What surprised you as you worked to translate the vision of your graphic novel onto paper? What challenged you? If you had an opportunity to revise, what would you change?
Reflect on the above questions and then spend 30 minutes writing a one or two paragraphs that represent what you learn. Practice structuring your paragraph around the features of analysis that you demonstrated in your VoiceThread analysis (point to specific details, offer ideas not observations, provide an explanation that links your ideas to your details).
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ReplyDeleteThe graphic novel was surprisingly easy for me to plan out. However, as I mapped out precisely what I wanted to express, many variations of each panel caused me to question my plan. At one point I considered changing the entire plot and instead of having a cliffhanger black screen and emotional caption as the ending of my novel, to have a loving forgiveness scene between the two main characters. As seen by the last four panels in the story, which show Lucky, his friends, and his parents all reacting to the news of his injury, I chose a darker and more symbolic ending.
ReplyDeleteI think that if I had a chance to revise, I would add more graphic weight because I believe that some frames lost their meaning slightly due to the undetailed drawings. For instance, the fifth page was very powerful due to the fact that it had no frame and there was a lot going on. Looking back on this project, I wish that I had the time and ability to add intense detail to all of the frames, especially the frames on pages three and four which illustrate Lucky being bullied.