Potus and Flotus

Chapter 5 Living as Potus and Flotus

Let's enter the privacy of one of the most famous places on Earth...

Index

Lesson 3

Lesson 2

Lesson 4

Lesson 1

Lesson 6

Lesson 7

Lesson 5

Lesson 11

Lesson 10

Lesson 8

Lesson 9

LESSON 1

Do you recognize this place?

And now?

Introduction

What do you know about this place? (where, who, what, ...)

Introduction

Now try to guess the meaning of the title 'Living as potus and flotus'

Need a little help? Observe this document

roadmap to final task'potus and flotus in the white house'

Final task

Task 1

Intro

Learn about the White House and its succession of inhabitants

Create an instagram post as made by a candidate to the U.S. presidential elections

React to a cartoon about U.S. politics

You will need to...

- Learn about the border between private and public matters in US politics - Know how to use the articles - Use the past tenses properly

STEP 1 - A house or a home?

a) Define what a 'house' and a 'home' are. b) Pairwork PUPIL A: Look for elements refering to the family's private life PUPIL B: Look for elements refering to the family's public life c) Imagine White House official photographer Pete Souza's intention when he took this photo.

LESSON 2 -

A family history

Watch and answer

Who ?

Type of document?

Topic?

Watch and answer

a) What 'normal' part of the everyday life wasn't that normal for the Obamas daughters? How did they make it more natural? b) What do Michelle Obama and her mother say about the White House? And about home?

Observe and react

a) Watch your video b) Answer the questions - What type of document is it? (what, who, for what, when) - What is the candidate's program? - Comment on their communication strategy

Team B

Team A

Observe and react

c) Tell your classmate about your video, find the common points / differences d) In pairs, discuss the role given to family life in political campaign

Observe and think

Observe and think

Think and translate

a) Les crocodiles sont des animaux dangereux. b) Il faut que j’achète un nouveau téléphone. c) C’est la femme que j’ai vue hier. d) Les voitures sont plus respectueuses de l’environnement qu’avant. (eco friendly) e) Donne moi une pomme et une poire s’il te plaît.

LESSON 3 -

When private issues become public matters

Think and translate

a) Les crocodiles sont des animaux dangereux. b) Il faut que j’achète un nouveau téléphone. c) C’est la femme que j’ai vue hier. d) Les voitures sont plus respectueuses de l’environnement qu’avant. (eco friendly) e) Donne moi une pomme et une poire s’il te plaît.

Observe and react

Go through the document and answer the questions

a) Find the equivalent for the following words in the document - corruption - méfait - accuser - coupable -reconnaître coupable b) Is 'impeachment' only for Presidents? c) Is the person impeached always dismissed from his/her functions? d) Which branches of the US Government have to vote during an impeachment procedure?

LESSON 5 -

Private or public?

Go through the document and answer the questions

a) Which political figures are mentioned? b) What elements are taken into account by American people to choose their candidate during presidential elections? c) Is love life an important issue regarding voters opinion? Justify. d) Is there a difference of opinion between Democrat and Republican voters? Justify.

Let's get ready for task 1

You will have to describe and analyse a political cartoon + draw a parallel with the political life in the USA

How to organise your analysis?

How to: analyse a political cartoon

Introduction

type of document, author, date, ...

Body of the text

Describe the image Analyse it > Intention of the author? > Aim of the document? > make a // with cultural & historical elements(use your lesson + personal knowledge)

Conclusion

Give your opinion

LESSON 6 - TEST DAY

Describe and analyse this political cartoon Draw a parallel with the political life in the USA, use the elements seen in class.

Lindsay Foyle, 2017

LESSON 7 - Women in the White HouseFirst Ladies

Brainstorming Do you know any 1st Ladies of the USA? (past or present)

Let's check if you can recognize them...

Watch, listen and take notes

LESSON 8 - Women at the White HouseFirst Ladies #2

Read and answer

1- Read your text 2- Answer the questions 3- Present your First Lady to your neighbour 4- Share with the class

Observe and answer

LESSON 9 - Women at the White House Official roles

Read and answer

1- Read your text 2- With your own words, summarize what you understood in 3-5 sentences. 3- Ask your classmates questions about their document + answer their questions. 4- Share with the class

LESSON 9 - Women at the White House Official roles #2

Do you recognize this woman? What do you know about her?

Let's play a true or false about Mrs Harris

Step 1 - Think > Imagine 10 words (nouns and verbs) that were used by Harris in her presidency candidacy announcement speech. Step 2 - Read and analyse > check if you guessed right about the 10 words (circle them) > Highlight the different lexical fields asked on your worksheet > React to the speech

Final Task

Imagine a famous woman (politician or not) announce they’re running for the 2024 Presidentials in the USA. Create an instagram post to make this announcement (choose a picture + write a short text to say why they should be chosen) Think about the communication strategies we saw in class Then... Present it to the class : read your post + explain why you chose this picture (what it represents,...) You can do it alone / in pairs