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Pourquoi que je vis
Contributor: Steven Fawkes
Language of text: French
Type of text: Poem
Author or source: Boris Vian (1920-1959)
Intended age of students: Key Stage 3/4
Source reference: http://www.paperblog.fr/2735181/pourquoi-que-je-vis-boris-vian/
Extract:
Pourquoi que je vis
Pourquoi que je vis
Pour la jambe jaune
D'une femme blonde
Appuyée au mur
Sous le plein soleil
Pour la voile ronde
D'un pointu du port
Pour l'ombre des stores
Le café glacé
Qu'on boit dans un tube .....
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Approaches:
Teacher shows the class the first verses of the poem
Pourquoi que je vis
Pourquoi que je vis
Pour la jambe jaune
D'une femme blonde
Appuyée au mur
Sous le plein soleil
Pour la voile ronde
D'un pointu du port
Pour l'ombre des stores
Le café glacé
Qu'on boit dans un tube .....
helps to interpret the title la vie - je vis
and asks for ideas of what the author is like? Male ou femelle?
Jeune ou plus vieux? ou tres vieux?
Pourquoi?
Mini-translation - Teacher asks class to work out as bullet points some of the features in the poem. What does the poet say about:
a woman
coffee
weather
Extending activity - brainstorm
What else do you think this poet might mention in the rest of the poem?
This may involve some reference work
Personalising activity
If you were writing a poem on this title
what lines would you include
Editing activity
Pupils read their line(s) and they are collated on screen
Pupils suggest how to organise the ideas on screen into a new poem for exhibition
Some pupils may like to record a reading
Teacher shows the class the rest of the text
Explore words like zoizeaux, algues, and the seaside language
Rationale:
Authentic poem, well-known, with cultural aspects
Stimulus for reading aloud and creative writing
Expanding range of language
Outcomes:
Writing a verse of their own to contribute to a class poem
Topics or themes:
Grammar:
pour + infinitive
Strategies:
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How much time required:
1 hour