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B1 Intermediate English 5:27 749 words Educational

How comic books can help you learn - Gene Luen Yang

TED-Ed · 115,272 views · Added 2 months ago

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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.

Learning Stats

B1

CEFR Level

749

Total Words

366

Unique Words

5/10

Difficulty

Vocabulary Diversity 49%

Subtitles (42 segments)

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00:06

When 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.

00:15

And that comic book changed my life. I immediately fell in love with the medium of comics.

00:21

But I never brought them to school. Instinctively, I knew that comic books didn’t belong in the classroom.

00:29

Eventually, I became a published cartoonist, writing and drawing comic books for a living.

00:35

I also became a high school teacher. This is where I taught: Bishop O’Dowd High School in Oakland, California.

00:41

I remember telling my students on the first day of every class that I was also a cartoonist.

00:46

I was hoping comics would make them think that I was cool.

00:50

I was wrong. They thought I was kind of a dork.

00:53

They would use comic books as a way of distracting me.

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Key Vocabulary (17)

you A1 pronoun

Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.

school A1 noun

A school is an institution where people, especially children, go to be educated by teachers. It also refers to the building where these classes take place or the entire student body and staff within that institution.

book A1 noun

A book is a set of printed or written pages fastened together inside a cover for people to read. It can also refer to a digital version, known as an e-book, or a long piece of writing that has been published.

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