Document page 88 as an introduction : This is a picture in black and white so we can suppose it's an old picture and an archive. We can see a black man in a public bathroom who drinks from a specific sink for black people. This picture was probably taken...
Brainstorm about Afro-Americans : Document study : Basquiat's painting The first thing that strikes you when you see this painting is that it looks like a child's drawing. It's naïve and yet there's a violent energy to it. There are lines everywhere that...
Objectifs de la séquence "Destination Liverpool" Tâche finale : évaluation de la compréhension de l'oral à partir d'un podcast de musée. Objectifs culturels : mémoire, échanges, lien social, création. Objectifs lexicaux : lieux publics dans une ville...
Introduction to US geography Page 72- license plates Arizona is situated / located in the south west of the US on the Mexican border between California and New Mexico. Its climate is hot and dry and there are mountains and deserts there. An emblematic...
Project 1 : Advert-teasing 1) What's an advert ? (September 3rd) Brainstorm : TV / internet / radio / magazine encourage people to buy / product / marketing / business / sell / promote / brand need / price / quality / famous people / hire Class Production...
Introduction to the topic 1. Brainstorming about famous Afro-Americans 2. Archive document page 88 : a black a,d white photo illustrating racial segregation. 3. Work on vocabulary. Homework : Apporter les livres. Apprendre le vocabulaire. (pour jeudi...
November 2nd to 6th Brainstorm on African Americans : Document 1 : Document study : A poem by Langston Hughes and a painting by Jean Michel Basquiat Jim Crow was the name given to a series of laws which regulated discrimination in the southern states...
Langston Hughes Hughes is an American poet, social activist, novelist, playwright, and columnist. He was one of the earliest innovators of the then-new literary art form jazz poetry. Hughes is best known for his work during the Harlem Renaissance. He...
Documents studied so far in this work sequence : - a photograph evoking segregation in Southern states. (Jim Crow Laws) - a painting by Basquiat and a poem by Langston Hughes (Jim Crow Laws / segregated states) - an article entitled Sit-Ins (correction...
Critical study of a video entitled "How the media control society" Corinne's notes : How media control society. -The population is manipulated. -politicians manipulate through the media. -emotions / emotional -group / crowd / masses -manipulation = control,...
Passage from Stephen Fry's "Moab is my washpot", 1997. "A significant event" Understanding the facts : 1. Explain what "significant event" is narrated in this passage. The narrator / author recalls a childhood memory of his first real lie. A teacher had...
What is culture ? * the characteristics of a particular group of people, defined by everything from language, values, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts. * the behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group:...
GET READY Use the following questions to take notes in your copybooks Corentin's notes : Black is beautiful Recap - Introductory photo = segregation (Jim Crow Laws) - Brown v Board of education = end of segregation in education - Sit-ins (article) = a...
WORKSHEET Click HERE Part 3- ComprehensionWhere ? Chief Joseph is in Washington DC negociating with men, perhaps the president. The word “peace” is repetead twice. Chief Joseph repeats the word “all” six times to insist on the fact that all men / people...
Useful links : History of the Middle East from 4000 BC to 1996 : http://library.thinkquest.org/3526/facts/timeline.html The Middle East since the beginning of the 20th century: http://www.the-map-as-history.com/maps/2-history-middle-east-ottoman.php La...
After watching the movie inspired from the story, recap before you read the short story's summary. - Who was the narrator? (which character?) The narrator in the movie was Philip Winthrop. - Why did the narrator in the movie come to the House of Usher?...
The Salem Witch Hunt Camille's notes : Europeans protestants : puritans who wanted to live their life according to the scriptures (= The Holy Bible ) left Europe and settled in the New World where they planned to create ideal communities based on the...
Project 1 : The Swinging Sixties (the idea of progress / myths and heroes / places and forms of power) Brainstorming about the 60s Picture page 32 (click to enlarge) Notes by Célia : Monday, September, 8th THE 1960s The Beatles The Rolling Stones Segregation...
Project 1 : Advert-teasing 1) Brainstorming : What's an advert? What does it take to make a good advert? What's an advert? Notes for September 3rd : Class Production : Homework : learn vocabulary + definition - Answer question in 3 sentences minimum :...
Project 2 : MINORITIES AND WORLD WAR II (The Idea of Progress) Session 1 (4/11) : Introduction to the topic using 4 photographs (brainstorming = speaking) and 4 written documents (group work = reading and reporting) Here are the documents used today (click...
Project 1 : INTRODUCING YOURSELF (B1 level) 1) - Ice-breakers : Getting to know eachother / talking about the holidays and what we like doing Notes taken by Yann on the 04th of September : What did you do during the holidays? -I went to Spain to swim...
Written comprehension Follow the instructions on the online form and complete as much as you can in class. Do the rest at home and send in your work before the end of the weekend. Click on the smiley : Introduction : As memory reaches back along the vista*...
Session 2 : 1. Session 1 recap Homework : Prepare a summary of the report. 180 - 200 words 3. Visual document study page 105 : Rule Britannia Homework : Get ready to watch a video : (click on the picture to have access to your work) 4. Video Study: Rise...
Project 2 - Borderlands (spaces and exchanges / places and forms of power) Document 1 Click here for cartoon 1. A power shift a. Read the comic above and find the equivalents of the following words : - soins médicaux // - encouragements // - engager /...
Project 1 : NEW TECHNOLOGIES (the idea of progress) Session 1 (5/9) : Brainstorming around the notion of new technologies and the areas of our lives which are affected. communication / entertainment / transport / health / jobs... Comment on picture page...
