Comic above located at http://joyreactor.com/post/509415
Graphic Shorts
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Twice during the class, you will create a graphic short, or a short work of graphic nonfiction (3-5 pages for undergrad, 5-8 pages for grads) that captures a scene, story, or concept. These shorts can help you develop your longer work for the class.
The shorts should take into consideration the following concepts:
In other words, your graphic short should in itself convey a complete message but not necessarily a LONG message (just as the graphic syllabus that I created before class began--linked in above--was designed to prepare you for the class but not necessarily cover ALL the elements that the long, text-based version does).
The graphic shorts will be evaluated according to their ability to convey a dominant impression using both graphics and text. In other words, you should work so that all of the elements are centered around a theme or story and work together to express that theme or story.
You can use photos, images, drawings, etc. If you use images from a source (i.e., from online sources), please cite those images in a separate "Images Cited" section (it can be a separate Google Doc if necessary).
Submit the graphic shorts through Google Drive (i.e., save the works as pdf files and upload them to Google Drive and then share them with Dr. Harris). I will also create a Discussion Board for you to share your text with others.
Twice during the class, you will create a graphic short, or a short work of graphic nonfiction (3-5 pages for undergrad, 5-8 pages for grads) that captures a scene, story, or concept. These shorts can help you develop your longer work for the class.
The shorts should take into consideration the following concepts:
- Level of abstraction (see McCloud Chapter 2)
- Transitions (see McCloud Chapter 3)
- Time and Space (see McCloud Chapter 4)
- Symbolic representations (see McCloud Chapter 5)
- Relationship between graphic/visuals and text (see McCloud Chapter 6)
In other words, your graphic short should in itself convey a complete message but not necessarily a LONG message (just as the graphic syllabus that I created before class began--linked in above--was designed to prepare you for the class but not necessarily cover ALL the elements that the long, text-based version does).
The graphic shorts will be evaluated according to their ability to convey a dominant impression using both graphics and text. In other words, you should work so that all of the elements are centered around a theme or story and work together to express that theme or story.
You can use photos, images, drawings, etc. If you use images from a source (i.e., from online sources), please cite those images in a separate "Images Cited" section (it can be a separate Google Doc if necessary).
Submit the graphic shorts through Google Drive (i.e., save the works as pdf files and upload them to Google Drive and then share them with Dr. Harris). I will also create a Discussion Board for you to share your text with others.