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How comic books can help you learn - Gene Luen Yang
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This TED talk by cartoonist and teacher Gene Luen Yang explores the educational potential of comic books and graphic novels in the classroom. Learners will encounter vocabulary related to education and media, such as 'graphic novels,' 'visual culture,' 'mass medium,' and 'juvenile delinquency.' The speaker shares personal anecdotes about teaching with comics, making it an engaging resource for practicing narrative listening and learning about American education culture.
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DownloadWhen I was in the fifth grade, I bought an issue of DC Comics Presents number 57 off of a spinner rack at my local bookstore.
And that comic book changed my life. I immediately fell in love with the medium of comics.
But I never brought them to school. Instinctively, I knew that comic books didn’t belong in the classroom.
Eventually, I became a published cartoonist, writing and drawing comic books for a living.
I also became a high school teacher. This is where I taught: Bishop O’Dowd High School in Oakland, California.
I remember telling my students on the first day of every class that I was also a cartoonist.
I was hoping comics would make them think that I was cool.
I was wrong. They thought I was kind of a dork.
They would use comic books as a way of distracting me.
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A medium of expression that uses sequential images and text to tell a story or convey information. They are typically presented in panels and include elements like speech bubbles and captions.
A magazine or book that tells a story through a series of pictures and drawings. It usually includes speech bubbles or short text to explain what the characters are saying or doing.
Written or printed works consisting of pages bound together within covers, used for reading or recording information. It can also refer to a set of financial records or the act of making reservations when used in a different grammatical context.
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