Module 4: A Thousand Voices - Discovering Poetry and Short Stories

Introduction

Comic books, or graphic novels, are a popular form of storytelling among both youth and adults today. In the traditional literary ballad, poetic features such as rhyme scheme and stanza structure were critical components of the story composition. In a comic, features such as panels, speech / thought bubbles, illustrations, and captions are critical components of the story composition.

What the comic and traditional ballad have in common are:

• narrative structure: beginning, middle, and end
• focus on action and dialogue
• carefully selected words to commute a message

Instructions

Now that you are familiar with Stan Roger's ballad "White Squall," retell the narrative structure in the form of a graphic ballad. Use the panels, illustrations, and speech / thought bubbles provided to tell the story. Keep in mind that text and illustrations together should communicate more than they could separately!

To complete this graphic ballad:

• provide a meaningful title (own words)
• provide introductory text to set the context (own words)
• trace critical moments of the narrative plot into appropriate panel
• use only direct quotations from the original poem into the bubbles

You are limited in your use of words, so make sure they pack a punch!

Complete this section of the assignment template now.

ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES

Content	Excellent	Good	Satisfactory	Needs Improvement
Title/context statement	4	3	2	1
Tracing of events	4	3	2	1
Selection of Quoations	4	3	2	1
Total: /12