Let’s Get Visual: Gene Luen Yang and Minh Lé

Let’s Get Visual: Gene Luen Yang and Minh Lé

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Additional Resources

Keep reading & writing at home with these fun and engaging worksheets and creative prompts!

Learn more about Gene & Minh!

You can find out more about our authors and their books at the links below.

About Minh Le About Gene Luen Yang
Heroes All Around Us

Gene and Minh write stories about heroes, family, and sometimes even heroes who ARE our family! Write a superhero story of your own:

1. Think of someone who you admire as a hero. Maybe they're a close friend, a family member, a neighbor, a teacher... etc. 

2. What makes this person HEROIC? Brainstorm a list of their superpowers. (BONUS: Design your superhero's costume! How do its features and colors reflect your hero's powers?)

3. Think of a problem for your superhero to encounter. It could be a small or big problem, but it should be one that their superpowers are PERFECT to solve. How do they solve it?

4. Draw a comic starring your hero! Show a clear beginning, middle, and end. Your comic should introduce us to the hero (and the villain, if there is one!), present the problem, and conclude with its solution. (BONUS: Include yourself as a character in the comic! This is YOUR hero, after all!)