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AXE 2 1 How are women
SÉQUENCE
detectives represented
in fiction?
Private space and public space
Espace privé et espace public
Problématique : Le roman policier, tout d’abord domaine exclusif de figures emblématiques
PROGRAMME masculines, a été dès le début du XXe siècle investi par des coéquipières avatars féminins, ou
archétypes d’un nouveau genre. Cette mutation s’est nettement accélérée ces dernières dé-
Comment la frontière entre espace public cennies sous l’impulsion de séries télévisées mais aussi de romans dont les héroïnes occupent
et espace privé est-elle tracée en fonction de hautes fonctions au sein d’unités de recherche. Cette place nouvelle a-t-elle révolutionné
des cultures, des croyances, des traditions et voire redéfini le genre ?
comment évolue-t-elle dans le temps dans
2
chaque aire géographique étudiée ? L’espace
privé (l’habitation) prend des formes et
des dimensions variables et s’ouvre sur
How do Hollywood
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l’extérieur (la rue, les regards, les invités…)
selon des modalités multiples. Étudier les
différentes configurations d’espaces privés
love stories reflect
et publics, leur fréquentation et leurs trans-
formations permet de mieux comprendre
social progress?
comment est structurée une société. Par
exemple, les femmes ont longtemps été, ou
sont encore, cantonnées à la sphère privée ;
leur accès à la sphère publique (politique,
professionnelle, médiatique, sociale) est un
mouvement général qui reste d’actualité. La
redistribution des rôles au sein de la famille
est une conséquence de cette émancipa-
tion. Comment s’opèrent les mutations au
sein de ces deux espaces privé et public
(famille, espaces de sociabilité, travail…) ? Les
langues elles-mêmes, dans leur usage, sont
conditionnées par cette distinction (argots,
registres…) et les cultures étudiées laissent Problématique : Le couple appartient à l’espace privé, mais lorsqu’il est imité à l’écran pour le
apparaître des variations qu’il convient de cinéma, cette intimité se fond dans l’espace public. Le cinéma hollywoodien se fait-il le miroir de la
relever. société, ou influence-t-il la perception du public américain ? Contribue-t-il à l’évolution de l’image
du couple et de la famille, ou bien reflète-t-il simplement cette évolution pour rester pertinent ?
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SÉQUENCE Présentation de la séquence
How are women detectives
represented in fiction?
Le Culture Tip fournira de précieux indices sur la
Ces quatre couvertures de genèse de ce personnage qui a été une figure ré-
romans qui dépeignent des currente de la télévision britannique. L’année 1973
figures féminines menant marque le début de cette apprentie au sein d’un
Objectifs Projets ou impliquées dans des milieu hostile à la présence de femmes qui pré-
enquêtes permettront aux tendraient occuper autre chose que des fonctions
culturels : écrivaines et détectives héroïnes de fiction
33 Projets intermédiaires :
élèves de voir l’évolution subalternes. La vidéo présente la protagoniste : les
anglo-saxonnes
Imagine a modern detective de la représentation des acteur·rice·s et scénaristes brossent son portrait,
novel where the main character is a femmes détectives dans la chacun·e distillant des détails assez factuels mais
pragmatiques : faire une présentation devant un
33 woman. Write a short paragraph for littérature. aussi plus implicites.
public, structurer son argumentation the back cover.
Record a one-minute audio for
1
sociolinguistiques : adapter son discours à son
33 your blog where you talk about a fe- SÉQUENCE 1
auditoire How are women detectives
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male detective you know. Explain why C A masculine atmosphere Vidéo
represented in fiction?
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1 Present the main character.
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2 Rearrange the jumbled words and explain why the producer chose Prime Suspect 1973
them. Use them to describe how Jane is considered in her job.
femmes détectives à travers les années.
is a British television
detective drama series
WORLD - ’S - WOMAN - A - MEN - IN - A
A Evolving figures
set in London.
GROUP WORK It tells the story of
3 Jane calls her sister to tell her about her first day at work. Imagine what
Projets finaux :
22-year-old Jane
she says about her feelings, her relationship with her co-workers and the Tennison’s first days
atmosphere. in the police force.
méthodologiques : Réaliser une vidéo p. 284,
33 D The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency
Expression écrite p. 300 Film your pitch for a new Sher-
lock Holmes TV series with a female
actor playing Sherlock.
linguistiques :
33
Grammaire : le génitif, les pronoms relatifs You are the screenwriter of Shir-
Phonétique : les sons /æ/ et /ɑː/ ley Holmes, female detective. Prepare GROUP A GROUP B GROUP C GROUP D
a presentation of the first episode of
1 Describe how the woman detective is 3 Imagine the story of the book, film or
Écriture : le paragraphe argumentatif
depicted in your document (clothes, facial TV series corresponding to your document
expression, setting). in 30 words maximum.
the series. 2 Match one of these publication dates 4 Present the book, film or TV series
Lexique : les enquêtes, les scènes de crimes, les catégo- with your document. Explain your choice. corresponding to your document to the class.
Indicate why it looks modern or not.
1930 - 1967 - 1990 - 2012
ries de détectives Alexander McCall Smith, The No.1
Ladies’ Detective Agency, 1998
B A stereotypical detective Audio
CD1 piste 15 1 Comment on the graphic elements on the
cover. Choose one that strikes you as unusual
for a detective novel.
1 List some of the qualities of detectives Culture Tip
and some stereotypes about spinsters. “A spinster is a woman who is not married, 2 Read the back cover and pick out elements
Pick
especially a woman who is no longer which make The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency
2 Explain how Amelia Butterworth helps young and seems unlikely ever to marry.”
unique.
Detective Inspector Bryce. (Cambridge dictionary)
& mix
Some spinsters, like Agatha Christie’s Miss
3 You are a member of a book club. Present
3 For your new detective novel, create a Marple, became famous both in print and
this book using five adjectives that best define it.
on TV.
Construire une séquence courte
stereotypical character: a spinster detective.
Write a short paragraph describing her
appearance and her interview techniques.
Prepare your Imagine a modern detective novel where Look at p. 40-41 for two minutes
Proposition 1 Proposition 2
investigation: enquiry determined then close your book. In groups, you
the main character is a woman. Write a
project
evidence: proof nosy: gossipy have five minutes to go through the
short paragraph for the back cover.
professional ≠ amateur cunning: clever alphabet with as many words about
active ≠ passive be shown in action female detectives as you can.
Document C Document A (A+B)
traditional ≠ modern solve a crime Grammar Tip Précis p. 239
Ex: A for agency, B for book…
unconventional: unusual look for clues Use the simple present to write about
Genitive Too ls p. 44 unfair: unjust in the foreground ≠ in the the detective and the story.
40 The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency equal ≠ unequal background 41
Document D Document D
L’extrait proposé à l’écoute est issu d’une Alexander McCall Smith, auteur
Document F Document E
interview avec un·e auteur·e qui s’est de la série de romans policiers The
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penchée sur le rôle crucial joué par les No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, a créé
Prepare spinsters lors des enquêtes dans la littéra- le personnage de Mma Precious
Prepare your project p. 41 ture policière. Le terme péjoratif sédimente Ramotswe, la première femme
your project p. 43 une foule de clichés sur leur physique, leur détective du Botswana. Elle mène
Project #2 accoutrement, leur présence jugée parasite des enquêtes grâce à son sens fin
Project #1 par leur entourage... de l’observation.
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Cet extrait du roman de Patricia
1 How are women detectives represented
SÉQUENCE
Cornwell revient sur l’arrivée de Cet article du quotidien britan-
son héroïne, Kay Scarpetta, à la nique The Independent revient sur in fiction?
tête du service de médecine légiste la première femme détective, qui
de l’État de la Virginie. Kay Scar- est apparue dans la littérature
petta revient sur son arrivée à ce anglo-saxonne en 1854, et sur les
raisons pour lesquelles le public
poste et sur les obstacles auxquels
elle a fait face en tant que femme apprécie les personnages de
Photo d’ouverture p. 39
médecin légiste. femmes détectives.
Tips
How are women detectives represented in fiction? SÉQUENCE 1
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L’accent pourra être mis sur la position centrale
E A newcomer G Reading about female detectives
et en premier plan de la femme détective.
Why do we so enjoy reading about female detectives?
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I was the chief medical examiner of Virginia, the first place. So a bright idea
woman to hold that position. I’d become Lucy’s care-
taker after my selfish sister Dorothy decided to unload
occurred to the men in
charge. What about a
1
Part of the enjoyment, I suspect, lies in the satisfaction
that we derive from seeing women, who have suffered
freelance who operates either at the request of the
official investigators or as a well-meaning bystander.
Son expression faciale et sa position pourront
être mis en relation avec les hashtags.
her on me. What was presented as a short impromptu woman?
so much from male arrogance and condescension, In the case of the female detective who is part of a
5 visit turned into forever and the timing for when it all 25 Women are good at
either outwitting2 men or demonstrating that they are police team, the outsider status results from the fact
began couldn’t have been worse. cleaning up messes.
5 just as capable as men of doing something that may 30 that women police detectives frequently operate in a
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Mettre en relation la problématique et l’axe pour
My first summer in Richmond and it was under siege Why not find a female
have been seen as a male preserve. We live today in a male-dominated force. They are frequently portrayed
as a serial killer strangled women in their own homes, forensic expert? It
society in which gender equality has been, to a very as having to deal with sceptical and sexist superiors
in their own beds. The murders were escalating and doesn’t matter if she’s
large extent, realised. At the time at which The Female who are only too eager to detect weakness […].
anticiper les documents de l’unité.
10 becoming increasingly sadistic. We couldn’t catch him. 30 young and missing the
Detective was written, in 1864, of course, things were Alexander McCall Smith, The Independent, 2012
We didn’t have a clue. I was new. The press and politi- requisite experience
10 very different. The relegation of women to a subservi-
cians thundered down on me like an avalanche. I was a to head a statewide system. As long as she’s a quali- 1. is found 2. being more clever than 3. inferior 4. diminished
ent3 position within society — a position in which they 5. are the hidden causes of
misfit. I was chilly and aloof1. I was peculiar. What kind fied expert in court and minds her manners she can
were outsiders to the male-dominated worlds of work
of woman would dissect dead bodies in a morgue? […] grow into the position. How about an overeducated
and affairs — meant that for women to be involved in
15 The exhilaration of being one of the first female chiefs 35 detail-addicted work-obsessed perfectionistic Italian
the investigation of crime was a novel thing. Today one
in the United States quickly lost its thrill […]. The woman who grew up dirt poor, has everything to
15 might expect that novelty to have faded4, as women do
former chief medical examiner was a misogynistic prove, is turbo-driven and divorced with no kids?
all the jobs previously monopolised by men. Yet the
bigoted alcoholic who died suddenly and left a dis- Patricia Cornwell, Depraved Heart, 2015 idea of the female detective as being special or unusual
astrous legacy. No seasoned2 board-certified forensic
1. distant 2. experienced still persists in literary and cinematic treatments of
20 pathologist with a decent reputation wanted to take his Culture Tip
criminal investigation. […]
With The Female Detective,
20 There are other factors, though, that I suspect lie behind5 published in 1864, British
1 Find details about the life and job of Kay Scarpetta, the narrator. the popularity of the female detective. One is that the writer James Redding Ware
Culture Tip woman sleuth is often portrayed as the outsider in the
A
created the first profes-
2 Pick out the words linked to the former Chief Medical Examiner
Evolving figures
male world of policing and criminal investigation. sional female detective
and guess what Kay Scarpetta thinks of him. Patricia Cornwell wrote her first
p. 40
character, opening the way
GROUP WORK
novel, Post-mortem (1990), while This operates in two ways: one where the woman is for other famous female
3 You are the editor of Forensics Magazine. Write a short article working as a computer analyst at
the Office of the Chief Medical Exa-
25 a member of a police force, and one where she is the sleuths such as Miss Marple
announcing the arrival of Kay Scarpetta at Virginian CME: why she miner in Richmond, Virginia. It was
and Nancy Drew.
came, who she replaces, her qualities, her career... the first authentic forensic thriller.
Pédagogie différenciée TRAIL A TRAIL B
F Inside the FBI Classe inversée 1 Pick out words and phrases referring to
women in the first part of the text (l. 1-19).
1 Compare the life of female detectives in the
past and in the present. Focus on lines 1 to 19.
Tips
Classify them in two columns: past and present.
Explain the situation of women in the past. 2 Explain whether the “novelty” has “faded”
Vidéo E-workbook
Classe inversée
(l. 15).
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hatier-clic.fr/lmu1026 2 Focus on lines 14 to 19 and say whether
women sleuths are still seen as special today. 3 Explain which factor behind the popularity
1 Study how female characters appear in the scenes. of female detectives is mentioned at the end of
2 Use the following words to describe what the
3 Focus on lines 20 to 33 and explain why
women detectives are often seen as outsiders.
the text (l. 20-33).
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Choisir de ne traiter que deux couvertures suivant le temps que vous accorderez à
FBI director says in the office.
authoritarian – self-confident – manager Meet up! “We live today in a society in which gender equality has been, to a very large extent,
realised.” (l. 6) Write a short paragraph to explain how this is true in detective fiction.
cette séquence.
3 Choose one of the two female characters. Comment
Trailer for FBI, TV series, CBS, 2018
on her tone, her choice of words and her expectations.
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Insister sur le graphisme et son impact sur l’image des femmes véhiculée.
Prepare your Record a one-minute audio for your blog
where you talk about a female detective In pairs, write down all the
sleuth: investigator
subordinate
feeling: emotion
cliché: stereotype
superiority ≠
inferiority
project you know. Explain why she is a typical
female detective.
words you can link to female
detectives in fiction, then
compare your list with your
forensic science pioneer /paɪənɪər/ skilled: qualified
group A La série Elementary féminise l’acolyte de Sherlock Holmes en la personne du Dr Joan
classmate’s. May the best win!
Relative pronouns Too ls p. 44 scientist strength: force feminist
Grammar Tip Précis p. 236
“the female detective who is part of offence: crime skill: ability: talent manage: lead Use the modal can to demonstrate
42 a police team” issue: problem deduction be in charge the detective’s skills. 43
Watson. Leur complicité permet la résolution d’enquêtes, désormais à New York City.
group B Miss Marple, l’enquêtrice « vieille fille » (spinster) d’Agatha Christie, résout toujours les
Cette scène extraite du trailer de crimes grâce à ses dons d’observation hors pair et à ses techniques d’interrogatoire originales.
la série donne à observer les liens
hiérarchiques au sein d’une équipe group C Nancy Drew fut une icône pour les adolescent·e·s américain·e·s dans les années 1960.
d’élite du FBI. La succession de Elle menait des enquêtes souvent périlleuses et a ouvert la voie à des personnages féminins jeunes
plans met en évidence les conflits et forts dans la fiction policière. Des adaptations cinématographiques ont été réalisées récemment
d’autorité, en particulier entre les en 2007 et 2019.
hommes et les femmes.
group D Dans Blue Steel, Jamie Lee Curtis joue une jeune recrue de la police, qui abat un homme
lors d’un hold-up. Elle ne peut pas prouver qu’elle était en état de légitime défense et se retrouve
suspendue.
1 Describe how the woman detective is depicted in your document (clothes, facial
expression, setting).
Adjectives: determined / strong / courageous / professional / curious
Nouns: spinster / dress / uniform / gun / magnifier
Verbs: hide / act / peek / observe / study
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2 Match one of these publication dates with your document. Explain your choice. 1 List some of the qualities of detectives and some stereotypes about spinsters.
1930 - 1967 - 1990 - 2012 nosy – gossipy – cunning – annoying – insufferable
A y 2012
B y 1930 2 Explain how Amelia Butterworth helps Detective Inspector Gryce.
C y 1967
She has a list of evidence that is key to solving the case.
D y 1990
3 For your new detective novel, create a stereotypical character: a spinster detective.
3 Imagine the story of the book, film or TV series corresponding to your document in
Write a short paragraph describing her appearance and her interview techniques.
30 words maximum.
Toute production cohérente.
Production possible
4 Present the book, film or TV series corresponding to your document to the class. … is … years old. She is a seasoned / experienced sleuth / detective who has
Indicate why it looks modern or not. solved hundreds of cases and looks for high-profile criminals. She looks like Miss
Marple and wears similar clothes / outfits. Everyone thinks she is nosy / inqui-
Toute production cohérente.
sitive as she keeps asking personal questions. What is unusual and surprising
is that she looks harmless / inoffensive. Murderers are often taken aback by her
skills.
Audio
B A stereotypical detective CD1 piste 15 p. 40
C
Vidéo
A masculine atmosphere p. 41
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Avant l’écoute, la lecture du Culture Tip constituera un appui efficace.
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Une recherche sur un personnage tel que Miss Marple pourra être éclairante, voire Tips
la projection de photos de ces spinsters en anticipation pour mettre en exergue leurs yy
Former des groupes qui travaillent sur la question 1 ou 2, la deuxième question étant
traits saillants. plus difficile.
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Pour la question de production, le contraste sera utile afin de mettre en relief les diver- yy
Insister pour que les élèves prennent des notes dès le premier visionnage pour qu’ils
gences avec les homologues masculins. et elles aient des informations à partager.
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Erika Janik: Spinsters appear in a lot of de- the case. And the spinster, one of the ones I
tective novels in the nineteenth century. And really like a lot from the nineteenth century is
if we think about some of the stereotypes of Amelia Butterworth, and she was the creation 1 Present the main character.
an older woman, that they’re kind of nosy and of a writer named Anna Katharine Green, and
She looks young and inexperienced, she is impressed by what other cops ask her
gossipy – these happen to be really good skills the detective, inspector Gryce, who’s brought
to do. They seem to resent her presence / to blame her for everything / very few
for being a detective. in to investigate this murder is super annoyed
men seem supportive.
Michael Cathcart: Yeah, we were talking that Amelia Butterworth is there with her list of
It is her first day on the job. Most of her colleagues are men. It’s a challenge for any
about spinsters recently on the show, and the evidence. But it turns out she actually noticed
woman to work in such a hostile environment.
way in which they get a very negative press in a lot of things that he missed. And it’s very key
nineteenth century fiction. But you’ve kind of to solving these cases.
2 Rearrange the jumbled words and explain why the producer chose them. Use them
turned the tables on this, because your spins- Michael Cathcart: And it’s not a bad thing for
to describe how Jane is considered in her job.
ters are all very cunning, they know about their a detective to be annoying. I mean, Columbo
lives, well they know about the world, and the is annoying! WORLD - ’S - WOMAN - A - MEN - IN - A
fiction is celebrating them. Erika Janik: Absolutely. I think you find in a lot A woman in a men’s world.
Erika Janik: Absolutely. They’re definitely still of cases they’re kind of insufferable people. She is seen by most as a lesser cop by the rest of the team, unfit for police work, only
thought of as kind of annoying figures – usually They’re kind of these lone wolves because able to perform domestic chores / tasks like doing the washing-up in the staff kitchen.
to the inspector who’s brought in to investigate they’re also kind of annoying. Back then, women were not meant to carry out investigations, they were expected
to stay home or do clerical work in the office.
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3 Jane calls her sister to tell her about her first day at work. Imagine what she says
about her feelings, her relationship with her co-workers and the atmosphere. E A newcomer p. 42
Toute production cohérente qui revient sur l’aspect machiste du travail de Jane.
Tips
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Anticiper avec la couverture et le Culture Tip pour introduire le personnage principal.
D The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency p. 41 yy
Faire repérer le récit à la première personne du singulier et le rapprocher du sous-titre
sur la couverture y I = Kay Scarpetta.
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Former des groupes pour les questions 1 et 2 pour aller plus vite : la question 1
Tips conviendra mieux à des élèves en difficulté.
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Comparer cette couverture à celles du document A.
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Faire repérer les noms propres pour aider les élèves plus en difficulté à accéder au
1 Find details about the life and job of Kay Scarpetta, the narrator.
sens.
––She is the chief medical examiner of Virginia, the first woman to hold that posi-
yy
Proposer une liste d’adjectifs aux élèves en difficulté.
tion.
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Renvoyer les élèves au Word Spot pour la question 3 de production. ––She had become Lucy’s caretaker after her selfish sister Dorothy gave her that
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Le titre du livre sera l’occasion d’aborder le génitif. responsibility.
––The press and the politicians saw her as: new, a misfit, chilly and aloof, peculiar.
––She is: overeducated – detail-addicted – work-obsessed – perfectionistic – Italian –
1 Comment on the graphic elements on the cover. Choose one that strikes you as a woman who grew up dirt poor – has everything to prove – turbo-driven – di-
unusual for a detective novel. vorced with no kids
The bright colours and the drawings are quite unusual for a detective novel. There
are no guns or police officers in uniforms, which makes us wonder how this could 2 Pick out the words linked to the former Chief Medical Examiner and guess what
be a detective novel. Kay Scarpetta thinks of him.
She believes he was not fit for the job and was a drunk.
1 Read the back cover and pick out elements which make The No.1 Ladies’ Detective The former chief medical examiner was a misogynistic bigoted alcoholic who died
Agency unique. suddenly and left a disastrous legacy.
Botswana’s only detective agency – not conventional – not Miss Marple
3 You are the editor of Forensics Magazine. Write a short article announcing the
3 You are a member of a book club. Present this book using five adjectives that best arrival of Kay Scarpetta at Virginian CME: why she came, who she replaces, her
define it. qualities, her career...
Possible adjectives: unconventional, surprising, interesting, unusual, unexpected, Les élèves pourront reprendre les éléments repérés dans les questions 1 et 2 et devront les
unique, curious… adapter au contexte d’un article.
Production possible
Prepare your Imagine a modern detective novel where the main character is a The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of the state of Virginia welcomes a new Chief
woman. Write a short paragraph for the back cover. Medical Examiner this month. Kay Scarpetta will replace Scott Louis who passed away
project Toute production cohérente impliquant une femme détective dans un unexpectedly last month. She will be in charge of the on-going enquiry into the serial killer
pays anglo-saxon. L’enquêtrice pourra avoir des aptitudes spécifiques ou who has been murdering women in their own homes. She is the first woman to hold this
p. 41 encore des qualités exceptionnelles comme c’est souvent le cas dans les position and she is known to be a hard-working and determined woman.
séries policières télévisées.
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Classe inversée Ce document se prête bien à la classe inversée car en principe il ne contient pas Pédagogie différenciée Le Trail A permettra aux élèves plus en difficulté d’être davantage guidé·e·s
beaucoup de lexique inconnu. Les élèves devraient pouvoir accéder au sens et travailler seul·e·s sans pour accéder au sens du document. Le Trail B poussera les élèves vers une compréhension plus fine
difficultés. du document.
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Anticiper avec la couverture en gros plan afin de faire percevoir : le titre, le mode vesti-
mentaire et le genre des personnages, et la scène de crime pour permettre aux élèves
Tips d’émettre des hypothèses sur le contenu de l’article.
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Anticiper avec la capture d’écran en insistant sur les genres et attitudes des person- yy
Faire lire le Culture Tip pour confirmer leurs hypothèses.
nages. Who might the boss be?
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Faire anticiper le contenu de l’article grâce à la source (un journal) et au titre.
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Proposer de comparer divers aspects : compare the attitudes, what they wear, the way
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Le texte comprend plusieurs exemples de pronoms relatifs qui permettront d’aborder
they interact with teams.
ce point de grammaire.
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Renvoyer les élèves vers le Word Spot pour la question 3 de production.
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Visionner le vidéo jusqu’à 2'27″ (“Thank you.”).
Trail A Trail B
1 Study how female characters appear in the scenes. 1 Pick out words and phrases referring to 1 Compare the life of female detectives in
The female agent who wears the FBI jacket speaks very little / she looks shy / she women in the first part of the text (l. 1-19). the past and in the present. Focus on lines 1
lets her male colleagues / counterparts make decisions / call the shots. Classify them in two columns: past and to 19.
The director, on the other hand, is dressed in civilian clothes and interrupts / present. Explain the situation of women in Things have evolved since 1864 when
silences everyone when she walks into the office. She must be feared by the whole the past. women were seen as inferior to men and
staff. Past: have suffered so much from male couldn’t have the same jobs, but there is
Between these two characters, there is an obvious contrast in their status and in arrogance and condescension – in 1864 still some progress to be made to consider
their prerogatives and duties. things were very different – relegation of women detectives as the norm in fiction.
women to a subservient position within
2 Use the following words to describe what the FBI director says in the office. society – outsiders to the male-dominated
worlds of work and affairs.
authoritarian – self-confident – manager
The manager requires other people to comply with what she asks them to do, which Present: outwitting men or demonstrating
is normal for a boss, but she sounds authoritarian, patronising and derogatory. that they are just as capable as men of
She is self-confident : when she gives an order, she leaves the office at once. She doing something that may have been seen
expects no resistance from staff members, they’re supposed to be completely sub- as a male preserve – gender equality has
servient. been, to a very large extent, realised –
women do all the jobs previously monopo-
lised by men – Yet the idea of the female
3 Choose one of the two female characters. Comment on her tone, her choice of
detective as being special or unusual still
words and her expectations.
persists.
Production possible In the past, women could not be detectives
Toute production cohérente qui rend compte de la compréhension des enjeux de la vidéo because they were not on an equal footing
(danger immédiat / réaffirmation de la chaine de commande, rappel des règles…) sera with men.
acceptée. 2 Focus on lines 14 to 19 and say whether 2 Explain whether the “novelty” has
Les adjectifs suivants pourront être donnés aux élèves les plus en difficulté. women sleuths are still seen as special “faded” (l. 15).
Agent: professional – skilled – warm – compassionate – understanding – careful today. No it hasn’t faded, it seems that seeing
Boss: strict – cold – precise – strong – decision-making – executive – clear Even if things have evolved, women detec- women in a position of detective still sur-
tives in fiction remain quite unusual. prises.
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Trail A
3 Focus on lines 20 to 33 and explain why
Trail B
3 Explain which factor behind the popula-
Too
in thels
Spotlight Corrigés
women detectives are often seen as outsi- rity of female detectives is mentioned at the
se ar
Practigra
ders. end of the text (l. 20-33).
Women detectives are often seen as The roles of outsiders given to women in
outsiders because their work environment detective fictions could explain their popu- your mm
is mostly composed of men and their supe- larity.
riors tend to doubt their professional skills. 1 a. This study room is the inspectors’ c. This man, whose wife is an inspector,
room. has been living in Baker Street for quite a
Meet Up ! “We live today in a society in which gender equality has been, to a very few years.
b. Raymond Chandler’s detective is
large extent, realised.” (l. 6) Write a short paragraph to explain how this is true in
called Philip Marlowe in The Big Sleep. d. The problem that / Ø the detective has
detective fiction.
c. British authors’ detectives are similar been trying to solve secretly for a while
Production possible to heroes. has finally been revealed to the readers.
Toute production cohérente qui reprendra les thèmes du document ou encore ceux d’autre docu- d. Children’s reading choices include a lot
3 a. In Patricia Cornwell’s story, Kay
ments étudiés auparavant : of detective fiction.
Scarpetta, who is a young American
––more and more women in fiction; e. James’s essay deals with fictional woman, has been promoted.
––better roles, more complex; detectives.
b. The murderer, whose flat was
––from amateurs to professionals; f. The Birlings’ house is located in Brum- searched by the police yesterday, has
––becoming bosses / in charge. ley in An Inspector Calls. been arrested.
c. In 1887 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote A
2 a. Inspectors, whose role is crucial in
Study in Scarlet, which introduces us to
Prepare your Record a one-minute audio for your blog where you talk about revealing what has actually happened,
Sherlock Holmes.
a female detective you know. Explain why she is a typical female are always admired by readers who are
project looking forward to discovering the name of d. CSI investigated a recent murder,
detective.
the murderer. which had been committed by a young
Vous pouvez indiquer des noms de détectives à vos élèves s’ils et elles
p. 43 woman.
manquent d’imagination : Nancy Drew – Miss Marple – Precious Ra- b. The plot, which is often a complex
motswe – Jane Tennison (Prime suspect) – Olivia Benson (Law and Order) strategy, can be highly unexpected.
– Brenda Leigh Johnson (The closer) – Rizzoli & Isles – Dr. Joan Watson
(Elementary)
ve nciation
Impropro
Production possible your nu
Personality: strong-minded – discreet – unique – original – inventive – shows empathy Audio
4 CD1 piste 17
d. This man argues that he is not an ama-
Professional skills: clever – astute – thinks outside of the box – finds solutions – leads
a. This article from January on MP3 n° 19 teur. And he is very classy!
interviews successfully
female detectives in charge of /æ/ = classy
murders is heartbreaking.
/ɑː/ = argues • classy
/æ/ = January
Audio
/ɑː/ = article • heartbreaking 5 Agatha /æ/ • Marple /ɑː/ • CD1 piste 18
b. Their active participation turns these drama /ɑː/ • character /æ/ • MP3 n° 20
amateur sleuths into real dramatic charac- amateur /æ/ • heart /ɑː/ •
ters. talented /æ/ • fast /ɑː/
/æ/ = active • dramatic • characters
c. Indeed, Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple
is so talented in her quest for truth!
/æ/ = Agatha • talented
/ɑː/ = Marple
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your itin
Film your pitch for a new Sherlock Holmes
6 c. First of all, do women characters in tation, the female version of Watson helps TV series with a female actor playing
detective novels, films or TV series make the main character express his feelings Sherlock.
them more interesting? more freely.
Mise en place
a. In my opinion, there is no doubt that fe- b. That’s why we can consider women de-
male detectives have improved the quality tectives should be more present in fiction. • Il sera utile d’effectuer un état des lieux du genre au terme de la séquence ; on pourra
and the plots of past and modern works of conseiller d’évoquer les figures tutélaires puis les nouvelles venues dans le paysage.
fiction. 7 Toute production cohérente où l’élève
• Target audience : il sera sans doute utile de prendre un exemple concret avec la classe et d’ex-
d. For instance, in its latest series adap- utilisera des mots de liaison logiquement.
pliquer pourquoi tel public s’intéresse à ce personnage, les raisons de son succès, la genèse
du personnage, les coéquipiers, le type d’enquête et le contexte historique. What TV series do
up
your parents watch? What’s your grandparents’ favourite cop show? Do you watch the same?
Buyoild
ur vocabulary
Cette phase pourra être menée en interaction entre les élèves afin de contraster les avis et
réceptions de chacune de ces séries.
• Pour l’organisation des idées et exemples, on pourra conseiller soit une timeline (approche
1 Women detectives are clever / inge- 2
chronologique), soit un ranking (In your view, which is the most popular cop show?) et rassembler
nious / smart / skilled / talented and
Production possible des pourcentages.
show strength. They are as clever /
ingenious / smart / skilled / talented In this new series, you will discover a new • Be creative : on insistera sur l’emploi de formules pour maintenir l’attention, la modulation de
as men. Their image in literature has pioneer detective, she will solve amazing la voix et la prosodie des phrases, notamment lorsqu’on narre la trame de la série. Mais sur-
evolved throughout the years. They were crimes. Nina, the hidden daughter of Miss tout sur le fond on précisera que pour susciter l’intérêt il faut aller off the beaten path : mélange
amateurs at the beginning, but they Marple, is a unique sleuth, she is deter- de genres (sci-fi, rom-com…), ou protagonistes basé·e·s sur le modèle de l’antihéros (lonely,
progressively became professionals. In mined and she will use her cunning skills unsuccessful who has a lucky break).
novels and series nowadays, they are not to read into the suspect’s emotions and
subordinates but on an equal footing / she always ends up finding the criminal! z Fiche méthodo N°11 p. 284
in charge. One can say it is the end of a
stereotyped approach to sleuth / detec-
tive stories, in other words it is the end
of clichés / stereotypes about female Project #2 p. 47
detectives.
You are the screenwriter of Shirley Holmes,
female detective. Prepare a presentation
of the first episode of the series.
Mise en place
• La présentation pourra prendre la forme d’un diaporama ou encore d’un prospectus.
• Il faudra que les élèves explicitent leurs choix dans des paragraphes afin que vous puissiez
évaluer leur production. On peut demander aux élèves des productions de 200 à 300 mots.
• Les élèves pourront s’inspirer des différents personnages vus pendant le cours, on pourra
les encourager à mélanger des caractéristiques de plusieurs personnages afin de créer le leur.
• Pousser les élèves à susciter l’intérêt pour leur série en mélangeant les genres ou encore au
niveau de la femme qui jouera Shirley, qui pourra partir du modèle de l’antihéroïne.
• Valoriser les productions qui s’inspirent d’héroïnes de fiction tout en proposant une touche
d’originalité et une histoire qui comprend des personnages secondaires.
z Fiche méthodo N°12 p. 286
N° 20 p. 300
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Niveaux du CECRL
Critères évalués
A1 A2 B1 > B2
Contenu culturel Des idées simples, apprises par cœur, qui ne servent Des connaissances culturelles en lien avec les Des connaissances culturelles maîtrisées et enri-
pas le propos. fictions policières. Quelques imprécisions ou incohé- chies de recherches personnelles. Des références
rences cependant. cohérentes autour de la littérature policière.
0-1 2-3 4
Pragmatique et Communication faussée par une utilisation exclusive Une utilisation modérée des notes. Communication Des qualités communicatives mises en avant dans
socio-linguistique des notes, voire la lecture de phrases entières. Beau- adaptée mais peu structurée. un exposé clair et structuré avec des mots de liai-
coup de silences et de faux démarrages. sons variés. Utilisation adaptée des notes.
0-1 2-3 4
Phonétique Prononciation correcte de mots isolés. L’ensemble du discours est compréhensible. Il y a De rares erreurs de prononciation, mais il y a un bon
Discours difficilement intelligible car la prononciation quelques erreurs de prononciation qui ne gênent effort au niveau de l’intonation et de l’articulation.
fausse le sens. pas à la compréhension. Résultat proche de l’authentique.
0-1 2-3 4
Grammaire Les phrases sont très simples. Il y a des erreurs de Les phrases sont simples et courtes. La syntaxe est Les phrases sont plus longues et correctes avec peu
grammaire (verbe manquant...) ou de syntaxe (ordre respectée et les structures travaillées réutilisées d’erreurs de grammaire. Les éléments vus dans ce
des mots...). même avec maladresse. chapitre sont réutilisés avec maladresse.
0-1 2-3 4
Lexique Les mots de vocabulaire sont très simples. Le vocabulaire est simple mais plus riche avec une Vocabulaire précis relatif aux champs lexicaux étu-
Des néologismes (inventions de mots à partir du utilisation de synonymes quand cela est possible. diés (fictions policières, place / image de la femme
français). dans la police).
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Expression écrite en continu – Prepare a presentation
Niveaux du CECRL
Critères évalués
A1 A2 B1 > B2
Contenu culturel Des idées simples, apprises par cœur, qui ne servent Des connaissances culturelles en lien avec les Des connaissances culturelles maîtrisées et enri-
pas le propos. fictions policières. Quelques imprécisions ou incohé- chies de recherches personnelles. Des références
rences cependant. cohérentes autour de la littérature policière.
0-1 2-3 4-5
Pragmatique et Très peu de productions. Peu de cohérence dans la Message est clair mais peu structuré. Certains mots Le contenu est clair et structuré. Le propos est cohé-
socio-linguistique structure du propos. de liaison sont employés à bon escient. rent et articulé avec mots de liaisons variés.
0-1 2-3 4-5
Grammaire Les phrases sont très simples. Il y a des erreurs de Les phrases sont simples et courtes. La syntaxe est Les phrases sont plus longues et correctes avec peu
grammaire (verbe manquant...) ou de syntaxe (ordre respectée et les structures travaillées réutilisées d’erreurs de grammaire. Les éléments vus dans ce
des mots...). même avec maladresse. chapitre sont réutilisés avec maladresse.
0-1 2-3 4-5
Lexique Les mots de vocabulaire sont très simples. Le vocabulaire est simple mais plus riche avec une Vocabulaire précis relatif aux champs lexicaux étu-
Des néologismes (inventions de mots à partir du utilisation de synonymes quand cela est possible. diés (fictions policières, place / image de la femme
français). dans la police).
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SYNTHÈSE
RECAP How have female detectives been portrayed through time in literature, films and TV series
in the English-speaking world?
Female detectives used to be seen as weak, inexperienced and gossipy characters.
AXE 2 Private space and public space They were often seen as exceptions to the rule in a male-dominated world. Gradually,
they have become key in solving crime and their characters are now more rounded
1 How are women detectives represented E-workbook (fully developed).
SÉQUENCE
in fiction? Bilan à compléter
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How does that reflect a social evolution?
Documents Women have earned equality in most sectors: work, home, salary / income. Portraying
Vos recherches Réponse à la question detectives as men was out of sync with reality. But also, audiences wanted to see more
du manuel
inspiring female characters.
#socialchange Documents A, C, The way women detectives are
Has any social progress been E et F represented has significantly
achieved for women? changed: they used to be cast as
minor characters or secretaries.
Over the years, they have become
involved in investigations and they
have proved essential to solving
crimes.
#genderequality Documents A, D, E, Women seem to be offered more
Do women and men enjoy F et G opportunities today: the TV series
the same rights and oppor- Elementary shows that female
tunities in English-speaking detectives are essential to solving
detective fiction? crime and that they are as clever
and resourceful as men.
They seem to be on an equal
footing with men, yet, they are
often pictured as outsiders, as
McCall Smith explains and as seen
in Prime Suspect 1973. Men some-
times resent having to collaborate
and share information with them.
#womensemancipation Documents D, E, Women appear in a wider range of
How have the role and image F et G parts in detective fiction: they lead
of women evolved in investigations more frequently
English-speaking detective (Precious Ramotswe, Kay Scarpet-
fiction? ta) and are trusted by their peers.
Stereotypes about spinsters are
less valid, still, women face misogy-
nistic attitudes and need to show
experience and skills.
#workingwomen Documents B, C Women still have to fight to earn
Are women detectives et E recognition and respect; they are
treated the same as men at often seen as weak and unable to
work? Do they have to fight cope with challenging situations.
harder to earn their place? They need to appear as authorita-
tive / confident and better quali-
fied than their male counterparts
if they want to climb the ladder.
Often, they are judged by the way
they look (like Miss Marple) and
dismissed as being frivolous or
gossipy spinsters.
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2 How do Hollywood love stories
reflect social progress?
Objectifs Projets
culturels : le cinéma hollywoodien, l’influence de la
33 Projets intermédiaires :
société américaine sur le cinéma, la censure, les comédies
Prepare a review on one of the
romantiques hollywoodiennes et leurs stéréotypes
films of p. 48 for your school’s film
club. Explain if it is a typical or atypi-
pragmatiques : structurer son argumentation,
33 cal Hollywood love story.
analyser un film ou une affiche de cinéma, enregistrer une
vidéo pour s’adresser à une audience PAIR WORK You and your
friend have just watched one of the
films on p. 50 or 51. Discuss how it
sociolinguistiques : respecter les règles de poli-
33 shows that Hollywood love stories
tesse et maîtriser les différents registres de langue have evolved.
citoyens : respecter l’opinion d’autrui dans une critique
33
de film, construire une critique efficace et respectueuse,
identifier et dépasser les stéréotypes
Projets finaux :
Review a Hollywood love
méthodologiques : réaliser une vidéo pour
33 story reflecting the evolution of the
YouTube (p. 284), faire une recherche internet (p. 276) couple in the USA for your YouTube
channel.
linguistiques :
33 Prepare a plot summary for an
Grammaire : les verbes prépositionnels, l’ordre des adjectifs adaptation of a classic Hollywood
Phonologie : les mots commençant par h love story.
Écriture : la ponctuation du dialogue
Lexique : les films, la société, l’industrie du cinéma
Pick
& mix Construire une séquence courte
Proposition 1 Proposition 2
Document A Document A
groups A, F, D, E groups A, F, D, E
Prepare your Project p.49 (Modélisant) Document D
Classe inversée
Document C
Prepare your Project p.51
Document E
Document F (Modélisant) PAIR WORK
Project #2
Project #1
83Présentation de la séquence Le pouvoir du cinéma à travers
la représentation de la société:
est-elle cruciale pour la pertinence
La bande-annonce de ce classique des films hollywoodiens, et quel est
de la comédie romantique et l’enjeu sociétal de cette représenta-
familiale nous permet d’aborder la tion de toutes les communautés ?
représentation de la famille et du Cet article questionne la norme
Les différentes affiches de comé- Cet extrait d’article nous permet
divorce. Il s’agit de démontrer com- du couple hétérosexuel à l’écran et
dies romantiques permettent de d’aborder l’âge d’or hollywoodien
ment ce phénomène sociétal est dénonce le manque de représenta-
travailler sur la représentation du et la censure opérée par le Hays
dépeint dans les films américains. tion des communautés LGBT.
couple à différentes époques, d’en Code. Ce document permet de
déduire les éléments typiques comprendre comment la société et
du genre, mais aussi de deviner l’industrie du film s’influencent mu-
quelques évolutions sociétales trai- tuellement et quel pouvoir chacune How do Hollywood love stories reflect social progress? SÉQUENCE 2
tées dans ces films hollywoodiens. a sur l’autre à travers les époques. C Divorcing in Hollywood Vidéo
hatier-clic.fr/lmu1030 E LGBT representation
E-workbook
Fiche à imprimer
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2017 was a particularly dismal1 year for LGBTQ GLAAD also noted that not a single studio film in
1 Find information about the characters, their representation in major studio films, according to 2017 included a transgender character.
relationships and the situation. GLAAD2’s annual Studio Responsibility Index. The report did, however, praise3 several indie4 releases
2
The advocacy organization released its sixth annu- 25 for their accurate and inclusive LGBTQ representa-
2 List the elements which make us think that 5 al report Tuesday, examining LGBTQ representation tion, like the Chilean transgender drama A Fantastic
Mrs. Doubtfire is an unusual character.
SÉQUENCE 2 in every major Hollywood release of 2017. This year, Woman and Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me By Your
How do Hollywood love sto-
SÉQUENCE
3 Explain how the couple and the family are GLAAD found a “significant drop” in the number of Name. Also, GLAAD said that 2018 has already seen a
number of positive depictions of LGBTQ characters in
B
represented. studio films with a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,
Influencing the moral codes
ries reflect social progress?
or queer character: Only 14 of the 109 films released 30 films like Love, Simon; Annihilation; and Blockers.
4 Using the trailer, write the synopsis of this film. 10 by the major studios in 2017 included a LGBTQ Still, the report concludes, the film industry has a long
character, or 12.8 percent. Not only is that down 5.6 way to go, and GLAAD is asking studios to commit
From 1930 to 1968, major Hollywood studios had to use a clearly enough that it
set of moral guidelines which was called the Motion Picture percentage points from 2016, but it’s the worst per- to making sure 20 percent of their releases include
25 might be imitated. [...]
Production Code. It was also known under the name of the Mrs. Doubtfire, dir. by Chris Columbus, 1993 centage recorded since GLAAD launched its yearly LGBTQ characters by 2021, and 50 percent by 2024.
Now, the Production
Hays Code after Will H. Hays. investigation in 2012. […] The GLAAD report analy- 35 “If Hollywood wants to remain relevant with these
Code was voluntary
For decades, it’s true, the major film studios were 15 zed each of the seven major studios’ 2017 film releases audiences and keep them buying tickets, they must
D
for film companies, Wife, Husband And Friend, 1939
New ways to start a family Classe inversée
A
create stories that are reflective of the world LGBTQ
Are love stories evolving? GROUP WORK governed by a production code requiring that their who figured it was a nifty4 way to avoid government
and assigned each one a grade: failing, poor, insuffi-
cient, good, or excellent. Twentieth Century Fox and people and our friends and family know,” Ellis said.
pictures be “wholesome1” and “moral” and encourage 30 censorship. But it was mandatory for filmmakers, if they
what the studios called “correct thinking.” Universal performed best, with “insufficient” ratings, Devan Coggan, LGBTQ representation in Hollywood is still
wanted their films to play in American theaters. [...]
GROUP A dir. by Victor Fleming, 1939 GROUP B dir. by Nora Ephron, 1993 GROUP C dir. by James Cameron, 1997 5 But that code, which was officially abandoned 40 years while Paramount, Sony, and Disney earned “poor” rat- ‘bleak,’ GLAAD report finds, Entertainment Weekly, May 22, 2018
By 1959, the man charged with enforcing the rules con-
ago this year, was the result of a nationwide backlash Vidéo E-workbook 20 ings. Lionsgate and Warner Bros. both fared the worst, 1. bad 2. Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
ceded that if a “moral conflict” provided “the proper
— an outraged reaction to a Hollywood that by 1922 hatier-clic.fr/lmu1031 Classe inversée receiving “failing” grades. 3. speak highly of something/someone 4. independent movies
frame of reference,” a Code-approved film could deal hatier-clic.fr/lmu1032
had come to seem like a moral quagmire2 [...] 35 with pretty much any topic but homosexuality. [...]
“The code sets up high standards of performance for 1 Explain what GLAAD does every year. 3 Write GLAAD’s tweet demanding that major
A year after Some Like It Hot was released, the head 1 Guess what you can expect in the film based film studios reflect today’s couples in their love
10 motion-picture producers,” Hays proclaimed when the of the MPA5 began suggesting that some sort of clas- on what is written on this poster. 2 Use the figures to explain GLAAD’s stories. (280 characters)
new code was unveiled. “It states the considerations sification system might work better than a censorship dissatisfaction and demands.
which good taste and community value make necessary system that no one was paying attention to. In 1968, his 2 Watch the trailer. Identify the elements
in this universal form of entertainment.” 40 organization finally shifted from restricting filmmakers making the film both a traditional and an
F Rom-coms for everyone
Among those considerations: that no picture should Audio
to alerting audiences, using the film-ratings system we unconventional Hollywood love story.
CD1 piste 20
15 ever “lower the moral standards of those who see it” know today. [...] And it took just two years after that for
and that “the sympathy of the audience shall never be Midnight Cowboy to be re-rated from X to R, without a 3 In your own words, explain how the film
thrown to the side of crime, wrongdoing, evil or sin.” diverts from the “traditional” life plan. 1 PAIR WORK Listen to Greg Berlanti, the director of Love, Simon,
single frame being altered. Community standards had
There was an updated, much-expanded list of “don’ts” interviewed on NPR (National Public Radio).
45 changed — as they invariably do.
GROUP D GROUP E GROUP F and “be carefuls,” with bans on nudity, suggestive danc- 4 PAIR WORK Act out a short interview of the Student A Student B
dir. by Sanaa Hamri, 2006 dir. by Peyton Reed, 2006 dir. by Damien Chazelle, 2016 Bob Mondello, Remembering Hollywood’s Hays Code,
20 ing and lustful3 kissing. film director talking about his intentions for this a. List the elements which make a. Find the elements making this film
40 Years On, NPR, August 8, 2008
The mocking of religion and the depiction of illegal film (breaking stereotypes, independent women, this film a typical teenage rom-com. different from a typical rom-com.
drug use were prohibited, as were interracial romance,
1. with nothing immoral 2. immoral place 3. passionate
etc.). b. Prepare questions about the b. Prepare questions about the
4. excellent 5. Motion Picture Alliance was an American
differences with a typical rom-com similarities with a typical rom-com
revenge plots and the showing of a crime method organisation for the preservation of American ideals
and ask them to your partner. and ask them to your partner.
Pédagogie différenciée 2 Identify the reasons why the director released this film.
TRAIL A TRAIL B
3 After the interview, NPR takes calls from the audience.
1 Pick out words that explain the aims of the Hays Code. 1 Find the reasons why the Hays
Call to explain why you think it is important to watch this film.
Code was created. representation: visibility date: spend time with sb
2 Name at least three things that you see on screen
bond: emotional tie you have a romantic
today which were prohibited with the Hays Code. 2 List the elements which were
prohibited on screen at the time of the
IVF: in vitro fertilisation
single parent
relationship with
get pregnant
Prepare your PAIR WORK You and your friend
have just watched one of the films Choose two words below and write them
3 From line 21 to 31, find the sentence that proves
project
Hays Code. lover: boyfriend/girlfriend keep a relationship
that Hollywood filmmakers were forced to accept this The Back-up Plan, dir. by Alan Poul, 2010 on p. 50 or 51. Discuss how it shows down. Close your textbook and use them
household chores /tʃɔːrz/ private / a secret that Hollywood love stories have to explain how Hollywood rom-coms have
production code. 3 Identify the reason why this cross-dessing: wearing get divorced evolved. evolved.
1 Describe your group’s poster (place, colours, 3 Prepare questions about E-workbook production code cannot really be called clothes of the opposite have custody /kʌstədi/
characters, title, attitudes…). your classmates’ posters Fiche à imprimer 4 Explain the difference between the Hays Code and “voluntary”. divorce – LGBT representation –
sex release: come out in
(title, director, situation…). hatier-clic.fr/lmu1029 the 1968 system. Use the following key words. Grammar Tip Précis p. 231 character – movie – love story
complicated ≠ easy cinemas
2 List typical and atypical elements of 4 Show the difference between the Adjective order Too ls p. 52 inclusive coming of age: becoming To compare two things use: short adj.-er + – Hollywood film
rate – censorship – end – warn – the public
Hollywood love stories in your poster. 4 Answer your classmates’ questions on your Hays Code and the 1968 system. “Love, Simon is your typical teenage smitten: in love an adult than or more + long adj. (+ 2 syll.) + than
group’s poster. romantic comedy” stark: severe love at first sight
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Meet up! Post a recap of the article for the readers of your blog.
Make sure you mention the main points.
rom-com: romantic comedy
director /daɪrektər/
be in a relationship ≠ be single
break up: split up Prepare your Prepare a review on one of the films of p. 48
for your school’s film club. Explain if it is a Choose one of the film posters
project
decorum: appropriate argue /ɑːɡjuː/: have an typical or atypical Hollywood love story. and describe it to your classmates
behaviour argument without mentioning the title nor
epic censor
Cette comédie romantique que À travers cette interview de
Grammar Tip p. 224 any of the following words: couple,
Prepositional verbs Too ls p. 52 classic break the standards
Précis
kiss, classic and love story.
“his organization finally shifted from progressive be released When preparing your review, make sure you put
restricting filmmakers to alerting fall in love with sb find Mr or Ms Right the adjectives in the correct order.
48 audiences” get together: become a couple
Remember OFTACOAM!
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l’on pourrait considérer comme Greg Berlanti, réalisateur de Love,
typique chamboule toutefois le Simon, une comédie romantique
plan de vie comme la société l’en- centrée sur un jeune homosexuel,
visageait jusqu’alors. Quelle image ce document soulève la question
renvoie la femme célibataire ayant de la représentation de la com-
eu recours à une fécondation in munauté LGBT à l’écran et de son
vitro, et comment s’inclut-elle dans importance.
le schéma typique d’une comédie
romantique ?
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