This is a reading comprehension and writing resource I created many years ago when I was teaching A-Levels.
It is an extract of Tahar Ben Jelloun's book: Le racisme expliqué à ma fille.
Even though the specifications have changed; it is easily adaptable.
A French resource designed for home learning aimed at KS3 students to explore feelings about racism in a very simple way. Includes colour revision, a read through of the Jerome Ruillier ‘Homme de Couleur’ plus a final activity I intended to pull together for a display activity. I have removed my audio instructions, but hopefully this is still useful.
This bundle includes 14 resources to introduce and reinforce the A Level topic Integration & Discrimination.
It consists of:
_ a comprehensive PPT with 73 slides exploring the issues of immigration, integration and racism in France through the ages with lots of facts, but also quizzes, film extracts, study cases and testimonies.
_ 5 Reading Comprehensions with questions or True/False tasks,
_ 2 Summary Tasks: 1 Reading and 1 Listening
_5 Audio and 2 Video questionnaires
_ Comic Strips and pictures to illustrate the topic of racism
_ 2 Vocab sheets with illustrations and definitions of words related to Racism, Secularism and Discrimination.
_ A translation activity French to English
_ 10 Exams Questions with possible answers
No prep pair-work speaking activity.
Part 1: Photo description & comparison
Encourages use of linking terms, connectors and cohesive devices
Vocabulary acquisition
Part 2: Discussion questions
Debates
Agree / disagree
Advantages / disadvantages
Encourages fluency and confidence using French
Can be used for a 1-1 speaking class or pair-work activity in a large class
Instructions for PART 1:
1) Working with a partner with the same photo (student As with As, Bs with Bs), students attempt to identify the vocabulary in their photo. (alternatively, for low-level students, the teacher can provide students with a vocabulary list and the students label the photo).
2) Change pairs to AB.
3) Student A describes photo while student B listens attentively.
4) Student B describes photo while student A listens attentively.
5) Still without looking at each other’s photos, students attempt to identify 3 differences between their photos.
Students may now look at each other’s photos and describe 2-3 differences each.
Encourage use of CONNECTORS:
Premièrement, Deuxièment,Pour finir
Cependant, D’autre part, Alors que
De plus, En outre, Par ailleurs
Instructions for PART 2
1) Students ask each other the discussion questions. Encourage students to:
Extend their answers
Elicit more information
Agree / disagree with their partners
Justify their arguments
2) Students try and report to their new partner everything they can remember which their old partner has just told them.
Encourage students to use the questions to guide their memory.
GAMIFICATION ALTERNATIVES PROVIDED WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS (in French)
Discover the remarkable story of Kylian Mbappé, one of football’s brightest stars, through this engaging and educational teaching resource. Ideal for an end of term project or a series of cover lessons that can be watched alongside the BBC documentary
What’s Included:
Career Beginnings: A detailed look at Mbappé’s journey following the BBC documentary.
Parental Influence: Insight into how Mbappé’s parents played a crucial role in his development and success.
Life in La Banlieue: An article discussing the cultural and social aspects of La banlieue, accompanied by a comprehension text to deepen understanding.
Racism in French Football: A critical exploration of racism within French football, providing students with a broader context of the issues Mbappé and others have faced.
Using His Voice: An article about Mbappé’s activism against the French far right, showcasing his influence beyond the pitch allowing debate around stars and their political views/influence
Quiz: A fun and educational quiz
Designed to span 3-4 lessons, making it an excellent option for cover classes or a dedicated unit to study Mbappé and French society.
Revision powerpoint for AQA A2 French - le racisme. Consists of vocabulary tests (can be used as a whole class activity or as individual tests using the handouts) and some translation exercises based on the unit. Checklist helps students identify areas for revision.
Compilation of different sources, all on the topic of racism in France. I have also uploaded the link to the radio report of the racist incident during a football match that goes with one of the activities.
In this resource file:
12 summary sheets on the study of the movie La Haine to support your students with their revision/ essay writing
The 12 sheets (all one sided apart from one) are:
-le contexte
-le scénario et la structure
-l’intrigue
-Said
-Vinz
-Hubert
-Le thème: la jeunesse
-Le thème: la violence
-Le thème: les cités
-les influences
-les techniques (2 sided)
-les citations
I have included Pdf and editable versions (without colours to facilitate printing) and coloured pdf versions
Please note: there are no PPT with this resource file
If you have any questions or if you are interested in more resources of this type, you can check this facebook page: @frenchresources, where links, updates and freebies are posted regularly.
Synopsis of several books that deal with racism/multiculturalism. Useful to do as a reading task or possibly to obtain one of the books for students to read.
Article on racism, with tasks aimed at getting pupils to manipulate the language - rewrite things in their own words, work out meaning of new words from the context, etc.