AN IRISH WEEK AT JEAN MOULIN
The mural of tolerance
TASK
Making a filmed report of the Irish week at your school
From March 19th to March 23rd, 2012, Danny Devenny, Marty Lyons and Mark Ervine will come from Belfast to paint a mural about tolerance with you at your school. A special report is going to be carried out by the Emerald Eyes Channel. You are now specialists about Northern Ireland, aren’t you? Be prepared to talk about your experience in Belfast last January and present your class project! Enjoy!!
ROLES
-Main reporter: Presentation of the project and work of the students on the mural. Name of the student:
-Student 1 to be interviewed: Discovering Shankill Road and Falls Road Name:
-Student 2: A reporter presenting and interviewing the muralists Name:
+ an expert reporter about murals :
-Student 3: The Giant’s Causeway and Finn McCool Name:
-Student 4: Ulster Folk and Transport Museum + Titanic exhibition (tourist office guest) Name:
-Student 5: Talking about the celebrations that week Name:
-Student 6: Presentation of the exhibition themes and goals achieved Name:
-Student 7: About tourism in Northern Ireland / Visits Name:
-Student 8: Presenting a theme from the exhibition . The Irish emigration Name: -Student 9: The Civil Rights Movement and Bloody Sunday Name:
-Student 10: The Hunger Strikes Name:
-Student 11: Irish literature Name:
-Student 12: Culture and sports Name:
-Student 13: Is to be interviewed about his/her favourite site in Northern Ireland. Name:
CAUTION: you will be allowed keywords only on the day of the report!! BUT, do not hesitate to give details of your experience during your trip in Northern Ireland. Do not forget the language bit, that’s important!! You have learnt new local expressions in Belfast. The report will be more colourful!! And fun…
Reminder:
ULSTER ENGLISH
The language of Northern Ireland a) dead on = great b) what about ye ? = how are you ? c) She's jist a wee pet = she's so sweet d) cheerio / see ye = bye-bye e) sticking out ! = excellent f) what's the craic = what's up ? g) the craic's great ! = we're having fun h) that's grand = that's great i) she's a jist wee cracker = she's very pretty j) An Ulster fry = the Northern Irish breakfast k) It’s bucketin’ down = it’s raining cats and dogs Preparation worksheet for the filmed report
Main reporter
Information Name of the Channel: The Emerald Eyes Channel Settings: Report filmed outside, in front of the mural / School hall, next to the exhibition.
TASKS:
1. Greeting the audience. Presenting the Channel itself. 2. Weather in Thouars. The event and location of the event / project around the mural and also the trip to Northern Ireland. Dates, location 3. Interviews a few students about the trip and the muralists: 6 students. Asks questions, has to find a transition each time he interviews a student. Student n°1: is interviewed about his impressions about two famous districts of Belfast Shankill Road and Falls Road. 4. Transition to introduce the reporter (student n°2) who will interview the muralists and present them. The expert talks about the mural of tolerance and analyses the symbols of a Belfast mural. 5. Thanks the reporters + transition to talk about a famous attraction, the Giant’s Causeway (student n°3) 6. Transition Ulster Folk and Transport Museum + Titanic (student n°4) 7. Transition about the celebrations at Jean Moulin that week (student n°5) 8. Transition to move to the exhibition area. Asks the whole team to follow him/her. A student gives details about the exhibition (student n°6) 9. Asks a student what was his favourite place / visit in Northern Ireland and why. Asks him/her what he/she would recommend visiting/doing (student n°7) 10. Ends the report by advertising for Northern Ireland Recommends www.discovernorthernireland.com / www.gotobelfast.com Gives the phone number of the Belfast Tourist Information Office on the Royal Avenue 004428 9023 1221 He invites people to watch the next news bulletin at 6 p.m.
Notes: Questions Transitions Preparation worksheet for the filmed report
Student n°1 to be interviewed Shankill Road / Falls Road
Information Name of the Channel: The Emerald Eyes Channel
Settings: Report filmed outside, in front of the mural
TASKS:
1. Description of what he/she saw there. 2. Tells about how he/she felt. 3. Compares with France and own village/town.
Notes: Description of the area Feelings Northern Ireland/France
Preparation worksheet for the filmed report
Student n°2 Reporter presenting and interviewing the muralists
Information: Name of the Channel: The Emerald Eyes Channel Settings: Report filmed outside, in front of the mural
TASKS:
1. Presentation of the 3 artists -Names: - Job: -Community / origin: -Their inspiration / motivation: -How they got to know each other: -People’s reactions in Belfast about them. -Positive feedback among the local community.
2. The reporter then interviews them while they are working on the mural at school,also interviews one or two students who are there. Questions : Fun / hard work?? Present their work.
3. Transition to give the microphone to the next student, expert student in murals!
Notes: Presentation of the muralists Details about the mural at school Questions Expert in murals
Information Name of the Channel: The Emerald Eyes Channel Settings: Report filmed outside, in front of the mural (Voir Scénario A Taste of Northern Ireland)
TASKS:
1. Right after student n°2, the expert in murals explains the mural of tolerance itself. What they intend to do, talks to students who work on the mural. 2. Explains what sort of murals you can find in Belfast and tries to convince why these muralists were the best to work with us.
The student will shortly describe and analyse a particular mural you can find in Belfast.
Notes: -the mural made by the students/explaining sketches -Explain a Belfast mural, tradition in N. Ireland
Preparation worksheet for the filmed report
Student n°3 to be interviewed The Giant’s Causeway / the Legend of Finn Mc Cool
Information Name of the Channel: The Emerald Eyes Channel Settings: Report filmed outside, in front of the mural. Don’t hesitate to use information already written in your copy book!
(voir Scénario A Land of Legends)
TASKS:
1. What is the Giant’s Causeway ? Remember to recall your experience in Northern Ireland (weather that day at the Giant’s Causeway??) 2. Presentation of the legend itself. 3. Gives his/her opinion about that site. 4. Answers the question: does he/she believes in legends.
Notes: Description of the site Anecdote Legend Opinion
Preparation worksheet for the filmed report
Student n°4 Ulster Folk and Transport Museum + Titanic
Information Name of the Channel: The Emerald Eyes Channel Settings: Report filmed outside, in front of the mural
TASKS:
1. Goal of the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum. Describe the different parts of that museum. 2. Gives the reason why there is a Titanic exhibition there and why it is so important for Belfast. 3. What is special this year around the Titanic, in Belfast? Events in Belfast this year. 4. Reads an extract from the book Titanic (the last paragraph, last page)
Notes: Description / purpose of that site Facts about the Titanic Centenary / events
Preparation worksheet for the filmed report
Student n°5 to be interviewed Talking about the celebrations that week at school
Information Name of the Channel: The Emerald Eyes Channel Settings: Report filmed outside, in front of the mural Needs: Programme of the week
TASKS: 1. Presents the menu at the canteen Date and time. The menu itself: short description. Skype with Robert McLiam Wilson at 2 p.m today.
2. Presents the 4 films / Irish cinema at school Date and time. Presenting one’s favourite film. Argues.
3. Presents the Irish music band Date and time. Traditional instruments: Bodhran, tin whistle, fiddle… Invites people to join in.
4. Tells about the exhibition. No details about the themes. General only.
Notes: -Irish week events -a film review -Irish music
Preparation worksheet for the filmed report
Student n°6 Presentation of the themes at the exhibition
Information
Name of the Channel: The Emerald Eyes Channel
Settings: School hall, next to the exhibition
Needs: Worksheet themes for the exhibition
1. Presentation of the themes.
Titles
2. Goals achieved. What is the purpose of that exhibition?
Notes: Themes Goals
Preparation worksheet for the filmed report
Student n°7 to be interviewed Tourism in Northern Ireland / Visits
Information
Name of the Channel: The Emerald Eyes Channel
Settings: School hall, next to the exhibition
TASKS:
1. Gives a compilation of ideas. What can you do / visit in Northern Ireland? What does he/she recommend doing/visiting?
2. Describes his/her favourite place/visit and argues.
3. Says if he/she would go again. Argues again
People / weather / atmosphere?
Can use the fives senses: tastes, smells, hears, sees and feels.
4. Would he/she go back there for a holiday? Would he/she fancy living/studying there?
Notes: Visits / Sites Favourite site Opinion
Preparation worksheet for the filmed report
EXHIBITION (5) Students present their own theme
1. Irish emigration + songs
2. The Civil Rights Movement and Bloody Sunday
3. The Hunger Strikes
4. Irish literature + Belfast Ghost Story
5. Culture and sports …
Information
Name of the Channel: The Emerald Eyes Channel Settings: School hall, next to the exhibition Max. 5 minutes
TASKS:
1. Presents the title of your theme and why he has chosen that theme. 2. Gives details about the content, facts, examples… 3. Illustrates by showing a picture or an article, a newspaper, a map,… and explain. 4. Colours his presentation by recalling your experience in Northern Ireland in January.
Notes: Title Reason why Justify Talking about one’s experience
ACCESSORIES
-For the reporter: Irish sheep umbrella ‘Wacky woolies’
-All students wear something green
-A microphone
-Expert in murals: The Ulster Flag
-A CD player (with batteries)
-The Legend of Finn McCool: music in the background / ‘some Mother’s Son’
-Celebrations at J. Moulin: an Irish music band with traditional instruments like the Bodhran, a violin/fiddle, a harp, a tin whistle (flute), a guitar.
-A white sheet to act the part of the ghost when student reads the Belfast Ghost Walk
-The song Sunday Bloody Sunday in the background when student explains about his theme.
-Irish caps / berets, any Irish symbol to be displayed…
-Irish step/tap dancing shoes