Text type: the comic strip
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What is a comic strip (as a text type)?
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A story told in a sequence of panels using images and words together.
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What is the 'gutter'?
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The gap between panels; readers fill it in, and it controls timing.
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Why does panel order matter?
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Setup then payoff — the sequence builds the meaning or joke.
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What do speech/thought bubbles show?
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Dialogue or thoughts; their shape and size signal tone and volume.
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What does exaggeration do in a comic?
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Cartoon shorthand — big eyes, sweat drops — quickly shows feeling.
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Where is the joke often carried?
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In the final panel (the twist) and the gap between panels.
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First question to ask of a comic strip?
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‘How do the panels and their order build the meaning or joke?’
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How do you analyse a bubble's shape?
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Say what it signals — a tiny shaky bubble = a timid, weak voice.
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Comic strip vs single cartoon?
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A strip uses several panels in sequence; a cartoon is one image.
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Common comic-analysis mistake?
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Describing each panel separately and missing the sequence, gaps and twist.
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