The 8th Graders Spring Into March!

See 

your Digital Saint Patrick's File Challenge

further down

!

https://youtu.be/JI45u148AUo

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Don't get depressed!

Don't get starved !

Let's get started for...

a Food 'Lockdown' Challenge!

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You may shoot a video sequence in family

... in English!

You may send photos of your recipe

and recommend it... or not to your viewers!

Secret reward in the end... :)

Are you salt...

...or sugar?

Challenge your Cooking vocabulary!

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Do and play.

Then send your answsers to your teacher

and 

win extra Green points!

https://learningapps.org/display?v=px5hwk7hk20

https://learningapps.org/display?v=pvgdojahn20

https://learningapps.org/display?v=pe6tc8qtk20

*
While the ENT and the access to Pronote Class texbook are unavailable,
use our English blog and follow the instructions.

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Step 1
Speak and react
[for the students listed below]
[End of orals 
for the beginning of the 3rd Term]

Presentation
 of
an African-American ceb
/20 (coeff. 20)
sent by mail 
nathalie.bascou@ac-paris.fr
or
on WeTransfer

in a video

for Thurs. 19th
4ème 2
Yannis R. [Ok! :)]
Albane S. [Not ok! :(]
Anna V.  [Not ok! :(]

4ème 3

                 1) Mouhamadou D. [Not ok! :(]

                 2) Hédi D. [Not ok! :(]

                 3) Shannel D. [Not ok! :(]

                 4) Lucas G. [Not ok! :(]

                 5) Alban G. [Ok! :)]

                6) Richard M. [Not ok! :(]

                7) Noémie L. [Ok! :)]

                8) Kobissa L.  [Not ok! :(]

                9) Marilou M.S.  [Not ok! :(]

                10) Daphné N. [Ok! :)] 

                11) Abou N.  [Not ok! :(]

                12) Sophie P. [Ok! :)]  

                13) Christian P.  [Ok! :)]  

                14) Hatub S. [Not ok! :(]

                15) Mawa T. [Not ok! :(]

                16) Yann V. [Ok! :)]  

Step 2
[for everybody]
Watch, listen and understand

Here is the work to be done and sent by mail
nathalie.bascou@ac-paris.fr
 in a Word or Open Office Doc

for Thurs. 19th
as fas the 4è2 are concerned. 

for Wedn. 18th 
as far as the 4è3 are concerned. 

Confinement Homework

Correction put on line
on April 20.


***
STARTER
Watch, listen and understand.
Write what you have understood.

TAKE ACTION

Click on the link below

and

answer the questions.

/20

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ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

	READ AND UNDERSTAND	INITIAL SCORE	FINAL SCORE
	*Collaborative work = 3 Green points.
1.	Réalisation de la tâche	/2
2.	Nature du document [1-3-4]	/2
3.	Identification du sujet [5]	/2
4.	Clarification du vocabulaire [6-10]	/3
5.	Restitution des données fac- tuelles. [2-11...21]	/4
6.	Restitution du sens, d’une opinion. [22-23]	/4
7.	Qualité de la langue	/3

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https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/02/28/809580453/just-for-kids-a-comic-exploring-the-new-coronavirus?t=1583775655082

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1) How is the topic presented?

2) Who can protect you?

3) Who made this zine?

4) Who is it aimed at?

5)Where can you hear the word coronavirus?

6) What's the name of the disease ["maladie"]?

7) What's the opposite of 'strong/serious' ["grave"]?
8)What's the English for ["bénin/bénigne"]?

9) What's an equivalent for 'a majority of'?

10) What's a synonym for 'child'?

11) Who is more likely to get sicker? 

12) Who can you call when you're sick?

13) What 3 rules must you obey?

14) What must you use to wash your hands?

15) How long must you rub your hands while washing them?

16) When must you wash your hands?

17) How does the virus 

spread/travel/propagate?

18) What do the droplets carry?

19) What mustn't you pick/touch/rub?

20) What should you use if you really want to pick your nose?

21) Who can the virus affect?

22) Should we blame foreigners/aliens for the epidemic? Why or why not?
23) How do you feel yourself about this 
wicked virus?
(Of course, you may not answer if the question is too intrusive for you.)

***

[Thanks to English teacher Ms. Haquet, collège Chagall, Gasny (27).]

STARTER

Look and describe.

1) What do the flags show?

2) Do they ring any bell?

3)Which Saint is represented?

4)Which British country is he associated with?

5) Do you know other British saints and the flags associated with?

ACTION 1

Listen and discover.

Answer the questions below.

1° Do you recognize our hostess?
2° Who is this special day about?
What does it correspond to?
3° Who is he?
4° What is his name in Welsh?
5° What is Gina's question?
6° What was St David's occupation and what was he famous for?
7° When did he live?
8° How is St D's Day celebrated by the Welsh 
Why?
9° How do people (adults as children)get dressed?
10° Finally, what do you learn about
 the Welsh flag? 

ACTION 2

Learn more about Wales.

Which famous Princess died in a car accident 

at the Pont de l'Alma in 1997 and was the mother of the future King of England?

Take some 5 key-notes for you

[10 notes minimum].

***

STARTER

Discover and react.

Read and take some key-notes for you.

https://keepincalendar.com/March-1/World-Compliment-Day/408

https://www.worldcomplimentday.info/press-information.html

ACTION 1

Read and report.

ACTION 2

Listen and understand.

Find the topics and make Mind maps

of 

the contents of each video.

***

ACTION+

Make a creative card 

and

write your inspirational speech 

to someone you admire.

*

In Confinement period,

take photos of each side of your card

and send them to your teacher by mail! :)

Assessment Criteria

/20

1) Creative card done  /2.

2) Presentation and coherence  /7.

3) Contents  /4.

4) Language accuracy and relevance  /7.

Break Time for Help and for the Best!

***

https://www.thecomplimentproject.org/

https://www.happier.com/blog/nice-things-to-say-100-compliments/

1961

STARTER

Look and describe.

Do you know this logo?

ACTION 1

1)What is Peace Corps?

2)Which US president supported 

the creation of this organization?

3) Do you basically share the idea

behind Peace Corps? Why?

ACTION 2

Watch, listen and lean more.

Answer the questions below.

1) How many Americans have served in the Peace Corps?

2) How long can you volunteer in the Peace Corps? 3) What do American volunteers usually bring when they serve in the Peace Corps?

1845

STARTER

Look and describe.

Can you locate this place and recognize the flag?

ACTION 1

Watch, listen and take notes.

Write 5 to 10 facts you would like to remember.about this state.

Here are some questions to help you!

1) What is Florida's nickname?

2) What fruits are grown in Florida?

3) When was Florida discovered?

4) What famous amusement park

can you visit in Florida?

ACTION 2

Discover what you can do there!

***

What about  you?

1) Have you already been to Florida?

2) Which attraction would you like to visit in Florida?


***

STARTER

Describe, look and react.

How do you appreciate these 2 videos?

According to you, is there one more attractive/effective/striking than the other?

Why? 

Compare and speak your mind.

VIDEO 1

VIDEO 2

ACTION 1

Read, describe and report.

ACTION 2

Watch, listen and report.

How does youth feel concerned with Wild Life

on Earth?

And you, how do feel about Wild Life protection? Does it matter to you? Why or why not?

1931

A national anthem was adopted on that day!

STARTER

Listen and identify the tune.

Do you recognize this famous national anthem?

ACTION 1

Discover more.

Take the notes you want to remember.

Here are some questions to help you!

1)When did it all start?

 2) Who was Francis Scott Key? (job)

3) What did he do?

ACTION 2

Listen and understand.

Listen to the anthem now.

***

What about you?

 What is the national anthem of your country?

 Do you know the history  of  your country's national anthem?

STARTER

Look and describe.

Can you locate this place and recognize the flag?

ACTION 1

Tell about Cornish heritage and traditions.

About the Story of St Piran...

https://www.cornwalllive.com/whats-on/st-pirans-day-parades-events-1234948#ICID=OffSiteVideo

1) Who were St Piran's first three disciples?

 2) Which metal is St Piran said to have discovered? (gold? silver? tin?)

***

ACTION 2

Listen Watch, listen... and enjoy!

Tell about Cornish heritage and traditions.

ACTION+

Want to taste St Piran's pastry?

ACTION++

Want to travel...one day?

Discover 10 Top places in Cornwal!

STARTER

Listen and tell the tune.

Which day do you think it is?

           

ACTION 1

Discover 9 things you didn't know...

ACTION 2

Watch, listen and... test yourself!

***

What about you?

How do you eat your Oreos?

ACTION+

Want to taste Homemade Oreo cookies?

***

Death of Louisa Mary Alcott

in 1888

Does it ring a bell?

It should

because you have already "met" her on this blog!

Which novel is she famous for?

Which education did she receive?

***


Do you know what the acronym 'STEM' means,
the first letter at least?


https://youtu.be/kayr2HbAh64



https://www.wisecampaign.org.uk/events/british-science-week-2020/



ACTION+
Reveal your fingerprints!
https://www.britishscienceweek.org/app/uploads/2020/01/BSA_BSW_secondary_1119v13.pdf[p.16]



***
March 7
Alexander Graham Bell

 Was Granted a Patent for his Invention, 
the Telephone.




Listen and understand.
https://youtu.be/JsRt5lBdBfE

Test your memory and your understanding.

1) Where was Alexander Graham Bell born?

a-Ireland.
b-Scotland.
c-The United States.
d-England.

2) What was AGB interested in?

a-the science of light.
b-the science of smell.
c-the science of taste.
d-the science of sound.

 3) What instrument did he play?

a-the guitar.
b-the piano.
c-the violin.
d-the flute.

 4) Who began to lose her hearing 
when he was a teenager?

a-his grandmother.
b-his aunt.
c-his cousin.
d-his mother.

 5)  How old was AGB when he created
his first invention?

a-14.
b-12.
c-16.
d-10.



 6)  Where did AGB's family first move?

a-the United States.
b-Australia.
c-France.
d-Canada.




***
March 8
World Women's Day

STARTER
Read and think.
Speak you mind about 3 of these quotes at least!
Do you agree? Why or why not?
Develop your ideas.
Do you have any favourite one, just like a motto?








...in your reflection!
https://youtu.be/4kFC7669quE


   ACTION 1
Look and explain.
Can you recognize the symbol below?
What is it?
According to you, why is this day celebrated?
Do you understand?





  https://youtu.be/qEGB82ZMW_4


ACTION 2
Look and describe.
Compare the different pictures.
Which country are they related to?
To which historical period 
does the first two pictures refer to? 
How do you know?
What does it tell?
What do the last 3 pictures have in common?
Develop your ideas and tell about what you think of this women's vision.











***
https://youtu.be/ShlW5plD_40



ACTION 3
Look and explain.
Watch, listen and report.
Which opinions or ideas
do you share or feel closer to?


For the Explorers
https://youtu.be/DCNzdfJMtII

For the Bold and the Experts
https://youtu.be/IH-__ZgEb1M



ACTION 4
Watch, listen and understand.

What do you learn?

https://youtu.be/ga4Gh36dnfU
https://youtu.be/PYp0o3-NKUo
https://youtu.be/XjJQBjWYDTs

***

https://youtu.be/rnc6DtEhF1Y
https://youtu.be/d6zwJpGL6Oo
https://youtu.be/ga4Gh36dnfU



ACTION 5
See 
women's and girls's empowerment
... through speech and art.
Which one(s) attract(s) you? Why?
Collect 
the words that embody Women's Empowerment.

POWERFUL SPEECH
https://youtu.be/c9SUAcNlVQ4
https://youtu.be/W5k9uIg1p1U
https://youtu.be/c9SUAcNlVQ4 https://youtu.be/Zkb-zg4JCLk
https://youtu.be/FIN1F0TyadM
https://youtu.be/6Rfn94k717U
https://youtu.be/MOqIotJrFVM https://youtu.be/Z0A6RdNhhYU

***
A Very Special Man to Man and Woman kind!
https://youtu.be/wX85KLMOnQg
https://youtu.be/Fo7aYpY1DeI


POWERFUL POEM
https://youtu.be/5n_DeHMVAkM

POWERFUL SONGS
https://youtu.be/ZJL4UGSbeFg
https://youtu.be/AWpsOqh8q0M
https://youtu.be/qBB_QOZNEdc
https://youtu.be/Vet6AHmq3_s


ACTION +
Make
an artistic Word cloud of an iconic woman 
(dead or alive)
that you admire.



  
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
/20

MISSION IN ENGLISH [CER A2-A2+] Your skill : Write and react. Subject : Make a Wordle of your favourite woman.		School year 2019/2020
		A1	A2	A2+
A	COMPETENCE PRAGMATIQUE
1.	Tu as exécuté la tâche en intégrant les éléments attendus [format/il- lustration/couleur(s)/nom de la personnalité féminine/attraction/mots sélectionnés liés aux données biographiques et aux citations du personnage choisi].	/2	/3	/4
2.	Tu as présenté un travail soigné, organisé et lisible.	/1	/2	/3
B	COMPETENCE SOCIOLINGUISTIQUE
3.	Tu as fourni des renseignements justes et/ou pertinents de nature culturelle [repères biographiques, artistiques, littéraires, politiques ou autres].	/1	/2	/3
C	COMPETENCE LINGUISTIQUE
4.	Tu as réinvesti ou recherché du vocabulaire et l’as bien adapté.	/1	/2	/3
5.	Tu as construit des phrases correctes [grammaire/syntaxe].	/1	/2	/3
6.	Tu as produit des phrases avec une orthographe correcte.	/0.5	/1	/2
7.	Tu as exprimé des idées riches et variées.	/0.5	/1	/2
	*Très bonne maîtrise : 19/20-20/20. *Maîtrise satisfaisante : 13/20-18/20. *Maîtrise fragile : 08/20-12/20. *Maîtrise insuffisante : 00/20-07/20.	/7	/13	/20

Break Time for Help and for the Best!

STEP 1

Choose your iconic woman.

STEP 2

Read her biography.

https://www.biography.com/

https://www.biographyonline.net/people/famous/100-women.html

STEP 3

Read

her speeches, quotes, song lyrics or else.

[Search in an internet Search engine.]

STEP 4

Use

a digital device.

***

You may use...

... Wordle.

***

https://youtu.be/xhL5D9nz5aI

https://youtu.be/NLndDRRkxOY

https://youtu.be/aMODSOU3eEQ

... Tagul.

***

https://youtu.be/ODwwlP9JWMo

https://youtu.be/9JYK2Lnqqpk

STEP 5

Share and send

your digital work to your teacher.

***
March 9
'She'
Made her Debut
at the American Toy Fair (NY)
1959

STARTER
Look and guess.
Do you recognize this doll?





It is estimated that over a billion Barbie dolls have been sold in over 150 countries.


ACTION 1
Watch, listen and understand.
https://youtu.be/VIfJiqbgHDY
***
Test your memory and your understanding.

1) Where does the name 'Barbie' come from?

2) What did the first Barbie wear?

3) What colour was her hair?

4) What happened to Barbie in 2004?

ACTION 2
Learn about Toys vocabulary.
https://youtu.be/TbAYgsYN5rc
ACTION 3

1) Did you have a pet toy when you were a baby?
2) What was your favourite toy
when you were a child?
3) Have kept these toys?
If yes, where are they sheltered?



***
March 10
1913
Harriet Tubman died.

STARTER
Look and read.
Does it ring a bell?

Have you ever heard of her 
or 
seen a portrait?

Born Araminta Ross

(name of  her slave owner)

Born a slave.

Escaped to freedom in 1849.

 Worked for 'the Underground Railroad',

a network of secret routes and houses, 

that helped slaves escape to

 northern free states and Canada.

Called 'Moses' or 'General Tubman'.

Was an American abolitionist. 

ACTION 1
Watch, listen and understand.
https://youtu.be/rHc5XcB1fmA

***
Show what you have understood.
1) How many slaves did Harriet Tubman rescue? 2) What did Harriet Tubman suffer from? 3) What was Harriet Tubman's nickname?
4) How did she die?



https://youtu.be/aDMOVoqBo6w

https://youtu.be/r0IJvzr1eUM

https://youtu.be/wyHcOcp3fF0

https://youtu.be/FTaa_LdMwME

https://wdef.com/2019/06/24/treasury-watchdog-investigate-delays-harriet-tubman-20-bill/



ACTION 2
Watch, listen and understand.
What's Harriet's daring story?

Short animated history
for the Adventurers
https://youtu.be/hr8TdHt1PFA


Long animated history
for the Explorers
https://youtu.be/NQ_gRFYgXMo

Long animated history
for the Bold and the Experts
https://youtu.be/gy-j9kNuM8A


https://view.genial.ly/58d9979bb69ab11290ad2464/interactive-content-abolitionists-project



ACTION 3
Listen and follow the lyrics.
https://youtu.be/pw6N_eTZP2U

***
http://www.northern-stars.com/Follow_theDrinking_Gourd.pdf



https://youtu.be/r_vhBMWWnBE?list=PLeSjQNUK_kinZyzXeZhdzcdeaK4YxYNsX



***

March 11
1955
Alexander Fleming died.



STARTER
Look and read.
Does it ring a bell?
Have you ever heard of him
 and his discovery?




https://youtu.be/0t_hrtju4eA

Want to go further with...
accidental discoveries that you should thankful for
https://youtu.be/UiUcn06f4zA


ACTION 1
Watch, listen and understand.
Find the answers to the following questions.

1) What nationality was Alexander Fleming?

2) What did he discover?

3) How did he discover it?

4) What happened in 1945?

For the Explorers
https://youtu.be/ZEkg1LOsUuE

For the Bold and the Experts

https://youtu.be/uf6BykJ0iK0

https://youtu.be/ZAGY36JYQlg

ACTION 2

Watch, listen and understand.

1) Where are bacteria found?

2) Are they all harmful? How is that?
3) How are bad bacteria fought against?
4) Which are the Super bacteria?
5) Finally, is the fight against bacteria hopeless?

https://youtu.be/znnp-Ivj2ek

ACTION+

Are you a Science geek

and

want to challenge yourself with the Virus riddle
for the Bold and the Experts?

https://youtu.be/ZKh6z0X6KRw

***

March 13

1639

Harvard's "Birth"

Harvard is the United States' oldest institution of higher learning. It was established in 1636.

ACTION 1
Look, read and discover.
What is the flag/shield composed of?
What is the institution' s motto?
Can you guess its meaning?

New College was renamed Harvard College for clergyman John Harvard.

https://www.harvard.edu/about-harvard/harvard-glance/history

https://www.quora.com/What-does-the-logo-of-Harvard-University-mean


ACTION 2

Watch, listen and understand.
https://youtu.be/cOqxfp7StXs

***
Test your memory and understanding.
1) In which state is Harvard University? 2) What is its school colour? 3) What is Harvard in numbers?

4) How many U.S. Presidents went to Harvard?
https://youtu.be/lWz-46NPqdk
***

Harvard graduate's unique speech

https://youtu.be/9eUl4gF0ED4

***

What about  you? 1) Have you planned to engage in  long studies and go to college? 2) Do you already know which college  you would like to go to later  after High School? 3) Do you think of following your studies in France or abroad?

***

March 14

Pi Day



ACTION 1
Look and read.

Does it ring a bell?

Have you ever heard of 'Pi'?


March 14 
is 
Pi Day 
because the month/day date format for March 14 is 3/14 and it corresponds to
the first three digits of Pi.


ACTION 2
Watch, listen and learn maths...
in English.
https://youtu.be/9a5vHXsUvUw



https://youtu.be/eVm063xmnow
https://youtu.be/VmWVXOIQblM

***
What about  you?
1) Do you like maths?
2) Are you good at maths?
3) What do you like exactly?

***

March 14

1879

STARTER
Look, read and guess.

was born on that day.
Do you recognize him?

ACTION 1
Watch, listen and learn.
What are the 5 facts you want to remember?
https://youtu.be/qBiWvpT0NFY


***
1) What present did Albert Einstein receive  at the age of 5?

2) Did Albert Einstein like school?

3) What fascinated Albert Einstein?

4) Which musical instrument did he play?

5) What happened in 1940?


ACTION 2
Watch, read and learn.
Do you understand
the concept of Einstein's Theory of Relativity?
Test yourself and give other examples.

https://youtu.be/EfkVDlvoNfw
https://youtu.be/ajhFNcUTJI0

***

March 16

Panda Day

https://youtu.be/j-t5aDquQq8


ACTION 1
Watch, listen and learn.
https://youtu.be/VNxx8jVEm3I


***

1) Where do giant pandas live?

2) What do giant pandas eat?

3) How much time do giant pandas

spend eating?

4) How much does a newborn panda weigh?

5) What happened to giant pandas 

in the 1980s?

ACTION 2
Go further in your knowledge...
https://youtu.be/dqT-UlYlg1s


https://youtu.be/nMspMSTZFzw

***

Make a digital Saint Patrick's File!


ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
/20

1) You have accomplished the task /2.
2) You have presented a beautiful, neat 
and clear work /6.
3) You have completed your file
   with a relevant contents /6.
4) You have used a proper language /6.

Break Time for Help and for the Best!

Use

https://www.canva.com/

or

https://madmagz.com/

***

otherwise you may... 

do a slideshow

or

complete a Word or Open Office.

[Thanks to English teachers Isabelle Boresy
for all her wonderful LearningApps activities
and Ms. Mousset's blog activities!]

https://youtu.be/BBE_aW7Bsn4

STARTER

Do the quiz.

https://learningapps.org/2146230

ACTION 1

Listen and report about the day's event.

https://www.audio-lingua.eu/spip.php?article1421&lang=fr

***
Check your knowledge...
https://learningapps.org/2146230




http://english-zone.com/holidays/st-patsymbols.html

ACTION 2

Refresh your vocabulary.

https://learningapps.org/2146230

***

Discover the tradition...
https://youtu.be/XI-_qbDipYI

DUBLIN
https://youtu.be/sy-e4jGngvY
...but this year.
https://youtu.be/gIoTV5vospQ
https://youtu.be/Og1WeHDIk8I
https://youtu.be/OPOVP5jzppk
https://youtu.be/0V_bi2lZUC4
https://youtu.be/0s93ZLkYV8U


CHICAGO
https://youtu.be/P1E3nFJ81zE
https://youtu.be/LEC1UbgK-mA

***
https://youtu.be/ee_N3g4ORLk

ACTION 3

Check your geography.

https://learningapps.org/2146230


What do the 3 colors of the Irish flag symbolize?


https://www.infoplease.com/whats-symbolism-irish-flag


ACTION 4
Discover
the History behind Saint Patrick's Day.

Step 1
Watch, listen and report the story.
https://youtu.be/MqO0O8O8Gmk

Step 2
Listen/Read 
and 
make a questionnaire of 10 questions at least.
https://youtu.be/D1oZZ8e7p0M



ACTION 5
Watch, listen and report about Leprechauns.
https://youtu.be/HFch06rGKXw



***
Check your knowledge...
https://learningapps.org/2146230
https://learningapps.org/2146230

https://view.genial.ly/5e53cb2e0547410f682cfe46/interactive-content-escape-game-ireland

ACTION 6

Challenge yourself.

Do a Crossword puzzle.

https://learningapps.org/2146230



***
Who wants to be a millionnaire?

https://learningapps.org/2146230

ACTION+

Design 

a gigantic four-leaf clover

whose motto will be

"Hope for the Future-

the CV-19 Villain Will Not Beat Us!"

  

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

/20

MISSION IN ENGLISH [CER A2-A2+] Your skill : Do, write and react. Subject : Design a gigantic four-leaf clover containing the motto                  "Hope for the Future -The CV-19 Villain Will Not Beat Us!"		School year 2019/2020
		A1	A2	A2+
A	COMPETENCE PRAGMATIQUE
1.	Tu as exécuté la tâche en intégrant les éléments attendus [format/matière/illustration/couleur(s)/attraction/texte (message personnel/mots irlandais/poème irlandais/citations de personna-lités irlandaises)].	/2	/3	/4
2.	Tu as présenté un travail soigné, organisé et lisible.	/1	/2	/3
B	COMPETENCE SOCIOLINGUISTIQUE
3.	Tu as fourni des renseignements justes et/ou pertinents de natu-re culturelle [repères artistiques, littéraires, politiques ou au-tres].	/1	/2	/3
C	COMPETENCE LINGUISTIQUE
4.	Tu as réinvesti ou recherché du vocabulaire et l’as bien adapté.	/1	/2	/3
5.	Tu as construit des phrases correctes [grammaire/syntaxe].	/1	/2	/3
6.	Tu as produit des phrases avec une orthographe correcte.	/0.5	/1	/2
7.	Tu as exprimé des idées riches et variées.	/0.5	/1	/2
	*Très bonne maîtrise : 19/20-20/20. *Maîtrise satisfaisante : 13/20-18/20. *Maîtrise fragile : 08/20-12/20. *Maîtrise insuffisante : 00/20-07/20.	/7	/13	/20

Break Time for Help and for the Best!

Get inspired...

and find your own style!

https://youtu.be/4h2p08AfaQ8

https://youtu.be/tbnzAVRZ9Xc
https://youtu.be/3tYto5PrSOI

https://www.idoinspire.com/blog/sample-short-motivational-speech-to-give-hope-in-uncertainty

***

March 19

1932

The Harbour Bridge (Australia) opened

ACTION 1
Watch, listen and learn.

https://youtu.be/KXZlMuKNCro

ACTION 2
Enjoy a virtual visit  and climb of the bridge
as if you were there.
https://youtu.be/PdZoD9Ur9Fw
https://youtu.be/-418JocVhhQ


***

What about  you?

1) Have you ever climbed something high?

2) Are you afraid of heights?

***

March 20

Spring 2020
SOUTH FLORIDA

 
SPRING BREAK TRADITION 
STRONGER THAN
PRECAUTION
https://youtu.be/w1kEollXXAo



***
March 20
Int. Day of Happiness

STARTER
Watch, listen and think.
What do you want to remember?


https://youtu.be/gOvkW4EL0iU
https://youtu.be/mhRh_yujTDM


ACTION 1
Watch, listen and think for yourself.
What makes YOU happy?
https://youtu.be/NZYTtylfU6A

ACTION 2
Watch, read
and 
review your understanding of emojis.
https://youtu.be/KB1Zm9hFxY8



https://youtu.be/AdmAa7PDVXQ


ACTION+




https://youtu.be/pkCyfBibIbI?list=PLW9z2i0xwq0F3-8LieqflLLWLWZQgvhEX
https://youtu.be/ru0K8uYEZWw?list=PLW9z2i0xwq0F3-8LieqflLLWLWZQgvhEX
https://youtu.be/ZbZSe6N_BXs
https://youtu.be/kFA8TevXYr4



***
March 20
World Storytelling Day


STARTER
Listen and explain.
How can you take part?


https://youtu.be/QlijSFeGOsU


ACTION 1
Listen and take tips.
What is a good-story teller?
https://youtu.be/uHvg7pAfgEg


ACTION 2
Listen and enjoy story telling kid champions.

https://youtu.be/z4kcFPBozXE
https://youtu.be/zj8zozOj51E




***
March 20
1852
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" 
Published

STARTER
Look, read and tell.
Have you ever heard of that book 
or seen a film adaptation?
Who is the author?
Which period of US history
does the story deal with?



ACTION 1
Learn about the book...
https://youtu.be/DJaUccnqUl8
https://youtu.be/-CoO7KGXlCE


https://youtu.be/HOBkUxujNSI
https://youtu.be/ZpjeGHUimIU

ACTION 2
...and its author.


https://youtu.be/5DILeHp4KPc

***
1) What is Uncle Tom's Cabin about?

2) Was the book a success?
3) Do you see any link(s) between the contents of book and the author's life?






***
March 21
World Poetry Day

STARTER
Watch, listen and discover.
https://youtu.be/4K8c28llVxc
https://youtu.be/wxmJHPDBmSc


ACTION 1
Listen, read and feel.

https://youtu.be/sSSqc1qG238

***
Study the poem

Step 1
Let's talk about StRuCtUrE!
The poem has parts with
 enjambments and caesurae.
11 and 10 syllables rotating.

1) What's the title of the poem?
2) What does this title infer?
How do you interpret it?

3) How many stanzas does the poem contain?
4) How many lines does the poem contain
in each stanza?

5) What is the rhyme scheme?


6) How does the last line of the fourth stanza 
of the poem end?


Step 2
Let's talk about Style!
This poem is said to be a 'didactic poem' 
that aims at teaching life and values
(science, philosophy, love, skills, crafts, etc.)
from the *didactic verses.

What is 'didactic"?
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-thesaurus/didactic


***
7) Can you find words or sentences
related to these ideas?


Step 3
Let's talk about Contents and Meaning!

8) Who is speaking?
9) Who is the person referring to?
10) Which virtues does the poem celebrate?
Quote the right words or lines.
***
Need some help?
MANHOOD
TIME
LEADERSHIP
DREAMS
PATIENCE
ATTITUDE TOWARDS LIFE
IDEAL CHARACTERISTICS

11) Find a hyperbole at the very end of the poem.

What is 'a hyperbole'?



Go further...

12) Find an 'anaphora' in the poem.




Step 4
Let's talk about your impressions!

What do you feel about this poem?
Does it touch you or not?


Check your knowldege
https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/want-message-given-by-poem-428597

***
Who inspired the 'If' poem?
https://prezi.com/jeuzhoioqmnb/if-by-rudyard-kipling/



ACTION 2 
Discover the author.

For the Adventurers
https://youtu.be/UuQDaY6FXA4


For the Explorers
https://youtu.be/0MugxKfQfuA

For the Bold and  the Experts
https://youtu.be/wmhTzYrvLu4


***



STARTER
Watch, listen and discover.
https://youtu.be/wSGqpNTXjHs


https://justlearning.in/trending-articles/worlds-forest-day-2020-theme-sustainability-and-the-un-strategic-plan/2020/03/17/ 




ACTION 1
Watch, listen and report.
What is Biodiversity and its contribution to
Earth balance?
https://youtu.be/GK_vRtHJZu4
ACTION 2
Watch, listen and report.
What do forest bring Nature end Mankind?
https://youtu.be/_dWJVHIE9S8






***
March 21
Int. Colour Day



STARTER
Read and discover.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Colour_Day

ACTION 1
Learn and test.
https://youtu.be/z_tqoSlj8pg


https://youtu.be/s-KHleYcZ0o



ACTION 2
Test your understanding...and vision of things!

https://youtu.be/pM8-vlwDg4E
https://youtu.be/BkjfYxOm1ps https://youtu.be/80x-uq8iy_k
https://youtu.be/CYD8zRDaE1I
https://youtu.be/GZ_au21ttSQ
https://youtu.be/a7efEqgpIrE


***
What about  you?
1) Do you have a favourite colour
or several ones?
2) Which is it/are they? Why?
What is/are the effect(s) on you?
3) Do you have a fetish colour that you wear on the same occasion?




https://youtu.be/9CGqE7j_zRg


Your turn!
https://youtu.be/psYQE7QdVlM







***
March 22
Mothering Sunday (UK)



https://youtu.be/JF3Ttc_rO4E






https://www.mothers-day.site/when-is-mothers-day/index.html#titre_page_conteiner





https://youtu.be/2BPr217zLps





***
March 22
Int. Water Day

ACTION 1
Watch, read and discover.
https://youtu.be/VwOaASCquNs


https://youtu.be/foPSB1wOW8o

ACTION 2
Watch, listen and understand.
How is the water cycle affected
by climate change?
https://youtu.be/NE4saWPyu0w

***

March 23

World Meteorological Day



ACTION 1
Watch, read and discover.
https://youtu.be/BYGt7bT9s2I


https://youtu.be/AaR51hFgaj8


ACTION 2
Play the weather reporter with Tony. https://youtu.be/7UckUHeWXD0


***

Break Time for Help and for the Best!

Refresh your vocabulary...
https://youtu.be/z8VkgKgVhys

...and go further.
https://youtu.be/hy61DIGMOsY

***

March 24

1604
Death of Elizabeth I



STARTER
Look, describe and remember.
Who was the woman on the portrait?
Where and when did she reign?


For the Explorers
https://youtu.be/dfgeLdXA87I

https://youtu.be/iWdKmOeUmXg
https://youtu.be/OBaGCQl1E70
https://youtu.be/U1p8iS7_kZc
https://youtu.be/mMt5iQK5y0I


ACTION 1 
Watch, listen and understand.
https://youtu.be/DH6TqDHV0Bs


***
Test your understanding.
1) Who was Queen Elizabeth I's father?

2) What was important at that time?

3) Who did Queen Elizabeth I marry?

4) Which famous playwright revolutionized theatre under her reign?

5) What did England's navy defeat in 1588?

ACTION 2
Watch, listen/read and report
about women's conditions. 
https://youtu.be/onGGRqiXUVY






https://youtu.be/gk1rTKB6ZF8





***

From March 7 To March 25 1965

Three Protest Marches
From Selma To Montgomery (Alabama)

The distance represented 87 kilometers (54 miles). The marches were organized by nonviolent activists who wanted African-Americans to be able to exercise their constitutional right to vote.

ACTION 1
Look and describe the scene.
On March 7, 1965, state troopers attacked the unarmed marchers with billy clubs and tear gas. This event became known as
 Bloody Sunday.




ACTION 2
Watch, listen and report.
https://youtu.be/LD9dhyRFY7A



***
MARCH 25

Int. Day of Remembrance of
the Victims of Slavery 
and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

https://youtu.be/4F3ab8mICIM


Go further...
https://youtu.be/tcpOn65u--U
https://youtu.be/J6vTxAK5HcU



***

Break Time for Help and for the Best

The Passive voice in English

Step 1: Observe...

Africans WERE CAPTURED /d/.

They WERE ENSLAVED /d/.

They WERE MISTREATED /id/.

They WERE HIT / BEATEN.

They WERE KILLED /d/.

They WERE SOLD.

... and Think.

1) Exprime en français les 5 informations.

2) A quelle voix (active/passive) sont-elles?

3) Exprime-les à la voix active en français?

4) Comment se forme le passif en anglais?

5) Quel temps est utilisé ici? Pourquoi?

Step 2: Revise/learn.

https://youtu.be/NKX_pMOKzrw

Step 3: Practice.
https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/complex_tests/passive1/index.php

***

March 26

Purple Day

STARTER
Listen, read and get informed.
What do you learn?
http://www.purpleday.org/

https://youtu.be/tAnTiPOjwMA
https://youtu.be/9ePGzvZMMMw

***
What about  you?
 Do you know someone who suffers 
from epilepsy?






***
March 26


STARTER
Discover the event and speak your mind.


1) What is the event about? 2) Do you like spinach?

3) How often do you eat spinach?

4) What is your best way to eat spinach? 5) Generally speaking, do you like vegetables?

https://happydays365.org/spinach-day/national-spinach-day-march-26/
ACTION 1
Watch, listen and report.
What makes spinach a Superfood?
https://youtu.be/JkAOPqjl3FA


ACTION 2
Watch, listen and report.
Why should you eat spinach?
https://youtu.be/W6nsav9yAOU






***

March 27

World Theatre Day

STARTER
Read and discover.

World Theatre Day was initiated in 1961 by the International Theatre Institute.

The objective of this day is to celebrate the value and importance of theatre.

https://youtu.be/9UDMfuOmJ3Y

***

What about  you?

1) Do you often go to the theatre?

2) What do you like (or not like) 
about theatre?

3) Do you like acting?

4) Have you ever acted on a stage?
Where? When?

5) What was the last play you saw? 
Was it in French or in a foreign language?
How was it?

ACTION 1
Read some quotations on theatre
and choose your favourite one. Say why? 
https://youtu.be/BP6_YEuH5-s


ACTION 2
Discover
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London,
one of the most famous theatres in the world.
What do you learn?


https://youtu.be/utFOmyAeGSk
https://youtu.be/m3VGa6Fp3zI
https://youtu.be/SbRch_sfVw8


***

Break Time for Help and for the Best!

Are you ok with the Superlative in English?

https://learningapps.org/watch?v=prrmc2kqc19

https://www.memovoc.com/accueil/accueilenglish/les-exercices-progressifs/outils-grammaticaux/les-adjectifs-et-la-comparaison/le-superlatif/

***

March 29

1871

Opening of the Royal Albert Hall

STARTER
Look, describe and tell.
Do you know in which city this monument stands?
Why does it bear the name of Albert?

The Royal Albert Hall has held 
the Proms concerts
 every summer since 1941. 
This series of daily concerts
lasts eight weeks. 
There are 5,272 seats
in the Royal Albert Hall.



https://youtu.be/Ez-B4jgrsXE


***
Test your understanding
1) What shape (form) is the Royal Albert Hall?

2) What colour is the building?

3) Why are there discs hanging  from the ceiling?

***

March 30
1858

National Pencil Day

https://youtu.be/QTIcjQFAa2o

STARTER
Read and discover.
On March 30, 1858,
 Hymen Lipman registered the first patent 
for a pencil with an attached eraser.




What do you like to remember?

https://youtu.be/Y2bAcOuCNoA
https://youtu.be/mKxIWzkQ2EI https://youtu.be/KIEQyzVLnFc

***

What about  you?

 1) Do  you use a pencil on a regular basis 

or do you prefer to use more modern tools?

2) Are your pencils always intact

  or do you tend to nibble them?

***

March 31 
1889
The Eiffel Tower Opens





What do you like to remember?
https://youtu.be/hGctIYbSMos
https://youtu.be/duRFDQsder0
https://youtu.be/uUhO9VoGym4

***
Enjoy a 360 experience!
https://youtu.be/HNApxhvK1Hg


***

March 31 
1727
Death of Isaac Newton



STARTER
Look and tell.
Who is the mathematician/physicist 
on the above image?
What is he known for?


Watch, listen and refresh your memory.
How did IN discover his first Law of Motion?
https://youtu.be/xmJoPCZj1_Q
https://youtu.be/LEHR8YQNm_Q






***
March 31 
1855
A famous early 19th century writer died.



STARTER
Look, read and guess.

I was born in England in a moorland village called Haworth, near Bradford
in the early 19th century. 
I have two sisters, Anne and Emily.
2 of my other sisters Maria and Elizabeth
died of tuberculosis.
My father is a reverend.

I am a great British writer

of  the early 19th century.
I wrote poems.
Anne and Emily wrote poems too.
Emily wrote "Wuthering Heights'.
https://youtu.be/n_R90JpHCIs
My best-selling book was 'Jane Eyre'.
https://youtu.be/bR8lRale6iI
My initials are C.B..



https://youtu.be/4t5b0sgy8cQ
https://youtu.be/itzTTwm78Gc




https://youtu.be/-JBAivTU1vw
https://youtu.be/oEwmNJ9I8bs



https://youtu.be/w5TQ5PxQtd0
https://youtu.be/uSw--rhEtrI




***
March 31 
National Prom Day



STARTER
Watch, listen and tell.
https://youtu.be/DYOhXHJ2jAY


ACTION 1
Watch, listen and explain.
What is Prom?
https://youtu.be/M6DK9hp6BQY

ACTION 2

It was born in the United States 
more than 100 years ago
It has become an industry
 similar to 
the wedding industry.
On average, 
an American family spends 
more than 900 dollars on prom.

***

What about  you?

1) Do you have something similar to Prom in your country?

2) What do you think of Prom? Would you like to have one organized  in your school at the end of 9th Grade?




Thanks to English teacher Ms. Haquet
for her tremendous Interactive calendar
from which this blog page has been inspired!
http://chagall-col.spip.ac-rouen.fr/spip.php?article1182