cours d'anglais niveau 1ère territoire et memoire

« Axe 8 Territoire et Mémoire Territory and Memory Problématique : What does it mean to be American ? Book: English Sparks 1ère, pp.

104-109; 112-113. LADY LIBERTY’S WELCOME Doc 1: Immigrants passing through Ellis Island in New York, 1910. Axe 8 Territoire et Mémoire – Fichier des élèves 1 Doc 2: Mexican immigrants crossing the US border unlawfully. Answer the following questions. 1.

Look at the pictures. a.

Who are these people? These people are immigrants childrens and families b.

What are they doing? They are crossing the border to leave their original country for another one usually a better one to change their lifestyles 2.

Share your first impressions. a.

How are they feeling? they may be feeling afraid before crossing the border since it’s something illegal that can get them troubles but they also may be happy afterward once they cross it or be disappointed if they can’t cross it b.

Explain why the two situations are different. The two situations are different because the first situation is about a lot of immigrants that have crossed the border and the second situation is about a family that is crossing the border, the feelings for each people in the two different pictures are differents Axe 8 Territoire et Mémoire – Fichier des élèves 2 Doc 3: The New Colossus, Emma Lazarus, 1883. In the past, many large monument statues were meant to deter enemies or to represent the strength and wealth of a nation.

But this is not so forLadyLiberty. Extract from “The New Colossus”, Emma Lazarus, 1883 Emma Lazarus and Lady Liberty In 1883, Emma Lazarus (a native New Yorker) wrote one of the most well-known poems inspired by the Statue of Liberty and its optimistic message to the world’s disenfranchised people. STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW Ellis Island Ellis Island was America’s busiest border control of the 19th century.

It was here that many immigrants would disembark at the end of a long and grueling journey across the Atlantic.

You can visit the island in the Upper New York Bay, where there is now an immigration museum. Answer the following questions: 1.Read the poem “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus, working in pairs. Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles.

From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. “Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she With silent lips.

“Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” Axe 8 Territoire et Mémoire – Fichier des élèves 3 Focus on the words you know and organize them into categories. People in their country of origin America 2.Conclude.

Is it optimistic? Pessimistic? Justify your answer. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… Learn the vocabulary Nouns       an asylum-seeker:un demandeur d’asile a beacon:un phare, une balise a harbor:un port alimb: un membre [du corps] the pomp:l’apparat the wretched:les misérables Adjectives   brazen:effronté(e), insolent(e)  huddled:serré(e)(les uns contre les autres) teeming:grouillant(e) Verbs     to breathe:respirer to cross the border: passer la frontière to disenfranchise[sb]:priver [qqn]de ses droits to yearn to [do sth]:aspirer à[faireqqch] Other Axe 8 Territoire et Mémoire – Fichier des élèves 4  astride:à cheval (avec un pied de chaque côté) THE FIRST REFUGEES Can we describe the US as a nation of immigrants? Doc 1: The First Thanksgiving 1621, J.L.G Ferris, circa 1912-1915 Doc 2: Why Thanksgiving is an American Celebration of Immigration 5 1 0 1 5 A long time ago, refugees fleeing their home country’s hostile political environment headed west over the Atlantic Ocean in search of a better life.

They arrived on a rock, unprepared for the challenges that come with moving to a new land: a shortage of food and inadequate shelter. A group of Americans took pity on these refugees, sharing their soil and helping them gain a foothold on it.

In an act of goodwill and diplomacy the immigrants hosted the Americans for a large shared feast.

The Americans were called the Wampanoag: the immigrants, the Pilgrims.

Their meal has since become celebrated in the most quintessential American tradition, Thanksgiving. Anyone who would argue that America is losing its sense of tradition to diversity would do well to remember the origins of the holiday, the fact that it was a meal where one group of people welcomed another as friends and neighbors, that its celebration lasted three days, and that turkey wouldn’t become the main course for another 230 years. It’s a celebration that has and will continue to evolve. Axe 8 Territoire et Mémoire – Fichier des élèves 5 Our modern, cozy version of Thanksgiving seems to have forgone its historical gravitas for the mythology of a children’s tale.

In other words, it exemplifies the American tendency to forget the people who were not only indigenous to this land, but who welcomed new arrivals and shared their “home”. By Michael Barron, theculturetrip.com, 25 November 2016 Answer the following questions : 1.What do you know about Thanksgiving? Thanksgiving is a holiday is based on the colonial Pilgrims harvest meal in 1641 2.

Look at the painting. a.

How is the “first Thanksgiving” depicted here?Focus on people’s actions. It’s depicted as a holiday made to share with others, in the painting ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… b.

Compare with what you know. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… 3.

Read the first paragraph. a.

When does the scene take place? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… Axe 8 Territoire et Mémoire – Fichier des élèves 6 b.

Describe in your own words what happened. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… c.

Identify the two groups and describe them. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… d.

How do people usually refer to them? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… 4.

Work in pairs: discover the whole text.

Fill in the grid. Information about history Information about modern society 5.

Explain what the “American tendency” is. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… Axe 8 Territoire et Mémoire – Fichier des élèves 7 6.

Conclude.

What is the author’s opinion about Thanksgiving, past and present? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… 7.

Now, analyze the painting again. a.

How are people portrayed? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… b.

Explain why. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………… Learn the vocabulary Nouns           afeast:un festin afoothold: un point d’appui goodwill: la bonne volonté gravitas: le sérieux mealtime: l’heure du repas a shelter: un abri ashortage: une pénurie asoil:un territoire a tale:un conte aturkey:une dinde Adjectives Axe.... »