UNIT 4 - 4E

Look at the document:

What can you see? Where?

Who are they?

What is the message of the picture?

Guess our new chapter.

A clue... (=indice)

Where there’s a wall there are words to whisper by loose bricks, wailing prayers to utter, birds to carry messages taped to their feet.

There are letters to be written — poems even. [...]

by Joy Kogawa, “Woman in the Woods”

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Joy Nozomi Kogawa (née Nakayama), CM, OBC, poet, novelist, activist (born 6 June 1935 in Vancouver, BC). Joy Kogawa is one of the most influential Canadian authors of Japanese descent.

Street Art:

ARTISTS OR OFFENDERS ?

5 words that come to your mind when you think of

street art.

Write them in your copybook.

Index

STREET ART

ART ?

ART OR VANDALISM ?

TAKI 183

... OR VANDALISM ?

VOCABULARY CHECKPOINT

ABOUT GRAFFITI

IMAGE DESCRIPTIONS

DEBATING

A. STREET ART

Can we say that writing on walls

is something new?

Look at these pictures. What can you see?

Give a definition for street art.

Street art is art that is produced in a public space without official permission.

This was taken in Pompeii. Pompeii was an ancient city, located in the modern comune of Pompei, near Naples in Italy.

Hieroglyphic writings in Egypt.

Lorem Ipsum

B. Find out about TAKI 183

Travail de compréhension écrite

C. Compréhension orale: About Graffiti

D. ART?

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Expressing opinion:

I believe that...

I think that ...

In my opinion...

I feel that...

As I see it...

Definition of art from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

the use of the imagination to express ideas or feelings, particularly in painting, drawing or sculpture

D. ART?

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Look at this picture and describe it.

Imagine: Who? What? Where ? When?

How does the character look? Does he seem happy? What is he doing? How is he dressed?

D. ART?

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In this picture, we can see a painting on a wall. The painting shows one man in black and white.

He's wearing a cap and he's masked, with a scarf on his face. He doesn't look happy but angry.

We can think that he's throwing something, maybe during a protest.

D. ART?

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This is the full picture.

Observe carefully and imagine its meaning (=signification).

Do you like it? What is surprising in the picture? What does it mean?

Give your opinion.

"Love is in the Air (Rage, the Flower Thrower)", Banksy, Bethlehem, 2005

D. ART?

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The full picture shows that the man is holding a beautiful bouquet. It is very surprising because he has the facial expression and body posture of someone who is about to throw (=jeter) a rock, a molotov cocktail or something violent but it's a bouquet. This is a call for peace. The message here could be: "fight peacefully, fight with love" !

This painting was made by the iconic street artist Banksy. His real identity is still unknown.

This piece of art is called "The Flower Thrower”, “Flower Bomber” or "Love is in the air".

"Love is in the Air (The Flower Thrower)", Banksy, Bethlehem, 2005

E. ... OR VANDALISM?

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This stencil and spray paint mural shows two mischievous children reaching for a can of spray paint, that is on a sign stating that graffiti is a crime.

The Mayor of New York called Banksy a "vandal".
Do you see an act of vandalism here?

Why, or why not?

"GRAFFITI IS A CRIME" - Banksy, New York City, 2013

VANDALISM: intentionally damaging property belonging to other people or any activity that is considered to be damaging or destroying something that was good.

Definition taken from Cambridge Dictionary

E. ... OR VANDALISM?

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A. LEGAL

B. CONTROVERSIAL

C. STREET ARTISTS

D. REBELLIOUS

E. GRAFFITI

F. CRIME

G. FORBIDDEN

Something that is causing a lot of discussion, debate and argument.
Painting or writing on a wall in a public space.
An illegal act or activity that can be punished by law.
Something you're allowed to do according to the laws of the country.
Refusing to obey rules or accept normal standards of behaviour, dress, etc.
Not permitted, not allowed.
People who make art in public places, who perform in streets.

The Simpsons, Season 22, Episode 3. October 11th, 2010

DESCRIBE THE PICTURE

F. IMAGE DESCRIPTIONS

1.Present the document:

What type of document is it? Who did it ? When?

2.Describe what you see:

Who can you see? How do they look? Where are they ? When? What are they doing? Locate the elements.

3.Interpret the document.

Imagine what the message is.

4.Give your opinion.

What do you think? Do you like it?

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Is this art or vandalism?

I believe that...

I think that ...

In my opinion...

I feel that...

As I see it... because...

Describe the document and give your opinion.

Picture taken in Australia, 2008

F. IMAGE DESCRIPTIONS

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Is this art or vandalism?

I believe that...

I think that ...

In my opinion...

I feel that...

As I see it... because...

"Art is not Dead!" by Marko 93 - Paris, 2016

Describe the document and give your opinion.

F. IMAGE DESCRIPTIONS

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Is this art or vandalism?

I believe that...

I think that ...

In my opinion...

I feel that...

As I see it... because...

Describe the document and give your opinion.

"L'âge d'Or", by C215 - Paris 13e, 2019

F. IMAGE DESCRIPTIONS

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Describe the document and give your opinion.

"Hope", Shepard Fairey, Hollywood Boulevard, USA - 2008

F. IMAGE DESCRIPTIONS

Is this art or vandalism?

I believe that...

I think that ...

In my opinion...

I feel that...

As I see it... because...

Look at the title of the video: imagine two arguments for and against graffiti.

Write them in your copybook.

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G. Graffiti: Art or vandalism?

H. VOCABULARY CHECKPOINT

(to) denounce

Street art

Rules

(to) forbid

Graffiti writers

Clean

A mural

Ugly

An artwork

Embellish

Colorful

(to) deface, degrade

(to) clean

Thanks to

Because of

(to) convey a message

Passers-by

A drawing

Private property

Public space

(to) allow

Dirty

Stencil

A museum

Spray paint

Dull

A wall

Painters

(to) make (someone/something) + adjective

Complete your vocabulary box.

H. VOCABULARY CHECKPOINT

Complete your vocabulary box.

Drag and drop the statements to the correct category.

Some streets now look more attractive thanks to graffiti.

Street art can convey beautiful messages to a lot of people.

Graffiti writers don't cause any trouble: they just paint or write!

Graffiti writers deface other people's buildings!

It ruins walls, streets and parks.

It makes places look dangerous.

It makes art accessible to people who don't go to museums.

Graffiti attracts locals and tourists from all around the world.

Streets are boring and dull without graffiti.

Local authorities waste (=gaspillent) money to clean graffiti.

It is an appropriation of the public space or somebody's private property!

Some museums and art galleries now consider graffiti as art.

Street art is about freedom of expression.

CONS (Against)

Street art gives places a soul (=une âme).

Street "artists" are not respectful and they deface someone else's property..

I. Is graffiti art or vandalism?

PROS (For)

REASONS WHY WE SHOULD KEEP IT.

REASONS WHY WE SHOULD NOT KEEP IT.

Role play: THERE'S A GRAFFITI ON OUR HOUSE, WHAT SHOULD WE DO ?

You think the graffiti is very beautiful but your mother hates it.

Talk it out.

I. DEBATING

To agree: to have the same opinion about something.

Gapfillers (if you hesitate):

So../ Well.../ Hum.../ I see .../ You know.../ Er...

Hold on a second/ Well, you see…/ Hang on …/

Let me think... /

I mean... / If you see what I mean.../

How can I say this?

Anyway, the point is that... / What I mean is ...

I. DEBATING

SHOULD STREET ART BE ALLOWED OR BANNED IN VIRY CHATILLON?

PREPARE YOUR ARGUMENTS AND GET READY TO CONVINCE US !

Gapfillers (if you hesitate):

So../ Well.../ Hum.../ I see .../ You know.../ Er...

Hold on a second/ Well, you see…/ Hang on …

Let me think... /

I mean... / If you see what I mean.../

How can I say this?

Anyway, the point is that... / What I mean is ...

Donner son avis par des conseils, suggestions, recommandations:

SUJET + SHOULD + BASE VERBALE

SUJET + SHOULDN'T + BASE VERBALE

YOUR TIME TO SHINE !

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