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Go to "activities" (at the bottom of the page) :
> do the quiz for each area > do the interactive activities (Victorian Children – at work, school and play) 4. If time : go back to the main page (Children in Victorian Britain) and do the Time Capsule game (on the right, at the top of the page)
The Rights of Women in Victorian Times : do this quiz
Ramone Bosco is a graphic novel by an artist, Alexander Jansson, whose work I really like.
Take a peek (= have a look) :
Steinbeck’s book is still relevant today > click here : In Steinbeck’s footsteps
(You’ll find the audio file of the video documentary in the audio Box under « Terminale » at the bottom of the page)
The Grapes of Wrath: (Les Raisins de la Colère) is a beautiful film made about that period and based on Steinbeck’s novel.
click on OZ to get the other documents
> WEBQUEST : AUSTRALIA/ABORIGINES
OZ = Australia -Down Under – This is the English name of a land long inhabited by Aboriginals alone. Aboriginal art is still very much alive and appreciated around the world.
here is a link to another similar slideshow by somebody else ***
Listen to Native American music in the audio box (open the « Ethnic music » folder)
Following a presentation by a student in TermL, I thought I would post this…
The British have a long tradition of children’s books. It all started with Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll , and it is also an example of English non-sense.
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland illustrated by Arthur Rackham
Jefferson Airplane, a band in the sixties was inspired by the story so they wrote and sang White Rabbit :
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In the short story we are studying there are some literary references. KING LEAR is one of them.
This painting is part of the 4 freedoms by Norman Rockwell (1943). These paintings were inspired by President F.D. Roosevelt ‘s 4 Freedoms speech to Congress in 1941.
+ Norman Rockwell’s Four Freedoms ***
CLICK HERE TO GET THE ORIGINAL + SPOOF VERSION : Norman Rockwell Thanksgiving and spoof
lunch atop a skyscraper circa 1932 by Charles C. Ebbets
The decade when many skyscrapers were built in New York, among which, the famous Empire State Building (1931) – (skyscraper = gratte-ciel)
King Kong on top of the Empire State building.
City life :
>>>> Visit galleries dedicated to these artists
+ GAME & VIDEO ABOUT THESE PAINTERS : > EX. NORMAN ROCKWELL > EX. EDWARD HOPPER
« WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH A DRUNKEN SAILOR, early in the morning? … Hurrey and up she rises,hurrey and up she rises … »
Sur un air traditionnel Irlandais cette chanson très célèbre était chantée lorsque les marins levaient l’ancre ou hissaient une voile (« and Up She Rises »).
Les marins, qui avaient la vie très dure à l’époque, la chantaient pour se donner du courage. Peut-être que l’équipage du célèbre CAPTAIN COOK, le grand explorateur, la chantait car elle était autorisée par la Royal Navy.
[Ex. sur les temps à partir de la vie de James Cook]
. On peut aussi imaginer la chasse à Moby Dick sur cet air là:
MD illustrated by Rockwell Kent
Voici une version des Irish Rovers, mais il y a d’autres versions…
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Autre idée de lecture si vous aimez la fantasy : Ship of Magic
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This is the sort of atmosphere where I could imagine SHERLOCK HOLMES investigating a murder…
Discover a wonderful painter…
– John Atkinson GRIMSHAW (1836-1893) –
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* * * THE » ROARING TWENTIES« / THE JAZZ AGE : watch the slide show to know why this painting by Thomas Hart Benton is emblematic of the era:
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