Neverland Class for 9th Graders!: Christmas Greetings and Tributes!

INTRODUCTION

Watch, describe ...and enjoy!

Explain how the Grinch feels about Christmas.

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Let's save Christmas!

Want a Xmas Challenge?

Here is an Escape Game!

Use the worksheet below to write your 5 CODES.

https://view.genial.ly/5f992a707a095f0cf8d48c4d

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THINGS TO REMEMBER AND DO

ACTION 1
TAKE THE QUIZZES

Pre-intermediate Level
https://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=hivaids-quiz_2

Intermediate Level
https://www.avert.org/learn-share/quizzes

Then report on what you believed and was wrong.

ACTION 2

READ AND GET INFORMED
https://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/HIV%2FAIDS
http://www.eschooltoday.com/hiv-aids/what-is-hiv-aids.html

https://www.awarenessdays.com/awareness-days-calendar/world-aids-day-2017/
http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/health/world-aids-day-popular-myths-about-hiv-aids-busted-4404059/

http://www.un.org/en/events/aidsday/
https://www.unicef.org/aids/

https://www.slideshare.net/UNHHealth/world-aids-day-at-university-of-new-hampshire

ACTION 3

REPORT

1° What does the acronym "AIDS" mean?

2° What does "HIV" stand for?"
3°Are HIV and AIDS the same?

4° How does HIV turn into AIDS?
5° Is everyone concerned by AIDS? Why?
6° Why is it important
to have a special day for AIDS?
What about Myths?
7° What is 2017 AIDS Theme?
8° What are the actions taken?

ACTION +

THINK, FEEL AND SHARE

You may make a warning poster campaign
against
AIDS AND MYTHS
in order to exhibit it at school
for the other students.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

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HOW TO...

...GET INSPIRED.

https://www.wikihow.com/Talk-to-Teenagers-About-HIV/AIDS

http://www.eschooltoday.com/hiv-aids/hiv-aids-diagnosis-and-symptoms.html

Go on Google images
for slogans and catchy phrases.
hiv awareness campaigns for students

STARTER

Look, describe and explain.

1) Have you ever heard of
that name, that woman?
2) What is Rosa Park famous for?

ACTION 1

Look, read and react.

Through the following visual documents,

what do you understand about
this woman?

ACTION 2

Watch and undersatand.

What's her life story?

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What do the following documents
correspond to?
Explain and develop your ideas.

DOCUMENT 1

DOCUMENT 2

DOCUMENT 3

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0293562/

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/rosa_parks_story

ACTION 3

Listen/Read and undersatand.

What's her life story?

ACTION 4

Read and understand.

https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/history/general-history/rosa-parks/

Which other famous Civil Rights's leader did her action help?

https://www.revolvy.com/page/Civil-Rights-Act-of-1964-%7C-Montgomery-Bus-Boycott-for-Kids-%7C-Rosa-Parks-and-Martin-Luther-King?stype=videos&cmd=list&sml=WKEGou1zPII

ACTION+
Want to make a story book
of her life and action?

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

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Use
https://www.storyboardthat.com/fr
https://www.canva.com/fr_fr/creer/storyboard/

Here are some examples!
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STARTER

READ AND REPORT
ABOUT
THE HISTORY OF
THE ADVENT CALENDAR.

https://www.whychristmas.com/customs/advent.shtml

https://www.thefactsite.com/2009/12/history-of-advent-calendars.html

ACTION+

Make your own Advent calendar!

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

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HOW TO...

...GET INSPIRED.

pRiNtAbLe PaPeR CaLEnDaR
http://meinlilapark.blogspot.fr/2013/10/30-free-printable-christmas-advent.html

http://www.papertraildesign.com/christmas-advent-calendar-printable-numbers/

http://www.mamamiss.com/2013/12/02/diy-advent-calendar-printable-number-stickers/

DISCOVER

Look, read and report.

Recap the information from the AFP

[Agence France Presse] dispatch below.

https://www.ladepeche.fr/2020/12/03/la-porte-etait-tres-loin-quand-valery-giscard-destaing-expliquait-son-au-revoir-a-la-television-9235738.php

https://yrtnews.com/national-day-of-mourning-in-france-which-soberly-salutes-the-memory-of-valery-giscard-destaing/

https://www.bernama.com/en/world/news.php?id=1908526

What is worth remembering?

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https://www.awarenessdays.com/awareness-days-calendar/international-day-abolition-slavery-2017/

AUGUST 2017

Tripoli, Libya (CNN) -- "Eight hundred," says the auctioneer.

"900 ... 1,000 ... 1,100 ..." Sold. For 1,200 Libyan dinars -- the

equivalent of $800.

Not a used car, a piece of land, or an item of furnre.

Not "merchandise" at all, but two human beings.

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/11/14/africa/libya-migrant-auctions/index.html

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/11/19/europe/libya-slave-protests-paris/index.html

STARTER

Read and guess.

I was born on that day

at the beginning of the 20th century in 1901.
I was a famous American animation producer.
My first creation was a series called
"Oswald the Rabbit ".
I was also the innovator of
a theme park design.

https://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/reading-walt-disney.php

https://www.ducksters.com/biography/entrepreneurs/walt_disney.php

STARTER

Look and say what you know.

Do you recognize this iconic lifetime leader and inspirational figure?

What do you know about him?

ACTION 1

Watch and understand.

For the Adventurers

For the Explorers

For the Bold and the Experts

STARTER
Look and describe.

Do you kwow this British artist?

Which famous music band did he belong to?

In which years were they very popular?

https://www.abbeyroad.com/crossing

ACTION 1
Read and explain.

DOCUMENT 1

DOCUMENT 2

https://www.timesunion.com/entertainment/article/Fans-Ono-bandmates-mark-40-years-since-John-15785186.php

ACTION 2

Watch, listen and understand.

Find the anwsers.

1- Where was John Lennon from?

2- What band / group did he form?

3- When was the band formed?

4- When did John Lennon leave the band?

5- Where did John Lennon die?

ACTION 3

Watch, listen and understand

Which of JL's most famous song is worldwide known?Copy the lyrics.

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https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/3403160/John+Lennon/Imagine

https://www.thefabfour.com/

DISCOVER

Look/Watch, read and tell.

What is the event?

What is essential to you to remember?

Which famous chemist, inventor and businessman died on that day?

What did he invent or create?

Food for thought

Life Story

For the Explorers

Life Story

For the Bold and the Experts

From "Dynamite" to "Peace"!

1- Where was Alfred Nobel from?

2- What did he invent?

3- Can you give the names of the different Nobel Prizes?

The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by a Norwegian committee whereas the other prizes are awarded by Swedish committees.

Martin Luther King Junior

received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1964/king/facts/

Nelson Mandela and Frederik Willem de Klerk also received the Nobel Peace prize in 1993.

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1993/press-release/

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1993/mandela/prize-presentation/

Barack Obama

received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009.

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2009/obama/facts/

Malala Yousafzai

received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2014/yousafzai/facts/.

Nobel Prizes 2020

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/about/prize-announcement-dates/

French Nobel Prizes

https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:French_Nobel_Prize_winners

1- Have you ever won an award / trophy / medal? What was it for?

2- How did you feel?

STARTER

Look, read and describe.

Which African country become independent

in 1963?

Have you ever been there

or to another African country?

Would you like to visit the African continent?

Which country(ies) and why?

On that day, in 1963,

Kenya became independent

from the United Kingdom.

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On 12 December 1964,

exactly twelve months later,

Kenya became a republic

under the name "Republic of Kenya".

1- Would you like to go to Kenya? Why? Why not?

2- What activity from the video

would you like to do?

3- What are the top 3 countries / places / cities

you would like to visit? Why?

STARTER

Look and describe.

Which US president died on that day in 1799?

He was the First US president.

1- Who was George Washington?

2- What was his first job?

3- What is George Washington often called?

4- What can you say about his presidency?

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For the Bold and the Experts

STARTER

Look, describe and guess the event.

1- Are there migrants in your country?2- Do you understand why people leave their home countries and migrate to another one?3- Is our family migrants themselves?

(Describe your experience.)

For the Adventurers

For the Explorers

Watch and understand...

... or read and understand.

For the Bold and the Experts
https://www.dogonews.com/2019/12/20/2019-winter-solstice-will-coincide-with-a-spectacular-shooting-stars-display

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Last Sunset in Alaska!

https://www.dogonews.com/2019/11/22/americas-northernmost-city-just-witnessed-its-last-sunset-for-2019

What do you learn?

On that day, in 1867,
first American entrepreneur, philanthropist,
and political and social activist

Madam C.J. Walker was born.

Watch and write the biography of C.J. Wlaker.

VIDEO 1

VIDEO 2

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On that day,

it is also ...

National Roots Day

encourages American people to learn about their family history and ancestors.

Watch the following video to know where Americans learn about their family history and ancestors.

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https://www.statueofliberty.org/ellis-island/family-history-center/

1- Do you come from a small or big family?

2- Who is the oldest member of your family?

3- Do you still have your great-grandparents?

4- Are you interested in who your ancestors were?

STARTER

Look, describe and guess the event.

Do you recognize this acronym and its herald?

What do you know about it?

ACTION 1

On that day, in 1865,

the US White supremacist group KKK

[=Ku Klux Klan] was founded

The KKK is a secret American terrorist organization. It focuses on white supremacy and terrorizes other groups.

ACTION 2

Watch the 2 videos.

Answer the basic questions (

Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?).

from

Darth Vader

the 9th Graders!

STARTER

Look at the drawings above

and anwser the following questions

by using the links below.

https://www.infoplease.com/askeds/meaning-darth-vader

https://www.starwars.com/databank/darth-vader

https://www.infoplease.com/star-wars

1° Which fictional character

can you recognize?

2° What is his name in French?

3° What is

the origin of the name "Vador"?

What does it mean in English?

4° What was

his original name and who was he

before being hit by the dark side

of the Force?

5° In which fiction does he appear?

6° How many episodes

have been released so far?

7° What are the titles

of each episode?

8°What do these titles evoke?

9° Have you seen

any of these episodes?

If yes, what is/are

your favourite one(s)? Why?

10° Are you a fan of this saga ? Why or why not?

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[OPTIONAL]

Do you understand

the idea/the philosophy

behind the Star Wars Saga?

Explain in your own words.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Force#Analysis

http://dailynous.com/2015/12/21/philosophers-on-star-wars-the-force-awakens-spoilers/

ACTION 1

LOOK AND UNDERSTAND

1° How can you link

Darth Vader's look

to the one's in the picture below?

2° What is strange in both cases?

3° Do they express the same ideas? Why or why not?

Which ones exactly?

ACTION 2

READ AND UNDERSTAND

Step 1

[="Action 1" in the document below.]

Step 2

[="Action 2" in the document below.]

Step+

[Optional]

[="Action 3" in the document below.]

You may reproduce the Christmas tree game

on your paper.

ACTION 3

WATCH AND UNDERSTAND

[="Action 4" in the document below.]

https://youtu.be/WinsULQzPC4

ACTION 5 in the document above!

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-12045544/school-for-santas-how-to-be-father-christmas

ACTION+

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

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Prepare a draft of your dialogue on paper

and hand it in to your teacher for checking

BEFORE PERFORMING!

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http://www.santainchicago.com/hireasanta/santaforhire.htm

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Listen and understand.

Discover

The Queen's Christmas Message

LAST YEAR

in which she was praising young climate activists...

The Queen's Christmas Speech in Full
https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1221091/queen-christmas-speech-2019-in-full-christmas-message-broadcast

THIS YEAR

The Queen's Christmas Message

The Queen's Christmas Speech in Full

https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1221091/queen-christmas-speech-2019-in-full-christmas-message-broadcast

ACTION 1

https://acelebrationofwomen.org/2010/12/boxing-day-celebrated-december-26-2010/

ACTION 2

Listen/Read and understand.

Write 5 questions.

STARTER

Look, describe and react.

Have you ever heard of

the name of Rudyard Kipling?

ACTION 1
Discover the man and his works.
Who was he?
What is he famous for?
What happened to him in 1907?

For the Adventurers

For the Explorers

For the Bold and the Experts
https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/rudyard-kipling-40.php

ACTION 2
Focus on his masterpiece...

a book (a classic)