Black Voices

jeudi 22 février 2024
par agnesueur

ELECTED FOR CHANGE

Barack Obama’s acceptance speech (Grant Park, Chicago, Nov. 4th, 2008)

"And to all those who have wondered if America’s beacon still burns as bright : Tonight, we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals : democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope."

Full speech :

Lori Lightfoot wins Chicago mayor race (April 3rd 2019)

LINK TO THE FINALISED MAGAZINE

Anticipation on the sequence : suivez le lien suivant pour faire un exercice d’anticipation sur notre prochaine séquence : https://www.quiziniere.com/diffusions/N4LY9X

Your task :
After the buzz generated by this video, the media are eager to learn more about that topic, and have asked several persons to write an article about their point of view.

method : how to write an article

don’t forget the layout !

You are one of these persons and you have been invited to write an opinion piece for the school’s newspaper. You react to the video and the subsequent/following buzz it has engendered/created. You are allowed/you may use references, and/or give concrete examples.

the boy’s school’s headmaster
a white student at the same school
a black student at the same school
a teacher at that scghool (whether you choose that teacher to be black or white is up to you, but it should be obvious in your testimony)
the boy’s mother

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on the upcoming task

On the event of Black History Month , a young girl decided to pay a tribute to her ancestors. Watch the video her mother made on the occasion.

Click the image to see the original publication on Twitter

Her tribute is on the occasion of Black History Month, click to know more.

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Friday 23rd February, 2024 an 15th March

« THAT THEY LIVED : African American Women Who Changed The World »

Lola (from the Twitter/X post) wants her classmates to discover famous African-American women. For that reason, she’s calling on you to write a magazine on the occasion of Black History Month. On each page, the pupils will be able to discover a famous woman or a masterpiece. Remember that the articles are DESIGNED TO BE UNDERSTOOD BY ENGLISH-SPEAKING 8-YEAR-OLDS, so they need to be simply phrased.

➤ If you choose to write about a famous woman, your article must include a short biography explaining who the person is or was, what she is known for and how this woman managed to make her mark on society and work for recognition of the cause of African-American people and Black women.

➤ If you choose to write about a work of art, your article must include the following elements : The type of artwork (+ author and date), the cultural context, the author’s intentions (and maybe why the artist chose this woman), what are your impressions and feelings about this work and is there a form of symbolism ?

Remember : you must add the links to your sources at the bottom of your article.

Criteria for the marking
understandable by an 8 year-old	correct use of grammar / tenses
attractivity of the article	know how to write an article

Women :
Michelle OBAMA
Katherine JOHNSON
Maya ANGELOU
Ruby BRIDGES
(Dr.) Mae JEMISON
Condoleezza RICE
Janet JACKSON
Marian ANDERSON
Ida B. WELLS
Bessie COLEMAN
Nina SIMONE
Misty COPELAND
Harriet TUBMAN
Shirley Ann JACKSON
Aretha FRANKLIN
Toni MORRISON
Hazel SCOTT
Carol MOSELEY BRAUN
Alice BALL
Eartha KITT
Sojourner TRUTH
Madam C.J. WALKER
Oprah WINFREY
Mary MCLEOD BETHUNE
Daisy BATES
Zora NEALE HURSTON
Dorothy HEIGHT
Angela DAVIS
Claudette COLVIN

Masterpiece :

« The Piggy Bank »
« Love Letter III »
« Woman From The French West Indies »
Langston Hughes’ poem « Let America Be America Again »
The character Share from Marvel’s Black Panther
« Which Way »

Qui a quel sujet ?

When you are ready to type your article OPEN IN A NEW WINDOW or TAB

COMPUTER ASSIGNMENT

When you are ready to type your article OPEN IN A NEW WINDOW or TAB

Give your sources (/ !\ Wikepedia is not a reliable source as it is open source and changeable by anyone)
Justify your paragraphs at both margins.

Optional : If one or several of you wish to take on the task of creating the cover of our magazine, this will grant you an extra mark ;)

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Movie Club : What to watch...

Here is a selection films on the broad theme of Black Voices, all BASED ON TRUE STORIES.

For Friday 17th of May, you will watch one (or several !) of them, and based on the group discussion done previously, prepare your intervention :
briefly sum the story up (describe the ordeal faced by the protagonist(s) - precising when and where they lived-, how their story ends and whether they overcame the obstacles they were faced with
explain a scene that marked you, and why you have chosen it
would you recommend watching this movie (+ why/why not) ?

YOU WILL ONLY BE ALLOWED A POST IT WITH 10 WORDS ON IT, NOTHING COMPLETELY WRITTEN !

People in the group will react to your presentation (ask questions, give their opinion...)

Title	Trailer
Hidden figures (les figures de l’ombre)
Blackkklansman
Rosewood
Loving
Harriet
Green Book
Selma
Race
The Butler
12 years a slave
The Best of Enemies
Just Mercy