Powerful women

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POWERFUL WOMEN

Welcome, 4e advanced students! I'm not here for your first session on our new unit, but I have prepared a few things! In this unit, you're going to learn about poweful women! The country we'll be focusing on: The USA, mainly.

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A few useful links and videos for our unit

If you have Netfix: check "Daughters of Destiny" and "Shine on".

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

a very interesting Podcast!

American Women During World War II

The real "Rosie the Riveter" dies at age 95

Two interesting Ted Talks

The "most poweful" women(only some of them!)

"Looks aren't everything"

they're men and this is what they said!

“All men should be feminists. If men care about women’s rights the world will be a better place. We are better off when women are empowered – it leads to a better society.”

John Legend

JustinBieber

AndyMurray

Prince Harry

they're men and this is what they said!

Barack Obama

Sum up what you've understood in a few sentences.

Do you know

who these women are?1 minute to guess!

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Jane Goodall

Malala Yousafzai

Beyoncé

Hermione Granger

Rosie the Riveter

Serena Williams

Linda Gates

Rosa Parks

Anna Wintour

Hillary Clinton

Eleanore Roosevelt

Oprah Winfrey

Ellen De Generes

Bonnie Parker

MichelleObama

PrincessLeia

Click on each photo ifyou want to know more

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Amazing!

They're all

Here is the final taskYou don't have to do it now, of course. But it will give you the different steps and you'll know what elements of the lesson you can use.

The program for this unit:

Part 1:

Women in politics or having leading roles in society.Ruth GinsbergMichelle ObamaAlexandria Ocasio Cortez

Part 3:

American legends (in various fields):"Hidden Figures": women in the NASAOprah Winfrey, a TV legendBonnie Parker, an antihero

Part 2:

Young women changing their country's society or even the world: Malala YousafzaiMo’ne DavisThe US soccer team

Part 4:

Women in fiction:Jo March (Little Women)Katniss (Hunger Games)Nakia (Black Panther) and Captain Marvel

For your final task, you will have to write an article about: -one of these women or another woman from the English-speaking world who has been important in the fight for women's equality: the woman you'll choose can be an athlete, a journalist, a politician, an actress,...) You'll have to find a title to your article, a photo, a biography, another part on why she was / is important for the fight for equality (for women) and a final part on the more personal reasons why you admire her. I will soon give you more detail about HOW to write the article.

Watch this video and, in your copybook:1. Write your reaction(s)2. Would you say that in your own environment, people have the same stereotypes about the phrase "like a girl"? Do you think it is difficult for girls and young women to be self-confident? (about 6 lines)

It is a commercial, but the content is interesting!

• underlined words on the week's Quizlet

Women in politics or having leading roles in society. Ruth Ginsberg Michelle Obama Alexandria Ocasio Cortez

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RUTH Bader GINSBURG

Click on the image below for a listening exercise

what you have to do

1933-2020

1. Watch the video 1 once or twice. In your copybook, write down what you understood about it.. Focus on what people say related to her being an icon and a role model. (about 5 lines) 2. Watch video 2. Same as for video 1: watch it once or twice. Focus on her personality: as you watched this trailer, what adjectives could you use to describe her personality? Each time you write an adjective, please justify by giving the example of a scene. (about 4 lines) 3. Click on the image to have access to a listening exercise: you will have to fill in the gaps. Then, scrawl down to see the sentences you have completed and copy from 6 to 8 of your choice, that best represent the information given in the video.

the next few pages are extracts from a graphic novel about Ruth bader ginsburg,published in november 2019 and a New york Times bestseller.read these pages and; in your copybook, write the life lessons she had at various moments of her life

here are extracts of a graphic novel about Ruth bader ginsburg,published in november 2019 and a NYTimes bestseller

RBG died on September 18, 2020, before the presidential elections. Her wish was to wait until the presidential elections (November 2020) for a new Supreme Court judged to be nominated. However, that did not happen: President Trump nominated a conservative judge. The majority of judges in the Superme Court are conservative.

Now that you know more about Ruth Bader Ginsburg, let's study the vocabulary of this first part!

Vocabulary of the lesson

Michelle obama

She's extremely intelligent, fun and inspirational. In this short part, we're going to learn more about her through videos as well as extracts from her book, BECOMING.On this page are many videos of her. They're for your information only, you don't have to watch them all at once.

Michelle obama

You can watch this to know more about her. In class, we will answer a few questions on a worksheet I'll give youFrom Michelle Obama's humble Chicago upbringing to the White House: Part 1

Here is a Padlet that you can complete: post a trailer, the title of a book, a photo, anything you'd like

Michelle obama

Click to read the text and, in your copybook, write about:1. The difficulties she was confronted to.2. Her personality.3. How important her motherwas.

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Reported speech: what's that?

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We'll start this together, in virtual class

Click here to what we'll do during the virtual class

Click on the notebook if you want to know more and do more exercises

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Reported speech What do you call ‘reported speech’? Here are two examples: Reported speech in the present: ‘I love Michelle Obama!’, she says => She says (that) she loves Michelle Obama We’re mainly going to work on the reported speech in the past: ‘I love Michelle Obama!’, she said last night => Last night, she said that she loved Michelle Obama Look at the document (on the page) Here is an exercise, with a few information about Ruth Ginsburg: Example: ‘President Clinton called me one Saturday morning’, she said: She said that President Clinton had called her one Saturday morning DO THE EXERCISE IN YOUR COPYBOOK. ONLY WRITE THE SENTENCES IN THE REPORTED SPEECH

1. ‘Being part of an institution that's respected all over the world, it's the best and hardest job I've ever had,’ she said
2. ‘I have chosen you as my nominee’, President Clinton announced her.
3. ‘I hope people will think of me as a good judge who tried to interpret the law wisely’, she told the journalist.
4. ‘She is an icon and everybody admires her’, the journalist said.
5. ‘I have never met such a determined woman’, he told her.
6. ‘I don’t know how she can still be so knowledgeable’, she said.
7. ‘I will be a judge for the Supreme Court until the day I die,’ she said.
8. ‘Gender discrimination has to be fought every single day’, she claimed.

If you have time, to get to know more about the writer Toni Morrison and the dancer Misty Copeland, click here:

To have access to the correction of Michelle Obama's text, click here:

You can directly continue the program by clicking here:

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There is no such thing as race. None. There is just a human race — scientifically, anthropologically. Racism is a construct, a social construct and it has benefits. Money can be made off of it, people who don’t like themselves can feel better because of it, it can describe certain kinds of behavior that are wrong or misleading, so it has a social function, racism.Toni Morrison

More quotes by Toni Morrison

Extra content: get to know Toni Morrison

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Learn about the brilliant Toni Morrison#myfavoritewriter

Toni Morrison

choose one video and watch it

Misty Copeland

A few months ago, I watched this inspiring interview about an inspirational ballet dancer. Watch it when you have time!

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A modern powerful woman:

Why is she modern? First, because she is young and determined. Second, because she had a life before being in politics Third, because she represents the young generation of educated and powerful Latino-American women.

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Here are a few videos to get to know her

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alexandria ocasio-Cortez (AOC)

Biography

CNN article

Insiderarticle

Congresswebsite

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Who is she? A video of 1 min 30 secOne of her skills is to be extremely convincing and convinced by what she's saying. Watch the video!After watching the 2 videos, write down your impressions in your copybook

a worksheet

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

An example of body language!What do you think about it?

Among the three women involved in the life of politics or law (RBG, Michelle Obama, AOC) who has inspired you the most and why? Write a 6-to-8 line paragraph in your copybook.

Click on the image and do the listening exercise on thefirst three minutes. Watching the rest is useful as she speaks extremely clearly (it can be a good example for your speech!

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American legends

In the next few pages, you're going to get to know3 American legends, past or present.What you have to do is to choose one and do the corresponding exercise.

1. Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey

read thedocumentby clicking HERE=>

CHOOSEONEof the videos and watchit

In your copybook, write down your reaction to what you've seen

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2. Hidden figures - NASA

Watch the videos

Katherine Johson's biography

Check thedocument on Pronoteand by clicking HERE =>

You will have to use the content of the videos in an exercise

3. Bonnie Parker, an anti-hero

Check the worksheeton Pronote or by clicking HERE =>

Click on the illustration to have access to the document

Click on this illustration now to have access to the correction of the exercise

Monday, May 10th

Watch all three short videos. Then, read the woman/women you've been assigned (Malala Yousafzai, Mo'ne Davis OR the women in the US soccer team) and do the corresponding task.

Young women changing their country's society or even the world:

Malala Yousafzai

Mo'ne Davis

The US soccer team

Malala Yousafzai

Videos to go further

Videos you have to watch

click to see the worksheet: you have to read the prologue and write your reaction

(English is one of the official languages of Pakistan, the country she's from)

Mo'ne Davis

click on the image to haveaccess tothe 2015 article (2015 is the year when she really became famous)

Women's US soccer team

Click to do the reading comprehension on the Women's soccer team

Their fight for equal pay and more

Click to have access to today's worksheet

See you tomorrow in class!

Use the tips on the next page as well as your knowledge in order to write one paragraph.

Write the paragraph of an article

You have to write about Malala Yousafzai, Mo'ne Davis or the women of the US soccer team. The topic of your paragraph: in what way is their fight important for women's rights and, more generally, for rights in general? (about 10 lines)

How to write an article:tips

Monday, May 4thMay the Force be With you!

Click on the pink image below and complete the document with only one or two sentences!

To get inspired: women in fiction!

On the next few pages are a choice of women in fiction: choose the page you want and do the corresponding task.After all this, you'll be ready for the final task!

Our last part: women in fiction!

Here are a few women we'll be talking about. Just like the previous part, you will have to choose which woman you would like to know more about.

Jo March (Little Women)

Katniss

Nakia

Captain Marvel

What common point do these powerful women have? Write about 5 lines in your copybook.

Jo March

Let's get to know her better

(Little Women)

Click on the article to read -or listen- to it. What do we learn about her and about how important she is in fiction?If you scroll down the article you will also find an extract from the novel.

Let's get to know her better

(Hunger Games)

Click on the image to read the article and answer the questions.

Katniss Everdeen

Captain Marvel and Nakia

Female superheroes

Click to read the articleabout Nakia

Click to read the article about Captain Marvel

How can I write an article?

Here are a few tips to help you write an article. We'll be talking about it during class

Download the document

Today:

This is what you have to do today. You can do it in the order you want. You started yesterday in class, now continue at home!

Complete the questionnaire

Practice your listening skills

Start writing your article. The document I've just given you in class is for all kinds of articles: choose what suits you best

What exactly is the final task about?

Get to know more about powerful women in fiction: click to see what you have to do=>

For your final task, you will have to write an article about: - one of the women we have talked about in this unit (or a group of women, for example the women’s soccer team) or

• another woman from the English-speaking world who has been important in the fight for women's equality: the woman you'll choose can be an athlete, a journalist, a politician, an actress,…

In your article, you’ll have to include:

• a headline
• a photo

Here are the different parts you’ll need to include:

1. Introduction: who the woman is/was and how important she is/was
2. A biography (no copy-pasted content, nothing too long, only the most significant information) and what people have said about her (reported speech in the past). Focus on what may have influenced her: for example for Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, the family’s financial troubles as well as her relationship with her father have influenced who she has become as a politician.
3. Why she was / is important for the fight for equality between men and women. In this part, you can use what you worked on already when you had to write a paragraph.
4. The final part should be about the reasons why you admire her.
5. Conclusion: your opinion as to why we should know more (or teach more) about this woman.

(apart from the introduction and the conclusion, each part should be between 10 to 15 lines long)

1. Choose one of the fictional women you've learnt more about. 2. Then, take your mind map and write a 6-line-paragraph in your copybook to explain in what way this fictional woman can be inspirational. The goal of this activity is how to use the vocabulary from the mind map.

Different accents Try to understand details 1 3 2 4 (watch about 3'30")

Listening skills.

Here are three videos, all difficult in a different way. Listen to them twice and try to get details. Then, write down those details in a collaborative document (so that everyone can complete)

Prepare your mind map

In order to write your article, it might be useful for you to create a mind map with the useful vocabulary from the lessons.Click below to have access to an example of a mind map on the unit.

Before you start writing....

so many talented women!

Clickto view the final task (page 2)

Are you ready to write an article about a woman of your choice (from an English-speaking country)?

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