Graphic novels encourage readers to understand the interplay among image and text and story. With these multi-leveled lessons, students consider the formal elements of graphic novels while also thinking more deeply about the relationship among those elements. Each level offers questions that involve students in thinking about the grammar of graphic novels. Each level also includes spaces with default questions that you can customize to meet your learning objectives and goals.

View these templates to determine the best level for each student:

Sample: Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4

Level 1

Students consider panels, colors, and the relationship between images and story.

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Level 2

Students consider image analysis, panel size, color choice, and graphic novel vocabulary.

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Level 3

Students consider the relationship among image, text, and story; page layout; color choice; and graphic novel vocabulary.

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Level 4

Students consider the relationship among image, text, and story; page layout and visual patterns; color choice; and the implications of graphic novel vocabulary.

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