from the mayflower to the fence

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Construire des repres culturelset les intgrer dans l'valuation

Dossier ralis par Anne SAISSET, Robert MC LEAN, Sodara KIM

Anglais (niveau B1)

IMMIGRATION IN THE U.S:

FROM THE MAYFLOWER TO THE BORDER FENCE

Objectif culturel gnral:

Dcouvrir la problmatique de l'immigration aux tats-Unis au travers dvnementshistoriques majeurs

Objectifs culturels intermdiaires:

Lexique de l'immigration Reprages sociolinguistiques propres chaque poque Histoire et civilisation des E.U

Tche finale accomplir:

A partir de ce dessin

les lves devront expliquer oralement un auditoire non inform les represculturels indispensables sa comprhension.


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Construire des repres culturels et les intgrer dans l'valuation Niveau B1

Les codes utiliss dans ce document:

Sur fond vert il s'agira de mettre en vidence les tapes mthodologiques qui rythmentl'intgration des lments culturels.

Les indications en vert et gras expliquent sommairement au professeur la mise enplace des activits proposes.

En cliquant sur le document proximit de ce symbole: eun fichier complmentaire (film, PDF, page HTML) s'ouvre avec le logiciel intgr votre navigateur.

Les titres des activits principales sont en bleu et souligns

Les supports utiliss pour conduire vers la tche finale:

PAINTING: "The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth" (peint en 1914) 1620 VIDEO: "Gangs of new York" (sorti en 2002) 1850's TEXT: "BBC News article" - 2006

Sommaire (cliquez sur un titre pour un accs direct):

1. What is immigration?

2. The first Thanksgiving at Plymouth 1620

3. The Irish Ivasion - 1850

4. BBC News article 2006

5. A topical issue (cartoon)

6. Final Test 1/2 (Comprehension)

7. Final Test 2/2 (Speaking)

Acadmie de Montpellier 2010 ANGLAIS Page 2


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1. What is immigration?

Phase danticipation pour convoquer le lexique de base et recenser les connaissances deslves:

- Brainstorming- Spidergram- Dicte de mots- Faire deviner le thme partir de noms propres abords dans la suite de lasquence

a) Definition

Les lves doivent chercher reconstituer la dfinition partir de ces motsmlangs.

another is the to in process live country of entering Immigration order there

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

Solution:"Immigration is the process of entering another country in order to live there.( Longman Dictionary)

b) Why do people migrate?

Les lves doivent complter cette synthse sur limmigration aprs avoir proposdes rponses personnelles.

People migrate for many different reasons. These reasons can be classified as either

economic, social, political orenvironmental:

Moving somewhere for a better quality of life or to be closer to family or friends is a/an

____________________ reason.

Moving to escape political persecution or war is a/an ____________________ reason.

Moving to find work or follow a particular career path is a/an ____________________

reason.

Moving to escape natural disasters such as flooding is a/an ____________________

reason.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/population/#economichttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/population/#socialhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/population/#politicalhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/population/#environmentalhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/population/#economichttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/population/#socialhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/population/#politicalhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/population/#environmental


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2. The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth - 1620

Phase de dcouverte en deux temps :- Reprages visuels partir dun tableau (mthodologie de la description de limage +

formulation dune hypothse)

- Comprhension crite de courts textes explicatifs des principaux lments.

a) Picture dictation

Un lve qui na pas vu le document va au tableau. Il doit chercher reproduirelimage partir des descriptions du reste de la classe.

"The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth" By Jennie A. Brownscombe. (1914)

b) Sliding texts

La classe est divise en groupe de 4 lves. Un lve du groupe reoit le texte A, unautre le texte B, etc Ils ont 5 minutes pour lire le texte et rdiger une question surune information apporte par le document. Aprs 5 minutes chacun fait passer sontexte son voisin et recommence le travail de lecture et de rdaction dune question.Au moment de la mise en commun tous les lves de la classe nont plus que lesquestions sous les yeux quils posent toute la classe.

Thanksgiving presently celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November, has beenan annual tradition in the United States since 1863. The first Thanksgiving was

celebrated to give thanks to God for helping the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colonysurvive the brutal winter. The first Thanksgiving feast lasted three days providingenough food for 53 pilgrims and 90 Native Americans

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrim_%5C(Plymouth_Colony%5C)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrim_%5C(Plymouth_Colony%5C)


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- Plymouth Rock is the traditional site of disembarkation of the Mayflower(name of theship) Pilgrims who founded Plymouth Colony in 1620, in what would become the UnitedStates of America. It is an important symbol in American history.

- In the United States the word "Pilgrims Fathers" refers to the English settlers of NewEngland, who sailed on the Mayflower(name of the ship) to New England, where theyfounded Plymouth Colony in SE Massachusetts (1620)

- Native Americans (American Indians) are people from any of the many groups whowere already living in North America before Europeans arrived. They comprise a large

number of distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups

c) Lets Recap!

Phase dappropriation avec un exercice de rdaction dune courte synthse semi guide(obligation de rutiliser les 4 mots cls de lanalyse et la formulation d'hypothses)

Exemple:

"This painting shows a group of people gathered around a long table for a meal, it's the first

thanksgiving. In the middle, among thepilgrims, a priest who is praying, focuses theviewers attention. In the foreground on the right there is a cradle with a baby. In thebackground on the right there are Native Americans sitting next to a log cabin.

Maybe they are immigrants.Perhaps its on the east coast of the American continent nearPlymouth Rock.The baby could symbolize the birth of America."



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3. The "Irish invasion" (Gangs of new York) 1850

a) Watch and anticipate (without the sound)

Les lves dcouvre une vido sans le son avec pour mission derpondre aux traditionnelles Wh-questions. Ils mettent deshypothses.

Extrait vido de l'arrive d'immigrants irlandais dans le port de New Yorkvers 1850.

b) Watch and listen (with the sound)

Validation/Invalidation des hypothses avec justifications orales.

c) Evaluation formative

Phase dappropriation partir d'un QCM sur l'extrait:

Phase de remploi des repres partir d'un texte de synthse lacunaire.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2CReKgQmgkhttp://pedagogie.ac-montpellier.fr/disciplines/anglais/ressources/sodara/QuizzIrishinvasion.htmhttp://pedagogie.ac-montpellier.fr/disciplines/anglais/ressources/sodara/Recapirishinvasion.htmhttp://pedagogie.ac-montpellier.fr/disciplines/anglais/ressources/sodara/Recapirishinvasion.htmhttp://pedagogie.ac-montpellier.fr/disciplines/anglais/ressources/sodara/QuizzIrishinvasion.htmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2CReKgQmgkhttp://pedagogie.ac-montpellier.fr/disciplines/anglais/ressources/sodara/QuizzIrishinvasion.htmhttp://pedagogie.ac-montpellier.fr/disciplines/anglais/ressources/sodara/Recapirishinvasion.htmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2CReKgQmgk


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4. BBC News article - 2006

Wednesday, 4 October 2006

US border fence signed into law

US President George W Bush has signed a controversial bill into law that will pay for a 700-mile fence (1,125km) fence along the border with Mexico.

The barrier, equipped with hi-tech surveillance equipment, will be built in areas where many illegalimmigrants cross over into the United States. Mr Bush has also suggested a temporary guestworker programme to allow immigrants to work legally in the US.[] Under the new law, around $1.2bn will be spent over the coming year on the border, which willbe built on remote and inhospitable border areas in the south west of the country.

[] There are an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants living in the US. An estimated 1.2 millionillegal immigrants were arrested last year trying to cross into the US along the border states ofTexas, New Mexico, Arizona and California.Supporters of the fence have said it will be a crucial tool to fight illegal immigration - which isexpected to be a key issue in November's mid-term elections. But critics of the scheme say it willforce illegal immigrants to cross somewhere else. Mexico has also said the fence will badly affectrelations with the US. The outgoing Mexican President, Vicente Fox, has called the fenceshameful, and compared it to the Berlin Wall.

a) Key elements

Identification du document: ..Expressions et/ou mots ou cls: ..Explication des chiffres: 700-mile (1,125km): ........ $1.2bn: .......... 12 million: ......... 1.2 million: .......................................................................................................................

Les lves doivent complter le tableau suivant :

Supporters say Critics say

b) let's recap! (Use words from the BBC text)

In 2006 the __________________________ have decided to _______________________

a fence along the ______________________ with Mexico in order to stop

______________________ immigration. Critics say it's inefficient and__________________________.



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5. A topical issue

a) Cartoon cuts

Phase de rebrassagePlymouth Rock Fence (cut)

Les lves dcouvrent et explicitent progressivement les lments qui composentlimage, support de lvaluation finale.

b) What could they say?

Phase danalyse et interprtation dlments culturels mis en relation.

Exercice dexpression/cration crite. Les lves imaginent un commentaire, uncourt dialogue partir de leur interprtation du dessin sans sa lgende originale.

c) They actually said

http://pedagogie.ac-montpellier.fr/disciplines/anglais/ressources/sodara/PlymouthMontage.pdfhttp://pedagogie.ac-montpellier.fr/disciplines/anglais/ressources/sodara/PlymouthMontage.pdfhttp://pedagogie.ac-montpellier.fr/disciplines/anglais/ressources/sodara/PlymouthMontage.pdf


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A qui font rfrences ces pronoms et ces adjectifs?:

"they say": ..

"they're building": ....

"too many of us": .

"their language": .............................................



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6. Final test (1/2 - comprehension)

Phase dvaluation de fin de squence en deux temps :- valuation de la comprhension globale- valuation de laptitude transfrer la comptence de comprhension en comptence

dexpression.

a) Get the references? (quiz)

b) get the picture?

Aprs avoir procd la vrification des repres culturels les lves doivent montrerun premier degr d'analyse du dessin en rpondant aux affirmations suivantes:

Right or wrong (Justify when wrong!). "The Welcoming Committee"

1. The people waiting on the beach are Native American Indians.R/W:

2. They look happy to see the Pilgrim Fathers.R/W:

3. Theyre building a wall to protect against tsunamis.R/W:

4. They think these immigrants will adopt their habits and assimilate the Native Americanculture.R/W:

c) Express the message

Les amorces de phrases suivantes invitent les lves chercher et exprimer undeuxime niveau d'interprtation.

http://pedagogie.ac-montpellier.fr/disciplines/anglais/ressources/sodara/Quizzborderfence.htmhttp://pedagogie.ac-montpellier.fr/disciplines/anglais/ressources/sodara/Quizzborderfence.htmhttp://pedagogie.ac-montpellier.fr/disciplines/anglais/ressources/sodara/Quizzborderfence.htm


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The wall in the cartoon is a reference to ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Some people reject immigrants because________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

In America everybody has immigrant origins except________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Lets not forget that________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I think the message of the cartoonist is ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________



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7. Final test (2/2 - Speaking test)

Objective:

To explain the cartoon to someone who sees it for the first time and who doesntknow about the question of immigration in America.

Pupils must communicate in English. This is not a question and answer test: theymust do the speaking.

1. Explain what sort of a document it is.

2. Say where Plymouth Rock is situated and explain why it is famous.

3. Say who the people in the boat are and where they come from and the name of their

ship.

4. Say who the people on the beach are and how they feel.

5. Explain why they are building a fence and say why they are unhappy about the

immigrants coming.

6. Explain the reference to the fence on the Mexico/ America border.

7. Say why some Americans dont like to see a lot of Mexicans arrive in the USA.

8. Explain that all Americans have immigrant ancestry except the Native American

Indians.

9. Give your opinion of the document.

Le ou les auditeurs sont invits remplir le tableau suivant afin de valider (ou pas!)la transmission des lments culturels ncessaires pour comprendre le document.

Les lves valus n'ont pas connaissance de cette grille d'valuation de l'auditeur.



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- Grille d'valuation de l'auditeur -

Genre de document 1 point

PlymouthRock

O se trouve Plymouth

Rock?

1 point

Signification? 2 points

Lespersonnagesdans lebateau

Comment sappellent-ils?

1 point

Do viennent-ils? 1 pointQuel nom porte leurbateau?

1 point

Lespersonnagessur la plage

Qui sont-ils? 1 pointComment se sentent-ils?

1 point

Pourquoi construisent-ils une barrire?

1 point

Quel genre dattitudecraignent-ils de la partdes immigrs?

2 points

Analyse dumessage

La barrire faitrfrence une autre

barrire. Laquelle?

2 points

Certains amricainsrejettent les immigrs.Donne une raison.

2 points

Tous les amricainsont des origines danslimmigration rcentesauf.

2 points

Que pense toninterlocuteur de ce

dessin?

2 points

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