LLCE Première All You Need is Love

UNIT 2: ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE

Anticipation: Global comprehension: Watch the video and present it briefly. type of document? characters? place? time? theme?

Are love and marriage always easy? Discuss with your neighbour, and find some reasons why love and marriage aren’t always easy or allowed.

Titre de séquence : All You Need is Love Thématique : Axe d’étude : Problématique : How have conventions on love and marriage evolved throughout time? Three parts: Part one: The importance of marriage and social class during the Victorian Era Part two: Forbidden relationships (LGBT & interracial love) Part three: Modern visions of love (dating apps/social media)

Part one: The importance of marriage and social class during the Victorian Era

Learning about the period: Trailer: Victoria Watch the video. Spot the main character. What do you learn about her? Name: Nationality: Occupation: Personality:

Learning about the period: Read the document and answer the following questions (do not write the questions). 1) What were the technological advancement during the Victorian era? 2) What was Victoria’s reign characterised by? 3) What were the strict moral standards people had to follow during the Victorian Era? 4) Were there social classes during the Victorian Era? Explain 5) Was love necessary to marry someone? Explain 6) In the text, find examples of the hypocrisy of the Victorian society.

You have read The Importance of Being Earnest. Create a map of the characters of the play in your notebook, putting the main character in the centre. Give information about the characters, and explain their relationships with one another. (Use your book for help!)

Read this extract from Act 1: Difficult vocabulary: To tamper with: to change, to pervert “the late”: the deceased charitable: generous, someone who gives to charity kindly disposition: good tempered, gentle, generous immaterial: unimportant bred: brought up, educated relations: family members utmost: the most possible to allow: to permit

1) Explain who the two characters present in this scene are. 2) What is happening in this extract? 3) True or False? Justify your answers! According to Lady Bracknell, a gentleman: - Should be inactive - Should be very well educated - Should be rich - Should come from an aristocratic family 4) Rate these attributes in order of importance for Lady Bracknell. 5) Use what you have learnt about the Victorian Era. What was Oscar Wilde's goal in this extract? What are the figures of speech used?

Creative Writing: In Scene 1, Lady Bracknell “interviews” Jack to decide if he will be a suitable husband for her daughter Gwendolen. Write a dialogue between a parent and prospective son/daughter-in-law today. What questions would the parent ask?

Get ready to discuss: What qualities do you look for in an ideal man/woman? Are the following issues important to you or not? Appearance Income Social background Personality Age Nationality Name Can you explain why? Rate these issues on a scale of importance: 1 = not at all important 2 = important, but not a real problem 3 = very important 4 = essential

DEBATE: Parents should have a role in choosing a husband or wife for their children. For or against? Write down your arguments!

Extract from Act 2 (The Importance of Being Ernest) Gwendolen: Well, to speak with perfect candour, Cecily, I wish that you were fully forty-two, and more than usually plain for your age. Ernest is the very soul of truth and honour. But even men of the noblest possible moral character are extremely susceptible to the influence of the physical charms of others. 1) Briefly present the characters mentioned in this scene and their relationship. 2) What do these comments suggest about the following? - The perception of femininity - Male/female relationships - The place of women in society

Watch this extract. 1) What type of document is it? 2) Identify who the four characters are in this extract. 3) Using this extract and what you have read, explain why the two women are angry at the men. 4) What do the men do to be forgiven? 5) This scene takes place towards the end of the play. From what you have read, how does the play end?

Practice ! Creative Writing: You are a blogger. On your blog, write a short book review explaining the role of marriage during the Victorian Era (give examples using the play The Importance of Being Earnest) - situer l'époque - expliquer le rôle du mariage à l'époque - donner son avis sur le sujet/la pièce

Part two: Forbidden relationships

1) Watch the video and identify who the characters are. 2) What do we learn about the man? What can you conclude? 3) Analyse the reaction of the woman (her tone, her body language...). What does it reveal about her true feelings?

Look at this document, describe it and make guesses about who these people could be.

Read the document. Show how this personal story changed the world. In your group, Choose one student who will sum up the main information. -> (THE SUMMARIZER) Choose one student who will discuss the problem encountered. -> (THE CLARIFIER) Choose one student who will explain how the story ended. -> (THE FINISHER)

Practice ! Translate the article from "Mildred" to "Virginia Home".

Watch this document and briefly present it.What is the purpose of it?How do you feel after watching it? Discuss with your neighbour.

Letter to Mamma, Armistead Maupin (1977)

Part 3: Modern Love

1) Give the nature of the text. 2) Identify which technological means is used to talk about love 3) Find elements which suggest the feelings of the narrator 4) Decide whether the ending of your text is positive, negative or ambiguous. Compare with your neighbour and explain why. Practice ! Write a series of tweets between two characters of a famous love story (ex: Romeo & Juliet, Jack & Rose, Earnest & Gwendolen...)

Give the nature of the document and tell which technological means is used to find love, and in which context. What is the purpose of the article? Find the synonyms in the text for: 1) When two people are suitable for each other: 2) To have a drink over the internet: 3) To have fun: 4) The faculties of sight, smell, hearing, taste and touch: 5) An interest or desire for someone: 6) To date someone only for one night: 7) To feel close to someone in some way:

Create a five-question quizz on the text to trick your classmates. Translate the first two paragraphs of "Virtual connections" Practice! PO:Write and act out the dialogue between two people who meet for the first time after meeting online during the coronavirus pandemic