A brave woman
Characters:
Theme: La lluita pels drets civils.
Competencies
Competence in Linguistic Communication
Personal, social and learning to learn competence
Citizen Competition
Subjects and year by Educational System
Spain > English > 1st ESO > Communication
Spain > English > 2nd ESO > Communication
Enunciation
Let’s know some things about the life and work of Ida Wells.
ACTIVITY 1:
BRAINSTORM as many words related to jobs as you can remember.
a. What is the meaning of pen name? Search on the internet the writers who have used a pen name.
b. Why do you think they use a pen name?
c. Write as many words as you can remember related to crime.
d. Find Mississippi, Tennesse and Chicago in a map.
ACTIVITY 2:
Watch the video and answer the following questions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fygjGXnaV9w (until minute 3.05)
- Write down the words related to jobs and crimes that you hear.
1. When was Ida B. Wells born?
a. In the 19th century
b. In the 20th century
c. In the 15th century
2. Where was she born?
a. In California
b. In Mississippi
c. In North Carolina
3. What did she denounce?
a. Her bag was stolen
b. His friends
c. Racial violence
4. What did she investigate?
a. The robbery of a bank
b. Lynching
c. The kidnapping of a plane
Observations and context
Després de la declaració del final de l'esclavitud als EUA (1865), es va lluitar amb afany per la llibertat i la igualtat de les persones.
- En aquesta lluita van destacar: Lucy Ann Delaney (1830-1891), també escriptora, activista i esclava i les activistes Isabella Beecher Hooker (1822-1907) i Susan Look Avery (1817-1915).
Description
En aquesta activitat utilitzarem un vídeo en el qual se'ns presenta a la figura d'Ida B. Wells.
Prèviament l'alumnat revisarà vocabulari relatiu a professions i crims.
- També localitzará diverses ciutats en el mapa de Estats Units.
- Distinció de tipus de comprensió (sentit general, informació esencial, punts principals, detalls relevants).