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The Civil Rights Movement - President Lyndon Baines Johnson

14novembre

Dear students of Terminales L and Terminales STMG,

Please find attached the article dealing with President Lyndon Baines Johnson (in office from 1963 until 1968), who was considered a civil rights reformer for two big federal laws  - the 1964 Civil RIghts Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act - which paved the way for putting an end to segregation and any form of racial discrimination.

The GIF below shows President LBJ signing the CRA, which turned out to be the most sweeping legislation against segregation.

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The obstacles to the "booming" aspect of the Harlem Renaissance

21octobre

Please find attached the documents you worked on in groups regarding three different negative sides constituting obstacles/hindrances to the "booming" aspect of the period (1919-1937). Each file is followed by a set of questions that are supposed to help you understand the texts.

 

 

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I, too, sing America - written and read by poet Langston Hughes

21octobre

Enjoy !
 

Josephine Baker - Dancing up a storm in The Charleston (1926-1927)

21octobre

Josephine Baker will undoubtedly remain one of the prominent figures who contributed to popularize black culture in a period when African Americans were discriminated against and still disregarded by the white American society. 


The short Youtube video below features the talented stage performer in the 1920s, a decade known as the "Jazz Age". The extract from her dancing show starts from 00:16.

The Harlem Renaissance - A booming period in so many fields

21octobre

Dear students,

Please find attached the Word document which includes the group work you did in class about a few different fields of creation concerned by a rise in popularity for African Americans during the Harlem Renaissance.
In short, the document counts a set of three questions for each document, namely:
- a poem by Langston Hughes entitled "I, too, sing America"
- an extract from a chapter taken from Their Eyes Were Watching God by novelist Zora Neale Hurston
- a few portraits taken by photographer James Van Der Zee
- one of Aaron Douglas's paintings, entitled "Aspects of Negro Life: From Slavery Through Reconstruction"
- two short texts dealing with actor Paul Robeson and stage performer Josephine Baker


The GIF below illustrates Josephine Baker, famous for her clowning, dancing and other sorts of stage performances. 

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The Hippie Movement

21octobre

Guys,

Please find below the Prezi presentation revolving around the hippy movement with the worksheet (with gaps to fill in) attached.

 

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Ben Southall's presentation of Best Jobs in the World + Final Project - Make your video application to Best Jobs in the World

21octobre

Guys,

Please find below the Youtube link to Ben Southall's video introducing the Best Jobs in the World contest, which features all six jobs you can apply for when you achieve your final project.

You'll also find attached:

- the Word document giving the instructions and criteria of assessment for your oral production (do not forget to save your video as an .avi or .mp4 file and save it on your USB stick for Tuesday, November 5th or post it into my digital pigeon hole (casier numérique) on the ENT
- the video applications made by Juweon, Ben, Marcella and Mitch to show you examples of original applications

Keep in mind that any delay will take points off your final grade. 

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Different job experiences abroad

21octobre

Find attached the 5 jobs experiences abroad - Wwoofing, language assistantship, house-sitting, hostel employee work and digital nomad jobs - you worked on in groups before writing a synthesis.

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Wheel of Fortune - Final Task Surveillance - 1L1 Group 2

16avril

Wheel of Fortune - Final Task Surveillance - 1L1 Group 1

6avril

 

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