A difficult situation
Characters:
Theme: Estratègies i tipus de comprensió.
Competencies
Competence in Linguistic Communication
Competence in cultural awareness and expressions
Subjects and year by Educational System
Spain > English > 2nd ESO > Communication
Enunciation
Read this text about Donna Ferrato, a photographer who fights for womens’ rights, and do the activities.
ACTIVITY 1:
Read the text and answer the questions
https://www.iamunbeatable.com/
Donna Ferrato: 'I saw that he was getting ready to hit her and I took the picture'
I try to get into real people's lives and tell their stories. I was photographing a couple for some time. I was in their home, sleeping, when I heard the woman screaming. It was 2 a.m. and I could hear things crashing and breaking in the bathroom. I was scared because I knew the husband had a gun. I took my camera and went running down the hall. When I walked into the bathroom, I saw that he was going to hit her and I took the picture. His hand was in the air and I was shocked. That was the first time I saw him commit an act of violence, and my instinct was to take the picture first.
But after I got the picture, I didn't just keep shooting. When I saw his hand go back to hit her a second time, I grabbed his arm and said, "What the hell are you doing? You're going to hurt her!" He said, "She's my wife and I have to teach her a lesson", but he didn't hit her again.
When I was taking other photographs for I Am Unbeatable, my book on domestic violence, I was always divided: What is more important, to take a picture or defend the victim? If I chose to put down my camera and stop one man from hitting one woman, I'd be helping just one woman. However, if I got the picture, I could help countless more.
Questions
1. How many times can you read the Past Simple of verbs TO BE, CAN, SEE and GET in the text?
2. How many negative sentences can you find?
3. Underline all verbs in the Past Simple and classify them into regular or irregular verbs. Write their infinitive form.
| REGULAR | IRREGULAR |
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4. Number the sentences in the order they happened.
a.The photographer ran to the bathroom.
b. The photographer grabbed the man’s arm.
c. The photographer was sleeping.
d. The photographer took her camera.
e. The photographer took the picture of the man beating his wife.
f. The photographer heard the woman screaming.
5. Summarize the text in two sentences.
6. Watch the whole sequence of what happened in this VIDEO (you need a Vimeo account).
Observations and context
Es pot treballar juntament amb les activitats To help or not to help i How many Pulitzers do you have? en diverses sessions i reflexionar en les conseqüències beneficioses o perjudicials, de la intervenció de les persones que fotografien conflictes.
Distribuir a l'alumnat preferiblement en grups heterogenis perquè tothom puga participar segons el seu nivell, ja que algunes preguntes són més senzilles i altres més difícils.
Es necessitarà ordinador, projector i altaveus per al vídeo, així com un compte de Vimeo (gratuïta).
Altres dones contemporànies o de característiques similars: April Saul, Mary Ellen Mark o Lynn Johnson.
BIBLIOGRAFIA:
https://vimeo.com/30335035 (és necessàri un compte).
https://www.iamunbeatable.com/ (última visita 22/03/2022).
Description
Activitat de comprensió lectora: l'alumnat llig el text extret i adaptat d'un article de The Guardian, identifica la informació requerida (general i essencial), reflexiona sobre aspectes socioculturals (violència de gènere) i com són representades a través de l'art i la cultura, i respon a les preguntes.
Estratègies de comprensió. Distinció de tipus de comprensió.