1er TC - TERRITORY AND MEMORY / IDENTITY AND EXCHANGE - "Our ancestors, the Vikings" by Astrid Munari

1er TC - THEME : TERRITORY AND MEMORY - "Our ancestors, the Vikings"

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What is the Viking legacy in Modern Britain?

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TEACHER'S PLAN

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Anticipating - vocabulary

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Vocabulary : Vikings
Quizlet : memorize the words from the Quizlet and get ready for a test (set a date).
Link to the Quizlet : https://quizlet.com/_6xu98s

Anticipating - speak

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Assess what you know
Pictures and questions : what is a Viking for you?

- work in pairs : speak with your partner (no preparation)
- share your answers with the class
Observe the pictures and answer 2 questions :

Say what you know about the Vikings and how you picture them in your mind.
Where do you think your representations come from?

Actual facts (1)

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Web quest
Your Viking challenge : read the questions and find the answers on the Internet. Then share your answers with the class.

STEP 2 - "Viking culture : the roots of British culture."

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Reading or watching

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Reading or watching :

> In pairs, you are going to read a text or watch a video and answer some questions.
> Speak to your partner : explain to him / her what your document is about and what you have learnt.

> Then tell the class what you have learnt and take notes about the document you have not studied.

Text : "When Old Norse met English."

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Questions :

Explain what Old Norse is.
Explain why modern English is full of Old Norse words.
Read the following Old Norse words and guess what English words they gave birth to : Husbondi / Knifr / Mistaka / Skarfr / Sky / Taka / Uggligr / Vikingr / Vanta

Video : "Up Helly Aa 2018 : your 4-minute tour." (on Youtube)

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https://youtu.be/yhDNEwYMcCI
Questions :

Watch the video and explain what Up Helly Aa is.
Define the following words : a jarl / a galley
What is the festival’s aim?
Why do so many people attend the festival?

STEP 3 - "The Vikings are coming !"

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Before reading the text, anticipate

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Look at the pictures and imagine :

why the Vikings put dragon heads on their boats
people’s reaction when they saw them

2. Considering the title and the pictures, guess what information you will find in the extract :

characters
setting
situation
how the Vikings are described

3. Share what you have imagined.
4. WORDS : Matching exercise.

Read a text

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"We will not surrender"
Individually read the text and answer some questions :
1. Pick out information about :

• the characters and their feelings

• the setting

• the Vikings and their boats

2. Describe how the Vikings are portrayed : justify your opinion using elements from the text.

3. Explain how the writer builds up this image of the Vikings (use examples from the text.

Grammar : se situer dans le passé - past simple / past continuous / pluperfect

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Do the exercises of the worksheet

Step 4 - "That’s history ! Viking raid on Lindisfarne."

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Text : extract from "The Anglo-Saxon chronicles"

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Before you watch some videos, in pairs read a text and answer some questions :

What historical event does it relate?
What does the text tell you about the writer’s perception of the Vikings?

Then share your answers with the class.

Now watch the videos

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Video 1 - "Wrath of the Northmen" (4'57)

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Same event as the previous text but from a different point of view.

THE VIKINGS SEASON 1

The Vikings Raid and Burn Lindisfarne Monastery

Watch the video and answer these questions :

Describe how the raid on Lindisfarne monastery is depicted.
Describe the image conveyed of the Vikings.

Then share with the class.

Video 2 - "Vikings raiders attack Lindisfarne in Northumbria" (2'38)

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Same event as the previous documents but from a different point of view.
Documentary from History Pod
Watch the video and answer the questions :

Take notes about : the Lindisfarne monastery / the Viking raid / the Vikings’ motivations / the impact of the raid on Britain’s population
Describe the impact of the raid on Britain’s history.

Then share with the class.

Compare

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The 3 documents describe the same event : the Viking raid on Lindisfarne.
Compare the 3 representations : are they similar ? Justify and explain the differences and the specificities of each of them.

Read the 3 documents.

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• "Hägar the Horrible"
• "The Vikings, it wasn't all pillaging."
• "Viking Britain : a History."
Answer these questions :
1. Explain what the representation of the Viking Ages is today, according to these documents.
2. Why was the Viking Age a turning point in British History?

FINAL TASK (1) Anglo saxon news !

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RECORD AN ANACHRONISTIC INTERVIEW
You are reporting LIVE after the attack of the Lindisfarne monastery, in Northumbria!
Work in pairs and record a short video.
• You are a journalist interviewing a witness on the spot right after the attack !
• You will talk about the place / the attack / your feelings / what happened / what you have seen etc.
• You can : invent names / imagine a context / imagine who the witness is (a peasant, a monk etc - free choice!) / film outdoors / give a name to your TV channel etc
• Try to respect the mood of the day !
Be imaginative and creative !
You will post your video on the far right of this Padlet.

FINAL TASK (2)

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In groups of 4, create an exhibit about Vikings.

You want to share what you have learnt about the Vikings.

Discover a virtual museum exhibit : watch the promotional video for the British Museum exhibit Vikings: life and legend to find inspiration for your own exhibit. https://youtu.be/MI7xo1mmYlY
Choose your topic and find information : (each group chooses a topic) The Vikings as sailors / The Vikings as rulers / The Vikings as traders / The Vikings as warriors / The Vikings as believers > Search the web for information and take notes (only websites in English).
Prepare your exhibit : group members share their information and organise it / they decide on the form of their exhibit (a poster, a slideshow, an illustrated article, a sculpture etc > be imaginative and creative !) and create it.

What you must include in your creation : ± 200 words (text) + illustrations + brief oral presentation of your work

Orally present your creation to the class.

Practise for the Bac

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Préparation Bac & certification.
ORAL COMPREHENSION
ORAL EXPRESSION : comment on a picture or a quote

STEP 5 (OPTIONAL) - "Vikings and the Modern Age."

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FINAL TASK (3)

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Your class want to shoot a film about the Vikings.
You want to know more about some aspects of their life. Individually write a page about the topic you have been assigned (see below) then share it with your classmates.
Instructions :
- 1 page maximum
- You will include :

about 300 words
at least two pictures

- When you can you will use information from the documents we have seen in the sequence

Tips :

no copy-paste from the Internet (or Google translating) > write your own sentences using the information you can gather
it is better to write several short paragraphs so people will want to read
the information will be interesting and easy to read

Topics

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Find out what topic was assigned to you.

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GO FURTHER

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You can watch that video :

"1000 AD: A Tour of the Viking World"(41'42)

Watch "Vikings" TV show

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My opinion : Not always historically accurate but definitely a good one!

Britain today : traces of the Vikings in the British culture

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"WHERE THE VIKINGS LEFT THEIR MARK"

Read this article, select one piece of information you like and write a few lines about it. Be ready to tell the class what you have learnt.

Actual facts (2) - "The Vikings in a nutshell"

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Video
Learn more about the Vikings.
- Watch this short video and do the activities of the worksheet to check your understanding.
- Use the info from the quiz to write a short summary.

Culture spot !

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THE ANGLO-SAXON CHRONICLES :
It is a collection of writings telling the story of the Anglo-Saxons. It was started in the 9th century and was regularly updated until the 14th century.

VIKING RAID ON LINDISFARNE :
793 - It is one of the first Viking raids, and is certainly one of the most famous.

Video worksheet

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STEP 1 - "Who actually were the Vikings ?"

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You are going to study 3 different documents on the same subject, then you will compare them.

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POST YOUR VIDEO HERE !

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Write your names as a title.

Take a quiz to check what you now know about the Vikings.

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Revise the information from the web quest and the video.

MARKING GRID

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Some items are marked individually (pronunciation for instance) and some are marked in common.

INTERMEDIARY TASK : WRITING

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Now go to Step 1 to see if our representations are correct...

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TEST

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WORDS : matching exercise.

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Match and copy down the words.

Exercises

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MARKING GRID

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Before the writing test : synonyms and antonyms

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Listening test

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