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novembre 2014

12 Ways to Be a White Ally to Black People

dans la catégorie Activism

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Because Ferguson is happening right now, but systemic racism happens every day.


Forms of protest: did you see that one coming?

dans la catégorie For fun

What groups are opposed in this German town? Why are they at odds? What solution did the villagers find?

12 year-old boy shot by police in Cleveland, OH

dans la catégorie Activism


This video will certainly make you slam!

dans la catégorie Media

Listen to this video and answer this question:

What does this teacher make?

Write one example in a comment. (Make sure to click on the post title to make the comments section appear).

Make sure to leave your name with your answer and it will count as participation.

to make:
21.
to earn, acquire, or win for oneself: to make friends; make a fortune.
  Thefreedictionary.com

"How much do you make?"
"I make $2,000 a month."
                                            

Game #4: Make that text grammatically correct!

dans la catégorie Media

Make it quick and make it a perfect score!

http://glup.crdp.ac-versailles.fr/output/index.php?jeu=jeu_54721c7115701


This new game will make you learn!

dans la catégorie Media

Adverts will make people believe rubbish...

Play this game until you get a perfect score!

Your teacher does not watch TV, so she lacks inspiration. Leave a comment and write new sentences with MAKE so. DO sth.

If you leave your name, it will count as participation. Make sure to click on the post to make the comment section appear.

http://glup.crdp.ac-versailles.fr/output/index.php?jeu=jeu_546fc0bb93299


Gattaca extract

dans la catégorie Genetics


Personalities

dans la catégorie Media

For those who misplaced the document: here is the exercice on personalities:

personality.odt


Spot the adverbs! Game # 2

dans la catégorie Media

This game makes it easier for you to remember your vocabulary and to differentiate adjectives from adverbs.

http://glup.crdp.ac-versailles.fr/output/index.php?jeu=jeu_546627fb91482



Your final task! Decrypting TV

dans la catégorie Media

Here is the description and the evaluation grid of your final task.

Final task description


Teenage girls want to become pregnant to be on Teen Mom

dans la catégorie Media


Word cloud: Right or Wrong

dans la catégorie Genetics

This word cloud is made from synonyms of right and wrong.

1- Go on the website tagul.com, register and create two different word clouds: one for synonyms of RIGHT and the other for synonyms of WRONG. Look up the words you do not understand.

Print your clouds and keep them in your copybook.

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2- Build your vocabulary.

For each word in the cloud, complete the following grid:

Noun

Verb

Adjective

(positive connotation)

Adjective

(negative connotation)

Adverb

decency

X

decent

INDECENT

decently

Make sure to use a dictionary!


Vocabulary game!

dans la catégorie Media

Click on the pejorative adjectives. If you are correct, the words light up. You must get all the pejorative adjectives before the flames die out.

http://glup.crdp.ac-versailles.fr/output/index.php?jeu=jeu_545bdf081bbf1