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Préparer les élèves au Grand oral du Bac

Tous les outils Nathan pour accompagner vos élèves dans la préparation au Grand oral du Bac !

Actualisations numériques

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Paralympic Game Changers

Sport has been a hot topic for teachers this year, and we saw in our creative-writing competition how many pupils found parasport particularly inspiring. While we were exchanging with lycée teacher Soazic Turban-Prono about one of her pupils’ winning stories, she told us about a class project around the Paralympics. We wanted to find out more.

Brooklyn Mourns Paul Auster

Although he was one of the most cosmopolitan American authors, Paul Auster will forever remain indelibly linked with New York and specifically Brooklyn. The author of Moon Palace , The New York Trilogy and films such as Smoke , died there on 30 April at the age of 77 from lung cancer which had been diagnosed in December 2022. Paul Auster leaves behind him a rich body of works dating from the 1970s right up until his death. If he is renowned primarily as a novelist, he also worked as a poet, essayist, and filmmaker. He gained international acclaim with his postmodern, existentialist novels that often explore themes of identity, chance, and the intricacies of human experience. Paul Auster, born in Newark on February 3, 1947, was surrounded by the vibrant atmosphere of New Jersey and New York, where his grandparents lived. His love for literature came from his uncle Allen Mandelbaum, a translator, who introduced him to the world of words. Auster found solace in writing, crafting his first verses during his teenage years. Reflecting on his literary journey in 2018, Auster recalled how reading Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment at the age of 15 ignited a deep passion within him: "This book completely transformed me to the point where I said to myself: if writing a book can evoke such emotion, then that's what I want to do." Auster was a passionate follower of baseball,. He also joked that he became a writer after a fateful meeting with baseball great Willie Mays as a young boy. After missing out on getting Mays’ autograph because he didn’t have a pencil, the future scribe said he always made sure to keep a pencil or pen in his pocket, “because I didn’t want to be caught unprepared again.” He famously worked without a computer, preferring to write with a typewriter and stay off the Internet to avoid emails. The Enigmatic World of Paul Auster: A Literary Journey In 1965, Auster departed New Jersey to pursue studies in English, French, and Italian literature at Columbia University in New York City. "My grandparents lived here, my mother grew up here, so I came all the time when I was a child, and then I really wanted to go to college in New York," he remarked in La Grande Librairie in 2016. The city's density, vastness, and complexity held an irresistible allure for him. As Auster articulated, "When you have this city in your blood, the rest of America seems lost." During his collegiate years, Auster embarked on his inaugural European voyage, sidestepping the Vietnam War. Between 1971 and 1974, he resided in Paris once more, subsisting on his translations of renowned literary figures such as Sartre, Blanchot, Mallarmé, Apollinaire, Du Bouchet, and the celebrated tightrope walker Philippe Petit. In Paris, he forged a friendship with future German filmmaker Wim Wenders. Although harboring aspirations of becoming a filmmaker himself, Auster's timidity deterred him from pursuing admission to the IDHEC film school. He returned to America, having failed to materialize his aspirations for silent film. Yet, from this disillusioning experience, he would later draw inspiration for his poignant work, The Book of Illusions (2003). "The Invention of Solitude" Upon his return to New York, Auster delved into freelance writing for various publications and commenced work on early drafts of his novels, including The Voyage of Anna Blum (1989) and Moon Palace (1990). Concurrently, Auster encountered and wed Lydia Davis, a budding short-story writer and academic, with whom he had a son, Daniel, who would later pursue photography. However, the trajectory of Auster's life took a significant turn in 1979. Economic hardships precipitated his divorce from Davis, and shortly thereafter, the unexpected death of his father, Samuel Auster, at the age of 66, catalyzed a profound introspection. One of Auster's most notable works came in 1985 with The New York Trilogy , a collection of three interconnected detective stories – City of Glass, Ghosts, and The Locked Room. This seminal work showcases Auster's masterful manipulation of postmodern literary conventions, blurring the line between reality and fiction, and challenging conventional storytelling techniques. Readers are drawn into a labyrinth of identity, truth, and the enigmatic nature of human existence. [gallery columns="2" size="medium" ids="16689,16686"] Auster's exploration of the self and the human condition is a recurring theme in his literature. His novel Moon Palace delves into the complexities of identity and the search for meaning, while The Music of Chance delves into the themes of fate, chance, and the consequences of our choices. His writing style, introspective and philosophical, invites readers to contemplate their place in the world and the forces that shape their lives. [gallery columns="2" size="medium" ids="16688,16691"] Beyond his novels, Auster's non-fiction works offer profound insights into his literary philosophy and the art of storytelling. His memoir, The Invention of Solitude , is a poignant exploration of loss, grief, and the complexities of father-son relationships. Furthermore, his essays, such as those in The Art of Hunger and The Red Notebook, provide a window into Auster's thoughts on literature, politics, and the human experience. As a writer, Paul Auster's ability to craft intricate narratives, weave existential themes, and evoke profound emotions has solidified his place in the pantheon of literary greats. His work continues to inspire and challenge readers, inviting them to ponder the complexities of existence and the enigmatic nature of the human spirit. Paul Auster's literary legacy is a testament to the enduring power of storytelling and the boundless depths of the human imagination. On the Silver Screen Several of his works, including his 1990 novel The Music of Chance, were adapted for the screen and Auster was behind the camera for a number of them. Harvey Keitel starred in the 1995 drama Smoke, about a Brooklyn cigar store and its various patrons played by William Hurt and Giancarlo Esposito. Working as a screenwriter, Auster embellished his short story that originally appeared as a Christmas Day op-ed in The New York Times, employing “the film medium as an extension of his literary art,” according to the Los Angeles Times’ review. The film won him the Independent Spirit Award for first screenplay. https://youtu.be/3v8r-ec4V2M He re-teamed with Smoke director Wayne Wang later that year and they co-directed the sequel, Blue in the Face, which brought back Keitel and Esposito and also starred Lou Reed, Mira Sorvino and Madonna. He is also credited on the screenplay for Wang’s 2001 romance The Center of the World. Auster wrote and directed the 1998 mystery drama Lulu on the Bridge, which again starred Keitel and Sorvino and was nominated for the Un Certain Regard prize at the Cannes International Film Festival. Auster's work has been translated into over forty languages and has won numerous awards, including the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, the Prix Prince des Asturies , and the Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Here are some of Paul Auster's most famous works: The New York Trilogy (1986–1994) Moon Palace (1989) Leviathan (1992) Timbuktu (1999) The Book of Illusions (2002) Oracle Night (2003) 4 3 2 1 (2007) Baumgartner is his final book (2023, the French translation was being published just as he died.) [gallery columns="2" size="medium" ids="16684,16685"]

LLCER: Your Choice of New Works for Terminale 2025?

There are a few changes in the LLCER Terminale set texts list for 2024-2026 and we're wondering which of the new works you're planning to work on, so we can plan our publishing schedule for associated Reading Guides.  Which is your priority between Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Americanah  and Jane Campion's The Piano?

Our West Side Story Reading Guide Has Arrived

If you are studying the 1961 film of West Side Story with your LLCER 1ère students, our Reading Guide will help them analyse key scenes, explore the background and inspiration to the work, and different iterations of this story of star-crossed lovers.

Les RDV Shine Bright Lycée: Préparer sa programmation annuelle en 2de

Shine Bright lycée propose de vous accompagner avec de courts webinaires réguliers sur des problématiques concrets. La prochaine séance aura lieu mercredi 5 juillet à 17h30. Le thème : préparer la rentrée et sa programmation annuelle en 2de.

LLCER Update and Two Upcoming Reading Guides

There are a few changes in the LLCER 1ère set texts list for 2023-2026 and lots of you have been asking if we are going to publish a Reading Guide for Fahrenheit 451. The answer is yes, and we're also going to publish our first Film Guide for 1ère: West Side Story.

Your Students Have Talent: To Kill a Mockingbird

It's always lovely to see students' work. Here are some posters 1re LLCER students created to persuade other students to read Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, which they had studied. 

Meet the Authors: History 1re DNL Webinar

If you teach in a European Section and your pupils have history as their DNL subject, your history teacher colleagues will want to know about our new digital text book for DNL History in première. It will be available for the new school year but they can find out all about it by watching the replay of our webinar .  Juliette Hanrot, co-director of the collection, presented History 1re and answered teachers' questions.

New Reading Guides

Two more Reading Guides for LLCER Terminale are available: Paul Auster's novel Moon Palace and Arthur Miller's play Death of a Salesman.

February is Black History Month

It’s changed names and format several times since 1924, but February in the U.S. is African-American History Month, when schools, cultural institutions and the general public celebrate the African-Americans whose stories have often been left out of official history books.

African American History on the Web

This selection of sites and videos is useful for classes on African American history and culture, particularly the civil-rights movement and the Harlem Renaissance

The Art of Being a Dandy: Aubrey Beardsley

Despite his early death aged 25, Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898) had a prolific career as an illustrator. Part of the Aesthetic movement, a friend of Oscar Wilde’s, Beardsley was a dandy and turned his own short life into a work of art. To accompany the exhibition currently on hold at the Musée d’Orsay, this resource explores his art and the figure of the dandy.

Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury took the popular genre of science-fiction to the level of literature with short story collections like The Martian Chronicles and novels like his masterpiece Fahrenheit 451. A hundred years after his birth, this B1-level article will allow your pupils to discover Bradbury and his work.

Teaching LLCER anglais monde contemporain

If you’re teaching LLCER anglais monde contemporain this year, you haven’t had a lot of time to prepare. The curriculum was published too late for textbooks to be prepared for it. But we can help: check out our companion site for suggestions and lesson plans to use Shine Bright LLCER with AMC classes.

Et si on parlait du Grand oral ?

Vos élèves de Terminale seront les premiers à passer le Grand oral en 2021. Comment les aider à préparer l'épreuve ?

LLCER: quelles oeuvres pour vos Terminales ?

Vous avez été nombreux lors de notre webinar pour la spécialité LLCE de demander le programme limitatif d'oeuvres intégrales pour la Terminale. La liste a été publiée au BO du 21 mai 2020. Quelles oeuvres pensez-vous étudier avec vos élèves l'année prochaine ?

Everything You Wanted to Know About Shine Bright Terminale

Toutes les informations sur Shine Bright Terminale en quatre étapes faciles.

Shine Bright 1e: des sujets type Bac

Evaluez vos élèves sur de vrais sujets de type Bac !

Book Notes: On the Come Up 

"On the Come Up" is the second novel written by Angie Thomas, after "The Hate U Give". It is set in the same universe. Angie Thomas tells us a powerful story about hip hop, freedom of speech and fighting for your dreams.

Book Notes: The Hate U Give

The Hate U Give (THUG for short) was published in 2017. The book’s setting, events, and characters are largely inspired by Thomas’s own life.

Downton Abbey: Masters and Servants

This document aims to allow you to work on the trailer of the upcoming movie Downton Abbey at a B1 level. A perfect accompaniment to Shine Bright Terminale File 4 Masters and Servants.

Shine Bright Terminale : en 3 minutes chrono

La réponse à toutes vos questions sur Shine Bright Terminale avec cette vidéo explicative: les thèmes, les séquences de taille variée, les outils numérique,  la préparation au baccalauréat... 

Staging Emotions: West Side Story

An online class about West Side Story would be great for students studying Shine Bright LLCER File 13 "Staging Emotions",  or the film West Side Story, which is on the list of oeuvres intégrales for LLCE Première. Or any class interested in musicals, Puerto Rico or Romeo and Juliet.

Time to Shine!

They're finally here. (Well they're in warehouses waiting for schools to reopen!) Our teams of teachers, editors, picture researchers, graphic designers, layout artists and more have been hard at work for months preparing two new textbooks. And we can now let you have an exclusive look at them.

Little Women

Greta Gerwig’s latest movie based on Louisa May Alcott’s novel "Little Women" will take you into a female world in which conventions are defied, questioned and challenged by four sisters. This lively and fast-paced trailer will enable your students to not only get a glimpse of what life was like for women at that time but also to feel the brewing change embodied by Jo and her sisters. This work on "Little Women" can be a good introduction to a sequence on coming-of-age stories.

Orange Shirt Day

In Canada, 30 September is marked as Orange Shirt Day, in support of the generations of First Nations children who were separated from their families and sent to Residential Schools where they were banned from speaking their languages or following their cultures. This resource accompanies "Shine Bright 2de" Snapfile 11 First Nations Territories. It includes a website text and the trailer and an extract from the film "Indian Horse".