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Presidential Poet

The Biden-Harris inaugural committee has announced the line-up for the Inauguration and it includes an extraordinary young poet. Andrea Gorman was named the country’s inaugural National Youth Poet Laureate in 2017, at just 18.

15 Janvier 2021

elections

president

poetry

He is Back*!

On Sunday January 10th, Terminator actor and former governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger posted a powerful video on Twitter. He denounced the violent mob that overtook the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday 6th. Recounting his childhood in Austria after World War II, he linked the Capitol attack to Nazi Germany. https://twitter.com/Schwarzenegger/status/1348249481284874240?s=20 The “Proud Boys” equivalent of Nazis In this seven-minute video, Arnold Schwarzenegger , compares the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol with Kristallnacht or the "Night of Broken Glass”, the attack on Jewish people that destroyed thousands of businesses, homes, and synagogues in Nazi Germany in November 1938 and resulted in the deaths of hundreds of people. The "Night of Broken Glass" was a violent turning point in the early days of Nazi Germany which would escalate to the murder of 6 million people in the Holocaust. "It was a night of rampage against the Jews carried out in 1938 by the Nazi equivalent of the Proud Boys," said Schwarzenegger in his video. "Wednesday was the Day of Broken Glass here in the United States. The broken glass was in the windows of the United States Capitol." His video has more than 37,3 million views and over 1.2 million likes. … as irrelevant as an old tweet… Schwarzenegger was a Republican governor of California from 2003 to 2011, but has long been critical of President Donald Trump. In the video, he tells us that "President Trump is a failed leader. He will go down in history as the worst president ever… The good thing is that he will soon be as irrelevant as an old tweet." Schwarzenegger also opens up about his childhood in Austria where he was born two years after the end of World War II. He shares memories of his father, Gustav, a member of Austria's military police, getting drunk and then coming home and screaming at and hitting his family. The abuse in his family was not unusual, he added. The other fathers in the neighborhood did the same, the actor said, calling them "broken men drinking away their guilt over their participation in the most evil regime in history." "They were the people next door." "I did not hold him totally responsible because our neighbor was doing the same thing to his family," said Schwarzenegger, calling the experience a "painful memory." "Not all of them were rabid anti-Semites or Nazis. Many just went along, step by step, down the road," he said. "They were the people next door." He compared the rise of Nazi Germany to the attempted coup this week and blamed President Donald Trump, noting that in both eras, leaders' lies instigated violence. "It all started with lies, and lies, and lies, and intolerance," Schwarzenegger said. "President Trump sought to overturn the results of an election, and of a fair election. He sought a coup by misleading people with lies. My father and our neighbors were also misled by lies, and I know where such lies lead." At one point in the video, Schwarzenegger pulls out the sword from when he played Conan the Barbarian in the 1982 film, using it as an example of how democracy, like a tempered sword, becomes stronger under pressure. "To those who think they can overturn the United States Constitution, know this," Schwarzenegger said. "You will never win." Schwarzenegger is not the only Republican personality who doesn’t support the president anymore. Impeachment for "incitement of insurrection" The American Constitution states that a president can be impeached and removed from office for a number of reasons, including "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors." On Wednesday January 13th, the US House of Representatives impeached President Trump, charging him with "incitement of insurrection" for his role in the violence at the Capitol. Ten Republican members of the House broke with their party and joined Democrats in approving the single article of impeachment. Trump will leave power as the first president in the nation’s 245-year history to be impeached twice. The vote to impeach Trump was 232 to 197. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will decide when to transmit the article to the Senate which will get the final word and where Trump could face a trial, which is likely to come after he's left office. If Trump is convicted in the Senate, he could be barred from ever seeking elected federal office again. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, said that the trial would begin after the Senate reconvenes on Tuesday, the day before President-elect Joe Biden takes office. At least 67 of the 100 senators are needed for conviction. Democrats will need at least 17 Republican senators to break ranks to convict Trump. * I'll be back https://youtu.be/-YEG9DgRHhA

14 Janvier 2021

U.S.A.

elections

Trump

3

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Studying "The Buddha of Suburbia" in LLCER

"The Buddha of Suburbia", by Hanif Kureishi, one of the novels proposed as an oeuvre intégrale on the LLCER Terminale curriculum, deals with many themes that are relevant to students today: the search for identity, race, and racism and integration.

08 Janvier 2021

literature

British literature

multiculturalism

Rendez-vous

Georgia on their Minds

Amidst all the chaos in Washington, D.C. on 6 January, as Congress tried to certify Joe Biden’s presidential win, a quieter but possibly just as revolutionary election event was taking place in the deep South. In Georgia’s runoff Senate elections, both seats were won by Democrats, giving Biden a tiny but working majority in Congress. Because of the checks and balances system in the U.S.A., a President’s power to pass the legislation he won his election promising is limited by the composition of the two houses of Congress. These can change every two years, once at the midterm elections and once at the presidential elections. In this year’s elections, the Democrats retained a reduced majority in the House of Representatives, and came close to equal numbers of seats in the Senate. Because of a local election law, Georgia’s two Senate seats weren’t decided in November because no candidate got 50% of the vote. That meant there had to be a run-off between the two candidates with the most votes for each seat. In each case it was a Republican incumbent and a Democrat opponent. Georgia, a traditionally conservative state, had not elected a Democrat as President since 1996, but this time, Biden had won by a small margin (contested by Trump) of just 12,000 votes or 0.2%. Casting Vote Joe Biden knows a lot about the difficulties of passing legislation without a majority in both houses. He was Barack Obama’s Vice-President and for all but the first year and a half of his two terms, the House of Representatives had a Republican majority. President Trump had the opposite scenario: the Senate had a Republican majority for his whole term, but the House swung to the Democrats in the 2018 midterms. The Democratic Party mobilised everyone they could in Georgia to try to gain the two seats that would mean they had a majority: It would equalise numbers of Republicans and Democrats (plus two independents who vote with them) and give Vice-President Kamala Harris the casting vote in case of equal votes. While all eyes were on the riot in the Capitol, news came through that both Democrat candidates had won, by small margins but not enough to require a recount. Raphael Warnock became the first African American Senator chosen by the state (and only the 11th black Senator at all). He is a 51-year-old Baptist pastor, who preaches in the church where Dr Martin Luther King, Jr was pastor. Jon Ossoff, just 33, is a documentary filmmaker and investigative journalist, whose interest in politics dates back to high school, when he interned for legendary civil-rights activist Congressman John Lewis. The majority their victories give President Biden mean that he has a better chance of getting Congress to pass his legislation, such as the $2000 stimulus cheques for citizens suffering financial hardship due to the pandemic that Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell recently blocked. It also means it will be easier for him to obtain the necessary Senate approval for his appointments to his cabinet and to the judiciary once he is inaugurated on 20 January.

08 Janvier 2021

U.S.A.

U.S. elections

MLK

Hanif Kureishi: The Buddha of Suburbia

Hanif Kureishi is a subversive writer in search of identity beyond the borders of race, gender and class. Vanessa Guignery draws a portrait of the author of The Buddha of Suburbia, My Beautiful Launderette and My Son the Fanatic.

07 Janvier 2021

literature

Cinéma

British literature

Inauguration Day

Assuming that anything happens as planned in this extraordinary election campaign, Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States, and Kamala Harris as Vice-President, on Inauguration Day, 20 January, 2021. The ceremony and traditional celebrations that follow will be much smaller than in previous years because of the coronavirus pandemic.

07 Janvier 2021

Martin Luther King

elections

president

Change in Australia’s National Anthem to Reflect Indigenous Heritage

Australia started the new year with a change in its national anthem designed to be more inclusive of all Australians.

07 Janvier 2021

commemoration

citizenship

civil rights

Happy Birthday, MLK!

The third Monday of January is a federal holiday in the U.S.A., in honour of Martin Luther King. In keeping with King's philosophy, citizens are encouraged to treat it as a day of service to others by volunteering in their communities. As the slogan says, it is "a day on, not a day off".

02 Janvier 2021

holidays

Martin Luther King

civil rights

Sélection culturelle

The Spy Who Turned Novelist

John le Carré, master spy novelist, died on 12 December at the age of 89. Like James Bond creator Ian Fleming, le Carré himself worked in intelligence, but his novels were the polar opposite of Bond, portraying espionage as bleak, often tedious, and above all morally ambiguous.

14 Décembre 2020

video

thriller

British literature

Ho, Ho, Ho, Christmas Jumper Day is Back!

As Boris Johnson said as he announced a new lockdown: "'Tis the season to be jolly careful". But it's nice to know that some festive traditions have survived the pandemic. Friday 11 December is the ninth Christmas Jumper Day, organised by Save the Children U.K. Normally, people wear a Christmas-themed jumper to work or school but this is one fundraising event that can actually work just as well on social media. Dress up in a silly jumper - home decorated if possible - make a £2 donation to the charity, post your selfie and encourage your friends to do the same. Mr Johnson is probably a bit busy with Brexit negotiations to take part, but his wax figure at Madame Tussaud's will be appropriately attired on the day. Lots of other well-known faces have trotted out their best yuletide bling to support the charity's efforts. The previous eight editions of Christmas Jumper Day have raised £25 million to help children in the U.K. and around the world. Coronavirus has made the charity's work more necessary than ever, as it has impacted families already struggling with poverty around the world. The Save the Children site has some short, simple examples of c hildren who have been helped by money made by fundraising. Time to Upcycle The Christmas Jumper Day site has some great tips for repurposing plain old jumpers by giving them a Yultide makeover. Like this! https://youtu.be/ENKQd5zc_so For last year's Christmas Jumper Day, Britain’s world record holding Olympic long jumper Greg Rutherford, wore Britain’s longest Christmas jumper (measuring the same as his record 8.51m jump).

11 Décembre 2020

video

charity

children

Travel to Ireland for Training Courses

Every year, the Education Ministry finances 400 courses in language and culture in EU countries for language teachers in primary or secondary. Applications need to be in by 17 January 2021.

09 Décembre 2020

Ireland

teaching

DNL

Rendez-vous

Teen Scientist Looking for a Covid Cure

Not all the scientists researching a Covid vaccine or cure are professionals working in labs. Anika Chebrolu, 14, from Texas, has been named America's Top Young Scientist 2020 for finding a compound that could bind to the distinctive spike protein in the SARS-Cov-2 virus and potentially inhibit its ability to infect human cells.

03 Décembre 2020

video

gender equality

Unicef

Young Scientist Named Time’s “Kid of the Year”

Gitanjali Rao from Colorado, won America's Top Young Scientist, for her innovative gadget to test for contaminants like lead in drinking water. She has also mentored 30,000 students, encouraging them to use science and technology to create social change, too. She has just been named TIME magazine’s first ever “Kid of the Year”. Find teaching resources on this inspiring teen on the BRNE cycle 4.

03 Décembre 2020

gender equality

bullying

science

Rendez-vous

2020: A Year in Language

It’s the traditional time of year for dictionary publishers to announce their “word of the year”. In a year dominated by the pandemic, Oxford Dictionaries decided to choose several, whereas Collins chose “lockdown” from a shortlist dominated by the health emergency. Merriam Webster in the States went with the word “pandemic” itself.

02 Décembre 2020

language

world of work

Black Lives Matter

Short Teaching Stays in the UK and Ireland

As the days start getting longer again, it's time to think of travel! If you teach English in secondary school, you can apply to spend two weeks teaching and observing in a school in the UK or Ireland.

28 Novembre 2020

UK

Ireland

teaching

5

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Meet Joe Biden and Kamala Harris

Now that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are President and Vice-President Elect of the U.S.A., your pupils will no doubt want to know more about them. This A2 article will provide materials for your pupils to speak about the American election in a factual way.

27 Novembre 2020

president

Trump

EMC

5

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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Profiles

Although President Trump is still making legal challenges over the election, it seems certain that after the January Inauguration, Joe Biden will become the 46th President of the U.S.A. and Kamala Harris, his running mate, will be the first black female Vice-President and to thus make history. Thanks to this B1 article, the students will learn more about Biden and Harris: not only their private lives but also their political careers as well as the challenges awaiting them in the midst of this worldwide pandemic are here explained.

27 Novembre 2020

president

Trump

EMC

New Reading Guides Available

We know from your messages that you've been waiting for them... Our first two film guides in the Reading Guide series, Much Ado About Nothing and 12 Angry Men, are now available as is Jane Eyre.

26 Novembre 2020

film

literature

Cinéma

The Unknown Warrior 100 Years On

The First World War was so devastating, countries were at a loss to know how to commemorate their dead. A hundred years ago, two years after the Armistice, Britain’s King George V inaugurated the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Cathedral, to honour all the anonymous fallen.

25 Novembre 2020

conflict

war

commemoration

Sélection culturelle

The 2020 Booker Prize Goes to First-time Scottish Author

Britain's most prestigious literary prize this year was awarded on 19 November to one of four debut novels in the shortlist: "Shuggie Bain" by Douglas Stuart, a story of family love and addiction in recession-hit 1980s Glasgow.

25 Novembre 2020

video

literature

British literature

Rendez-vous

Thanksgiving Despite Coronavirus

Many countries in Europe have instituted lockdowns with the aim of reducing coronavirus transmissions enough to allow their populations to have a semblance of a normal Christmas. In the U.S., the problem of family get-togethers is a whole month earlier, with Thanksgiving, which falls this year on Thursday 26 November.

20 Novembre 2020

thanksgiving

Canada

teaching resources

Masked But Not Muted on World Children's Day

19 November is Unicef's annual World Children's Day. This year, the UN organisation is highlighting how children have been impacted by the global pandemic.

20 Novembre 2020

poem

videos

Unicef

Celebrating Diwali with a Light Installation at Tate Britain

Like all museums in England, Tate Britain is closed to the public for lockdown. But it's still celebrating art, and the Hindu festival of lights, Diwali, in a stunning artwork displayed on the OUTSIDE of the building.

12 Novembre 2020

art

London

exhibition

Rendez-vous

Finally.... a Result

After four days of tense waiting, demonstrations and threats of legal challenge, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris emerged as the next President and Vice-President of the United States on Saturday 7 November.

08 Novembre 2020

video

president

Trump

Sélection culturelle

Booker Prize Shortlist 2020

The UK’s most prestigious literary prize, the Booker, will be awarded on 19 November. This year’s shortlist of six books, including four debut novels, is very diverse, featuring authors from the U.S., Zimbabwe and Ethiopia as well as a single representative from the U.K.

06 Novembre 2020

literature

coming-of-age

gender politics

Sélection culturelle

Shakespeare's Son and Anne Hathaway

The UK’s 2020 Women’s Prize for Fiction has been awarded to a novel that imagines the life and death of Shakespeare’s son Hamnet and rounds out the character of his wife Anne Hathaway: Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet.

05 Novembre 2020

Shakespeare

Hamlet

British literature

5

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Roald Dahl's The Witches

Roald Dahl’s "The Witches" was published in 1983, a typically twisted tale of witches who look like normal women and want to eliminate children by turning them into mice. A second film version, this time by American director Robert Zemeckis, was scheduled for a November release. Like everything else, it's on hold for lockdown, but why not get your pupils ready to watch it with this spooky resource?

05 Novembre 2020

Roald Dahl

video

film

Rendez-vous

Explaining the Electoral College

Until the recent past, the electoral college was barely mentioned in descriptions of the U.S. Presidential electoral system. But then came the 2000 election, when George W. Bush lost the popular vote, but won the majority of electoral college votes. And 2016, when Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by a 3 million margin, but Donald Trump won the electoral college vote 304 votes to 227.

05 Novembre 2020

president

Trump

EMC

3

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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.

04 Novembre 2020

video

art

Oscar Wilde

Supreme Court Confirmation Rushed Through

Judge Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed as the Supreme Court replacement for Ruth Bader Ginsburg on 27 October, barely a week before the presidential election.

30 Octobre 2020

Trump

U.S. culture

gender equality