terms to annotate your cartoon

What is the effect of these style and technique choices?

UNIT 1.5 comics and graphic novels  

Philpot pgs 26, 27 & 28

Look at the Calvin & Hobbes cartoon and read the key features analysis. 

UNIT 1.5 comics and graphic novels  

Philpot pgs 26, 27 & 28

Look at the Calvin & Hobbes cartoon and read the key features analysis. complete 5.5 pg 28

complete your analysis for Maus 

Write your answers in your class notebook

UNIT 1.5 comics and graphic novels  

Philpot pgs 26, 27 & 28

Look at the Calvin & Hobbes cartoon and read the key features analysis. complete 5.5 pg 28

complete your analysis for Maus 

Write your answers in your class notebook

Evidence 

Search in your copy of Maus. 

Find examples of 5 of the terms used in 5.2 

1. Take a photo

2. upload to Philpot in your class notebook 

3. Write a 3 - 5 sentence explanation of how this photo shows the term and what the effect on the reader is. 

“What you’re doing is as useful as rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.”

“Life is like a box of chocolates.”

“All the world’s a stage,

And all the men and women merely players.”

Exercises in Style

1. complete the questions in the file in Teams. Consider the examples carefully. 

Think about the way that style influences the message. This is seen clearly in images, but is also the case in written text. 

Exercises in Style

Only three of the cartoons can be kept in the museum. Which ones will you keep and why? 

Write a persuasive text proposing your top three in your class notebook (Philpot) 

Unit 1.6 Street art 

pg 30 ex 6.1 

complete questions a - f in your Philpot tab in class notebook. 

pg 31 ex 6.2 

Answer the questions 

Write your answers in your class notebook

Interaction context and image 

https:

1. Who is Thierry Guetta? What have you learnt about him? 

2. What techniques can street artists use? 

3. Which street artists have been introduced to you? 

4. What was special or different about Banksy? 

04:31

Who is Thierry Guetta? What have you learnt about him?

07:51

How did Thierry get introduced to the world of street art?

08:36

What techniques can street artists use?

22:34

Which street artists have been introduced to you?

24:39

What was special or different about Banksy?

pg 33 ex 6.4 Choose one of the artists. Research their work and write a 2 paragraph analysis using subject specific terminology. Decide which are the two aspects that you wish to analyse. 

             Pick a tone/mood word from the desk

People	What kinds of people are in the image? What are they doing, literally?
Objects	What physical items are included in the image? What do these stand for or symbolize?
Debatable issue	What is the contentious or controversial issue that the cartoon comments on?
Artist's technique	To what degree is the artist's style abstract, iconic or realistic? Is there use of caricatures, exaggerated features, symbols?
Humour	Ironic, parody, satire, understatement, pun, black humour, juxtaposition, analogy, allusion?
Artist's purpose	What is the artist's biased perspective on the issue? What is his/her call to action?