News of the World is a not-so-classic Western starring Tom Hanks as a newsreader travelling across the U.S. during a violent and tumultuous period after the American Civil War. In a neat inversion of Indian abduction narratives like John Ford’s classic The Searchers, the Confederate veteran here is trying to return a child to her … Continue reading “News of the West”
If you’re teaching LLCER AMC, or will be next year, let us introduce the latest addition to the Shine Bright collection: Anglais, monde contemporain Cycle Terminal. It includes 28 chapters of varying lengths covering all the themes of the curriculum in 1e and Terminale, ranging across the English-speaking world. A group of authors teaching in … Continue reading “Coming Very Soon: Shine Bright AMC”
News of the World has many features of a Western but its hero has much more psychological depth than Western heroes of old. The film takes its title from the main character’s job. Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd is a Civil War veteran who now makes his living by travelling from one small frontier town to … Continue reading “Searching for Answers in the West”
As well the 28 Files, the Shine Bright AMC contains 34 pages of Landmarks: timelines and key information about the history and culture of English-speaking countries with an AMC angle. They were written by Juliette Hanrot, who teaches history and geography in DNL. These reference pages can be used to give pupils essential background when … Continue reading “Shine Bright AMC Landmarks”
In our series of author videos presenting different chapters of Shine Bright AMC, here is SnapFile 24 Five Eyes, one power, about a little-known espionage alliance between English-speaking countries, presented by its author Sophie Robin-Boudjenane. This file fits into the Terminale theme Relation au monde Axe 1 : Puissance et influence. You can browse this file … Continue reading “Shine Bright AMC SnapFile 24 Five eyes, one power”
In our series of author videos presenting different chapters of Shine Bright AMC, here is SnapFile 26 The world’s drugstore, about the Indian pharmaceutical industry, one of the biggest global producers of vaccines, presented by its author Eve Grandin. This file fits into the Terminale theme Relation au monde Axe 2 Rivalités et intredépendences. You … Continue reading “Shine Bright AMC SnapFile 26 The world’s drugstore”
In our series of author videos presenting different chapters of Shine Bright AMC, here is SnapFile 6 The Crown and the Houses, about Britons’ feelings towards their parliamentary monarchy, presented by its author Lynda Itouchène. This file fits into the Première theme Représentations Axe 1 Faire entendre sa voix : Représentation et participation. You can browse … Continue reading “Shine Bright AMC SnapFile 6 The Crown and the Houses”
In our series of author videos presenting different chapters of Shine Bright AMC, here is File 12 Standard English, about the status of English alongside other languages in the world today, presented by its author Cyril Dowling. This file fits into the Terminale theme Faire société Axe 1 Unité et pluralité. You can browse this … Continue reading “Shine Bright AMC File 12 Standard English”
This Earth Day, 22 April, President Biden is hosting an online Leaders’ Summit on Climate ahead of the UN’s COP 26 Climate Change Conference that is supposed to take place in Glasgow in November. And he made the surprise pledge to cut the U.S.’s carbon emissions by half in the next decade, double the previous … Continue reading “A Free Poster for Earth Day”
The jury in the trial over the death of George Floyd has found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all three charges: second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Floyd’s family and supporters expressed relief. The court found that it was Chauvin’s actions – kneeling on Floyd for more than nine minutes during … Continue reading “Police Officer Convicted of Murdering George Floyd”