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Spread the #word

Unit 1

1° TC

Start

Citizenship and virtual worlds

index

0. starter

1. SOcial media, social change

2. Youth voice, empowering positive change

3. The limits of the internet

Grammar and vocabulary

Unit Pad

FInal task

Starter

Make hypotheses about: what these teens are doing •what their demands are • what means they are using

Explain what they may be protesting against. Guess the dates.

Introduce the cartoon.

Compare and contrast the two situations.

What is the message conveyed by the cartoonist?

“Rise up” Tom Gauld,The World Today Magazine 2012

01

Social media, social change

How have social media changed the way people make their voice heard?

A) New ways to rally people

Find general information about the text (type of text, topic, people mentioned…)

Read the text carefully. Highlight in blue references to protest in the past, in red references to protest nowadays.

Why, according to the author, is activism today more efficient?

THEN
NOW

+ key

New ways to rally people

This text is an extract from a magazine article written in January 2O17. It deals with new types of activism and how they are used to rally people.

In the past ➞ there were fewer demonstrations, usually there used to be one leader who was seen as “the voice of everyone” (l. 12), decisions were not taken democratically but by one person “from the top down” (l. 15). Now ➞ there are many more demonstrations, social movements and protests. Movements are no longer headed by a single person: decisions are made more democratically

According to him, people have realized they need to be united if they want to make their voice heard.

+ key

VS

Ground protest
Online activism
Sit-ins
Launch an online petition
Marches
Walkouts
Post/ repost/ follow
Rallies
Create a hashtag
Speeches
Go viral
Boycotts
Crowdfunding

b) A symbol that changed the face of activism

Listening comprehension practice

Listen to the video and share what you understand

b) A symbol that changed the face of activism

Work in groups. Listen again to the video and focus on one question.

Who is this man?

Origins of the idea

How it was first received and Chris’s reaction

How it is used by people in their everyday life

b) A symbol that changed the face of activism

Chris Messina : from San Francisco, invented the #, product designer / has been working in Silicon Valley for more than a decade, in 2007: ran an internet consulting company (that’s when he had an idea).

He thought Twitter needed some kind of organisation, was familiar with chat rooms, for people to communicate more easily. So he took that idea and brought it to Twitter.

Chris was told that his idea was “nerdy” and it would never catch on. He felt dejected but he laughed ➞ he didn’t know how else they could solve the problem.

In October 2017, the hashtag gained momentum when Chris used it after a wildfire in San Diego. The hashtag went viral Then 2 years later, Twitter added an option to search for hashtags. Lots of people use it to have their voices heard / to participate in a global conversation

What do people use hashtags for?

Grammar break: exprimer un but > "pour faire quelque chose"

On utilise plusieurs structures:

I phoned him TO ASK him a question

TO + VERB

IN ORDER TO + VERB

They are protesting IN ORDER TO change things (= afin de)

SO AS TO + VERB

They carried banners SO AS TO make their slogan visible.

She created a hashtag SO THAT her message COULD go viral

SO THAT + MODAL

They went on strike FOR the protection of their rights.

FOR + NOUN

What do people use hashtags for?

As an analyst, you need to explain how people use hashtags in their everyday life?

Ex. 1: Most people use hashtags in order to socialize. People have already shared the #TBT (Throwback Thursday) so as to share memories.

c) Can you rally people on Tiktok and instagram?

a) Find information about Jessica Rosario (who is she? What has she done?)

b) List the advantages of using social media platforms for young activists.

SPeaking time:TWEETING OUTLOUD

Follow the instructions on the worksheet. Be ready to explain what the tweet is about, what hashtag was used and what for?

Writing task: historical tweets

+ info

02

Empowering american youth

How have social media changed the way the American youth protest for positive change?

The "essentials" in a US high school

What is this spot for?

What is particularly striking?

Effective or not? why?

+ info

#Marchfourourlives

03

Powerful or pointless?

What are the limits of digital activism?

Starter: a SLACK WHAT???

Slacktivism: useful of pointeless?

Describe the situation and the message conveyed by the cartoonist.

Describe the situation and the message conveyed by the cartoonist.

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