105

Infonews n° 105 du 21/01/2001

A la une cette semaine, les adieux de Clinton et le discours 
inaugural de Bush. Des sites et des quizzes pour trouver toutes les infos 
que vous pouvez souhaiter sur les présidents, y compris Presidents day le 
mois prochain. Parmi les ressources pour les enseignants, vous trouverez un 
texte de Instant Lessons (à enregistrer d'urgence!) , une page de listes de 
discussion et de diffusion, et une page de liens sur la peine de mort. Vous 
trouverez ensuite une rubrique sur le Jazz, qui complète celle du n°104, et des caricatures.
bonne lecture!

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American Elections
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Changing of the Guard (The Scout Report -- January 19)
Inauguration Day! (EduPuppy Weekly for January 16)
Washington Inaugural (Top 8 Web Sites - 1/17/01)
U.S. GOVERNMENT: THE PRESIDENCY (Classroom Today Email Newsletter January 17)
Presidents day (third monday of February)
PRESIDENT'S DAY (The Classroom Flyer Friday Edition 01/19/01)
Interactive Quizzes (STUFF> Teacher Stuff - January 18)
Time.com For Kids (COOL> Cool Web Sightings - Issue 80)
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Resources for teachers
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A 5-year-old Bungee Jumper" (English-To-Go)
Listes (from e-teach)
Death Penalty (by Michelle Henry)
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Music
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MusicLand Theme Park (Blue Web'n® Update: January 12, 2001)
all about Jazz (PBS Teacher Previews: January 22-28)
The Blue Highway (COOL> Cool Web Sightings - Issue 80)
DW3 Classical Music Resources (COOL> Cool Web Sightings - Issue 80)
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Cartoons
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Political Cartoons and Cartoonists (COOL> Cool Web Sightings - Issue 79)
Caricatures (from e-teach)

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American Elections
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Changing of the Guard (The Scout Report -- January 19)
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George W. Bush - Inauguration of the 43rd President -- CNN
http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/inauguration/2001/
(excellent! Le discours en vidéo et transcription, des citations et des quizzes)
Bush Inauguration 2001 -- _Washington Post_
http://washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/onpolitics/elections/inauguration.htm
(voyez les textes d'autres discours:
http://washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/onpolitics/inauguration2001/speeches.htm )
The Bush/ Cheney Transition -- PBS NewsHour
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/inauguration/transition/index.html
(détails assez compliqués sur tout le gouvernement)
New Bush Administration and Foreign Policy: Concerns and Hopes -- State Department
http://usinfo.state.gov/admin/005/wwwh0d21.html
(foreign media reaction. un choix de journaux à travers le monde. très complet)
_Frontline_: The Clinton Years [RealPlayer]
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/clinton/
( tout sur les années Clinton)
The Clinton Legacy -- BBC News [RealPlayer]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/americas/2001/clinton_legacy/default.stm
(discours de Clinton en audio et transcription)
Tomorrow at noon, George W. Bush will take the oath of office and
become the 43rd President of the United States. After eight rather
eventful years, the Republicans have retaken the Oval Office and
retained, though just barely, their majorities in the House and
Senate. President-elect Bush promised that he would bring bipartisan
cooperation and a more civil tone to Washington, but some skeptics
wonder if these are possible in a political landscape scarred and
blasted by years of total war, investigations, and personal attacks.
Regardless, the new administration will undoubtedly have different
priorities and focal points than those of the Clinton White House, a
prospect which assuredly heartens as many as it deeply troubles.
Readers can begin with CNN's special report, which includes complete
coverage of the inauguration events, breaking news, photos,
biographies, forums, and more. In-depth coverage and analysis of
tomorrow's events and the transfer of power are also provided by the
_Washington Post_ and NewsHour. The US State Department's Foreign
Media Reaction page offers a nice collection of commentary on the new
administration and its possible foreign policy priorities from
newspapers around the world. Those interested in just one last look
at the Clinton years will enjoy the companion site to this week's
outstanding _Frontline_ special on President Clinton as well as the
BBC special report. [MD]
[ pour enseignants, étudiants et lycéens de bon niveau.]

Inauguration Day! (EduPuppy Weekly for January 16)
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Check out POTUS, Presidents Of The United States, which is part of the
Internet Public Library, http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS , where you will find
background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events,
and some points of interest on each of the presidents. Links to
biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and other
presidential sites are also included to enrich this site.
[liste complète des présidents avec les dates et des infos sur chacun. La
page sur le nouveau président est complète et claire, utilisable dès le
collège:
http://www.ipl.org/ref/POTUS/gwbush.html]

Washington Inaugural (Top 8 Web Sites - 1/17/01)
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"Among the vicissitudes incident to life, no event could
have filled me with greater anxieties..." began George
Washington. It was his first speech as President of the
United States. Read the full text in these pages from
the National Archives. Learn that he read it aloud from
eight pages, written by his own hand. Washington entered
what he called "untrodden ground." As another George
becomes President, how are things different? How are
they the same?
http://i.bigchalk.com/U/8-01020101/24689
[ Pour lycée. Washington's inaugural speech. to be compared....]

U.S. GOVERNMENT: THE PRESIDENCY (Classroom Today Email Newsletter January 17)
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http://ts.classroom.com/turnstyle.asp?link=8615
What qualities make a great president? Take some time before Presidents'
Day
to explore the duties and powers of the president of the United States.
Learn about the qualifications and process for becoming a presidential
candidate and follow the path to the presidency. Read about the legacies of
notable U.S. presidents.
[ un site pour réagir.]

PRESIDENT'S DAY (The Classroom Flyer Friday Edition 01/19/01)
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PRESIDENT'S DAY ACTIVITIES:
http://www.angelfire.com/ma/1stGrade/pageq.html
For early elementary students, find several poems and
songs about Lincoln and Washington, with classroom
activities for related writing and art exercises.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN TREASURE HUNT QUESTIONS:
http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/lincoln/treasure1.htm
A set of questions is provided to be used in concert with
Abraham Lincoln Online. This is a simple webhunt, and could
easily be completed by grades 1 through 3.
PRECEDENTS AND PRESIDENTS:
http://www.trinity.edu/departments/education/TCKC/495pres.htm
A series of twelve lesson plans written for grade four ex-
plores early American presidents and their politics. If
you don't have time to use the whole unit, an excellent out-
line accompanies each of the first seven presidents, along
with great lists of spelling words and vocabulary.
THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT:
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/62wash/62wash.htm
Use this lesson plan and activities to understand
why Washington was and is still so admired, and how
the Washington Monument itself took so long to build.
Students will have a chance to discuss qualities of
leadership as well as design their own monument.
VOTING FOR ABRAHAM LINCOLN:
http://www.uen.org/cgi-bin/websql/lessons/l4.hts?id=7783&core=1103
In this second grade lesson plan, students will read
books about Abraham Lincoln (others can be used than
the two suggested) and then decide if and why they might
vote for Lincoln again, today. They will also create a
campaign poster, and use the computer to correct punctu-
ation and grammar in sentences about Lincoln's life.
FROM THE WILDERNESS TO THE WHITE HOUSE:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/reproducibles/profbooks/wildabe.htm
Printable templates can be cut, with biographical
Lincoln events pasted on a timeline stovepipe hat.
PRESIDENTIAL FIRSTS WORKSHEET:
http://www.activitiesforkids.com/internet/presfirst.htm
Students use a given URL to research simple and fun
questions on the presidents, such as first President
born in a log cabin, first to be married in the White House, etc.

Interactive Quizzes (STUFF> Teacher Stuff - January 18)
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http://www.syvum.com/quiz/
[ voyez les quizzes sur les USA et les élections. Mais vous en trouverez d'autres utiles dans la liste.]

Time.com For Kids (COOL> Cool Web Sightings - Issue 80)
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http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/
Kids will find a fun, interactive site from Time Magazine that includes
news features; games; magazines; a learning center called the Tool Box
with Calculators, fun facts and more; an Explore center to learn more
about our world; and opportunities to give your own opinions about the
things that are on your mind.Time.com for Kids also has ideas and
suggestions for both teachers and parents.
[ vous connaissez tous cette précieuse source. Dans lecadre des élections,
vous pouvez faire travailler vos élèves dès la 3ème sur cette page qui
regroupe des textes d'enfants sur ce qu'ils attendent du nouveau président.
Les grand thèmes habituels sont abordés: gun control, violence in the
media, homeless... En anglais simple, à lire et à débattre:
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/magazines/white/0,6408,94808,00.html ]

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Resources for teachers
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A 5-year-old Bungee Jumper" (English-To-Go)
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This week's (22 January 2001)free resource is an Instant Lesson. It is
at the Elementary level and is called "A 5-year-old Bungee Jumper". It
is about a man in France who has been stopped from getting his
5-year-old son into the record books as the youngest ever bungee
jumper.
http://www.english-to-go.com
[ cette semaine, un texte facile, utilisable en 4ème, 3ème et seconde. Vous
y trouverez une PRL sur l'utilisation de have+Ven et Ved. Les élèves
découvriront le terme: "bungee jumper" et un sujet sur la protection des
enfants contre l'exploitation publicitaire. Attention: le texte ne sera
disponible en ligne gratuitement que cette semaine!]

Listes (from e-teach)
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LISTES DE DIFFUSION POUR LES PROFESSEURS D'ANGLAIS
compiled by our collègue Jean-Claude Viel, just out!
http://jcviel.multimania.com/listes.htm
[ une précieuse liste de listes de diffusion et de discussion. ]

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Music
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MusicLand Theme Park (Blue Web'n® Update: January 12, 2001)
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http://www.itdc.sbcss.k12.ca.us/curriculum/musicland.html
Classes in grades 5-8 work in teams to create the different genre lands
within the MusicLand Theme Park. Students learn about musical theater,
Early Jazz (Ragtime, Dixieland, and the Blues), New Jazz (Roaring '20's,
Swing, and Be-bop), Rock and Roll, Country & Folk, and Pop music. The
teams design an area within the park that illustrates not only the
music, but how that music fits within a historical context.
[ pour lycée. Les élèves réclament souvent de travailler sur la musique.
Voici un site qui vous propose un démarche de recherche en groupes, avec
des tâches bien définies et des sites à explorer. ]

all about Jazz (PBS Teacher Previews: January 22-28)
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embark upon an in-depth exploration of jazz.
Learn about jazz greats, create your own jazz masterpiece, find out
about jazz events in your area, and access an extensive collection of
lesson plans in several subject areas.
http://pbs.org/jazz/
[site très complet , à ajouter au dossier d'Infonews n°104. pour lycée.]

The Blue Highway (COOL> Cool Web Sightings - Issue 80)
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http://www.thebluehighway.com/
[From the Website] The history of the blues is more than a musical
chronology. The blues was born the day the West African shoreline fell
from the horizon. It was raised amid the institutionalized savagery of
the Deep South and flourished in the dark heart of America's largest cities.
We owe the blues to those who bore the pain of enslavement behind the
frightful shadows of our collective soul. The Blue Highway, then, is
dedicated to the men and women who traveled beyond our ignorant place,
and to those who could not.
[ pour enseignants et lycéens qui s'intéressent au Blues. ]

DW3 Classical Music Resources (COOL> Cool Web Sightings - Issue 80)
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http://www.lib.duke.edu/music/resources/classical_index.html
The DW3 (which stands for Duke World Wide Web) Classical Music Resources
is a comprehensive collection of non-commercial sites in
over a dozen languages arranged in over one hundred searchable pages.
The major divisions are Composer Homepages; Chronologies and Necrologies;
National and Regionally Oriented Pages; Organizations and Centers for
Scholarly Research; Electronic Journals and Newsletters; Genre-Specific
Pages; and Databases. Within these sections are referrals to information
on musicians; instrument collections and tuning; computer software for
ear training and music notation; music theory, performance, and education;
music bibliography; opera libretti; vocal texts; record and book
reviews; sound files in MIDI format; and music-related images.
[ pour les passionnés de musique classique, des biographies et des partitions.]

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Cartoons
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Political Cartoons and Cartoonists (COOL> Cool Web Sightings - Issue 79)
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http://www.boondocksnet.com/gallery/pc_intro.html
Comprehensive collection of texts and images detailing with the history
of political cartooning in America. Articles cover earlier English pioneer
cartoonists, such as James Gillray and William Hogarth. A biography of
Thomas Nast is also included plus a list of external links to other
sites and contemporary cartoonists.

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