LESSON 3 BIS

UNIT 1 SUPERHEROES LESSON 3
GROUP 1
Present the document (nature, title, author, date of publication).
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a) Pick up names in capital letter and classify them in the following chart
characters
Countries/places/nationalities
Dates/events
b) What is this document about ?
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c) Which lexical field is used by the author ? quote the text. Why (consider the date
the comic book was released) ?
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d) Who Captain America represents ?
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e) To whom the Nazis are compared ?
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f) Who are the “good guys” and the “bad guys”?
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g) According to the author, why was Captain America created?
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Get ready! Pick out the equivalents of the following words from the text.
1) une frappe (n.):
2) attribuer (v.):
3) néanmoins (adv.):
4) les méchants (n.):
Who are the “good guys” and the “bad guys”?
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UNIT 1 SUPERHEROES LESSON 3
GROUPE 2
Cover of Captain America #1 Timely Comics, 1941

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 Get ready!
a. What kind of document is it ?
Where was it extracted from ?
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When was it released ?
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Briefly describe the document, saying what, who and when. Talk about the characters’
position in the document.
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b. To which historical event does this cover a refer?
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What is Captain America’s nickname ?
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Pick out éléments(colours, symbols…) for each category.
Good guys Bad guys
c. Judging by the date, what could be the aim of this magazine cover?
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UNIT 1 SUPERHEROES LESSON 3
GROUPE 3
a.
Watch the video. Pick out elements to fill in these categories.
Comics The US Cold War
b. Pick out two dates. What do they correspond to?
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Watch the video. Pick out element to complete these categories.
Who?
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What did they do ?
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Where ?
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When ?
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True or false? Tick the correct answer.
1) In the 1940s, Captain America comic books were selling more than newspapers.
True False
2) Jack Kirby and Joe Simon wanted to create a superhero who would fight for the Nazis.
True False
3) The Writers War Board (WWB) had no influence in the creation of comics.
True False
4) Comics demonized Japan and Nazi Germany.
True False