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Basic Rules-of-Thumb for writing dialogue in a graphic novel
Yakitty-Yak Basic Rules-of-Thumb for writing dialogue in a graphic novel
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Yakitty-yak Please turn to page 91 of your SB manual.
Number in your spirals 1 – 5. Analyze the Persepolis graphic novel for the use of dialogue and with your group members please write down any “dialogue rules” that you notice.
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Yakitty-yak 1. There are no quotation marks around the dialogue 2. The dialogue balloons connect to or near the character’s body to indicate who is speaking
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Yakitty-yak Dialogue balloons are read from left to right and also from top to bottom (this pattern makes clear the order of speakers) To distinguish narration from dialogue, narration is located along the top of a panel, NOT in a balloon.
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