They are defiantly not captions. They are simply speech bubbles that show what someone is speaking or thinking.
Troy Fredde On Feb 16, 2011, at 6:17 PM, Sally Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > Remember there are two kinds - one to get in more dialogue....helping us > understand a character thru what is said. The other is using it as a > Thought bubble - inside someone's head. > > > On 2/16/11 3:29 PM, "Ellen Schwartz" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I do consider them a text feature. I'm not sure what you mean by >> "appropriate description." I have always called them speech bubbles >> or word balloons, and have heard them referred to by both of these >> terms. >> >> >> --Ellen >> >> >> At 4:44 PM -0500 2/16/11, Sharon Ballantyne wrote: >>> Hi All, >>> >>> Grade four students at our school are doing a unit on text features. >>> The issue is around speech bubbles. >>> >>> A student teacher referred to them as captions which does not >>> exactly fit in our minds. Captions are more like titles or brief >>> descriptions referring to labelling of something. >>> >>> It would be part of graphic novel/comic book style. >>> >>> In the book series Diary Of A Whimpy Kid, the speech bubbles are an >>> integral part of the whole flow of the story. >>> >>> In the math text speech bubbles are used to reinforce key >>> information. A little person will be speaking to reinforce some >>> point. >>> >>> We have not been able to find any resources that would help to clarify. >>> >>> If anyone ahs any thoughts or calrifications about how to best >>> describe speech bubbles, we would greatly appreciate being put on >>> the right track. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Sharon >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Mosaic mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >>> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. >>> >>> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mosaic mailing list >> [email protected] >> To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to >> http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. >> >> Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
