8 Lessons on L’Etranger Part 1

Liberation of Paris - De Gaulle’s speech Comparison between his speech in 1940 calling for the Resistance and the one in 1944 after Paris was liberated

Lesson on Jean Moulin, his part in the Resistance

3 lessons to teach about holidays

Lesson on the Vichy Régime and La Révolution Nationale, how the Vichy Regime tried to change the face of France to conform to Nazi Germany’s ideals.

8 lessons on L’Etranger Part 2

Lesson on discrimination in the work place in France and focus on positive discrimination.

Pétain’s speech asking the French to collaborate. Study of the speech and key phrases. Comparison of speech with Churchill’s (on the beaches). Answer the question : Petain a-t-il trahi la nation francaise?

Review films in French and give your opinion

Great ressource for a-level students studying France under German Occupation. 4 testimonies of French who lived through German invisation and comprehension questions.

Lesson on the past tense using the theme of visiting Paris

Lesson on the poem Demain Des l’Aube et identifying the simple future

Role of women in the Resistance - listening task Focus on Josephine Baker

Recap and last lesson on Theme 4 - La France Occupée

L’étranger - Chapter 1 Part 1

Scheme of work for Year 9 with the following units: Body and health Work and ambition Education Cultural topics to choose from Holidays Priorities and world around us

Lesson on the different actions that the French resistance took, what and why they were resisting.

Case study on Pierre Laval – study of a picture and key moment. Analysing comment and meaning behind opinions.

Study of La Milice francaise and translation work

This lesson focuses on how the role of women has evolved within the family structure and the most important dates to remember.

Lesson using the Beauty and the Beast opening scene to focus on understanding a piece of literature without knowing all the words. Descriprion work and comparing the French and English versions to work on translation skills.