2025-26 AMC notebook

Cahier Spe-AMC Anglais

Here is the class notebook, use it whenever you want, but especially if you are absent.

2025-26

S.boudjenane

Sequence 1

Friday, September 5th Tuesday, Sept 9th

Step 1: understanding the movement thanks to the past

Black lives Matter

'How are Americans raising their voices to reshape democracy?.'

- Slavery started in the 17th century and ended in 1865 at the end of the civil war with the ratification of the 13th amendment. -1863: emancipation proclamation - 1868: the 14th amendment gave the Afro-Americans equal rights - 1870: they obtained the right to vote - 1896: plessy V; Ferguson: the Supreme Court ruled the decision "Separate but Equal" which gave a legal appearance to racial segregation - Brown v. Board of education: the Supreme Court ruled "separate but equal" unconstitutional. (in 1954 and 55) - 1955: Rosa Park started the Civil Rights Movement - 1965: Malcolm X was assassinated by the Black Muslims (his group) - 1968: Martin Luther King was assassinated.

Step 1: oral presentations/leaders

Friday, September 12th

Séquence 1

Learn Your vocabulary. 20 words.

Martin Luther King, Civil rights activist, member of the SCLC (southern Christian Leadership Conference and NAACP. he advocated non violence.

Malcolm X: born Malcolm Little, member of the Nation Of Islam, shot by his own movement when he decided to share MLK's positions. He advocated violence

Listen and write the words, once you have learnt them to check your spelling and understanding.

Stokeley Carmichael. He started the Black Power movement.

The Ku Klux Klan, a hate group of white supremacists who committed crimes, lynchings, intimidation.

The Black Panthers, a para military group from Oakland, they advocated violence

The Black Codes allowed the south to instore segregation

Jim Crow Laws were comforted by the Separate but Equal decision of the Supreme Court.

tuesday, Sept 23rd

tuesday, Sept 16th

sequence 1

Step 2: convincing crowds

la proposition infinitive

‘Write a synthesis

• demander à quelqu’un de faire quelque chose ;
• donner un ordre ;
• rapporter une action à quelqu’un ;
• décrire une action.

EX: he wants people to react Attention, forme négative: he wants people not to react

First, we can note that all the speakers use emphasis to convince their audience. However, there are significant differences.Indeed, when MLK uses a solemn tone, Malcolm X is more aggressive, nearly sarcastic or mocking. He uses the same emphasis on key words, yet, he is more straight to the point, giving concrete examples. On the other hand, the Black Panthers' speech sounds more violent, Bobby Seale makes his words resonate like a machine gun. He uses his speech, his words, like weapons to make his audience react and rebel, unlike MLK who uses poetry and lyricism to call for peace.

Formation

‘Including quotes always strengthens our presentation. Break the monotony.’ Always quote the author

Liste des pronoms personnels compléments

Les verbes suivis d'une proposition infinitive

Friday, Sept 26th

sequence 1

Step 4: the origin of the movement

Learn your vocabulary, from 30 to 43

Listen and write the words

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Step 3: the symbol of a struggle/ the raised/clenched fist (quelques notes de ce qui a été dit en cours)

The clenched/ raised fist, symbol of BLM, first appeared during the Civil Rights movement, initially used by the Black Panthers, then by Stokeley Carmichael and his "Black Power" movement. In 1968, at the Olympic Games in Mexico City, athletes Tommie Smith and Juan Carlos raised their black-gloved fists in support of the movement.

Friday, Oct 3rd

Tuesday, Oct 14th

sequence 1

2- Coco Gauff Évaluation de la CO Vidéo et correction.

Step 5: Taking a stand 1- Colin Kaepernick

Ce document est un discours de Coco Gauff, joueuse de tennis, qui date de 2020, elle intervient dans sa ville natale pour soutenir le mouvement BLM. Elle commence par présenter sa grand-mère car elle dit que, comme elle l’a fait il y a plus de 50 ans, la joueuse doit à nouveau protester contre les discriminations. Elle prône d’abord l’amour qui est toujours la solution quelles que soient les circonstances, puis elle explique qu’elle passe énormément de temps à argumenter avec ses amis qui ne sont pas afro-américains pour leur expliquer comment ils peuvent aider le mouvement. Elle leur dit qu’ils doivent passer à l’action. Elle s’adresse ensuite plus directement à son auditoire en expliquant que c’est par le vote qu’il faut protester et qu’elle est devant eux malgré le fait qu’elle n’ait que 16 ans et donc pas encore l’âge de voter. Mais elle se sent concernée car c’est de leur futur à tous, le sien et le leur dont il est question. Elle donne l’exemple de Trevon Martin qui a été tué alors qu’elle n’avait que 8 ans et elle se demande pourquoi elle est encore là à 16 ans à demander des changements. Elle ajoute que cela lui fend le cœur mais qu’elle se bat pour ses frères, ses futurs enfants et ses petits-enfants. Les gens, dit-elle doivent faire entendre leur voix, quelque- soit leur importance. Elle cite alors MLK qui disait que le silence des gens bien est pire que les brutalités des gens mauvais. Il ne faut donc pas se taire car sinon, cela signifie que l’on choisit le camp de l’oppresseur. Elle conclut en expliquant qu’elle a trop souvent entendu dire : « ce n’est pas mon problème", ce à quoi elle répond toujours que si on aime la culture afro-américaine ou que l’on a des amis afro-américains ou encore que l’on écoute de la musique AA, alors ce contrat est aussi le leur. On ne peut pas dire que tel artiste AA est son artiste préféré et se désintéresser de ce qui est arrivé à G. Floyd. Elle demande donc des changements rapides et dit qu’il est triste qu’il faille encore qu’une vie soit prise pour que tout cela arrive, mais elle rappelle que cela se passe depuis des années avant d’énumérer les noms de quelques victimes, et d'affirme qu’il faut que cela cesse.Elle dit qu'elle utilisera aussi ses réseaux sociaux pour faire avancer la cause.

In his speech, Colin Kaepernick advocates love, refering to MLK. He also advocates justice and truth, quoting Malcolm X. He opposes two lexical fields. On the one hand, he uses the lexical field of hope ("we", "collective", "hopeful", "inspired", "love"...)and on the other hand, the lexical field of hate or anger ("hatred", "slavery", ""slave patrol", "police patrol", rage"...) He blames the government for not protecting the Afro-American community.

Friday, Oct 17th

sequence 1

Step 6: criticizing both sides.

Méthodologie de la synthèse

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November 4th and 7th

November, 18th

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BLM

Final task

Step 1: transhumanism?

Write and act out a committed speech to advocate social justice

Definition: A way to enhance* human capacities, abilities with technologies and science. *To enhance= améliorer

Séquence 2

Friday, November 21st

Step 1: transhumanism? The concepts

Augmented

Step 2: work like a real journalist

Learn your vocabulary learn the first ten words

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Friday, December 5th

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Step 2: Frankenstein

Learn your vocabulary learn all the words from Frankenstein.

Séquence 2

Step 2: interpreting a transhumanist novel- Compare the movie versions and the original text.

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Exprimer votre opinion, cliquez ici.

Step 3: the dangers/Eugenics

Séquence 2

Atelier traduction

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USA 1934: a doctor has just visited a patient, the family is poor, and only the older daughter works, one kid is retarded and the other is "crippled". The doctor wants to raise money for them. Click on the grey dot to read the summary on Eugenics in the USA.

Because they are poor and their children are crippled

The state wants to avoid giving more money to this family

Why?

The state wants their daughter Alice to be sterilized too

The welfare association

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Problem?

The visit

Who?

A poor family + Alice , their daughter

There is a law in that state that allows eugenics.

How?

TAlice is not their real daughterand does not have their genes.

They will sterilize the 2women and the father and will send the son to a medical institute

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Step 4: Meet David Pearce and modern transhumanism.

Augmented

Step 5: learn about the future of transhumanism GW

DARPA: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is a research and development agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of emerging technologies for use by the military.

Sophia is a female-presenting social humanoid robot developed in 2016 by the Hong Kong–based company Hanson Robotics. Sophia was activated on 14 February 2016, and made its first public appearance in mid-March 2016 at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, United States.Sophia was marketed as a "social robot" who can mimic social behaviour and induce feelings of love in humans.

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Young Frankenstein is a 1974 American comedy horror film directed by Mel Brooks. The film is a parody of the classic horror film genre, in particular the various film adaptations of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus produced by Universal Pictures in the 1930s. To help evoke the atmosphere of the earlier films, Brooks shot the picture entirely in black and white.

To fuse: fusionner source code: code source engeneering: technique well-being: bien être bliss: bonheur/béatitude to overcome: surmonter

Neuralink Corp. is an American neurotechnology company that has developed as of 2024 implantable brain–computer interfaces (BCIs). It was founded by Elon Musk and a team of eight scientists and engineers. Neuralink was launched in 2016 and first publicly reported in March 2017. The company is based in Fremont, California.

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Séquence 3

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Escape Down House Vocabulary

Final project

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3. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the conspiracy theory as "the theory that an event or phenomenon occurs as a result of a conspiracy between interested parties; spec. a belief that some covert but influential agency (typically political in motivation and oppressive in intent) is responsible for an unexplained event".

Media on screen

Step 1: American press

4. The American press

1. The press is protected by the first amendment of the American Constitution: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." December 15, 1791

2. Fake news is false or misleading information (misinformation, disinformation, propaganda, and hoaxes) claiming the aesthetics and legitimacy of news. Fake news often has the aim of damaging the reputation of a person or entity, or making money through advertising revenue.

5. The American TV channels

Séquence 4

Vocabulary

Media on screen

Step 2: Tabloids or blroadsheets

Yellow journalism.

Yellow Journalism or Yellow press is a type of journalism that does not report an abundance of real news with facts. It uses shocking headlines that grab people's attention to sell more newspapers. Yellow Journalism can be about exaggerating facts or spreading rumors. Yellow Journalism got its name in the 1890s, when two New York City newspapers, the Journal (owned by Pulitzer) and the World (owned by Hearst), were competing to have the best sales. It shows that the craze for sensational news is not new in the USA and it explains the popularity of tabloids.

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Séquence 4

Media on screen

Step 3: journalism in the movies

Elements of a frontpage

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Vocabulaire du quizlet en liste.

Séquence 4

Vocabulary

Media on screen

Step 2: Tabloids or blroadsheets

Yellow journalism.

Yellow Journalism or Yellow press is a type of journalism that does not report an abundance of real news with facts. It uses shocking headlines that grab people's attention to sell more newspapers. Yellow Journalism can be about exaggerating facts or spreading rumors. Yellow Journalism got its name in the 1890s, when two New York City newspapers, the Journal (owned by Pulitzer) and the World (owned by Hearst), were competing to have the best sales. It shows that the craze for sensational news is not new in the USA and it explains the popularity of tabloids.

Intermediate As far as I know, … I agree with the opinion of … I could be wrong, but … I’d definitely say that … I’d guess/imagine that … I’d say that … I’m absolutely certain that … I’m fairly confident that … I’m no expert (on this), but … I’m positive that … I’m pretty sure that … It seems to me that … It’s a complicated/difficult issue, but … My (point of) view (on this) is … Obviously, … Some people may disagree with me, but … This is just my opinion, but … Without a doubt, … You probably won’t agree, but …

Pre-intermediate: I agree with … I feel that … I guess/imagine … I have no doubt that / I’m certain that … I strongly believe that … I’ve never really thought about this before, but … My personal opinion is that / Personally, my opinion is that … To be honest / In my honest opinion, …

Quotes

"The media's the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that's power. Because they control the minds of the masses." “I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I'm a human being, first and foremost, and as such I'm for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.”― Malcolm X

Rappel: les pronoms personnels compléments

Me You Him/Her/It Us You Them

Restriction on Free Blacks with the Black Codes Black codes had a negative impact on everything from the daily life of African Americans to even court cases and legal proceedings. - African Americans could not testify in court in cases that involved those of their own race. - In addition, they could not vote or participate in any legal proceedings. - Further they could not own a home or property or even rent a place of residency. - Beyond that, any type of speech or conversation by blacks that was deemed a threat to white society or individuals was considered to be criminal behavior. - Anyone found guilty of actions considered to be seditious had to pay a hefty fine. - In addition, blacks could not buy firearms and they were penalized if they violated curfew. ==> The Black Codes became more and more restrictive for African Americans in an effort to perpetuate a white supremacist society that kept blacks in their place. The primary effect this had on blacks during reconstruction is that it infringed on their ability to be full American citizens, and their human-ness; the Black Codes were dehumanizing. The laws enacted represented a continuation of slave codes that relegated blacks to non-human status during antebellum times.

Quotes

“We've got to face the fact that some people say you fight fire best with fire, but we say you put fire out best with water. We say you don't fight racism with racism. We're gonna fight racism with solidarity.”― Fred Hampton “The first lesson a revolutionary must learn is that he is a doomed man.” ―from Huey Newton’s 1973 autobiography “Revolutionary Suicid If a man like Malcolm X could change and repudiate racism, if I myself and other former Muslims can change, if young whites can change, then there is hope for America. Elridge Cleaver

Quotes

"I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant." Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, Oslo, Norway, 1964.

"No man is an island,Entire of itself;Every man is a piece of the continent,A part of the main. .[...] Any man's death diminishes me,Because I am involved in mankind.And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls;It tolls for thee." MLK Quoted John Donne, British poet 1624.

Quotes

"Our grandfathers had to run, run, run. My generation's out of breath. We ain't running no more"./stokely-carmichael “We were aware of the fact that death walks hand in hand with struggle." “In order for nonviolence to work. Your opponent must have a Conscience. The United States has none.”― Stokely Carmichael

Couverture médiatique: media coverage les actualités, les (toutes) dernières nouvelles: breaking news/latest news la une ou la couverture: the front-page une légende: caption rubrique: column Biaisé, qui n'est pas objectif :biased une édition: issue écrire une critique : to review une critique: review un magnat de la presse: a press lord/ baron or a media tycoon manchette / gros titres: banner (headline) c'est du lourd: That's heavy duty/ that's hardcore bombe médiatique: bombshell or stunner or shocker (n) signature (du journaliste) a by-line tirage: circulation un scoop: exclusive, scoop (surprisingly, not often used), inside story, revelation, article de fond: feature article or feature

diffamation: libel or defamationmatraquage médiatique: media hypeCampagne de dénigrement : smear campaignencensé par la presse: to be acclaimed, praised by the pressêtre vilipendé: to be maligned, (or reviled) by the pressdéfrayer la chronique: be the talk of the town, hit the headlinesfaire une déclaration à la presse : to issue a press statementfaire la une: to make the headlines or to make front-page newsdénigrer: to slur, defame, slander s.o