dimanche 1 décembre 2019

December Christmas Spirit for the 8th Graders!




Look, describe and explain.

DOC. 1

How many days are left 
until Christmas Day?






DOC. 2

What is Advent?
http://projectbritain.com/Advent.html

What is an Advent calendar?
Why is it related to Christmas?
http://projectbritain.com/Xmas/adventcalendars.html

ACTION+
Discover
the treasures of the Advent Calendar
each day before Christmas
and take notes!
http://projectbritain.com/Xmas/calendar/index.html

ACTION++
Make
your own creative Advent calendar!
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http://confidencesdemaman.fr/a/2014/11/idees-calendrier-lavent-realiser-soi-meme-diy-tuto/






Look, describe and explain.








Take a quiz...
https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=hivaids-quiz_2





1) Have you ever heard of
that name, that woman?
2) What is Rosa Park famous for?




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3) What do you understand about
this woman?









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4) What's her story life?

Watch and understand.
What do the following documents 
correspond to?
Explain and develop your ideas.





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Listen (read) and understand.

Read and understand
https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/history/general-history/rosa-parks/

5) Which other famous Civil Rights's leader did her action help?
https://www.revolvy.com/page/Civil-Rights-Act-of-1964-%7C-Montgomery-Bus-Boycott-for-Kids-%7C-Rosa-Parks-and-Martin-Luther-King?stype=videos&cmd=list&sml=WKEGou1zPII

ACTION+
Want to make a story book 
of her life and action?


Use
https://www.storyboardthat.com/fr
https://www.canva.com/fr_fr/creer/storyboard/
Here are some examples!
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https://www.un.org/en/events/slaveryabolitionday/background.shtml


















Who is the real culprit?
Investigate and fill in the Wanted poster
at the end of your investigation!
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Add an extra rubric
 ["Sleuth's deep convict"],
just before "Contact"
in which you explain in your own words why your culprit is the ideal one!




CLUE 1



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https://www.best-books-for-kids.com/robert-louis-stevenson-biography.html

CLUE 2
"Man is not truly one, but truly two."
CLUE 3

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CLUE 4


https://www.gradesaver.com/dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde/study-guide/character-list
https://monstermovies.fandom.com/wiki/Edward_Hyde



I was born on that day at the beginning of the 20th century in 1901.
I was a famous American animation producer.
My first creation was a series called
"Oswald the    ".
I was also the innovator of
a theme park design.



https://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/reading-walt-disney.php

https://www.ducksters.com/biography/entrepreneurs/walt_disney.php






STARTER
Look and speak.
Do you recognize this iconic lifetime leader and inspirational figure?
What do you know about him?









For the Adventurers


For the Explorers


For the Bold and the Experts

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STARTER
Look and describe.
Do you recognize this character?
Which special day is December 6th?




https://kids.kiddle.co/Saint_Nicholas


ACTION 2
Watch and take notes.



ACTION 3
Watch and tell about the legend...
in English or in French.



ACTION +
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Now be a story-teller
and 
tell the story of St Nicholas
by beginning with:
"Once upon a time ...".

You can report
in front of the class 
or 
film your performance at home 
and
send it to your teacher
[WeTransfer]!






For the Bold and the Experts


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STARTER
Look and guess.
Which country is represented 
by this flag?
Who is this woman on the photo
who made her country's history on Dec. 10, 2019?




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to 
Newly-elected Miss France 2020,
22-year-old West Indian
Clémence Botino...
...winning against
4. Miss Côte d'Azur.
3. Miss Bourgogne.
2. Miss Tahiti.
1. Miss Provence.

... following the smart steps of 
Miss France 2019 Tahitian Beauty, Vaimalala Chavez!


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The Jury president
was
another iconic figure, Amandine Henry,
our French National Football Team's Captain!


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Photo story of the coronation 
of a Beauty Queen
on Saturday night in Marseille!














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Brilliant
at cultural test in Tahiti 
on Nov. 22
with 17/20!


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Photo coronation 
on home island
Guadeloupe
on August 3rd!






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Miss France first words
after coronation!


What is behind the body and smile?

How would you put 
her words and speech in English?
Do you agree with
what she is saying? Why?

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What is her background?
https://www.cnews.fr/divertissement/2019-12-15/tout-savoir-sur-clemence-botino-miss-guadeloupe-elue-miss-france-2020


Look for some vocabulary!
*Obtenir son baccalauréat.
*Etre titulaire d'un bac scientifique.
*Obtenir la mention "très bien".
*Poursuivre ses études;
*Etre parfaitement bilingue.
*Etre étudiante en Master de l'Art.
*Devenir conservatrice
du patrimoine.
*Etre férue de mode.
*Suivre une spécialisation dans l'histoire de la mode.
*Préparer/Soutenir un mémoire sur l'histoire de la mode.
*Pratiquer du piano et de la danse.
*Partager des photos sur son compte instagram.



 to 
Miss World 2019
West Indian contestant
Ophély Mézino
 shining in London 
as 
the First Successor 
of


 and 
as
Miss Europe 2019






to 
Miss World 2019,
Jamaican Toni-Ann Singh!

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/12/14/entertainment/miss-world-2019-winner/index.html

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When Diversity...

...rhymes with Beauty and Identity,
...questions Feminity
and Authenticity,
...brings Curiosity and Generosity,
...creates Complicity and Unity,

...arouses Expressivity
and Impetuosity!

















What did the Members of the House of Representatives voted for against the current US President on that day?

https://www.dogonews.com/2019/12/19/house-of-representatives-votes-to-impeach-us-president-donald-trump





STARTER
Look, read and tell about the news.
Do you know this story and his author?







ACTION 1
Look and describe.
a) Do you notice any differences
between the first 2 pictures and the other pictures? Develop your ideas.
b) How can you relate these pictures to the book title?


Picture 1


Picture 2


Picture 3


Picture 4

Picture 5


Picture 6


Picture 7


ACTION 2
Read and discover.
a) What do the following extracts
tell about?
b) Can you relate any of them to the pictures above?

Extract 1

Extract 2


ACTION 3
Watch and check the story.




Watch, listen and understand.
Do you recognize this man?

Picture 1

Picture 2

Discover his life, work and influence...
For the Adventurers


For the Explorers



For the Bold and the Experts



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https://www.awesomestories.com/asset/view/Charles-Dickens-Animated-Story-of-His-Life











For the Adventurers

For the Explorers

Watch and understand...

... or read and understand.

For the Bold and the Experts
https://www.dogonews.com/2019/12/20/2019-winter-solstice-will-coincide-with-a-spectacular-shooting-stars-display

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Last Sunset in Alaska!
https://www.dogonews.com/2019/11/22/americas-northernmost-city-just-witnessed-its-last-sunset-for-2019


ACTION+

For the Artists
After being Miss B's Magic Elves,
 here are Miss B's Winter Fairies!

Ambre
Daphné
Noémie

Sidonie
and
their new mural fresco!

"Bye bye Santa...






...Welcome Winter Joys!"



How to make
your perfect Winter landscape with...

... your Giant Snow man and woman!












... your Snow trees!














... your Snowflakes!








... your Winter cottages!




... some kids on sleighs!










... some squirrels!


... some foxes!




... some rabbits!



... Paddington Bear!









... lively Paper kids!




ACTION++
Like to cook?

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https://hungryhappenings.com/paddington-bear-cupcakes/



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STARTER
Listen and enjoy.

ACTION 1
Discover more.
What is Hannukkah?

For the Adventurers
https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/reading-practice/hanukkah

For the Explorers


ACTION 2
Enjoy the traditions.
What are the Jewish traditions 
related to it?
























ACTION+
Make a Dreidel game!

















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Watch
these Christmas advertising videos 
and
choose your favourite one!
[you may classify them 
and vote for your first three favs.


Say why.]

You may watch these videos
in family 
and ask each member
which are their 3 Favs?
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[3 Green points by family member!]

VIDEO 1

VIDEO 2

VIDEO 3


VIDEO 4


VIDEO 5


VIDEO 6


VIDEO 7

VIDEO 8

VIDEO 9


VIDEO 10



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ACTION 1
Look and describe.

a) Describe the scene you see.
Do you recognize a famous American a cartoon family?
b) What is special about it?
c) Do you like the atmosphere? 
Why or why not?
d) Complete the family tree?
http://jerome.boulinguez.free.fr/english/file/hotpotatoes/familytree.htm
e) Do you know 
other famous UK or US families
(real or fictional) with 3 or 4 members at least? Present 2 of them.

ACTION 2
Revise your Christmas vocabulary.
Look, listen and repeat.
Make
an illustrated dictionary
 or
an English-French dictionary.




ACTION 3
Recap about British Christmas.
Answer the questions below.

 1° Who is your hostess?
2° When is it? How do you know?
3° What is your hostess going to teach you about?
4° What is her main question?
5° What is the most stressful thing 
at this time of the year for adults? Why?
But what must they always remember in the end?
6° What are children most excited about? Why?
7° What is central to this very special event?
8° How do things get organized? 
9° What is the most famous broadcast programme?
 10° What time is it broadcast? On which channel?
 11° Which message is conveyed [=given]?
 12° What do we learn about letter sending to Santa?
13° Finally, what is the answer to the question 
your hostess asked at the beginning of her video?

ACTION 4
Look, read and... enjoy.
Yummy, yummy! 

   1° What is the document?
2° Who issued it? What for?
3° Which ingredients can you buy 
for the Mains or Main Course?
4° Which ingredients can you buy
for dessert?
5° How much do they cost?
(convert the prices in Euros!)



ACTION+
Watch a Christmas seasonal classics
and tell about your likes!

TRAILERS...
















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FULL LENGTH VERSIONS...

























ACTION++
Be
Christmas Spirit 
within you...













Listen to...
...Vintage Christmas songs
on 
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!









...Merry Christmas from the Crooners
on 
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!




...A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra
on 
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!




...Soulful Christmas songs
on 
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!



...Motown Christmas songs
on 
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!




...Country Christmas songs
on 
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!



...Best Pop Christmas songs
on 
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!




...Best Pop Male Christmas songs
on 
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!


...Best Pop Female Christmas songs
on 
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!








...Reggae Christmas songs
on 
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day!




ACTION+++
Enjoy yourself...
and plan a trip in London 
for Christmas!





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Special tribute to my dear students...
"When you believe,
there can be miracles!"
Miss B















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The Queen's Christmas Message
in which she praises young climate activists...




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The Queen's Christmas Speech in Full
https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1221091/queen-christmas-speech-2019-in-full-christmas-message-broadcast



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Time Magazine's
Person of the Year


https://time.com/person-of-the-year-2019-greta-thunberg/


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Time Magazine's
Business Person of the Year






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https://theconversation.com/the-dangers-of-depicting-greta-thunberg-as-a-prophet-128813?utm_medium


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Start of Kwanzaa in the USA




What does 'Kwanzaa'
actually stand for?



No Christmas Truce
 for 
Transport Strikers!










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https://www.ducksters.com/history/native_americans/wounded_knee_massacre.php


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STARTER
Look, describe and react.
Have you ever heard of the name of Rudyard Kipling?



ACTION 1
Discover the man and his works.
Who was he?
What is he famous for?
What happened to him in 1907?

For the Adventurers

For the Explorers

For the Bold and the Experts
https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/rudyard-kipling-40.php



ACTION 2
Focus on his masterpiece...

a book (a classic)

Modern Classic versions...










an animation
The Jungle Book 1
1967


The Jungle Book 2
2003

a film
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle.
2018



 The Jungle Book 2
2019


a new theatrical adaptation
in April 2020...
at Lincoln Center,
in Fort Collins, Colorado, US!
https://eventful.com/fortcollins/events/jungle-book-/E0-001-127639156-5



Not only a novelist, but also a poet...

What can you see?
How do you call this writing process?

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Animated version...






STARTER
Read and react.
Have you ever heard of 'Hogmanay'?
Where does it come from?
What is the link with 
the "Auld Lang Syne" tradition?

Have some hints
and then see Jan. 1!



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