Apartheid & resistance December 17, 2009
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Steve Biko: >> wikipedia.en & post below this one 
Archbishop Desmond Tutu: >> wikipedia.en
[mainly >>role during Apartheid]
Archbishop Tutu about forgiveness:
Archbishop Tutu on climate change:
Nelson Mandela >> wikipedia.en
[mainly: >> anti-apartheid activities]
Nelson Mandela: Early life and The freedom struggle:
Walter Sisulu >>wikipedia.en
Helen Suzman >>wikipedia.en
Mohandas Ghandi [yes!!!] >>Civil Rights Movement South Africa
South Africa December 8, 2009
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Worth reading:
- books/stories by Beverley Naidoo >> her homepage
- about stories from her collection “Our of Bounds”
- one short story could be fotocopied and analysed in class next year
Film “Cry Freedom” (Steve Biko)
Trailer:
Peter Gabriel: “Biko” (live 1986):
Another topic for an oral presentation
The Life and Death of Steve Biko (1977) Part 1:
Steve Biko – A Story of Hope and Triumph:
Xhosa Lesson 2. How to say “click” sounds:
Ladysmith Black Mambaza – Zulu Dance @ Pretoria
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Ladysmith Black Mambazo “Homeless” [originally with Paul Simon on the "Graceland" tour]
Miriam Makeba – The Click Song
>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mwh9z58iAU
Now the national anthem: N’Kosi Sikeleli Africa- With Miriam Makeba & Paul Simon & Ladysmith Black Mambazo:
Soweto Gospel Choir
..and live: Cape Town Festival 2008:
Kalifornien!!!!!!!!!!!! October 30, 2009
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Nun klappt’s zum Glück doch noch, jedenfalls für 14 Schülerinnen und Schüler des 10. Jahrgangs. Vom 6. – 29. März 2010 wird diese Gruppe im Rahmen des Gapp-Austausches 2010 zu unserer Partnerschule nach Vista/Kalifornien fliegen können, aber zuerst gibt’s für Interessierte ein erstes kurzes Informationstreffen mit Frau Reinken:
Di, 1. November in der 1. großen Pause in A 1
>> mehr auf der Homepage http://www.ulricianum-aurich.de
May 4th: “Holes” diaries & reports May 4, 2009
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Here we go, time to get some writing practise and time to tell the outside world about the cruel things going on at Camp Green Lake
Five groups, please, tasks will be given to you
April 22nd: Extreme Sports April 22, 2009
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This is what wikipedia.en says about “extreme sports”:
“The definition of extreme sports may have shifted over the years due to marketing trends. When the term first surfaced circa the late 1980s/early 1990s, it was used for adult sports such as skydiving, scuba diving, surfing, rock climbing, snow skiing, water skiing, snowboarding, mountain biking, mountaineering, storm chasing, hang gliding, and bungee jumping, many of which were undergoing an unprecedented growth in popularity at the time.”
- which of these “extreme sports” is interesting for you and why?
- what’s dangerous (or ‘extreme’) about these sports?
- writing: please briefly describe one of these sports in your own words to explain it to people who don’t know about it
- eight new words/constructions wanted
If time allows:
- find the geographical places mentioned in “Sierra Wave”: Echo Park/Los Angeles; Palos Verdes; Owens Valley; Sierras; Gunter Peak; Mount Whitney; China Lake
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March 3rd: British History March 1, 2009
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1. Anglo-Saxon invasion in the 5th/6th century:
Find out about our early families and why we are perhaps relatives of the people in GB:
2. The Vikings from the 8th to the 11th century:
Find out about other visitors/guests/invaders in GB:
Questions for both groups:
When did they live?
When did they invade?
Where were they from?
What did they do in GB?
Can you find any other useful pieces of information?
- are there any difficult words?
- what do you learn about clothes and their homes?
And here is the official website of the Queen >>British Monarchy
If you want to do some training online @home:
St. Patrick’s Day – March 17th
A lot of interesting stuff to be found on Jim Burkes blog >>here we go
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“The Troubles” January 25, 2009
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Maps:
>> of Great Britain and Ireland
>> of Ireland
[population: 4.2 million; 5% Protestants, 95% Catholics
>> of Northern Ireland
[population: 1.6 million; 60% Protestants, 40% Catholics]
Important dates and events in the history of Ireland:
| After 1171 |
Irish Land seized by English Barons |
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| 1300s | All land in Ireland under English control. |
English Barons continued to seize land in Ireland and by the 1300s they held nearly all land in Ireland. However, loyalty to England had weakened and many of the former English Barons now considered themselves Irish rather than English. |
| 1400s | English control confined to the Pale |
By the end of the fifteenth century English control was confined to a small area around Dublin. This area was known as the Pale. Those beyond the Pale were considered barbarians. |
| 1534 | Henry VIII took control in Ireland |
Ireland was ruled by the Earls of Kildare who were English noblemen who had settled in Ireland. Henry invaded and tried to take that control away. |
| 1541 | Henry VIII King of Ireland |
Henry VIII forced Ireland’s government to declare him King of Ireland. Once declared King, Henry began to introduce new laws that increased English control of Ireland. Henry also tried, without success to introduce Protestantism to Ireland. |
| Summer 1610 | Ulster Plantation began |
James I attempted to stop the Ulster revolts by using plantation. He gave land in Ulster to English and Scottish Protestant settlers and created a Protestant majority in Ulster. Catholics became worried as plantation increased fearing that they too would lose their land. |
| 1st July 1690 | Battle of the Boyne |
William’s army defeated James II at this battle fought on the river Boyne in the North East of Ireland. Many Ulster Protestants fought with William and they became known as Orangemen. The event is still commemorated today. Every 12th July Orangemen march through Ulster to mark the defeat of Catholic James II at this battle. |
| 1703 | Protestants own 90% of the land |
Over the past century, thousands of Catholics had been transported abroad or resettled in new areas and even more land had been seized by English Protestants. By 1703 90% of the land in Ireland was owned by English nobles to whom the Catholic peasants had to pay rent. |
| 1845 – 1848 | The Potato Famine |
Potato was the staple diet of the Irish. Although other crops such as wheat and oats as well as beef, mutton, pork and poultry were in plentiful supply, these were shipped abroad by the English landowners for profit, the Irish people mainly lived on potatoes. In 1845 the potato crop in Ireland was struck by a disease and half the crop failed. The situation was worse in 1846 and 1847 leaving people starving. Around a million people emigrated to America and Canada. The British government did not send money to help the starving people fearing that they would use it to buy guns to revolt against English rule. Landowners continued to ship produce abroad. More than 1.5 million people starved to death. Those that survived were filled with hatred for the British government that had refused to help. |
| May 1916 | Easter Rising Rebels executed |
Seventy rebels were sentenced to death by the British forces. Fifteen executions were carried out, the remainder, including Michael Collins, were imprisoned. The executions led to a rise in support for Sinn Féin. |
| December 1920 | Partition (Government of Ireland Act) |
The Government of Ireland Act introduced partition to Ireland. Two parliaments were introduced, one in Dublin to serve twenty-six counties and one in Belfast to serve six northern counties. The twenty-six counties were known as the Irish Free State and were given a measure of independence. The six northern counties were to remain part of the United Kingdom but they would have their own parliament, the Stormont. A Council of Ireland was set up to oversee measures common to both parts. Unionists (those who want to remain a part of the United Kingdom) support Partition but Republicanists (those who want all of Ireland to be a separate independent republic) oppose partition. |
| 21st December 1948 | Creation of Republic of Ireland |
The Irish Free State was granted full independence from Britain under the terms of the Republic of Ireland Act. However, the six northern counties remained part of the United Kingdom. |
Very short timeline of “The Troubles”:
- 1968: Civil rights campaign starts in Northern Ireland,
the modern conflict (“the Troubles”) begin
- 1969: British troops sent to Northern Ireland (“Operation Banner”)
- 1972: Bloody Sunday – British troops kill 13 protesters, Direct rule imposed from London
- 1981: Irish republican prisoners’ hunger strike in British prison, 10 prisoners starve to death
- 1985: Anglo-Irish Agreement between the Irish Republic and Great Britain
- 1998: The Belfast “Good Friday” peace agreement,
Real IRA bombing in Omagh kills 29 - 1999: A power-sharing Assembly set up in Northern Ireland
- 2005: IRA formally ends armed campaign
- in the end, nearly 3.600 people died during “The Troubles”
Irish Music January 22, 2009
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Your task today:
- find the song of your group/singer on youtube.com , watch it and listen carefully to it
- find the lyrics by using google.com [search words: lyrics song title and/or singer/group]; read the lyrics, understand them
- look for some information about singer/group by using wikipedia
- watch/listen to song again, take notes about contents, instruments, group/singer and preapre an oral presentation
- starting at 15.00 h: present song/video and tell us about everything you found out
Music:
1. Sinéad O’Connor – Nothing Compares 2 U >>more
2. Sinéad O’Connor-Famine >>videoclip >>about the famine >>images
3. The Cranberries – Zombies >>more >>song
4. U 2 – Bloody Sunday >>videoclip >>about the day
5. Boyzone – [choose a song]
6. The Dubliners – Molly Malone >>videoclip
7. The Dubliners – Black Velvet Band >>videoclip
8. Enya – On Your Shore >>videoclip >>about her & Clannad (Celtic)
9. Christie Moore [Green Island]
Getting in touch with Ireland January 11, 2009
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Cliffs of Moher, Ireland
Work with a partner: you are in charge of one of the nine possible towns/information offered on the podCards website: http://www.eslpodcards.com/ireland.php
- listen to the audio-file and try to understand as much as possible
- listen for a second time and read the manuscript parallel (–> open in a new window)
- work on the exercises & tasks and the crossword, which can be done online; don’t print anything unless I tell you to do so, please
- when you have understood everything take notes which enable you to write a short text about your topic at home and prepare an oral presentation, based on your notes
- some new words are to be written down as well
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“I am Australian” November 27, 2008
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Song: “I am Australian” [in your book p. 25]
Work on the details of the song: contents, names, vocab [use dict.cc] and prepare your homework by taking notes.
@home: What does the song tell about? And: ten useful new words to be written down and to be learnt.
Lyrics I Am Australian
I am the ancient heart – the keeper of the flame,
I stood upon the rocky shore, I watched the tall ships come,
For forty thousand years I’d been the first Australian.
We are one but we are many
And from all the lands on earth we come,
we share a dream,
And sing with one voice,
I am, you are, we are Australian.
I came upon the prison ship bound down by iron chains
I cleared the land, endured the lash and waited for the rains.
I’m a settler, I’m a farmer’s wife on a dry and barren run
A convict then a free man, I became Australian.
I’m the daughter of a digger who sought the mother lode
The girl became a woman on the long and dusty road
I’m a child of the depression, I saw the good times come
I’m a bushy, I’m a battler, I am Australian.
We are one but we are many
And from all the lands on earth we come,
we share a dream,
And sing with one voice,
I am, you are, we are Australian.
I’m a teller of stories, I’m a singer of songs
I am Albert Namatjira, and I paint the ghostly gums
I am Clancy on his horse, I’m Ned Kelly on the run
I’m the one who waltzed Matilda, I am Australian.
I’m the hot wind from the desert, I’m the black soil of the plains
I’m the mountains and the valleys, I’m the drought and flooding rains
I am the rock, I am the sky, the rivers when they run
The spirit of this great land, I am Australian.
We are one but we are many
And from all the lands on earth we come,
we share a dream,
And sing with one voice,
I am, you are, we are Australian.
Waltzing Matilda
