WHO AM I ?

What is your name ? What is your surname ? Are you a boy or a girl ?

How old are you ?

Do you live with both your parents/your dad/your mum ? Do you live in an apartment or a house ?

Do you have any siblings ?

a sister : what’s her name ? How old is she ?

a brother : what’s his name ? How old is he ?

brothers and sisters : what are their names ? How old are they ?

Have you got a pet ? What’s its name ?

What are you like ? Are you….. shy/sociable quiet/talkative tall/medium/short ? athletic/artistic/musical/practical ?

serious/goofy good at …Maths/history/sports ?

What is your favourite ….dish/colour/actor/actress/series/athlete ?

LES TRADITIONS

LA CHANDELEUR

LE 1er MAI

LE 14 JUILLET

Is it …a habit/ tradition/festival/ a holiday/ a tradition

Is it … popular/fun/Christian /religious ?
Can you celebrate it/ relax /get a present / eat something special ?

What do people do ? Do they give or get presents? relax ? cook ? dance ? parade ?

FOOD

SEL DE GUERANDE

MOUTARDE DE DIJON

LES MACARONS

LES PETITS SUISSES

LE NUTELLA

LES CROISSANTS

LE PAIN AU CHOCOLAT

LES BAGUETTES

LE KEBAB

LA QUICHE

LE COUSCOUS

LES CARAMBARS

FRENCH SPECIALS

Is it …food/candy/ a dish/ a dessert ?
Is it … delicious/ popular/ sweet or savoury/cheap or expensive
Can you eat it ….in the street/ at home/ after school/as a snack/ for a holiday ? Can you cook with it ?
What is there in it ? What has it got ? Does it come in many colours ?

School

UN EFFACEUR

UN STYLO PLUME

UN AGENDA

UN CAHIER

DES STYLOS BIC

Latin et grec

FRENCH SPECIALS

Is it …a school object in your bag/in your pencil-case ?
Is it … popular/fun/useful/cheap
Can you work with it in class ? Do you need it ?
What is there on/in it ? What has it got ? Does it come in many colours ? Is it large or small ? What is it made of ?

WORLD WAR 1 poster

Author : Souter, 1918, Australian Red Cross

Introduction : genre of the document, author, year of creation, goal.

Question : How is the woman on the picture portrayed ?

Description : what is there on the picture ? Describe the woman

Analysis : What does the slogan mean ? What feeling does it appeal to ?

Look at the elements of the picture ? How do they contrast with the woman ?

Is there a paradox here ?

Conclusion : Is this propaganda ? What role played these women in World War 1 ? Was it a traditional role or not ?

PROPAGANDA or CARICATURE

CARICATURE :

The nature of a caricature is a drawing of a portrait.

What does it do ? It distorts or exagerates certain *features.

What is the intention of the artist ? The artist wants to ridicule or satirize a subject, and to expose hypocrisy and corruption.

Who is generally *under attack ? Public figures and politicians are usual targets.

What is the reaction of a democracy to a caricature ? It tolerates caricature.

What media publishes caricatures ? The press publish caricature.

Are caricatures neutral ? Caricatures are a version of editorial opinion, which means they are often on the same political side as the newspaper or magazine that publishes them.

Can they simplify debate too much ? They are accused of being populist.

What is specific to satire ? There is a moral aspect of satire because it exposes hypocrisy and corruption.

PROPAGANDA :

What is the nature of propaganda ? It is an information system.

What does it do ? It manipulates people into thinking and acting.

What is different between debate and propaganda ? Propaganda has a specific goal, whereas debate is an exchange of ideas.

What is negative about propaganda ? Propaganda selects, distorts or omits information with a goal.

What do educators do ? They show difference and variety and they teach to collect evidence and think.

What political regimes used propaganda ? The nazi regime and the soviet regime used propaganda. Power uses propaganda.

Is propaganda used in fields that are not political ?It is used in advertising to make people buy goods or services.

ASSIGNMENT :

PICK ANY PICTURE IN THE PREZI PRESENTATION. DESCRIBE IT AND DECIDE WHETHER IT IS CARICATURE OR PROPAGANDA. YOU MAY ALSO LOOK AT THE PICTURES IN THE BARRY BLITT ARTICLE ON MY BLOG (Howartyou, lewebpedagogique, onglet caricature vs propaganda) OR THE PICTURES BY NORMAN ROCKWELL. IF YOU CANNOT SEE PREZI, PICK ONE OF THESE TWO PICTURES. Choisissez n’importe quelle image de la présentation prezi. Décrivez-la en anglais et concluez: s’agit-il de caricature, ou propagande ? Si vous n’avez pas accès à prezi, choisissez l’une de ces deux images, ou allez sur mon blog,(Howartyou, lewebpedagogique, onglet caricature vs propaganda) et regardez les images créées par Barry Blitt ou Norman Rockwell, vous pouvez en choisir une là aussi :