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Couplé à un travail sur les médias et les réseaux sociaux
Fake news, hate speech, rumours ...
http://www.education.gouv.fr/cid66966/les-semaines-d-education-contre-le-racisme.html
- éduquer à la lutte contre les préjugés, les stéréotypes, le racisme, l’antisémitisme, la xénophobie
- éveiller aux dérives du relativisme, de la rumeur, de l’obscurantisme, des théories du complot
- reconnaître la diversité humaine et culturelle
- favoriser le respect des différences et combattre le repli sur soi
- cultiver la tolérance et l’enrichissement mutuel
- promouvoir une société solidaire et du vivre-ensemble
- encourager l'esprit critique et la résistance face à l'injustice
- agir dans la durée pour faire évoluer les mentalités et instaurer une société plus fraternelle
The Mayor of London makes a remarkable speech and reads
some of the hateful tweets he received.
The mayor of London used a speech in the US to read out six abusive tweets, saying he “could go on and on”, as he accused the government of a “dereliction of duty” for leaving big technology companies unregulated.
https://twitter.com/Channel4News/status/973571761462706176?s=17
A BBC News article
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-43378084
The Guardian
Sadiq Khan reads out racist tweets in call for tighter tech regulation
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/mar/12/sadiq-khan-to-slam-government-for-dereliction-of-duty-in-failing-to-regulate-tech
“But ask yourself this,” he said. “What happens when young boys and girls from minority backgrounds see this kind of thing on their timelines, or experience it themselves? Or someone thinking about becoming a politician? And what about young girls and women who are being driven from these platforms, reversing our long fight for gender equality?”
https://twitter.com/Channel4News/status/974656731627376641
Diane Abbott
Labour's Diane Abbott tells of 'racist and sexist' abuse
Labour's shadow home secretary has described in graphic detail the "racist, sexist" abuse she has experienced.
Speaking in a parliamentary debate, Diane Abbott disputed the idea that abuse of MPs was a new thing but said the rise of social media had "turbo-charged" it.
She added that male MPs received abuse "but it is much worse for women".
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The schwa 1 (free - NEW)
In this intermediate lesson plan, students learn and practise how to use the 'schwa' sound. There are audio activities for learners to recognise the sounds in words and as part of sentences, and to practise creating the sound.
Final -s pronunciation (for full members - NEW)
In this intemediate lesson plan, students learn and practise the different ways to pronounce 's' at the end of words. There are audio activities for learners to recognise the sounds in single words and in sentences, and to practise creating the sounds. The lesson ends with a race game for students to revise what they have learned.
Also check out:
Learning English (free)
This pre-intermediate lesson filler teaches students how to say the letters of the alphabet, how to ask about the meaning and spelling of unfamiliar words and how to describe different parts of speech (nouns, verbs, prepositions, pronouns adverbs).
Ed pronunciation (free)
In this intermediate lesson, students learn and practise the different ways of saying 'ed' at the end of regular verbs in the past tense. There's an audio activity to help learners recognise these sounds in words, as well as exercises to help them use the sounds in their speaking.
And in Business English:
Words in English (free)
In this pre-intermediate business English version of our popular lesson filler 'Learning English', students learn how to say the letters of the alphabet, how to ask about the meaning and spelling of unfamiliar words and how to describe different parts of speech (nouns, verbs, prepositions, pronouns adverbs). There is a pairwork activity in which partners take turns to ask each other questions about the English terms for common items found in an office.
Also, explore our Course plans here for all levels of learners.
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William Shakespeare's handwritten plea for refugees to go online
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Sixteen-year-old Melbourne schoolgirl Jade Hameister loves a challenge, and she isn’t going to let sexist Internet trolls affect her ambitions. She recently set a polar record: she is the youngest person to achieve the “polar hat-trick” of skiing to both poles and across Greenland. When she reached the South Pole, she sent a feminist message to the trolls who had targeted her online.
http://www.speakeasy-news.com/sandwiches-skis-and-self-esteem/
+ documents: articles and worksheets
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Claudette Colvin : the 15-year-old who came before Rosa Parks
In March 1955, nine months before Rosa Parks defied segregation laws by refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger on a bus, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin did exactly the same thing. Eclipsed by Parks, her act of defiance was largely ignored for many years. She herself didn't talk about it much, but she spoke recently to the BBC.
Find out more
- Claudette Colvin spoke to Outlook on the BBC World Service
- You can listen again here
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It's "Women's History Month."
This year's theme is
"Nevertheless...She Persisted."
This issue highlights females who:
Blazed a path forward;
Defied the odds against them;
Disregarded their own well-being to help others;
Rejected "no" as a standard answer for women/girls.
Who challenged this statement: "Women can't fly planes?"
Why did US flight schools reject female students?
How did Bessie Coleman "prove them wrong?"
Around the time that Bessie Coleman learned to fly, in France, another woman with the name of Coleman was helping WWI soldiers to live again.
Men who'd spent months in French trenches, during "The Great War," were at risk of sustaining massive facial injuries. People with disfiguring facial injuries are subject to psychological as well as physical trauma.
The effects of trench-related injuries caused survivors to recoil from public life. Many refused to return home because they didn't want their families to see their ravaged faces.
Anna Coleman Ladd, an American sculptor, decided to lessen the profound psychological damage sustained by these WWI soldiers. She traveled to Paris where she opened a shop which people called the "Tin Noses Shop." Her mission in life? Take a look.
Around the time that Bessie Coleman learned to fly, in France, another woman with the name of Coleman was helping WWI soldiers to live again.
Men who'd spent months in French trenches, during "The Great War," were at risk of sustaining massive facial injuries. People with disfiguring facial injuries are subject to psychological as well as physical trauma.
The effects of trench-related injuries caused survivors to recoil from public life. Many refused to return home because they didn't want their families to see their ravaged faces.
Anna Coleman Ladd, an American sculptor, decided to lessen the profound psychological damage sustained by these WWI soldiers. She traveled to Paris where she opened a shop which people called the "Tin Noses Shop." Her mission in life? Take a look.
How was Anna able to "give back life to them prayed for death?"
Watch a rare, 1918 video of Anna at work in her shop.
Many years later, another American woman tackled another impossibly difficult project.
Erin wasn't a lawyer, but she didn't let that fact deter her investigation. With dogged focus, she kept digging. What she found "brought a small town to its feet and a huge company to its knees."
Talk about persisting ... Erin's efforts led to one of the largest-ever settlements in .S. history. The funds she and her colleagues collected were paid to individuals unknowingly exposed to dangerously high levels of a chemical known as "Chrome 6" (hexavalent chromium).
While women like Elizabeth Barrett Browning urged change with the power of their words, other women fueled change with the power of their photographs. Dorothea Lange and Marion Post Wolcott are two examples.
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Une activité proposée par English Central
regarder le discours sous-titré en anglais, apprendre des mots bien expliqués, puis les replacer au bon endroit
https://www.englishcentral.com/video/23199/gender-equality-for-all-4
Une analyse du discours d'Emma Watson
https://www.studienet.dk/he-for-she-speech-at-the-united-nations/analysis
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An easy article about gender stereotypes
Another interesting report from the French government
(in English)
Gender stereotypes and how to fight them
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Niveau B1 à B2
http://factitious.augamestudio.com/#/
Linguahouse
Article + activities
You need to sign up (free)
https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/general-english/fake-news
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Onestopenglish
Ted4Esl
How false news can spread lesson plan and worksheets
http://ted4esl.com/how-false-news-can-spread/
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timelines and archive
Take a journey through the personal, political and economic struggles that have symbolised women's battle for equality over the past 500 years, through a representative selection of the broad range of materials in LSE Library and The Women's Library @ LSE. A chronological presentation of more than 300 items from the 16th Century to the present day can be found in the timeline and in the additional items below.
https://digital.library.lse.ac.uk/collections/thewomenslibrary
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BBC i-Wonder
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OR how did their roles in WWI change their lives ?
(The original title is " What did WWI really do for women?", a surprising title)
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THANKS TO Isabelle Destat
BEYOND PINK AND BLUE
Overview
Note: In terms of content maturity and lesson rigor, this text set is intended for middle school students.
“Pink is for girls.”
“Only boys like to watch football.”
Children begin internalizing gender stereotypes like these at a young age, through watching TV or movies, looking at advertisements, and watching the adults around them. In this Text Set, students will look more closely at gender stereotypes and why they can cause problems for people of all genders. Students will also learn about kids and adults who are resisting gender stereotypes, and fighting for all kids to have the freedom to look, dress, and act however they want. Finally, students will complete a project asking them to analyze advertisements that contain gender stereotypes, then redesign these ads to make them more gender-inclusive.
Share what you and your class have learned with @newsela, and tag your thoughts with #WomensHistoryOnNewsela!
Enduring Understandings
What 2 - 3 understandings should students come away from this Text Set with?
- Gender stereotypes are “rules” for girls and boys. They say that girls should always look and act a certain way, and boys should look and act a different way.
- Often, gender stereotypes are especially unfair to girls.
- The media sends strong messages to all people --not just girls-- about how they should act based on their gender.
- All people have the power to resist gender stereotypes and choose to be themselves.
Activities Packet
Download this Student Activities Packet to give to your students.
The packet includes an overview and intro to the unit, activities for each step of the pathway, and a culminating project. Use the information below to learn more about how to use the packet with your class.
Intro to the Unit for Students
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Lesson 1: What Are Gender Stereotypes?
Lesson Overview for Students
As you learned in the introduction to this unit, gender stereotypes are specific ideas about how boys and girls should look, dress and act. Did you know that gender stereotypes can actually be dangerous to your health? In this article, you will learn about a study that revealed some interesting findings about how gender stereotypes affect kids. You will also consider how the article connects to your own experiences with gender stereotypes.
Central Article
Kids learn gender stereotypes early
Download Lesson 1 activity pages
Lesson 2: Girls Like Sharks, Too
Lesson Overview for Students
Are boys really the only ones who are interested in sharks? The girls and women in this article don’t think so. In this lesson, you will consider how gender stereotypes exist in science, and how girls and women are working to resist these stereotypes.
Central Article
Download Lesson 2 activity pages
Lesson 3: Gender and Clothing
Lesson Overview for Students
The phrase “gender neutral” refers to something that is for all people, and not just for boys or girls. You may have seen a gender-neutral bathroom before. This means that anyone can use the bathroom, no matter their gender.
In our society, there are lots of gender stereotypes around clothing. People have strong ideas about what clothes are right for girls and boys. However, clothing can be gender-neutral too. In this lesson, you’ll learn about how gender stereotypes can be applied to clothing, and how some people are resisting these stereotypes to give kids more freedom in how they dress.Note: Students should begin this lesson by reading and viewing the images in the article below, and responding in their activity packet.
12 Brilliant Kids' Clothing Lines That Say No To Gender Stereotypes
Central Article
Download Lesson 3 activity pages
Extended Reading
If students wish to do further research on this topic, the articles below offer more information on the concept of gender stereotypes in clothing.
High schooler wants to change dress code policy
New Zealand school uniforms are for boys and girls
Lesson 4: Representation Matters
Lesson Overview for Students
When you watch TV, go to the movies, or see advertisements, do you see people who look like you? Do you think these people are good role models? In this lesson, you will think about why it’s important for all people to see themselves represented, or shown, in the world around them. You will also learn about girls and women who are fighting for more representation and better role models.
Note: Students should begin this lesson by watching the video below and responding in their activity packet.
GirlChat: Representation Matters
Central Articles
Girl scouts want park statues of women
Superheroes for girlsDownload Lesson 4 activity pages
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Culminating Project
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SPARTACUS :A VERY USEFUL RESOURCE SITE
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lien vers l'article du 15 février + Compréhension orale pour le discours de Meghan Markle de 2015 par
Muriel O' Mahony / Ac. de Montpellier
ARCHIVES DE CE SITE POUR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY
http://myschoolbag.eklablog.com/international-women-s-day-online-resources-a106752402
UN official site for International Women's Day
“Time is Now: Rural and urban activists transforming women’s lives”
http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus/international-womens-day
This year, International Women’s Day comes on the heels of unprecedented global movement for women’s rights, equality and justice. Sexual harassment, violence and discrimination against women has captured headlines and public discourse, propelled by a rising determination for change.
International Women’s Day 2018 is an opportunity to transform this momentum into action, to empower women in all settings, rural and urban, and celebrate the activists who are working relentlessly to claim women’s rights and realize their full potential.
Echoing the priority theme of the upcoming 62nd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, International Women’s Day will also draw attention to the rights and activism of rural women, who make up over a quarter of the world population and majority of the 43 per cent of women in the global agricultural labour force.
They till the lands and plant seeds to feed nations, ensure food security for their communities and build climate resilience. Yet, on almost every measure of development, because of deep seated gender inequalities and discrimination, rural women fare worse than rural men or urban women. For instance, less than 20 per cent of landholders worldwide are women, and while the global pay gap between men and women stand at 23 per cent, in rural areas, it can be as high as 40 per cent. They lack infrastructure and services, decent work and social protection, and are left more vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Rural women and their organizations represent an enormous potential, and they are on the move to claim their rights and improve their livelihoods and wellbeing. They are using innovative agricultural methods, setting up successful businesses and acquiring new skills, pursuing their legal entitlements and running for office.
On 8 March, join activists around the world and UN Women to seize the moment, celebrate, take action and transform women’s lives everywhere. The time is NOW.
WOMEN AND WORK
http://www.ilo.org/gender/Events/international-women-day/2017/lang--en/index.htm
iNTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA TIMELINE
http://interactive.unwomen.org/multimedia/timeline/womenunite/en/index.html#/