Infonews n°349 from 24/01/2009
Star Spangled Banner
The inaugural speech and the transcript
Inaugural poem by Elisabeth Alexander
The oath and Chief Justice slip up
Study of extracts from Inauguration speeches by the New York Times
ePals Presidential Minute
Obama's first 100 days
Lesson plans and documents
A front page and a worksheet
War on Gaza
Burn's Night (January 25th)
Australia Day (January 26th)
Chinese New Year (January 26th)
A Crossover : Chinese New Year in Australia
Pages of links for events and celebrations in January
African American History Month (February)
Groundhog Day (February 2nd)
Mutualisez sur Primlangues
Video Poetry
Poetry
Everyday laws in California
Les vagues d'immigration aux USA de 1789 au début du 20ème siècle
Wind Energy in California
Year of Science 2009
Encourager l'expression orale en classe de langue avec des baladeurs MP3
"L’enseignement-apprentissage des langues : un agir ensemble qui s’affirme"
Oeuvres langue de complement L LV1
Echanges poste pour poste
Star Spangled Banner
Looking for a MP3 version to download, the
lyrics or the history of the song? Here is what
you need : a special Star Spangled Banner site!
http://www.star-spangled-banner.info/
and the Jimi Hendrix's version is here, with the
video and images from the sixties:
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=9yh_3SQd6Ak
The inaugural speech and the transcript
On e-teach, Florinda Fernandes recommends the video and transcript on CNN:
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/20/obama.politics/index.html#cnnSTCText
or the mp3 on VOA
http://www.usavotes2008.com/inauguration.php
Inaugural poem by Elisabeth Alexander
Here are the video and the transcript of the poem
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=fFEPeLyL8as
http://contemporarylit.about.com/b/2009/01/20/elizabeth-alexanders-inaugural-poem.htm
The oath and Chief Justice slip up
Here is what happened and why Obama had to take
the oath again (with transcripts and videos)
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theworldnewser/2009/01/the-inuagural-o.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/audio/2009/jan/22/barack-obama-retakes-oath-of-office
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/21/obama.oath/index.html?iref=24hours
Study of extracts from Inauguration speeches by the New York Times
Here is an interesting article level B2 from the
New York Times, called "the all purpose inaugural
address" suggesting an inaugural address made of
extracts of the previous ones. Here is what you
can read at the beginning: " The article below
originally appeared on the Op-Ed page of The New
York Times on January 20, 1989. Presidents'
inaugural addresses from George Washington onward
have dwelled on similar themes. Turn them
upside-down, shake them out, and one can excerpt
and assemble the parts into a single all-purpose
speech, like the following. (The authors are footnoted below.) "
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/featured_articles/20090112monday.html
And here is the lesson plan
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20090112monday.html
with an interesting activity consisting in
assigning each student (or group of students) a
specific address to analyse, and then offering a
"who said it" quiz to the whole class
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/studentactivity/20090112a.pdf
and a worksheet to use before listening to the
speech to anticipate the content, and then after
listening, to analyse the content and discuss the reactions
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/studentactivity/20090112c.pdf
See also this analysis of the words used in the
different inaugural addresses. Note in the top
ten of the words Obama repeated : nation (15x),
work (8x), world (7x), crisis, peace, endure, power (4x)
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/01/17/washington/20090117_ADDRESSES.html
ePals Presidential Minute
Watch the entries for this contest organised by
epals where students could send a one minute
production of advice and suggestions to B.Obama
about what to do in the near future.
http://www.epals.com/groups/elections/pages/presidential-minute-entries.aspx
And congratulations to Melissa, Robin and the other members of Mrs Catherine Dathuy´s class, from collège Denayrouze, in the académie of Toulouse for their selection in the "Most Global" section!!!!!
Obama's first 100 days
Invite your students level B1+ and above to read
this in-depth report from the BBC to find out what may happen.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/americas/2008/obama_presidency/default.stm
or to follow the events on CNN
http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2009/44.president/first.100.days/
And then compare with FDR's First Hundred Days:
The Librarian's Internet Index newsletter
recommends these documents to compare Obama's
first 100 days and FDR with this "Companion to an
exhibit about Franklin Delano Roosevelt's first
hundred days in office. The exhibit is designed
to provide a "perspective on what we ourselves
might see during the first months of President
Obama's administration." Online materials include
a newspaper front page about the 1930s banking
crisis, photos of unemployed men and Civilian
Conservation Corps (CCC) workers, and political
cartoons. From the New York Historical Society."
http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/27677
Lesson plans and documents
Based on an article analysing the actual inauguration address
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/featured_articles/20090123friday.html
The New York Times offers a lesson plan about
Obama's first 100 days from students level B2 :
"In this lesson, students complete a "SWOT"
(strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats)
analysis as they consider priorities for
President Obama's first 100 days in office. Then,
students look to history to see what this
president might learn from past presidents' early
days in office. Finally, students chart the
progress of the first 100 days of the Obama
presidency by updating events as they occur on a class timeline. "
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/lessons/20090123friday.html
and the SWOT analysis handout
http://nytimes.com/learning/teachers/studentactivity/20090123.pdf
You can also use this other lesson plan, level A2+/B1
http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/studentactivity/20090123ys.pdf
with several audio documents level A2 in which
American people voice their hopes
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/01/15/us/politics/20090115_HOPE.html
A front page and a worksheet
Our colleague Annie Gwynn has prepared documents
that you can use with your students : the front
page of Metro magazine from the day after the
inauguration and a worksheet. You can download
them from the documents on eteachNet.
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eTeachNet/files/Elections/metro_inauguration.pdf>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eTeachNet/files/Elections/metro_inauguration.pdf
War on Gaza
BBC learning English features an article entitled
"a fragile peace returns in Gaza", with the audio
file, the vocabulary and the script. Level B1,
this text presents an interesting use of tenses,
cause and consequence, plus the basic vocabulary
to discuss the problems in the Gaza strip, a
topical issue at the moment especially among young people.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/newsenglish/witn/2009/01/090119_gaza.shtml
Since most youngsters are misinformed, here are
some special reports to help them understand the
conflict from all points of view : , the BBC, The
Guardian, Aljazeera, The New York times, CNN
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gaza
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/middle_east/2001/israel_and_the_palestinians/default.stm
http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/war_on_gaza/
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/gaza_strip/index.html?scp=1-spot&sq=gaza&st=cse
http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2008/news/gaza/
and here are some suggestions to end the conflict :
- an article from a Turkish newspaper : "Mission
impossible: ending the conflict in a nutshell"
http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/63594/mission-impossible-ending-the-israeli-palestinian-conflict-in-a-nutshell.html
- an article from Qaddafi, the leader of Libya,
suggesting the creation of Isratine
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/22/opinion/22qaddafi.html?_r=1
- an article from Time magazine : Can Obama broker the Peace?"
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1873859,00.html
- a video and an article from CBS News saying
that "a two state solution is no longer possible"
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/23/60minutes/main4749723.shtml
Burn's Night (January 25th)
On Rescol, Michelle Henry has put together a full
page of links, including videos, poems, song and haggis...
http://www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/enseign/anglais/Henry/burnsnight.htm
Burn's Love Poem
On e-teach, Laurence bernard recommends the
interactive activities she has created about
Burn's Poem "My love is like a red red rose..." ,
with the audio of the poem and a Hot Pot fill in the blanks:
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/absolutenglish-972/notes/love/burns.htm
adapted from the work sheet suggested here:
http://www.link2english.com/teachers_resource_files/UpperInt%20C-FestivlsBritnP47(1).pdf
Burns.visitscotland
Read in the Librarian's Internet Index newsletter
: "Website for Scotland's 2009 celebration of the
250th anniversary of Robert Burns' birth in
January 1759. Features biographical background
about the poet and Scottish cultural icon, two of
his poems ("A Red, Red Rose" and "Auld Lang
Syne"), and information about Burns' sites in
Scotland. Also includes material about hosting a
"Burns Supper" (with haggis and whiskey) and
tourist resources. From the national tourism agency for Scotland."
http://burns.visitscotland.com/
Australia Day (January 26th)
Tomorrow January 26th is Australia Day. Here are
sites to find information and suggestions of activities
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_Day
the logo of the day
http://www.australiaday.org.au/pages/images/logo_small.gif
A full timeline of Australian history, from 1788 until now
http://www.australiaday.com.au/studentresources/history.aspx
Trivia and quizzes
http://www.australiaday.org.au/pages/images/Australian%20Trivia%20-%20QandAs.pdf
Activities
Simple activities level A1 for the youngest :
coloring pages, origamis, jigsaws, booklets about Australian animals and birds
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/australia_day.htm
http://www.australiaday.org.au/experience/page107.asp
Some more handicrafts, plus the national anthem and recipes, level A2
http://www.dltk-kids.com/world/australia/index.htm
A crossword (level B1 minimum) from BBC Learning
English, with lots of useful links to explore to find the answers:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/quizzes/crosswords/australia.shtml
Chinese New Year (January 26th)
Here is the British Council's page, packed with
simple activities for young students
http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-topics-chinese-new-year.htm
and, although the date has changed and we are now
entering the year of the ox, most of the links
form last year's Infonews n°296 are still valid.
http://lycees.ac-rouen.fr/pascal/infonews/archives/296.htm#feb18
A Crossover : Chinese New Year in Australia
A crossover in TV series is when a hero or
character from a series appears in another one.
Here is a crossover of Australian Day and Chinese
New year, produced by the government of Australia
that I discovered in the Librarian's Internet
Index Newsletter : "Details about the celebration
of Chinese New Year in Australia. Briefly
describes and provides links to material on the
Sydney festivities, which "stretch to three weeks
and include a Grand Parade, Dragon Boat and Sedan
Chair Races and night markets." Also includes
material about Chinese in Australia (who first
came in large numbers during the Gold Rush of the
1850s and 1860s), and the Chinese calendar. From the Government of Australia.
http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/27296
Pages of links for events and celebrations in January
Here are two pages of links to find documents and
activities for the events of the month : the
inauguration, Burn's Night, Australia Day, Chinese new year
http://lve.scola.ac-paris.fr/anglais/fetes01.php
the same plus India Day
http://www.ac-nancy-metz.fr/enseign/anglais/Henry/default.htm
African American History Month (February)
The Librarian's Internet Index Newsletter
recommend this : "Collection of links to material
in honor of African American History month in
February. Includes links to collections, images,
and audio and video sources for individuals such
as Carter G. Woodson ("father" of African
American History Month) and athlete Althea
Gibson; and topics such as performing arts, civil
rights, and slavery. From the Library of Congress (LOC)."
http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/27342
Groundhog Day (February 2nd)
The Librarian's Internet Index newsletter
recommends this in depth report from CBC, the Canadian Broadcasting channel :
http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/27418
and you can also find resources in the page I did for my students:
http://lycees.ac-rouen.fr/pascal/infonews/themes/groundhogday.htm
Mutualisez sur Primlangues
Dans la lettre d'info de l'APLV, Laure Peskine
recommande cet appel à mutualisation trouvé dans
la lettre d'information Primlangues n° 57
dejanvier 2009 : " À l'affiche : Vous êtes
enseignants de primaire et vous avez mené un
projet de pédagogie d'échange à distance. Vous
êtes invités à échanger vos expériences,
mutualiser vos pratiques, discuter des
difficultés et des solutions trouvées à l'aide
d'un des trois guides répertoriés dans la rubrique « Qui peut vous aider ? »
http://www.aplv-languesmodernes.org/spip.php?article1502
[ et vous trouverez aussi dans la lettre d'autres
suggestions utiles, telle que le concours
d'histoires en langues étrangères ou cette
nouvelle séquence mise en ligne "let's make scones" ]
http://www.primlangues.education.fr/php/sequence__detail.php?id_sequence=83
Video Poetry
Michael Rosen has won the British Council's poem
contest. And on his website, you can watch
several poems read by himself. They are easy poems, level A2
http://www.michaelrosen.co.uk/hypnotiser.html
Watch some other poems in the poetry archive
http://www.poetryarchive.org/poetryarchive/singlePoet.do?poetId=443
Poetry
On eteachNet, Annie Gwynn suggests several sites to find poetry :
- on BBC poetry : Read and listen as poets perform their own works
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/poetry/outloud/index.shtml
Poetry archive
http://www.poetryarchive.org/
Poetry4kids : Lovely poems for children (I
especially enjoyed the 40 gems by Kenn Nesbitt)
http://www.poetry4kids.com/
Everyday laws in California
Read in the Librarian's Internet Index newsletter
: "This series of guides covers California law
relevant to gift cards, returns and exchanges,
online shopping, health clubs, swimming pools,
rental security deposits, foreclosures, property
taxes, choosing a tax preparer, voting, and other
topics of interest to the general public. From
the Sacramento County Public Law Library."
http://www.saclaw.lib.ca.us/pages/everyday-law.aspx
Read these laws that you can use to invite
students to write the school laws of their school
in English. Note that a student cannot be suspended fo being late or absent...
http://www.saclaw.lib.ca.us/pages/school-discipline.aspx
and discover some surprising facts like the fact
that parents can be required to attend (with
their child when he is allowed back) a class from
which he has been suspended: read 48900.1.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=edc&group=48001-49000&file=48900-48927
Les vagues d'immigration aux USA de 1789 au début du 20ème siècle
Sur e-teach, notre collègue de Martinique
Laurence Bernard nous propose cette séquence
prête à l'emploi déposée sur OpenWeb English :
"Adaptée d’une vidéo libre de droit de 1946
intitulée "Immigration" et disponible dans son
intégralité [00:10:22] sur the Internet Archive,
cette séance de niveau A2/B1 consiste à restituer
la chronologie des grandes vagues d’immigration
vers les Etats-Unis de 1789 au début du 20è
siècle. Elle s’appuie sur le début de la vidéo de [00:00:00] à [00:02:48]. "
http://www.openenglishweb.org/spip.php?article125
Wind Energy in California
This site could be useful for Physics taught in
English or for personal students' presentations
(TPE). It was discovered by the Librarian's
Internet Index newsletter as a : "Collection of
documents about wind as a source of electricity
in California. "In 2007, turbines in wind farms
generated 6,802 gigawatt-hours of electricity --
about 2.3 percent of the state's gross system
power. Additionally, hundreds of homes and farms
are using smaller wind turbines to produce
electricity." Includes an overview of wind
energy, map of California wind resources,
guidelines for reducing impacts to birds and
bats, and more. From the California Energy Commission."
http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/26118
Year of Science 2009
Read in the Librarian's Internet Index newsletter
: "This site welcomes you to the celebration of
2009 as the Year of Science, a national year-long
celebration of science to engage the public in
science and improve public understanding about
how science works and why science matters.
Includes monthly themes for planning activities,
suggested activities, event listings, and links
to related sites. From the Coalition on the
Public Understanding of Science (COPUS), a
grassroots network of universities, government agencies, and others."
http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/25471
[ On this site you also find a calendar of themes
for each month of this year : February is "evolution month".... ]
Encourager l'expression orale en classe de langue avec des baladeurs MP3
Lisez cet article de Stéphane Busuttil qui vous
explique comment préparer vos élèves à
l'expression orale en continu et à l'interaction.
Vous y trouverez des exemples d'activités
commentées, des conseils techniques et pratiques,
bref, le nécessaire pour vous lancer vous aussi
dans l'aventure! Et cette pratique est utilisable à tous niveaux, de A1 à C2.
http://another.teacher.free.fr/spip.php?article239
"L’enseignement-apprentissage des langues : un agir ensemble qui s’affirme"
Sur eteachNet, Rémi Thibert conseille cet article
de Marie Alice Medioni qui vient de paraitre sur
le site de l'APLV. Voici ce qu'il en dit : "Maria
Alice Médioni est formatrice en didactique et
[..] c'est une valeur sûre. Son article
s'articule autour du concept d'"agir" en langues
(concept cher à l'Education Nouvelle). 3 parties :
* Apprendre c'est agir (avec un historique des méthodologies)
* L'agir en langues (motivation, tâche, activité...)
* Agir ensemble (travail de groupe, co-construction...)
Bref, à l'heure où le CECRL est entré dans les
moeurs, ou devrait l'être tout au moins, cet article tombe à point !"
Et voici ce qu'en dit Christian Puren : "L'objet
de cet article est de présenter le travail du
Secteur Langues du GFEN et ce qu'il peut apporter
à la réflexion sur la question des langues,
aujourd'hui, au moment où le monde de
l'enseignement des langues se trouve confronté à
un bouleversement de taille, avec l'irruption sur
le plan institutionnel d'une entrée dans la
langue par l'agir social. Il s'agit maintenant de
concevoir l'apprentissage de la langue à travers
des situations qui obligent à agir ensemble, mais
de façon différente. Texte intégral de l'article au format pdf."
http://www.aplv-languesmodernes.org/spip.php?article2168
Oeuvres langue de complement L LV1
Catherine Serreau nous rappelle la référence du
B.O pour la liste des oeuvres à étudier pour
l'anglais langue de complément en série littéraire pour 2009-2010.
http://www.education.gouv.fr/bo/2008/18/MENE0800338N.htm
Echanges poste pour poste
Lu dans la lettre d'information de l'APLV :
http://www.aplv-languesmodernes.org/spip.php?article2142
"Des échanges poste pour poste entre des
professeurs d’anglais, titulaires des
établissements publics français du second degré
et des enseignants américains issus
d’établissements publics ou privés sont organisés
avec les États-Unis pour chaque année scolaire.
Objectif, conditions et dossiers de candidatures
à télécharger sur le site du CIEP
http://www.ciep.fr/echposte/poste.php
Date limite d’envoi du premier dossier, sans avis
hiérarchique, directement au CIEP : le 5 février 2009
Date limite de retour des dossiers au CIEP par la
voie hiérarchique le 11 février 2009.
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