The Roaring Twenties

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The Roaring 20s

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Chapter 2

cREATE AN AUDIOGUIDE ABOUT THE ROARING 20s in the USA

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Objectives:

Training Centre

Cultural: The Roaring 20s, The Harlem RenaissanceGrammatical: The simple past, relatives and the wh- questions Lexical: Music, nightlife, inventions Phonological: -ED

Padlet

My Diary

Bonus

A Roaring Time

I can identify the elements linked to the Roaring twenties and I can talk about it. (A2)

1. Watch the document of your choice and take notes.

Objectives:

Cultural: The Roaring 20s Grammatical: The relatives Lexical: music, nightlife, inventions

A2

B1

2. Share the information with your group then write a summary. 3. Write your summary on padlet.

the cotton club

I can identify the main elements from numerous documents. (A2)

1. Take an envelop . 2. Go to the turquoise folder, complete the grid from the documents. 3. Write the written record (trace écrite). 4. Write a grammar point on the simple past. (Capsule) 5. Go to the training center and do some activities.

Objectives:

Cultural: The Roaring 20s: The Cotton Club Grammatical: The simple past Lexical: music, nightlife

The Prohibition

I know how to summarize a text with my own words. (B1) Describe orally a simple situation about the Roaring 20s (B1)

1. Read the document of your choice and write a paragraph explaining prohibition in your own words. ( Grey folder ) 2. Read the document again and use pieces of information to create an audio-guide for this 3. Take time to play with the vocabulary (Nightlife)

Objectives:

A2

B1

Cultural: The Roaring 20s: The prohibition Grammatical: The simple past Lexical: Nightlife

VIDEO

Free the women

I can understand a video , enrich my knowledge and create a production. (A2)

Objectives:

WATCH

1. the video (A2) and take notes. 2. Write an article about the liberation of the women in the 1920s from the video. 3; Write your article here: Download your article and put it on the padlet. 4. Pronunciation time!

Cultural: The Roaring 20s: The flappers Grammatical: The simple past Lexical: Nightlife Phonological:, -ED

PLAY

Mini MISSION I

I know how to summarize a text with my own words. (B1) Describe orally a simple situation about the Roaring 20s (B1)

1. at the painting. 2. Answer this question: "How does this painting represent the 1920s?" (Describe the painting (artist, title, description of the painting) and answer the question (on peut faire des hypothèses). Write it on padlet. 3. with vocabulary

LOOK

Objectives:

Cultural: The Roaring 20s: The prohibition Grammatical: The simple past Lexical: Nightlife, music, image description

PLAY

Louis armstrong

Identify the main topic/subject of an oral document (A2). Share information on a topic (A2)

1. to this audio document entitled 'Timeline' (A2) about L. Armstrong. 2. Go to the green folder and take the sheet. Fill the grid with the information from the audio document. 3. the document about how to make questions in the past form. 4. Play the board game in the gray folder.

LISTEN

Objectives:

Cultural: Jazz: Louis Armstrong Grammatical: The simple past: interrogative form Lexical: Nightlife, music

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Mini Mission II

Create a board game around four biographies. I know how to write questions and use the simple past. (A2)

1. In groups, read the biographies from four famous people.

Objectives:

Cultural: Al Capone, Duke Ellington, CharlieChaplin, Clara Bow Grammatical: The simple past:affirmative and interrogative form Lexical: Biographies

A2 A2/B1 A2/A2+ A2

2. Take the sheets in the blue folder and complete the grids. 3. Use the pieces of information and create your own boardgame!

My diary

Class Session 1: Discovering The Roaring 20sHomework: Know at least 5 things about the Roaring 20s. Class Session 2: Nightlife in the 20s. Homework: Know what the Cotton Club is and talk about it. I know how to use the simple past. (Affirmative/Negative) Class Session 3: Prohibition Homework: I can talk about the Prohibition. I know what a speakeasy / a bootlegger / prohibition is. Class Session 4: Free the women! Homework: I can talk about the emancipation of women during the 20s.

Class Session 5: Mini Mission Class Session 6: Louis Armstrong. Homework: I can talk about Louis Armstrong and I can ask questions about past events. Class Session 7: Four famous people! Homework: I can talk about the four people (in general) and I can ask questions about past events. Class Session 8: The Harlem Renaissance Homework: I can talk about the Harlem Renaissance and I can recite a stanza from Langston Hughes. Class Session 9/10: Final Project Class Session 11: Test (knowlege and written comprehension.)

Training

Vocabulary: Nightlife Instruments Inventions Phonological: -ED

Cultural: The Roaring 20s (Level 1) Grammatical: Simple past (forme affirmative) Simple past (forme négative) Simple past (forme interrogative) Relative pronouns

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La Grammaire en Capsule: Le passé simple (Les 3 formes) Les pronoms relatifs Rappel (non mentionné dans la vidéo): Where: l'antécédent est un lieu. When: L'antécédent est lié au temps. La Prononciation en Capsule: Le passé simple (prononciation) 5'46 - 6'16

Méthodologie: Apprendre les verbes irréguliers

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The Twentiesin Popular culture

Famous Artists:

iN mOVIES:

Louis Armstrong Bessie Smith Al Jolson Duke Ellington Paul Whiteman Gene Austin Jimmie Rodgers

Singin' in the Rain Some Like it Hot Chicago The Great Gatsby The Jazz Singer The Artist Magic in the Moonlight

Bonus

A Roaring Collage! at this collage by Maria Jose Guirados. Choose 8 images and create your own collage representing the 1920s. When you have finished, explain how it represents the 1920s (in English of course). Motley's Works of Art your favourite painting. Write a description of the painting and write why it is your favourite! Finally, write the elements which are typical of the 1920s.

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CHOOSE

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Harlem Renaissance

Identify the main topic/subject of an oral document (A2). Share information on a topic (A2)

LOOK

1. at this document and describe it in your notebook. 2. Go to the yellow folder and complete the text about the Harlem Renaissance. 3. this poem by Langston Hughes and do the activities on the sheet. 4. to the document. In groups of four: Each student chooses a and learns it (by heart if possible).

Objectives:

Cultural: The Roaring 20s: The Harlem Renaissance Grammatical: The simple past Lexical: Nightlife, music

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