While the modern form of graphic novels has only risen in popularity in recent years, using graphics to communicate was a part of human culture over 40,000 years ago! Reading graphic novels can help develop language, memory, and inference-making skills. But what does it take to write an engaging graphic novel? How do you move from reading graphic novels to writing them? In this class, you will hone your writing to bring conversations to life. From conception to creation, you will put pen to paper and compose your own graphic novel throughout the course. *Gifted course, see Admissions Criteria for eligibility requirements.