3e Séquence Alaska

How is Alaska a land apart in the USA?

Séquence Alaska, The last frontier

séances

Anticipation

Discover the theme

An attractive but wild land

Natural ressources

Native Alaskans

Nature at risk, climate issues

Building up a resilient future

Grammar points

Séance Anticipation

Watch the trailer

Work on the interactive map

Name of the tallest mountain: McKinley Name of the capital city: Anchorage Animals you can see in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: birds ducks raptors bears moose wolves wolverines Where can you find the second highest mountain in the USA (Mt Saint Elias)? Wrangell St Elias NP (18008 feet high)Details about the highest mountain in the USA: Part of Denali Natinal Park, named after William McKinley, 25th President of the USA, 20320 feet highDefinition of a fjord: Narrow deep inlet of the sea between steep slopesNumber of national parks in this state: 6 Region with frequent earthquakes? Alaska Range

Séance 1

Groups 1 & 2: Work on the video Groups 3 & 4: Work on the recording Groups 5 & 6: Work on State facts Put in common in order to prepare an infographic on Alaska.

Séance 2

Alaska is a non-contiguous US state on the Northwest extremity of North America. It borders Canada to the east, and it shares a maritime border with Russia in the Bering Strait. Its capital city is Juneau and the state’s most populous city is Anchorage. (Approximately half of Alaska's residents live within the Anchorage metropolitan area).

As Alaska is close to the North Pole, can you imagine what sort of weather is there? How is life for Alaskans?

Séance 2: An attractive but wild land

Séance 3

Watch the video: Obama Visit Spotlights Tough Life In Alaska Read the text:

Oil - Tourism - Fishing

Alaska's major industries:

Other important industries:

Timber - Mining - Agriculture

Trans Alaskan Pipeline

Aurora Borealis Fairbanks’ location is ideal for northern lights viewing because it is under the “Auroral Oval,” a ring-shaped zone over the far north where aurora activity is concentrated. Fairbanks’ Aurora Season is from August 21 to April 21 and it will be visible an average of four out of five nights when the sky is clear and dark enough.

Séance 3: other wonders

Alaska is where the wild things are, and the state’s incredible wildlife is as diverse as its landscapes. People travel from around the world to view Alaska’s Big 5: Bear, Moose, Dall sheep, Wolf, and Caribou, along with impressive marine mammals like humpback whales, orcas, and gray whales.

Séance 4 Native Alaskans

Alaska Natives came from Asia. Anthropologists have stated that their journey from Asia to Alaska was made possible through the Bering land bridge or by traveling through the sea

In Alaska today, there are five distinct groups: Northwest Coast Indians / Inupiaqs / Yupiks / Aleuts / Athabascans

Woman and child, Nunivak, c1929 photograph by Edward S. Curtis.

Séance 4 Native Alaskans

Watch the video and answer the questions

Culture of Respect Subsistence is living from the land, sharing with each other, working together, singing, dancing. Desire to continue speaking their traditional languages, passing on traditional culture to future generations. The stereotype Native culture is archaic, (from the past), there are 22 distinct languages. Youth + elders are transferring knowledge to each other. The Natives are not stuck in the past, tradition is defined by the way they do something. The tradition can evolve and change just as the community does.

Grammar points

Séance 4 Native Alaskans

L'obligation dans le passé: Be forced to BE allowed to Be able to Could / Couldn't Had to

The children were forced to go to boarding schools They weren't allowed to speak their language. They weren't able to maintain their culture. They Could / Couldn't have a say in political decisions. They decided they had to stop it.

Grammar points

Séance 4 Native Alaskans

Le present perfect en Be + ing

Indigenous people have been living in Alaska for 10,000 years. Le present perfect en -ing se construit avec : Have / Has been + verbe + terminaison -ing. On fait le bilan d'une action qui a débuté dans le passé, avec une nuance appréciative, un point de vue de l'énonciateur. I've been washing the dishes (sous entendu, cela m'a pris du temps) Alors qu'avec le present perfect simple, on fait un bilan dans le présent. I've washed the dishes (sous-entendu, la vaisselle est propre à présent).

Grammar points

Séance 4 Native Alaskans

For et since

Avec le present perfect on peut on peut situer dans le temps grâce à: For: pour décrire une durée dénombrable. Ex: I've been waiting for 3 hours Indigenous people have been living in Alaska for 10,000 years. Since: pour mentionner le début précis d'une action. Ex: They have lived in this house since 2012. Erosion on this beach has been visible since 2017.

Séance 4 Native Alaskans

Timeline:

18th century Russian fur traders first came to Alaska 1867 Russia sold Alaska to the US for $7.2M By the end of 1920s :About 2/3 of the indigenous population had died because of diseases 1930s :Alaskan children were sent to boarding schools: they couldn’t speak their language. 1958: Alaska became an American state. 1968 Oil is found in Prudhoe Bay 1971 : Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA)

Séance 5 nature at risk

Watch the video and anticipate: Circle the words you hear: Deeper Droughts - Longer wildfire seasons - Storms - Floods Glaciers are melting so is permafrost. It threatens activities such as hunting and fishing.

Séance 5 Nature at risk

Subsistence hunting, fishing, and gathering all play an important role for many Alaska Natives.

Watch: "The lack of ice, the lack of snow, has an effect on the animals we depend on to live."

Séance 6 Building up a resilient future

From the middle of the 1970s through the early 1990s, oil fueled a booming Alaska economy.

Séance 6 Building up a resilient future