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Graphic novels - Coggle Diagram
Graphic novels
Cognitive benefits
Encourages visual literacy
interpretation skills
Improves inferencing skills and sequential interpretation
Promotes cognitive learning
reader engagement
active participation
panel organization
guides reading flow
Benefits for ESL and beginner readers
Combination of images and text:
Reduces continuous text making reading easier.
Less overwhelming
Readers "see words through pictures"
Helps ESL readers understand meaning through visuals
cues for meaning
confidence
Easier to read
Definition
Uses text and illustrations in a comic strip format to tell a story.
Key elements
Frames
Speech bubbles
Panels
graphic weight
Hybrid
text + visuals
Impact of visual literacy
Modern era
Technological influence
Phones
Tablets
Readers have adapted to visual interpretation, raising the popularity of graphic novels
Hybrid books
Examples like: "diary of a wimpy kid"
Differences
between comic Books and graphic novels
graphic novels
More complex
Covers the entire storyline in one book
Are longer
comic books
Are shorter
they spread across multiple issues or volumes
serialized
with traditional Books
text focused
no visuals
Role of images
Establishes:
Characters
Emotions
Actions
Expressions
Tone
Color
imagery
Setting
Immediate visual context
Flow
Directs eye movement