Fictional War Heroes
Are Soldiers True to their representation?
Démarrage : 11/12/2024
Objectifs de la séquence :
Communicationnels :
Comprendre les informations essentielles et les explications dans un(e) extrait/ critique/ bande annonces de film, ou un texte littéraire. Etre capable d’écrire la suite d’un texte en respectant un style.
Linguistiques :
La voix passive, simple past/present perfect, utilisation de noms comme adjectifs, le contraste, conditionnel.
Phonologiques :
Les sons /æ/ /ɑ:/ /^/, la prononciation du suffixe –tion,
Culturels :
We were Soldiers, Saving Private Ryan, War horse, Stephen Spieldberg, Michael Porpugo, link between actual soldiers and their popular representation, etc.
Axe culturel du programme : Fictions and realities
Evaluation/ tâche finale : EE, Type bac. Imaginer la suite d’une histoire.
SEANCE 1
=> 6
famous war movie posters.
=> Pairwork
HW: Learn Useful Words (sheet)
SEANCE 2
=> CO vidéo, “We Were Soldiers” (directed by Randall Wallace, 2002)
=> Group work
HW : Copy and learn WORDS + Explain how this document is linked to the notion “fictions and realities”
SEANCE 3
=> CE, Saving Private Ryan film review (Imdb, 2002)
HW : Learn WORDS + Explain how this document is linked to the notion “fictions and realities”
SEANCE 4
=> It wasn’t my war/ extract from First Blood (Ted Kotcheff, 1982)
HW : Nouns as adjectives (Observe and practice)
+ watch video + explain Rambo's attitude
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfdbcG0BTSk
SEANCE 5
=> It wasn’t my war (part 2)
=> Writing workshop
HW : Faire illustrer la TE du cours par les élèves.
SEANCE 6
=> CE, War Horse (Michael Morpurgo (1982)
HW : What’s the link between this text and “Fictions and realities”? Is it the same approach as in the other documents we saw in this chapter?
SEANCE 7
=> CE, War Horse (suite)
HW : Préparation à l’évaluation
BONUS:
Listen to full Todd Breasseale interview (former U.S. army liaison officer with Hollywood and the film industry):
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/92421139?storyId=92421139
