A brave woman
Characters:
Theme: La lucha por los derechos civiles
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 y 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
- Tras la declaración del final de la esclavitud en los EEUU (1865), se luchó con ahínco por la libertad y la igualdad de las personas.
- En esta lucha destacaron: Lucy Ann Delaney (1830-1891), también escritora, activista y esclava y las activistas Isabella Beecher Hooker (1822-1907) y Susan Look Avery (1817-1915).
Description
- En esta actividad utilizaremos un video en el que se nos presenta a la figura de Ida B. Wells.
- Previamente el alumno revisará vocabulario relativo a profesiones y crímenes.
- También localizará diversas ciudades en el mapa de Estados Unidos.
- Distinción de tipos de comprensión (sentido general, información esencial, puntos principales, detalles relevantes)