Maurice Ravel OIB Programme
Mrs Gaynor's 6ème Programme 2016- 2017
The official programme for English in International sections can be found at the following link : http://www.education.gouv.fr/cid23084/les-sections-internationales-au-college.html
Term 1 September/October
Theme : Me and My World: home and school
Class reader : Matilda by Roald Dahl with extracts from Harry Potter, Cider with Rosie, Poetry : Dossier: 6 poems to learn on the theme of school and family
Project : Analysis of book covers and creating own book covers Oral presentations on favourite book
Final task : Imagine your ideal school
Holiday Reading: Choice of books in a school setting or featuring gifted children:
Artemis Fowl by Eoin Coffler, A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'engle, or Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by JK Rowling
Term 2 November/December Theme : War and children in War
Class reader : The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne with extracts from Anne Frank, When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, Goodnight Mr Tom, Maus etc Poetry : Introduction to war poetry
Final task : Prepare and present a war dossier with photos, poems and extracts from your reading.
Outing : Holocaust/Shoah Museum in Paris
Holiday Reading: One of a large choice of books dealing with children in war
Term 3 January/February
Theme : From Fairy Tales to Crime Fiction
The short story : Focus on short stories : a selection of stories including some Conan Doyle Fairy tales and satire
Project Preparing for the American Library short story contest/Spelling Bee Fairy Tale Theatre with Camille Sée pupils.
Outing January: Compagnie Oz's Elementary, my dear Watson.
Final task: Write your own short story
Term 4 February/March Theme : The Supernatural
Class reader : Skellig by David Almond
Extracts from writing on the mysterious and supernatural.
Poems from William Blake : The Angel, The Schoolboy Project : Book comparison : The Ghost of Thomas Kemp Vs Skellig
Term 5 : April/May/June
Theme : Drama and public performance
Introduction to Drama : Drama games and stagecraft Introduction to Shakespeare : Much Ado About Nothing
Outing: Tower Theatre Paris: Much Ado about Nothing
May 15 - 20th Week long trip to Oxford, Bath and Stratford-upon-Avon on the theme of From the Romans to Harry Potter
Maurice Ravel Anglophone International Section Programme Mrs Gaynor's 5ème Programme 2016 – 2017
Books to buy : novels mentioned below and extra novels for holiday reading
Term 1 Theme : Autobiography Class reader : Boy by Roald Dahl
Autobiographical stories (My first Confession/Bob Geldoff extract/Catcher in the Rye, Angela's Ashes, Chinese Cinderella)
Activities : Diary writing and confessional writing
Poetry : Poems about identity and me, looking back at childhood
Art: Self portraits
Project : Write your own autobiography Outing: Visit to American Library in Paris
Holiday Reading: The House on Mango Street, Leon's Story, Little House on the Prairie
Term 2 Theme : War and the horrors of War
Class reader : Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo with extracts from How Many Miles to Babylon by Jennifer Johnston
War Poetry : Gassed, Coward, Dulce et Decorum Est
Art: Propaganda posters from WW1
Activities : Making speeches and propaganda, Letter writing, analyzing cartoons Project : Make a speech promoting peace
Outing : Musée de l'Armée : la Grande Guerre
Holiday Reading: Valentine Joe by Rebecca Stevens, How Many Miles to Babylon, Warhorse
Term 3 Theme : Detective stories/Crime Writing
Class reader The Sign of Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle with extracts from Agatha Christie, Alexander McCall Smith and other crime writers
Activities: Cluedo, Alibi and solving crimes Guest speaker: Nicolas Lebel, detective writer
Project Write your own detective story for the American Library short story contest Outing Elementary, my dear Watson, Compagnie Oz End January
Holiday Reading: A detective book of your choice
Term 4 Theme Voyages of discovery and imagination Class reader : Alice in Wonderland
Activities Drama games, stagecraft
Term 5 Theme : Focus on Shakespeare: Appearance versus Reality Class reader : Much Ado about Nothing
Project: Trip to Stratford-upon-Avon: Focus on Shakespearian language Outing : Shakespeare in the park : Much Ado about Nothing
Maurice Ravel Anglophone International Section Programme Mrs Gaynor's 4ème Programme 2016 – 2017
Books to buy : novels mentioned below and extra novels for holiday reading
First term: Sept – October
Theme: Walking around in someone else's skin, understanding race and prejudice Class reader: To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee
Poetry: American beat, being different, race poems Art: photos from depression
Outing: Visit from a specialist in race relations/Courtroom visit later in the year Hist/geo link: Justice system, discrimination, civil rights movement, slavery
Holiday Reading : Choose from Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry, I know why the Caged Bird Sings, Leon's Story, Uncle Tom's Cabin, The Help
Second term: November – December Theme: The fantastic/Gothic Class reader: Dracula
Short stories: Tell Tale Heart, The Red Room Poetry: Edgar Allen Poe, Byron romantics, Keats Art : Introduction to musicals: Phantom of the Opera
Outing: 15th December Oliver Twist at Alambra, Musée des Vampires Holiday Reading: The Turn of the Screw, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Jane Eyre
Third term: January- February Theme: Film Studies
Film study : vocabulary, techniques, analysis
Film in focus: Freaks, My Left Foot, Edward Scissorhands, Citizen Kane, Extracts from other films and court métrages
Visit from film maker. TBA
Holiday Project: Make your own short film
Fourth term March April :
Theme: Respect and reputation/Lies and deceit/Appearance versus Reality Class reader: The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Historical link: Victorian/Edwardian morality
Outing: Theatre en Anglais Importance of Being Earnest March 10th 2017
Holiday Reading: Choose from Huckleberry Finn, Gulliver's Travels, Slaughterhouse 5, Pride and Prejudice
Last term: May June
Theme: Shakespeare/Old English
Class reader: Much Ado about Nothing (in more detail than 5ème/6ème) Historical link: History of English Language: timeline
Extracts from old English and middle English, Shakespearian English Outing: Shakespeare in the Park
