Graphic Novels
• Learning how to gather information > analysis
• Trying not to overwhelm students
PPEAS
•Panel (how many and how big)
•Proximity (what is close and what is far away)
•Expression (face and body language, emanata)
•Angle (where is the camera?)
•Style (level of detail, contrast, and realism)
Panel
• The individual square box
on a graphic novel page.
• How many are there?
• How do their sizes
compare to each other?
• Splash - a panel that
stretches across the width
of the page (fat)
Proximity
• “Camera zoom”
• Are the pictures in the
panel close or far away?
• What can we see in
the…?
• Foreground
• Midground
• Background
Expression
• Facial Expressions
• Body Language
• Emanata – lines and symbols that give information about the
character’s physical and mental state
Angle
• Where is the camera?
• High, mid, low, and tilted
• Are we looking down at
the images or looking up
to them?
• What images are above
and/or below each
other?
Style
• How much detail is in the
drawings?
• How strong is the contrast?
(think about lighting)
• What kinds of colours are used?
• Realistic versus fantastic
PPEAS
•Panel (how many and how big)
•Proximity (what is close and what is far away)
•Expression (body language, emanata, and face)
•Angle (where is the camera? high, low, mid,
tilted)
•Style (level of detail, contrast, and realism)