# data[].attributes.body
ex : I do not propose to undeceive him. Indeed I have never undeceived him on any question.

= I propose to deceive him. Indeed I have always deceived him...

creates emphasis and allows the speaker to take some distance with what they are saying.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
SHOULD HAVE | SHOULDN'T HAVE - past modals of regret - English Grammar

# data[].attributes.body
It is a figure of speech where a statement does not logically follow from the previous argument or statement.

# data[].attributes.body
Sentences without a verb.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
If I was...? If I were...? - Learn The Subjunctive Mood!

# data[].attributes.body
Axe (notion) étudié : ENCOUNTER

(définition)

(je fais le lien entre la notion et l’œuvre que j’étudie)

KEY Issue : How does Oscar Wilde stage his characters to mirror the Victorian society ?

OUTLINE :

I. Playing with codes

II. A reflexion on choice and influence

III. A timeless story of social individuals

TOPICS :

…

FIGURES OF SPEECH :

…

Grammar :

...

# data[].attributes.body
ENCOUNTER (dossier) : Thus we can see how the set of documents shows that rules in a given society influence people's acts and their relationships. [Toujours mentionner le corpus de documents dans la problématique car tu traites un dossier littéraire et pas une question sociologique en général]

DYSTOPIA : With his reflexion on censorship in his novel Fahrenheit 451, isn't Ray Bradbury questioning progress in a world where intellectual freedom is threatened ?

I. A criticism of technological progress

1. Giant screens making people passive

2. Earplugs isolating individuals

3. Mechanical hounds to enforce the law and control people

4. Constant and passive entertainement

Transition I-II : Criticising technological progress allows Bradbury to question the definition of progress which seems to lead to conformity.

II. The link between the illusion of progress and conformity

1. A character emblematic of progress : Mildred who nevertheless lacks empathy

2. Progress allowing totalitarian methods

3. [à trouver]

[à faire]

III. Individuality as the ultimate guarantee of intellectual freedom

CCL : Answer - [recap]

Doorway - Ray Bradbury's novel encourages us to question the nature of progress and to take distance with technology seen as the ultimate progressive expression of human evolution.

# data[].attributes.body
A FIGURE OF SPEECH THAT MAKES AN IMPLICIT, IMPLIED, OR HIDDEN COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO THINGS

# data[].attributes.body
Using a corresponding exppression in another language.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
West Side Story (1961) - Official® Trailer [HD]

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde | Act 2, Section 2

# data[].attributes.body
A REMARK THAT SUGGESTS SOMETHING SEXUAL BUT DOES NOT REFER TO IT DIRECTLY

# data[].attributes.body
Changing grammatical category when translating (noun into adjective for example).

# data[].attributes.headline
Les quantifieurs (consolidation = censé être acquis)

# data[].attributes.subject
Les quantifieurs (consolidation = censé être acquis)

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Anglais lycée : les différences entre Many, much, a lot, few, little

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Biography - 55 English Vocabulary Flashcards

# data[].attributes.headline
Les articles - niveau A2/B1 - incontournable

# data[].attributes.subject
Les articles - niveau A2/B1 - incontournable

# data[].attributes.headline
Connecteurs pour exprimer la cause et la conséquence

# data[].attributes.subject
Connecteurs pour exprimer la cause et la conséquence

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.authors[].name
My English Teacher - Les tutos de Mme AUDISIO

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Lexique / Grammaire B2   : les connecteurs logiques ou linkwords de CAUSE / CONSEQUENCE en anglais

# data[].attributes.headline
Vocabulaire pour exprimer la concession et l'opposition

# data[].attributes.subject
Vocabulaire pour exprimer la concession et l'opposition

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
IN SPITE OF | DESPITE | ALTHOUGH | EVEN THOUGH | THOUGH - Améliore ta grammaire !

# data[].attributes.body
EXAGGERATED
STATEMENTS OR
CLAIMS NOT MEANT TO
BE TAKEN LITERALLY.

# data[].attributes.body
A SHORT CLEVER
SAYING THAT IS
INTENDED TO EXPRESS
A GENERAL TRUTH

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde | Act 1, Section 1

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde | Act 1, Section 2

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde | Act 1, Section 3

# data[].attributes.headline
Master and servant relationship in Victorian times

# data[].attributes.subject
Master and servant relationship in Victorian times

# data[].attributes.body
Algernon and Lane are having a conversation contrary to what was conventional in Victorian times. Lane also gives his opinion about marriage, something servants were not supposed to do. Oscar Wilde reverses the codes // turns the codes upside down.

# data[].attributes.body
Algernon wears luxurious clothes and speaks with wit. He uses lots of aphorisms and hyperboles to show his ability with language and to pronounce philosophical reflexions. His lifestyle is one of leisure, dinners, and parties. The character of ALgernon is a caricature of the dandy while his friend Jack (Ernest) is a more moderate example of the figure of the dandy.

# data[].attributes.body
It refers to the activity of sharing two identitie sin order to lead an alternate life. Algernon uses an imaginary friend called Bunbury to escape the boring parts of his life in the city and go have fun in the countryside. Jack leads a life with responsibilities in the countryside where he takes care of his niece Cecily and he has invented an imaginary brother called Ernest in order to escape and have fun at dinners and parties in the city.

# data[].attributes.body
Jack's cigarette case is engraved with the following sentence : "From little cecily for my dear uncle jack". He first pretends it's a present from his aunt but Algernon doesn't believe his explanation and Jack is forced to tell the truth. He has two identities : Jack is his real name and Ernest is an invented name he uses in the city. In fact he has a house in the countryside and Cecily happens to be his 18 year-old niece. Algernon immediately show interest for Cecily and Jack reveals that she is interested herself in his imaginary brother Ernest.

# data[].attributes.body
How does Oscar Wilde stage his characters to mirror the Victorian society ?

# data[].attributes.body
PLAY :
Act I

TOPICS :
- Master and servant relationships
- The dandy
- Wit
- Victorian morality
- Marriage and women

FIGURES OF SPEECH :
- hyperboles
-  aphorisms

GRAMMAR :
- the pronoun WHO

# data[].attributes.headline
Scenario : You are part of a theatre company whose project consists in staging the play THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

# data[].attributes.subject
Scenario : You are part of a theatre company whose project consists in staging the play THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

# data[].attributes.headline
STEP I - Your company has asked you to design a leaflet to be given to the spectators. They might not be familiar with the Victorian era and the topics dealt with in the play. The leaflet should help them understand what they are about to see.

# data[].attributes.subject
STEP I - Your company has asked you to design a leaflet to be given to the spectators. They might not be familiar with the Victorian era and the topics dealt with in the play. The leaflet should help them understand what they are about to see.

# data[].attributes.body
Oscar Wilde was famous for his sharp

mind and funny comments usually referred

to as « wit » and « witticism » Many

instances can be found in this play.

Each time Algernon or Jack talk using aphorisms or hyperboles, they showing witticism.

# data[].attributes.body
An emphasis was put on high moral standards, religion and hard work to achieve personal success. Yet, the  Victorian era (1837-1901), is  also known for its hypocrisy, ie the contradictions in Victorian morals, or more  specifically a gap between ideals and behaviour.

Algernon and Jack have double lives because they feel trapped by these moral standards. A secret identity allows them to lead the life they want to lead.

# data[].attributes.body
In the Victorian era (19837-1901), a young woman was not expected to focus too obviously on finding a husband. Being « forward » in the company of men  suggested a worrying sexual appetite. They were not even supposed to speak to men unless there was a married woman present as a chaperone.

Gwendolen does not correspond to that image of the young woman. She is forward with Jack and gives him instructions to propose her. However Oscar Wilde hints at the hypocrisy of Victorian morality because Gwendolen does not show a worrying sexual appetite, she rather behaves like a little girl having the childish dream of marrying someone named Ernest.

# data[].attributes.body
When he is being questioned by a very curious Lady Bracknell, Jack reveals one of his secrets : as a baby he was found in a handbag in Victoria station and was adopted, so he doesn't know who his parents are.

# data[].attributes.headline
STEP II. A reflexion on choice and influence

# data[].attributes.subject
STEP II. A reflexion on choice and influence

# data[].attributes.body
PLAY : ACT II

TOPICS :
- Comedy of manners
- Stock characters
- Diaries
- Teatime

FIGURES OF SPEECH :
- metaphor
- innuendo
- verbless sentences
- non sequitur

GRAMMAR :
- past subjunctive
- question tags
- giving one's opinion

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde | Act 2, Section 1

# data[].attributes.body
Sentences without a verb.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.authors[].name
L'anglais expliqué en 2 minutes - Top chrono

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
PAST SIMPLE (I did) ou PAST PERFECT (I had done) en 2 minutes - top chrono - n13

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde | Act 2, Section 3

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde | Act 2, Section 4

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde | Act 2, Section 5

# data[].attributes.body
It is a figure of speech where a statement does not logically follow from the previous argument or statement.

# data[].attributes.body
The Importance of Being Earnest is a comedy of manners in which Oscar Wild euses great wit and figures of speech to present a satirical image of the Victorian society. The playwright is very sophisticated and gives an opportunity to the audience to reflect upon the standards of society. The characters are stereotypical and caricature given figures such as the dandy, the stern chaperoness, the silly young lady,... stock characters are crucial elements in comedies of manners.

# data[].attributes.body
Gwendolen and Cecily's encounter is a caricature, they immediately consider each other as best friends but their friendship is soon forgotten when they understand they are engaged to the same man. They turn very mean to each other and become friends again when the truth is unveiled about their lovers. They change their minds and are not at all 'earnest' as their friendship has no value and does not imply any loyalty.

# data[].attributes.body
Cecily uses her diary to make up an imaginary relationship with Ernest, whom she has never met. She writes about their romance and even writes a fictitious correspondance. Her diary is a fiction but a diary is supposed to witness the writer's life. Moreover, a diary is designed to be secret and Cecily reads and shares passages all the time. We learn that Gwendolen also has a diary, which she shares with Cecily without hesitation. The object's purpose is twisted.

# data[].attributes.body
There are several main moments when teatime takes place in the play : in Act I, when Jack visits Algernon to meet Gwendolen and Lady Bracknell, in Act II when Gwendolen and cecily are having tea together and when Jack and Algernon are discussing the situation eating muffins and drinking tea. Each time, the etiquette does not apply, for instance Algernon always eats the sandwiches of the guests. Teatime was a very important way of socialising and was an occasion for gossips.

# data[].attributes.headline
STEP II - With your company, you are invited to a radio show to talk about the play. You have to make sure you can answer the questions of the host about the characters, the important objects, the figures of speech used in the play, and the various topics dealt with.

# data[].attributes.subject
STEP II - With your company, you are invited to a radio show to talk about the play. You have to make sure you can answer the questions of the host about the characters, the important objects, the figures of speech used in the play, and the various topics dealt with.

# data[].attributes.headline
STEP III - A timeless story od social individuals

# data[].attributes.subject
STEP III - A timeless story od social individuals

# data[].attributes.body
PLAY : ACT III

TOPICS :

Engagement and marriage

FIGURES OF SPEECH and LITERARY DEVICES :

Double negation

parody of anagnorisis

GRAMMAR :

Reproach

simple past and pluperfect

SKILLS :

Writing for the theatre

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde | Act 3, Section 1

# data[].attributes.body
ex : I do not propose to undeceive him. Indeed I have never undeceived him on any question.

= I propose to deceive him. Indeed I have always deceived him...

creates emphasis and allows the speaker to take some distance with what they are saying.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
West Side Story (1/10) Movie CLIP - The Jets Own the Streets (1961) HD

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
West Side Story (2/10) Movie CLIP - Love At First Sight (1961) HD

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
West Side Story (3/10) Movie CLIP - Maria (1961) HD

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
West Side Story (4/10) Movie CLIP - America (1961) HD

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
West Side Story (5/10) Movie CLIP - Tonight (1961) HD

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
West Side Story (6/10) Movie CLIP - Challenge to a Rumble (1961) HD

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
West Side Story (7/10) Movie CLIP - I Feel Pretty (1961) HD

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
West Side Story (8/10) Movie CLIP - Somewhere (1961) HD

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
West Side Story (9/10) Movie CLIP - Cool (1961) HD

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
West Side Story (10/10) Movie CLIP - Killed By Hate (1961) HD

# data[].attributes.body
Pages 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 19 / 20

# data[].attributes.headline
Methodological advice - How to write a newspaper article

# data[].attributes.subject
Methodological advice - How to write a newspaper article

# data[].attributes.body
Ray Bradbury wrote a futrristic novel in 1953 and many elements he imagined actually happened and ar enow part eithe rof our past or our present.

Describes mass culture and the internet long before its creation.

# data[].attributes.body
Describing firemen burning books in a world where literature is banishe dand reading is against the law, Bradbury celebrates the virtues and the beauty of literature.

In a world where individuals are meant to be happy without thinking and where everybody should be alike, literature appears as weapon "a loaded gun" and needs to be erased. The world of Fahrenheit 451 is a totalitarian world where individuals are dehumanized and have lost their ability to grasp the poetry of the world.

# data[].attributes.headline
A dark description of our dehumanised world

# data[].attributes.subject
A dark description of our dehumanised world

# data[].attributes.body
When people are deprived of their individuality and look all alike, they are dehumanised. Montag's encounter with young Clarisse, who is a dreamer who takes time to observe nature and who welcomes the unexpected, will destabilise his certainties and bring him to realise he is living a dehumanised life.

Mildred in absorbed in her walls, she has no empathy or compassion and has become an empty person. When Montag realises he is not happy, he becomes a human again and starts quesitoning his environment.

# data[].attributes.body
Guy Montag : 30 year-old fireman - starts having doubts about his job.

Mildred : his wife, addicted to her screen and earplugs - has no empathy or compassion - can't remember when and how she met her husband.

Clarisse McCllelan : 17 year-old neighbour, a dreamer who asks disturbing questions - she dies after a few days, run out by a car.

Beatty : the firehouse captain - knows literature and explains how firement came to burn books.

The Mechanical Hound : a scary machine with eitght legs which has olfactive captors and a giant needle.

# data[].attributes.body
Lire chaque document et répondre aux questions suivantes :

WHAT ? (nature du document)

WHEN, WHERE and WHO ? (auteur, provenance, date - si possible)

WHY (rapport entre le document et la thématique ENCOUNTER) + lien avec l'oeuvre intégrale The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde + bref résumé ou description du document = en tout une dizaine de lignes pour répondr eà cette question.

# data[].attributes.body
Auteur et date inconnus