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Elie Wiesel
Contributor: Steven Fawkes
Language of text: French
Type of text: Poem
Author or source: Elie Wiesel
Intended age of students: Key Stage 3/4
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Approaches:
The poem uses irony to promote thinking
Begin by asking pupils for 'opposites' of words they know in French: adjectives:grand, grosse, enorme, intelligent, laid, interessant, leger, charmant, court, possible (using reference as needed)
and nouns: stupidite, laideur, montee, sortie, faiblesse, pauvrete, patience, malchance, (discussion of prefixes possible) ending with amour
Explore the text , emphasising the negatives and working out the meaning
Introduce the concept of 'ironie' and ask pupils for the global meaning of the poem.
Rationale:
Relates to contemporary issue of asylum seeking and tensions in society
Outcomes:
Focus on linguistic 'opposites'
Some pupils may write something similar on an ethical issue
Topics or themes:
Grammar:
negatives
de / du de la / de l'
Strategies:
How much time required:
20 minutes