Playing with Victorian conventions
Can one be honest in a society full of simulation?
Démarrage : 14/05/25
Objectifs de la séquence :
Culturels :
The Victorian Era, Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Happy Prince, the Comedy of Manners
Méthodologique :
Stratégies de lecture : être capable d’aborder un texte connu pour en extraire l’implicite.
Linguistiques : Present perfect avec for et since/ questions avec be et do/ passive voice/ past perfect
Thématique du programme : La rencontre. Axes du programme : Amour/amitié + rematop, entre l’individu et le groupe.
Evaluation : expression écrite collaborative d’un passage théâtral, dans le style d’Oscar Wilde.
Tâche finale : mise en scène du dialogue en binôme.
SEANCE 1
=> Anticipation, découverte du thème (différents portraits victoriens)
=> CE, Queen Victoria’s reign/The Victorian Period
HW: Pick one of the following quotes by Wilde and explain your choice.
1) “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” (Lady Windermere's Fan., 1892)
2) “I can resist everything except temptation.” (Lady Windermere's Fan., 1892)
3) “In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity, is the vital thing.” (The Importance of Being Earnest, 1895
SEANCE 2
=> CO audio, The Importance of Being Earnest extract from Act 1, Sc. 1 (3’00), FH Cornish McMillan Education, 2011
HW : Listen to the extract again https://www.onestopenglish.com/download?ac=10200 + grammar exercice on sheet
SEANCE 3
=> CE « Oscar Wilde’s Trial » », 2019, www.history.com
HW: Read the text again. Can you find examples of the past perfect?
SEANCE 4
=> Time line. Diviser la classe en 2 groupes. Chaque groupe reçoit une frise sur la vie de Wilde avec des éléments manquants. Projeter visuel* Gr A**/gr B**
=> CO vidéo, The Happy Prince (trailer) , Sony Pictures Classic, 2018
HW : Watch video again https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8YiltlZGB0 +
« And now, a little grammar… » (on sheet)
SEANCE 5
CE, Extract from Act 2, The Importance of Being Earnest
HW: question 6
SEANCE 6
=> CO vidéo, Oscar Wilde's Turbulent Love Life, biography.com 2019
=> Pairwork. Distribuer document à compléter sur « The Importance of Being Earnest » + compléter ensemble.
HW : Watch video again https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3S91UT_xkM
+ do exercice on sheet
« Wilde fended Carlson off beautifully, putting on a performance as entertaining as anything he’d written for the stage »
What can you say about the underlined contraction? Make one sentence about Wilde’s trial, using the same tense.
SEANCE 7
=> CE, Extract from Act 3, The Importance of Being Earnest
HW: question 4 + revise for test
