Analysing a scene in 'No Country' | English | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

What is Beatrice's sister's name?
- Thelma
- Beth
- Hannah ✓
- Aisha
True or false? The government does not look after Beatrice's neighbourhood.
- True ✓
- False
Based on body language, how might the child in the photograph be feeling?
- happy ✓
- sad
- angry
Based on body language, how might this person be feeling?
- happy
- sad ✓
- excited
Which of these adjectives best describe Beatrice from what we have read about her so far?
- rude
- curious ✓
- artistic ✓
- arrogant
Put the following events from pages 4-10 in the correct order.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  Beatrice's father reminisces about her mother.
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  Beatrice's father talks with her about school.
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  Beatrice and her dad discover the beehive.
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  Beatrice illustrates the information her father shares with her.
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  Beatrice's father heads off to work.

Match the keywords to the correct definitions.
- visuals
  
  ⇔
  
  the artistic elements used to tell the story ✓
- narrative
  
  ⇔
  
  a spoken or written account of connected events; a story ✓
- context
  
  ⇔
  
  the surrounding details that help understand what you're reading ✓
What is a scene?
- the overall structure or organisation of a text
- a sequence of continuous action in a text ✓
- drawings, paintings or images that accompany or enhance a text
Which of the following are true?
- The trip that Beatrice’s mother took was easy.
- Beatrice’s mother is a refugee. ✓
- Beatrice and her brother, Dom, listen in to their parents’ conversation. ✓
True or false? We can ask questions about a scene to deepen our understanding.
- True ✓
- False
What do dotted lines around a speech bubble mean?
- The character is shouting.
- The character is whispering. ✓
- The character is thinking.
Which of the following are examples of 'callouts'?
- speech bubbles ✓
- panels
- thought bubbles ✓
- gutters
- sound effects ✓

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We can analyse a scene in a graphic novel by exploring the visual, narrative and contextual elements.
Visuals refer to how the panels are presented on the page, the illustration style and how characters are portrayed.
Narrative is how dialogue and text develop the plot and action.
Context refers to what the characters learn in a scene, how they change, as well as how the scene fits within the plot.
We can ask questions about scenes to develop our understanding of the text.

Pupils may find it challenging to identify visual, narrative and contextual elements in Task A.

Task A could be done in pairs or small groups, with adults supporting with modelled examples.