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Why a 14-year-ol girl decides to sail around the world alone
50 years ago,what people thought of the Beatles
'Rubbish,' 'Tiresome,' 'Whoa-Yuk!': The Beatles' Early Haters
( the Atlantic)
According to Scientists, This is The Most Relaxing Tune Ever Recorded
What Movies About Slavery Teach Us About Race Relations Today
(The Atlantic)
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http://myschoolbag.eklablog.com/the-year-2013-in-rap-transcript-and-other-stuff-a105624648
http://myschoolbag.eklablog.com/channelone-desgegregation-funding-against-the-law-a105624510
http://myschoolbag.eklablog.com/new-year-2014-for-uncle-sam-a105623952
http://myschoolbag.eklablog.com/cnn-student-news-last-2013-airing-a105623590
http://myschoolbag.eklablog.com/asterix-and-the-picts-the-guardian-a-review-a105621758
http://myschoolbag.eklablog.com/teatime-magazine-christmas-trees-cyberbullying-a105613850
http://myschoolbag.eklablog.com/why-we-love-sherlock-the-guardian-a105605194http://myschoolbag.eklablog.com/progress-a105605436
THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY MISE A JOUR LE 2 janvier 2013.
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Channel One News year in rap +transcript
http://www.channelone.com/2013-in-rap/#ooid=1hNmZ0aTq7WZzjgUR2aNpT4MJRieg-mg
exploitation pédagogique (quiz / fill in the blanks+ others ):
http://www.flocabulary.com/year-in-rap-2013/
http://www.channelone.com/south-africa-tomorrow/
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On The English Blog, with explanations and vocabulary!
http://www.englishblog.com/2014/01/new-year-2014-cartoons.html#.UsalXbTDsSk
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http://edition.cnn.com/studentnews/
A partir de 3'm 24 : the year in review
Site quote :"In our final program of 2013, CNN Student News reports on a congressional budget compromise. We also discuss a data breach at a major U.S. retailer, and we offer some suggestions for how shoppers can protect themselves against credit card fraud. Finally, we look back at some significant events and uplifting stories from the past 12 months.
Teachers, please note that CNN Student News will not air through the rest of 2013. The program will return on January 6, 2014."Transcript here :
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1312/20/sn.01.html
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http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/nov/21/asterix-picts-ferri-conrad-review
more about Asterix in English : translator's interview here: (2010)
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thanks to Michelle Henry (Rescol)
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TEATIME MAGAZINE
ARTICLEs + AUDIO+VIDEO
http://www.teatime-mag.com/magazines/83-fr/
PERSPECTIVES
Found on Presenter.com:
http://my.ewcpresenter.com/projects/261150&iframe=1&iframe=1
Bullying : made with presenter
UN POWERPOINT SUR LE SITE DE MICHELLE HENRY
Updated on January8, 2014:
http://myschoolbag.eklablog.com/bbc-news-rise-in-children-reporting-cyberbullying-a105735978
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The lighter side :
Scandinavian scientists develop "dog to English" 'translator'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25559116
conclusion: Why learn English?
So that you can understand your dog! (LOL)
Much less funny : on NPR
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Sherlock Holmes is the archetypal scientist – brilliant but slightly scary
http://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2014/jan/01/sherlock-holmes-archetypal-scientist
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MYTHS AND HEROES /ESCAPISM /ADAPTING LITERATURE FOR THE SCREEN
THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY : THE SHORT STORY AND THE MOVIE
TEACHING RESOURCES
why now ? Because the film has just been released!
( The first movie was shot in 1947 and Thurber hated it)
1) THE SHORT STORY:
http://comicsgrinder.com/category/james-thurber/
The story told in six pannels ( a tribute)
Read Thurber's original short story online ( The New Yorker Archive):
http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1939/03/18/390318fi_fiction_thurber?currentPage=all
http://bnrg.eecs.berkeley.edu/~randy/mitty.html
The short story can be found in quite a few (old) textbooks
Listen to an extract (you can also get the full reading for free !)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2013/12/19/walter-mitty-listen/4123103/
Walter Mitty read by Orson Welles (internet archive)
Another reading on youtube (a bit clumsy)
OTHER STORIES READ BY PETER USTINOV
THE UNICORN IN THE GARDEN (text)
THE UNICORN IN THE GARDEN (video)
WALTER MITTY STUDY GUIDES
http://www.enotes.com/topics/secret-life
http://cummingsstudyguides.net/Guides6/Mitty.html
http://www.bookrags.com/The_Secret_Life_of_Walter_Mitty/
http://www.shmoop.com/walter-mitty/
WALTER MITTY ANALYSIS
http://fr.slideshare.net/kvelasquez91/the-secret-lifee-of-walter-mitty-analysis
A recent article :
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/culture/real-secret-life-walter-mitty
Another one here:
http://www.todayinliterature.com/stories.asp?Event_Date=3/18/1939
ON NPR :
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88754469
A powerpoint :
autres documents : ebookbrowsee.net/the-secret-life-of-walter-mitty
Lesson plans on webenglishteacher.com:
http://www.webenglishteacher.com/thurber.html
Other lesson plans :
http://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewResource/Preview/48597
http://www.lessonplanet.com/search?keywords=secret+life+of+walter+mitty
WORKSHEETS
Yvan Baptiste a produit la worksheet suivante :
http://yvanbaptiste.pagesperso-orange.fr/anglrenf/shortstories/mitty.htm
trouvé ailleurs :
http://skyview.vansd.org/bquestad/mitty/wkstpap.htm
http://www.knowledge4africa.com/english/stories/walter-mitty.jsp
http://daniellenglish.wordpress.com/2012/12/17/1295/walter-mitty-worksheets/
AN INTERACTIVE QUIZ ON QUIA.COM
Escapism:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escapism
Daydreaming
5 fascinating things about daydreams (Huffington Post)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/16/daydream-daydreaming-facts_n_3745374.html
ZONING OUT : TO ZONE OUT (like Walter Mitty)
http://fr.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=zone%20out
2) THE MOVIE
"Have you done anything noteworthy or mentionable?"
trailer analysed here :
http://philipsmithg324.blogspot.fr/2013/08/trailer-analysis-secret-life-of-walter.html
http://screenrant.com/secret-life-walter-mitty-movie-2013-trailer-images/
Most famous song :
Dirty paws (performed by Of monsters and Men)
The snow leopard as symbol : "Beautiful things don't call for attention"http://www.mediaknowall.com/gcse/bbustermovies/movies.php?pageID=posters
https://sites.google.com/site/movieposteranalysis/home
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/secrets-hollywood-s-greatest-movie-188670
http://www.ehow.com: discover the expert in you
REVIEWS
THE NEW YORK TIMES REVIEW:(video)
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/25/movies/the-secret-life-of-walter-mitty-stars-ben-stiller.html?_r=0
Another video review :
Other reviews:
http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-the-secret-life-of-walter-mitty-is-brilliant/20140103.htm
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_secret_life_of_walter_mitty_2013/
MANY PICURES ON PINTEREST:
http://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=walter%20mitty
This scene from THE TRUMAN SHOW may have inspired Ben Stiller
Possible Final tasks :
write another episode , Walter Mitty as...........
( à la manière de...)
Write a film review: before asking students to do such a difficult exercise, I think the best thing to do is to have them read reviews of several films they already know regularly ( start in September) !
compare short story and film : give your opinion.
Debate : Walter Mitty, crazy or not?
perform in front of the class
choose one "episode" in the short story and one in the movie, then comment on their differences, etc.. .
Diviser la classe en groupes : Un groupe = 1 épisode : repérage des éléments communs/ les élèves conçoivent une activité pour leurs camarades....
In French :
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The lighter side !
Une série des années 70 dont le héros est un chat : The secret Lives of Waldo Kitty
parodie de Walter Mitty
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Mystery and intrigue have been a staple of storytelling for millennia - but are there any secrets in a digital age?
BBC NEWS : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25469080
Other episodes of this magazine
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BBC NEWS : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25548610
The Modern Day Slavery Bill on the labour party site
BBC NEWS : Cameron's New Year's message " we're on the right track"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20869730
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Orwellian or a Blunt Tool?: Conflicting Rulings on NSA Spying Set Up Likely Supreme Court Showdown
A federal judge has upheld the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of U.S. telephone data just days after a separate court reached an opposite opinion. On Friday, District Judge William Pauley dismissed a lawsuit from the American Civil Liberties Union challenging the NSA’s mass collection of U.S. phone records. Pauley said telephone metadata could have potentially prevented the 9/11 attacks by alerting the government to hijackers who made phone calls from the United States. The issue will likely head to the Supreme Court — Pauley’s ruling comes less than two weeks after another federal judge questioned the program’s constitutionality and described the bulk collection as "almost Orwellian." We’re joined by two guests: Jameel Jaffer, ACLU deputy legal director and director of its Center for Democracy; and Glenn Greenwald, the journalist who first broke the story about Edward Snowden’s NSA leaks.
Full transcript on site:
http://www.democracynow.org/2013/12/30/orwellian_or_a_blunt_tool_conflicting?autostart=true
Another report on the NSA :
http://www.democracynow.org/2013/12/30/glenn_greenwald_the_nsa_can_literally
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Global notable deaths of 2013:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25438587
MORE ON THE BBC : THE UK YEAR IN PICTURES
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Free lesson plan:
http://www.esl-library.com/pdf/Free/mandela-ESL-Library.pdf
audio (downloadable)
http://www.esl-library.com/blog/2013/12/11/nelson-mandela-memorial/
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BBC NEWS today (December 28th)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25534259
THE GUARDIAN
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/dec/28/cameron-clegg-miliband-statement-help-syrian-children
UN's appeal December 16th2013
The Spectator :
Three older audios here :
http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/2013/08/syria-what-the-party-leaders-statements-tell-us/
Vous pouvez les retrouver sur la page
http://learningenglish.voanews.com/media/video/one-million-syrian-children-refugees-school/1816216.html
"Jordan : Toys for Syrian Children" : British children send toys to Syrian children
UNHCR
http://www.youtube.com/user/unhcr?feature=watch
CARTOON BY CHAPATTE :Thanks to Michelle Henry on RESCOL
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The Guardian and CHANNEL 4
Mr Snowden opened his two-minute message, recorded in Russia, with a reference to novelist George Orwell, author of 1984, saying the surveillance technology described in his works was "nothing compared to what we have today".
Here's the transcript:
Hi, and Merry Christmas. I'm honored to have the chance to speak with you and your family this year.
Recently, we learned that our governments, working in concert, have created a system of worldwide mass surveillance, watching everything we do.
Great Britain's George Orwell warned us of the danger of this kind of information. The types of collection in the book -- microphones and video cameras, TVs that watch us -- are nothing compared to what we have available today. We have sensors in our pockets that track us everywhere we go.
Think about what this means for the privacy of the average person. A child born today will grow up with no conception of privacy at all. They'll never know what it means to have a private moment to themselves -- an unrecorded, unanalyzed thought. And that's a problem, because privacy matters. Privacy is what allows us to determine who we are and who we want to be.
The conversation occurring today will determine the amount of trust we can place both in the technology that surrounds us and the government that regulates it. Together, we can find a better balance. End mass surveillance. And remind the government that if it really wants to know how we feel, asking is always cheaper than spying.
For everyone out there listening, thank you, and Merry Christmas.
Et nos deux pseudo-journalistes de CNN gagnent le "pompon"!
A vous de juger! le "reportage" de CNN est très intéressant d'un certain point de vue : comment développer l'esprit critique de nos lycéens...
reactions to the message on CTV NEWS : http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/snowden-s-alternative-christmas-message-spying-worse-than-in-orwell-s-1984-1.1607821
La page de la BBC sur ce dossier :
The lighter side on the English blog :
Infographic : How the US is spying on its citizens
Other infographics about Snowden
http://www.englishblog.com/2013/12/cartoon-uncle-sam.html#.UrynCbTDsSm
Et de fil en aiguille.....retour sur George Orwell et BBC 4
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For your ears only !
The Antarctic
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01n1dtv
The Beatles : (only 4 days left)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pgqms
The lost tapes of Orson Welles (3 days left...)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03ls15g
Maybe more with some audacity....
It's a mall's world : about malls
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01m3676
Nelson Mandela : an audio history
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01my91z
all episodes :
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01my91y/episodes/guide
Children's stories :
speakaboos
http://www.speakaboos.com/story/the-fir-tree
Librivox :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_ThrUqsRH0
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Les dernières vidéos de Vocable
Un test est proposé pour chaque vidéo.
Voir aussi l'artIcle de la BBC sur l'Irlande