Peer Critique: Creative Interpretation (Comic Only)
Please carefully examine your peer’s draft of their comic and answer the following questions thoughtfully and thoroughly in a MS Word document. Simple “yes” and “no” answers are not acceptable. This is not a test to see if you have done things “correctly”; rather, this is an opportunity for you to receive responses and feedback about what you have developed visually in your comic from a reader who is familiar with the goals of this assignment. After you have finished with your response, make sure your name is on the critique you have written. You will then give it back to the author, and the author will read it and make necessary revisions. Any student that does not complete a critique for another student will lose one letter grade on the final score for this assignment. When you have completed your written critique, upload a copy to Ulearn in the critiques folder and email a copy to your partner.
BEFORE BEGINNING, READ THE COMPLETE COMIC.
1. Does this comic have an appropriate title? Is it both interesting and informative?
2. What story does this title suggest the author will convey? Explain.
3. Do the first several panels adequately set the thematic tone for this comic? Is it effective? Explain. If not effective, offer some suggestions for improvement.
4. Who do you see as the protagonist of this work and why?
5. Can you identify the protagonist's conflict? What is it? What type of conflict is most prominent here? Are their other conflicts at work here as well? Point to specific panels in your explanation.
6. Does the author create adequate "rising action" in their plot (little complications associated with the plot) before illustrating the climax of the story? Explain. If not, how could they improve this.
7. When does the climax of this story take place? Point to a specific panel. Why do you see this as the climax of the story?
8. What do you think the protagonist learns as a result of the climax of the story? How is this character different at the conclusion of the story compared to how they were presented at the beginning of the comic?
9 Jot down the organization of the comic in a brief list or outline. Are there any places where you became lost? Is the organization easy to follow? Does it make sense?
10. Does the conclusion bring the audience to closure? What feeling does the ending leave you with?
11. What do you see as the theme of this work and why (reduce to a single word, a big idea)? Point to specific panels.
12. Are there any particular panels where the author's color choices just don't make sense or are ineffective in some way?
13. Are there any particular areas in this draft where the author could improve upon their use of the gutter?
14. Are there any particular gutters that ask to much of the reader's use of closure and need to be improved? Perhaps other panels are needed? Make suggestions.
15.What additional suggestions can you give the author?
