Retouching reality
Axe 2 : Espace privé et espace publicEVARS
Objectifs:
Grammar: - If- clauses et modaux - révision le comparatif et le superlatif - Question tags
Vocabulary: - le corps / le visage - la confiance en soi
Activités langagières travaillés: Compréhension orale, compréhension écrite, expression écrite.
Activité langagière évaluée: Expression écrite.
Watch the images on the following pages and react!
- Discribe the changes
- What happened?
- Why have they changed their faces?
- What is your opinion about the changes?
Vocabulary
smooth = lisse skin = peau narrow = étroit a flaw = imprefection flawless = sans imprefections / impreccable homogenized = uniformisé enlarge = agrandir / élargir to plump = repulper to tweak = modifier /ajuster uncannily = étrangement stark = frappant, saissisant gem-like = comme des pierres précieuses
Selfie Harm
to Harm = faire du mal / Self-harm = automutilation
The British fashion photographer John Rankin Waddell, known professionally as Rankin, took portraits of 15 teenagers and asked them to edit the pictures to make them more social-media friendly.
Mini-task
Be ready to give a definition of "selfie" and talk about your use of selfies and filters. Finally give your opinion about the photos studied in class in the project "Selfie Harm".
Am I beautiful?
What is Beauty?
Reading comprehension : In groups, read 5 different articles. Present the content of your article to the class by making an infographic presentation.
Peer approval: How many likes do I get?
Why do you think young people go to such extreme lengths to have the "Perfect look"? Is peer approval important to you? => Write 2 or 3 sentences with your opinion in your copybook.
What is Beauty ? Find a definition and tell the class about it. Who defines what or who is beautiful ? Make a list... => Class discussion
Final task
You engage in the actions organized by Visual Diet called #Beyourself. Write an article on Visual Diet's web page to convince the adherents that it is harmful or harmless to retouch reality.
Grammar
Le comparatif et le superlatif
Question tags
If - clauses (le conditionnel)
Tuto de Huito Comparatif partie 1
Tuto de Huito
Lebonprof (short video)
Tuto de Huito Comparatifs partie 2
Video in English
Tuto de Huito (detailed video)
Tuto de Huito Superlatifs
Lesson PDF
Lesson PDF
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Retouching reality
Axe 2 : Espace privé et espace publicEVARS
Objectifs:
Grammar: - If- clauses et modaux - révision le comparatif et le superlatif - Question tags
Vocabulary: - le corps / le visage - la confiance en soi
Activités langagières travaillés: Compréhension orale, compréhension écrite, expression écrite.
Activité langagière évaluée: Expression écrite.
Watch the images on the following pages and react!
Vocabulary
smooth = lisse skin = peau narrow = étroit a flaw = imprefection flawless = sans imprefections / impreccable homogenized = uniformisé enlarge = agrandir / élargir to plump = repulper to tweak = modifier /ajuster uncannily = étrangement stark = frappant, saissisant gem-like = comme des pierres précieuses
Selfie Harm
to Harm = faire du mal / Self-harm = automutilation
The British fashion photographer John Rankin Waddell, known professionally as Rankin, took portraits of 15 teenagers and asked them to edit the pictures to make them more social-media friendly.
Mini-task
Be ready to give a definition of "selfie" and talk about your use of selfies and filters. Finally give your opinion about the photos studied in class in the project "Selfie Harm".
Am I beautiful?
What is Beauty?
Reading comprehension : In groups, read 5 different articles. Present the content of your article to the class by making an infographic presentation.
Peer approval: How many likes do I get?
Why do you think young people go to such extreme lengths to have the "Perfect look"? Is peer approval important to you? => Write 2 or 3 sentences with your opinion in your copybook.
What is Beauty ? Find a definition and tell the class about it. Who defines what or who is beautiful ? Make a list... => Class discussion
Final task
You engage in the actions organized by Visual Diet called #Beyourself. Write an article on Visual Diet's web page to convince the adherents that it is harmful or harmless to retouch reality.
Grammar
Le comparatif et le superlatif
Question tags
If - clauses (le conditionnel)
Tuto de Huito Comparatif partie 1
Tuto de Huito
Lebonprof (short video)
Tuto de Huito Comparatifs partie 2
Video in English
Tuto de Huito (detailed video)
Tuto de Huito Superlatifs
Lesson PDF
Lesson PDF