Civil disobedience

"Remember, remember, the 5th of November"

Do these lines ring a bell? What do they sound like? Why? Any idea what the 5th of November may refer to?

Start

Bonfire Night and the Gunpowder Plot

Read the text carefully and try to answer the WH- questions (who?where?what? why? when?)

Now solve the crossword.

correction

Now play this Jeopardy game to practise asking questions using the simple past.

Jeopardy

Test Quizinière

V for Vendetta

Etat des Lieux

Watch the beginning of the video (until 1:30) and answer the WH- questions: Who ? Where ? When ? General atmosphere? Why? What is going to happen? why? Watch the video again and check if you were right. What do you think the film and this unit will be about? Why?

Tool box

Lesson

Answer

V for Vendetta - extract n° 2

1. Watch the video until 1:06

• Where does it take place?
• What is happening?
• Describe people's reactions.
• Infer what V is saying.

Lesson

grammar

2. Listen to the rest of video while reading the transcript. (Highlight important key words)

• What does V criticize and why?
• Who is to blame? Who is responsible?
• What does he ask his fellow countrymen to do?
• Now choose key words from the table and write 5 sentences to sum up V's speech

Groupwork

Lesson

Vocabulary

Solo

Civil Disobedience

Watch this video and take notes, check with your friends. Bonus: Using your notes, design a poster to explain the concept of civil disobedience. Don't forget to give examples.

Correction

exercises

So yes, they depend on our obedience. When we withdraw it, their power disappears. It’s important to know that. It’s important to know that every little thing we do helps. We don’t all have to do heroic things. All we have to do is little things. And at certain points in history, millions of little things come together and change takes place. Howard Zinn

"Historically, the most terrible things ― war, genocide, and slavery ― have resulted not from disobedience, but from obedience."Howard Zinn on War

Where does the concept of Civil Disobedience come from?

Where does the concept of Civil Disobedience come from?

Where does the concept of Civil Disobedience come from?

Where does the concept of Civil Disobedience come from?

Civil Disobedience - BBC 4

Names

Country

Key Facts

• opponent of slavery
• wrote an essay On Civil Disobedience
• thinks people should follow their conscience and refuse to obey laws they think are unfair.

Henry David Thoreau

the USA

• championed non violent civil disobedience to gain independence and end British rule.
• organized a long march to the sea in 1930 to protest against British laws. He inspired thousands.

Mahatma Gandhi

India

• refused to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus in 1955 in Alabama. She was arrested.
• Her act of defiance helped focus the Civil Rights Mvt
• Martin Luther King staged major protests against unfair laws affecting the black community

Rosa Parks

The USA

Climate Change protestersOccupy mvt

• have taken on the fight for justice through non violent law-breaking

The USA and across the globe

After a long period of chaos, terror and disease, British society has become cruel and unjust. The chancellor Adam Sutler used the fear of the population to establish a dictatorship by using corruption, and a system of surveillance. He promised them peace, if they accepted to be silent. Vendetta, a charismatic and mysterious character, broke this silence by destroying the old Bailey. He wants people to join him. He urges them to rebel against their government.

Pour faire une hypothèse sur quelque chose qui est entrain de se passer:

• Vous n'êtes pas sûrs du tout = Sujet + might + Be + V-ing

• C'est du 50 / 50 = Sujet + may + Be + V-ing

• Vous en êtes convaincus = Sujet + must + be + V-ing

Exemples: V might be saying that people have forgotten about Nov 5th. He may be explaining that the government is controlling people's minds. He must be criticizing the government.

In this video, we can understand England has become a dictatorship / a totalitarian regime. There are flags of the regime everywhere, a motto which is not England's motto. Besides (de plus), we can see the massive portrait of a man hanging in a retirement home. He must be the political leader of this regime. In this extract, V has hijacked the emergency channel to deliver his speech. Indeed, (en effet) he threatens the people in the control room into playing his video. Considering the state of the country, V must be talking about justice and freedom.

On constate une situation advenue dans le passé mais dont les effets sont bien actuels: present perfect

Impact d'une action passée sur le présent

Faire une hypothèse sur un fait entrain de se dérouler: must + be + v-ING

Vous devez être à présent capables de: - utiliser le prétérit simple à la voix active et passive. - expliquer dans les grandes lignes ce que fut le Complot des Poudres - expliquer les traditions encore célébrées de nos jours. Si ce n'est pas le cas, retournez en page 2

Civil Disobedience

What do you know about it? Any past events/recent events you would associate with the concept? Any historical figure?