Once upon a time at GS...in Room B1: Farewell President Obama!

Farewell President Obama!

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I/ ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS.

Where does the scene take place ?

Can you describe what you see ?

Can you name the 4 presidents ?

How do they look ? Why ?

Who is standing at the top ? How does he look ?

What is he doing ?

What does the cartoon symbolize / evoke / express / illustrate / ?

II/ INVESTIGATE.
(Don't forget to write your resources!)

1° Give the appropriate name from left to right.

2° Match the names of the presidents with the appropriate elements.

Theodore Roosevelt 16th president

Thomas Jefferson Founding Father of the Nation

Abraham Lincoln 1st president

George Washington 26th president

3° Fill in the table with the appropriate year.

1732 1743 1799 1858 1919 1809 1865 1826

	born in	died in
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Theodore Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln

4° Match the names with the right information.

a. George Washington
b. Thomas Jefferson

c. Theodore Roosevelt

d. Abraham Lincoln

1. He wrote the Declaration of Independence.

2. He was the first president of the United States.

3. He was the 26th president of the United States.

4. He abolished slavery.

5° Go on a virtual trip!

https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Rushmore

https://visitrapidcity.com/parks-monuments/mount-rushmore/facts-figures

Let's convert!

http://www.meters-to-feet.com/feet-to-meters.php

a)Mount Rushmore is -a mountain

- a park

- a presidential memorial.

b)What was the Indian name of this place?

c)The sculptures are made of marble - granite - sand.

d)Name the sculptor who made the Presidents’ heads.

e)How high is each head? 18 m high - 60 m high -150 m high.

f)What is the origin of the name “Rushmore”?

g)Where is Mount Rushmore located?

h)How many people visit Mount Rushmore every year (approximately)?

i)When did the carving* (* la sculpture) start?
When was it finished?

j)How many people worked on the sculptures?

k)Many workers died during the carving: Right - Wrong.

l)Mount Rushmore is open on Christmas Day: Right - Wrong.

m)Find a telephone number to call the park.

n)Name the 4 Presidents sculpted on Mount Rushmore.

m)Which of the 4 Presidents’ heads is the biggest? Why?

o) Listen to the document and write down the words you hear.

p) Listen again and highlight the adjectives you hear about Mount Rushmore.

amazing beautiful extraordinary

incredible magnificient astonishing

r) Look at your notes and recap what you know so far.

s) You will hear the names of these American presidents:

Theodore Roosevelt / Thomas Jefferson

Abraham Lincoln / George Washington

t) In what order you hear them? Write 1 – 2 – 3 or 4 under each name.

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I/ WATCH THE VIDEOS
AND TAKE KEY WORDS IN NOTES.
Help!
You can make a Mind map
and write the title of each song in the middle.

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Obama's Farewell Speech, Jan.10, in Chicago
"Yes, we did."

A tribute to...

For the 6th Graders

ACTION 1

Watch the video and answer these questions.

1° Where is the scene?

2° Who can you see?

3° What can you see?

4° What are the people in the video doing?

5° Why?

ACTION 2

What are American symbols for you?

ACTION 3

a) Click here, check and learn more:
http://lve.scola.ac-paris.fr/anglais/uselections/symbols.htm
https://bensguide.gpo.gov/j-liberty-bell

https://bensguide.gpo.gov/learning-adventures-14more?id=36&age=ben4_8
b) Print or draw 5 symbols and describe them.

ACTION 4
a) Look and describe.

b) Read and speak.

ACTION 5

Meet the candidates.
a) What do you know about them?
What do they have in common with Barack Obama?

b) Who are they?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/35882122
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/36478016

ACTION 6
What about the two main political parties?
a) Look and react.

b) Discover more.
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0881985.html

ACTION 7
Learn more about the candidates
and report by making a poster.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/37833705

ACTION 8
And the winner is...

For the 8th Graders

ACTION 1
a) Look and react.

b) Learn more about the two main political parties,
collect the information on each party
and classify them into 2 columns:
DEMOCRATIC PARTY / REPUBLICAN PARTY.

ACTION 2

Words to know.

http://election.scholastic.com/election-central/vocabulary/

ACTION 3
The electoral process.
Make a timeline.

ACTION 4

Discover the candidates and complete their bio sheet.

http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/hillary-diane-rodham-clinton-1632.php

http://mrnussbaum.com/hillary-clinton/

http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/donald-trump-3378.php

ACTION 5

And the winner is...
http://election.scholastic.com/latest-news/trump-wins/

For the 9th Graders

ACTION 1
a) Look and react.
Does it ring a bell?

b) Go further.
http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2016/07/spectator-podcast-american-tragedy/
c) Watch and listen to the two official candidates.
Focus on their words, their tone, their behaviour
and complete a Mindmap with the names of each candidate
and the following topics: WORDS -TONE - BEHAVIOUR.