GRAPHIC+TEXT+INDEPENDENT+READING+ASSIGNMENT

= GRAPHIC TEXT INDEPENDENT WORK: 30 POINTS =

==Paragraph # 1. (15 pts.) Choose 1 frame or page for FRAME ANALYSIS. Choose a frame or page that is significant in showing a CONFLICT the main character faces. Remember, conflict can be internal or external. Take a picture of the page from your book to accompany your writing.==

= ELEMENTS OF FRAME ANALYSIS: Use for #1. =

- shape of frame
== - use of foreground and background ==

- use of angles, lines
== - juxtaposition of people, objects ==

- dialogue or thought bubbles
==Paragraph # 2. (15 pts.) Discuss 2 interesting elements of the author/artist's STYLE. Explain how these are used in the book by discussing __how they enhance the book as a whole__. Some questions you might address are:==

==How does each stylistic element help keep the reader interested? How does it help explain key things about characters or plot, or add suspense? How does it help make looking at each page more emotional -- whether enjoyable, tension-filled, creepy, excited, etc.?How does it match the main theme(s) or mood of the story?==

= ELEMENTS OF STYLE: Used to create a FEELING, MOOD, FRAME OF MIND in the reader. Use tone words to describe these effects -- intense, depressing, lively, frightful, exciting, confused, chaotic, goofy, romantic, hopeful, gripping, despairing, hollow, mellow. = = = = Here are some elements of cartooning to consider for your 2 choices. Which of the two extremes does your artist use? Why? =

===Stylistic Element #1: LINES. In the first example below, the artist has used a spare style with thin lines, but with dark, black lines separating the frames. The thin lines give the characters an airy look, especially in the many scenes where they are flying around Sector Four with their jet packs. This seems to suggest that they are fairly weightless and can move about with ease. Gravity doesn't affect the people of this future world. This is very central to the storyline of the book, since there is much secrecy and danger for each of the main characters, Jed and Anbors. They have to be sneaky and nearly invisible as they attempt spy missions for the Orfasia Network. The darker lines between the frames do much to isolate the moments inside the frames. We are forced to study each frame completely before moving to the next -- which forces us to consider each moment and what it means. Since there is so little dialogue, this is really important to notice what Jed has in his hands (often a weapon) or the looks in their eyes. It's up to us to figure out what's going on just by studying the images inside the frames.===

===Stylistic Element #2: COLORS. The artist has used colors all in the red palette for this book. For the flying scenes, the colors of the sky are pale pink or orange, with white or only a tinge of yellow for the background. The ever-pink or salmon-colored clouds give the whole world of Sector Four an eerie tone, like it's in perpetual sunset. We never see the sun, and since there is no night in this world, we never see stars or moons. It's always a hazy glow in Sector Four, with its distant suns always shining and making the water sources scarce. This adds an ominous element to the story, too, since the rebels are under a constant threat of danger and are risking death on their missions. The people who rule Sector Four are nameless and faceless, and we never learn exactly who is in control, but they are clearly powerful and have many agents out looking for insurgents. The indoor scenes are all cast with very dark purples, reds, and some browns, which is very depressing. No one speaks aloud. All communication is done through devices. The agents aren't even allowed to have any personal items in their cubicles. There is little joy in this future world, and Jed and Anbors' isolation from their families back in Sector Two begins to wear on them as the book goes on.===

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