Graphic+Novels

Graphic Novel Requirements: W.11-12.3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
 * 1) You must have a cover page including a title, images and author’s names.
 * 2) You must have author’s biographies and images on the second to last page.
 * 3) The last page needs to be a plot summary and include to reviews (can be made up and written by famous people or periodicals (//The New York Times// calls //The Aggressor// a fantastic story of survival. It will suck you in and have you looking for a sword to battle along with our hero).
 * 4) You need to have at least 10 pages of content (this does not include the cover, bios or plot summary pages). All of your pages must include pictures, captions, dialogue, text-boxed summaries.
 * 5) I must learn something about the history of your setting. You must naturally weave it into the background of your story. These must be facts based on a reliable source (bbc.com or sweetsearch.com).
 * 6) You need to carefully proofread your graphic novel so it is free of any spelling or grammar errors.
 * 7) Your graphic novel needs to show consistency. Therefore, you must decide on a hero/heroine and find that character in a variety of situations that can support your storyline. Your hero/heroine does not have to be in every image but it would make sense to have him/her on every page.
 * 8) You need to have a neat and well-organized layout. It should be attractive and easy for the reader to follow your story.
 * 9) Create a character that is likable, even one that your reader can relate to, but do not make him/her perfect.
 * 10) You should follow the basic story structure when writing your story:
 * Alignment to Common Core Standards:**
 * Engage and orient the reader by setting out a problem, situation, or observation and its significance, establishing one or multiple point(s) of view, and introducing a narrator and/or characters; create a smooth progression of experiences or events.
 * Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, reflection, and multiple plot lines, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
 * Use a variety of techniques to sequence events so that they build on one another to create a coherent whole and build toward a particular tone and outcome (e.g., a sense of mystery, suspense, growth, or resolution).
 * Use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters.
 * Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on what is experienced, observed, or resolved over the course of the narrative.


 * == Title == || == Author == || == Graphic Novel == ||
 * == The Lost == || == Karina, Ashley and Dustin == || == media type="custom" key="19200428" == ||
 * == Love in Verona == || == Brittany, Ashana and Kimberly == || == media type="custom" key="19199044" == ||
 * == A Strange Welcome == || == Brandon, Xavier and Avi == || == media type="custom" key="19200040" == ||
 * == The Legend == || == Arunan, Kevin and Ravindra ==

|| == media type="custom" key="19200260" == ||
 * == The Link to Our Past == || == Sheyenne, Farlana and Nicole == || == media type="custom" key="19124768" == ||
 * == Told You I'd Catch You == || == Rosy and Sandy == || == media type="custom" key="19200294" == ||