The Real Story of Pocahontas We have learned that Pocahontas, a famous Native American, was born in 1595 in the region of Virginia. It is interesting to note that her original name was Matoaka. Her father was a powerful chief of several tribes of the area named Powhatan. Besides, her father was also the highest authority the British...
Native American Timeline: -40,000 to 11,000 years ago: The First Native Americans immigrated to the North of America. -8,000 years ago: They started to cultivate vegetables and plants. -In 300: They created the bow and the arrow to hunt. -In 1492: Christopher Columbus traveled from Spain and discovered the Americas. -In the 1600’: Exploration and settlements by the...
(At the follwing of what we did last time)Text C This text is an extract from a speech made/pronounced by Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper in December 2014. This speech is an apology to the Native American descendants for the Sand Creek massacre that happened in 1864. We have learned that the Cheyenne and the Arapahoe Indians were slaughtered...
(At the following of what we did last time)Text C This text is an extract from a speech pronounced / made by Colorado Governer John Hickenlooper in December 2014. In his speech, he apologized to the Native Americans for what happened during the Sand Creek massacre. In fact, in 1864 the Cheyenne and the Arapahoe Indians in Colorado were...
Political Icons The document under study is an extract from SpeakeasyNews, published on October 22nd , 2024. We have learned that there are main symbols for both political parties in the USA. The symbol of the donkey associated to the Democratic Party appeared during the 1828 presidential campaign of Andrew Jackson. It was first used to mock his...
Unit 3: The Rapid Spread of Fake NewsTo what extent can we belive the news we get?Theme 2: RepresentationsTopic 2: Breaking the news and Getting InformedHow to Spot Fake News The document under study is a video about how to spot fake news. We have learned that a piece of news is suspicious when it had not been...
Political Icons The document under study is an article from Speakeasy News published in October 22nd, 2024. We have learned that in 1828, during Andrew Jackson’s presidential campaign, his opponents used to call him a “Jackass” (=donkey). It was to highlight the fact that he was a stubborn and determined person. On top of that, he strongly supported...
Celebrity Endorsments The document under study is a video published in September 2024, it was released just after the debate between the two candidates. It is about celebrities who supported the candidates during the 2024 presidential elections. We have learned that Harris had the biggest celebrity endorsements yet: the most popular one was Taylor Swift, indeed, she thought...
Making Amends Text A This text is a speech by Kevin Gover, a representative of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and who is himself Native American, member of the Pawnee nation of Oklahoma. It is an extract from “An Apology for the Treatment of Indians”, in 2000, in which Mr. Gover expresses his sorrow for the treatment that...
Celebrity endorsments The document under study is a video published in September 2024. It is about celebrities who supported the candidates for the 2024 presidential elections. We have learned that Harris had the biggest celebrity endorsement yet: Taylor Swift supported Harris through her Instagram by calling her gifted and a warrior. On top of that, she is also...
(At the follwing of what we did last time)The second document under study is an extract from a book entitled “America’s God and Country Encyclopedia of Quotations”, published in 1994. We have learned that the Pilgrims transformed Thanksgiving as a religious holiday to thank God for their lives, for their abundant harvest and for having protected them against...
(At the follwing of what we did last time)The second document is an extract from “America’s God and Country Encyclopedia of Quotations”, published in 1994. We have here the point of view of the Pilgrims as we can read the signature at the end of the text with the mention of the “colony”. We have learned that Thanksgiving...
Trump Assassination Attempt The document under study is an extract of an article from Le Monde written by Corine Lesnes published on July 14, 2024. It deals with the attempt assassination of Donald Trump that happened the day before on July 13 during a rally in Pennsylvania. Trump was shot in the ear. Lots of videos of this...
Reconsidering Myth (Part 2) The first document under study is an extract from an article entitled “Native American Harvest Feasts Before Thanksgiving”, published in 2018. We have learned that Native Americans had been celebrating their own Thanksgiving thousands years ago before the arrival of the European colonists. They were thankful for their lives, the abundant crops that nature...
Reconsidering the Myth (Part 1) The document under study is a video about the evolution of how people have celebrated Thanksgiving, published by History Channel in November 2012. We have learned that the first Thanksgiving was in 1621 when the Pilgrims invited the Native Americans to share a meal together to celebrate their first abundant harvest. At that...
(At the following of what we did last time)We can hear one Native American man, who is in charge of the organization of the remembrance/the commemoration of what he calls a “thankstaking”. Contrary to what everybody thinks, the first Thanksgiving did not happen in 1621 but in 1637. In fact, it was organized by Governor Winthrop to give...
(At the follwoing of what we did last time)We can hear one Native American man, who is in charge of the organization of the remembrance/the commemoration of what he calls a “thankstaking”. Indeed, even if everybody thinks that the first Thanksgiving was in 1621, we have learned that it actually was in 1637 when Governor Winthrop wanted to...
Presidential Ad Campaigns The documents under study are the ad campaigns for candidates for the 2024 American Presidential Election. The first one is Trump’s, released in April 2023. The tone of the video is serious and alarming, he wants to expose American citizens to the dangers and consequences of the Democratic policies on the country. The message of...
The Electoral College Explained The document under study is a video from CBS News published entitled “The Electoral College Explained”, published in October 2024. We have learned that the candidate who wins the popular vote does not necessarily win the election. The Electoral College was created in the 18th, the goal was to balance the votes between small...
Unit 2: No Thanks, No Giving Axes: Territory and Memory – Diversity and Inclusion A National Day of Mourning The document under study is a video which is about the reason why Native American observe a National Day of Mourning every Thanksgiving. The source of this video is the media Huffingpost, published in 2017. We can hear...
The Electoral College Explained The document under study is a video from CBS News entitled “The Electoral College Explained”, published in October 2024. We have learned that in America the candidate who wins the most votes is not the one who will win the election. The Electoral College was created at the end of the 18th century. At...
The American Presidential Elections Explained The document under study is a video from The Telegraph (a British media) explaining the American Presidential Elections process in 2016. We have learned that there are four different stages in this process: the first one is the Primaries that take place from January to June in the same year before the election....
The American Presidential Elections Explained The document under study is a video about the process of the American presidential elections. It is from The Telegraph, a British newspaper, published on Youtube in 2016. We have learned that there are several stages in this process; the first one is the Primaries: they are elections to select the candidate for...
US Election: Kamala Harris The document under study is an article from the US Government Website, published on July 24th 2024. It deals with the begin of Kamala Harris’ campaign after Biden’s withdrawal. We have learned that Harris was born in California in 1964. Her parents were immigrants from Jamaica (her father) and India (her mother). She grew...
Trump Assassination Attempt reinforcing cult of Personality. The document under study is an article from Le Monde, published in July 14th 2024. It deals with Trump assassination attempt and its consequences. On Saturday July 13th in Pennsylvania during a rally, Trump was shot in the ear by a gunman who wanted to kill him. Unfortunately, someone else was...
Celebrities Endorsing the Candidates The document under study is a video about celebrity endorsements in the 2024 American presidential elections. The video was published in September 2024. We have learned that Harris has the biggest endorsement from celebrities: Taylor Swift supports her because Harris fights for the right of the citizens. Ariana Grande also supports Harris because she...
