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Evolution of Afro American Music

Evolution of Afro American Music

Hey, today we first warmed up with the words: work songs / blues / jazz / rock'n'roll / hip hop You had to find a link between them all. Here is what you said after thinking for a while: "to be written by ..." Then you turned in your poems (some of you...)...

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Poem contest award - first clue

Poem contest award - first clue

Hey, if your poem is elected "best poem of the year", then you will get a reward... but what is it gonna be...? Here is the first clue: The content of this box will be your gift. Probably one of the best gifts you'll EVER have!

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Vocabulary Test + Strange Fruit (the end) and Southern Trees (the text)

Vocabulary Test + Strange Fruit (the end) and Southern Trees (the text)

Hey, today you first took a vocabulary test about the new words in the lesson. Then we made a quick recap for Léna in particular so that she could catch up with yesterday's lesson when she was absent. Here is what we said: "to be written by Sonia" Then...

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Food Revolution + Strange Fruit

Food Revolution + Strange Fruit

Hey, today we first watched the trailer of "Food Revolution", an American TV show presented by Jamie Oliver. You can watch it again below: Here is what we said about it: "to be written by Sonia" Then we continued to speak about the poem strange fruit,...

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The Barbie Doll + Strange Fruit analysis

The Barbie Doll + Strange Fruit analysis

Hey, today we first warmed up with a video document about Barbie... You can watch it again below: Here is what we said about it: "to be written by Sonia" Then we continued to talk about the poem strange fruit and to analyse it a little more deeply. Here...

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Freeganism + Strange Fruit

Hey, today we first warmed up with a document about "freeganism". You can watch it below: Here is what we said about it: "to be written by Sonia" Then we continued to talk about the poem "Strange Fruit" and we particularly focused our comments on the...

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Strange Fruit - Analysis

Strange Fruit - Analysis

Hey, today after warming up about your favorite types of music, we began to study the song Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday. Here is what we said about it: The singer conveys a lot of emotions through her song, thanks to the melody, her voice, her attitude...

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Parody + end of the cartoon + beginning of Strange Fruit

Parody + end of the cartoon + beginning of Strange Fruit

Hey, today we first watched the video that you can find in the "For Fun" section again about the "Blackberry". Here is what we said as a warm up: The document is a parody of new technology and more precisely about brand names. There are puns on words...

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From Slavery to Segregation

From Slavery to Segregation

Hey, today we first did a quick recap of what we could say about yesterday's picture. Here is the additional information: - a lot of - a party of people - a crowd of - a mob of -> sentiment provoqué (...-ant) - It's shocking - It's frightening - It's...

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Lynching party - The visual

Lynching party - The visual

Hey, today we began our new sequence and we commented on the first part of the picture below (bottom part). Here is what we said about it: How to locate things in a document - At the top - In the background - On the left - In the middle - On the right...

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