Understanding Language 1) What is Formal Language? a) Who do you think uses this type of language? b) Where is this language used most often? 2) What is Informal Language? a) Who do you think uses this type of language? b) Where is this language used most often?
The Language of Comics 1 2 3 4 5 6 From Yang, The Shadow Hero, 2014 Panel Gutter Overlap Caption Box Background Word Bubble/Balloon
Identifying Language Forms From Brosgol, Anya s Ghost, 2014 1) From Watterson, The Essential Calvin and Hobbes, 1998 From Lemire, Moon Knight #10, 2017 2) 3)
From Melville/Thomas, Moby-Dick, 2008 From Backderf, Trashed, 2015 4) 5) From Miller, Sin City Volume 2: A Dame to Kill For, 2010 6)
How Language Creates Voice From Brubaker, Captain America Omnibus Vol. 1, 2007 From Smith, Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic, 2004
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Sample Follow Up Assignment From Davis, Garfield.com, 2016 Directions: For this assignment, you will be asked to complete two separate descriptive writing exercises. Each will be graded using their own individual criteria. To begin, read and analyze the comic page from Garfield above. Be sure to note of both textual and visual details that are provided. Task One: Imagine that you are describing the events of this comic to a friend over coffee. Think about how you would naturally converse with your friend to relay the events from the reading above. Your goal is to summarize the Garfield page above, in its entirety, using English as you naturally would in an everyday setting. You will not be graded on spelling, punctuation, or word choice. However, you will be scored on organization and accuracy within your summary. Task Two: Using the results from task one, now imagine that you are applying to a university in America, and as part of this application, you are asked to complete a writing sample to showcase your skills in academic English writing. Given the same Garfield page, compose a formal essay that uses evidence, both visual and textual, to summarize it from beginning to end. You will be scored on organization, accuracy within your summary, spelling, punctuation, word choice, and cohesion.
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