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England Has Avoided Eric Garners and Michael Browns by Doing What the U.S. Won't

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Go read this acticle on the following website, it offers an explaination on the US judicial system and why the officer who killed Mikael Brown was not indicted.

http://mic.com/articles/105964/england-has-avoided-eric-garners-and-michael-browns-by-doing-what-the-u-s-won-t?utm_source=huffpost&utm_medium=social


The New Yorker's cover, Dec 8th

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The New Yorker cover for the Dec. 8 issue references the grand jury decision not to indict Ferguson, Missouri, cop Darren Wilson.

Research: What monument is represented? Where is it located? 

Think: What message is the editorial team trying to convey?


12 Ways to Be a White Ally to Black People

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


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

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White Priviledge

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Watch the video on the following website in case of problems:

http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/4u4hqr/bill-o-reilly



Evaluation Grid - Film Critique

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Before the test, make sure to go on the web and read as many critiques as you can, so as to be able to imitate the style and enrich your vocabulary.

Here is the evaluation grid:

Evaluating film reviews

Good luck!


Eugene Allen - The real Life Butler

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Watch:


Conflicts and Activism

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Find enclosed the vocabulary sheets of Conflict and Activism. You may copy / paste the content in websites that allow you to listen to the words.

Highlight the stressed syllables as you listen to the words or look up the phonetic transcription in the dictionary.

vocabulary_sheets_conflict_and_activism.odt


Homework Friday 12th

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Watch the following video:


Write in the past tense - Exercices

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Review the preterit, click on the link bellow:

Formation du prétérit et exercice


Using the past continuous, translate the following sentences:

Il a tiré alors que l'homme s'enfuyait (to run away)
Ils dansaient dans leur salon lorsque les militaires ont frappé à leur porte.
Il faisait des études de droit lorsqu'on l'a recruté.
Il travaillait lorsqu'il a appris la nouvelle.
Il rentrait chez lui quand il aperçu des gens se rebeller.




John Oliver's take on the Ferguson debacle.

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How much can you understand?