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Séquence 8 · Four nations, one kingdom?

What symbols and stories do the four nations of the UK share, and which ones divide them?

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Les mots importants

national symbolsquestions in poetry: rhetorical questionspassive with modalsarticle writing

Ressources de la séquence

Les notions, les repères et les pistes pour aller plus loin, utiles pour toutes les séances.

Les notions à maîtriser

Rhetorical question
A question that does not expect an answer: And did those feet in ancient time…?
Passive with modals
The anthem can be sung; it must have been written around 1804.
Good Friday Agreement
1998 peace agreement in Northern Ireland, which created a power-sharing Assembly.

Repères

DateÉvénement
1535-1542Laws in Wales Acts: Wales is joined to the English legal system.
1801Union of Great Britain and Ireland.
c. 1804-1810Blake engraves Milton, with the preface poem.
1916Parry sets the poem to music: « Jerusalem ».
1921-1922Partition of Ireland; Northern Ireland remains in the UK.
1998Good Friday Agreement (10 April), approved by referendum on 22 May.

Pour aller plus loin

Sources et bibliographie

Mon parcours : je choisis mon rythme

Séance 1 · Flags, anthems and languages

75 min

Séance approfondie : cours développé, documents sourcés, activités exigeantes avec coups de pouce.

La question du jour

What makes each nation of the UK different?

Mon plan de travail

Le cours à lire · Passive with modals

Modal + be + past participle: Welsh can be heard on the radio. Modal + have been + past participle for the past: The flag must have been designed in 1801. Vocabulary: flag, anthem, patron saint, Union Jack, Welsh, Gaelic.

Document 1 · The four nations at a glance

Text written by the teacher.

England: patron saint George (23 April); the flag is a red cross on white. Scotland: Saint Andrew (30 November); a white diagonal cross on blue; Scottish Gaelic is spoken in the Highlands and islands. Wales: Saint David (1 March); a red dragon; Welsh is an official language, spoken by hundreds of thousands of people. Northern Ireland: Saint Patrick (17 March); identities are shared between British and Irish. The Union Jack combines the crosses of Saint George, Saint Andrew and Saint Patrick, but not the Welsh dragon.

Source : teacher's synthesis.

Pour bien lire ce document :

patron saint: a protecting saint; diagonal: going from one corner to another.

Activité 1 · Understand

15 min
Essentiel

Supports : Documents

Consigne :

Read and answer.

  1. Which saint is celebrated on 1 March?
  2. Which nation is not represented on the Union Jack?
  3. Which languages other than English are mentioned?

Ce qui est attendu (5 pts) : Reading

Activité 2 · Practise

15 min
Essentiel

Supports : Lesson

Consigne :

Rewrite in the passive with a modal.

  1. People can hear Welsh on TV.
  2. Students must learn Welsh in Welsh schools.
  3. Someone must have designed the flag in 1801.
  4. We should respect all identities.

Ce qui est attendu (7 pts) : Language

Activité 3 · Produce (spoken)

25 min
Travail à rendre

Supports : Lesson, documents

Consigne :

Record 2 minutes: present the four nations' symbols as a guide to a foreign visitor. Sentence starters: Each nation has… / The Union Jack combines…, but… / Welsh can be heard….

Ce qui est attendu (8 pts) : Production

Trace écrite · document à compléter (papier ou ENT)

Complète la trace écrite avec les mots de la banque, puis recopie-la dans ton cahier.

dragonofficial

The Union Jack combines three crosses, but not the Welsh ______; Welsh is an ________ language in Wales.

Séance 2 · « And did those feet in ancient time »

75 min

Séance approfondie : cours développé, documents sourcés, activités exigeantes avec coups de pouce.

La question du jour

How can a poem become a national song?

Mon plan de travail

Le cours à lire · Rhetorical questions and imagery

The first stanza is made of four rhetorical questions: the speaker wonders whether Christ once walked in England. Notice the contrast between green, pleasant landscapes and dark Satanic Mills. The second stanza (not printed here) becomes a call to action: I will not cease from Mental Fight.

Document 1 · William Blake, Milton, preface (first stanza)

Poem, c. 1804-1810 (public domain; original spelling).

And did those feet in ancient time, Walk upon Englands mountains green: And was the holy Lamb of God, On Englands pleasant pastures seen! And did the Countenance Divine, Shine forth upon our clouded hills? And was Jerusalem builded here, Among these dark Satanic Mills?

Source : William Blake, Milton, preface (text on Wikisource).

Pour bien lire ce document :

Lamb of God: Christ; countenance: face; builded: built; Satanic: of Satan, evil; mills: factories.

Activité 1 · Understand

15 min
Essentiel

Supports : Documents

Consigne :

Read and answer.

  1. How many questions are there?
  2. Which adjectives describe England's landscape?
  3. What is the contrast in the last line?

Ce qui est attendu (5 pts) : Reading

Activité 2 · Practise

15 min
Essentiel

Supports : Lesson

Consigne :

Find in the poem.

  1. a rhetorical question
  2. a word for « face »
  3. an old verb form
  4. an image of industry

Ce qui est attendu (7 pts) : Language

Activité 3 · Produce (written)

25 min
Travail à rendre

Supports : Lesson, documents

Consigne :

Write 180 to 200 words: explain why this stanza can inspire both pride and criticism. Sentence starters: The questions suggest that… / The contrast between… and… shows… / This is why the hymn….

Ce qui est attendu (8 pts) : Production

Trace écrite · document à compléter (papier ou ENT)

Complète la trace écrite avec les mots de la banque, puis recopie-la dans ton cahier.

Millsquestions

Blake asks four rhetorical _________ and contrasts green England with dark Satanic ______.

Séance 3 · Article: anthems and identity

75 min

Séance approfondie : cours développé, documents sourcés, activités exigeantes avec coups de pouce.

La question du jour

Do national anthems unite or divide?

Mon plan de travail

Le cours à lire · Writing an article

An article has a catchy title, an introduction that hooks the reader (question, anecdote), paragraphs with topic sentences, and a conclusion with an opinion. England has no official anthem of its own: « God Save the King » is the UK anthem; « Jerusalem » is often sung at English events.

Document 1 · Facts for the article

Fact sheet written by the teacher.

UK anthem: « God Save the King ». Scotland: « Flower of Scotland » is sung at rugby matches. Wales: « Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau » (« Land of My Fathers »), sung in Welsh. England: no official anthem; « Jerusalem » and « God Save the King » are both used at sports events. In rugby, Ireland's team represents the whole island and plays « Ireland's Call ».

Source : teacher's fact sheet.

Activité 1 · Understand

15 min
Essentiel

Supports : Documents

Consigne :

Read the fact sheet and answer.

  1. Which anthem is sung in Welsh?
  2. Does England have an official anthem of its own?
  3. What is special about the Irish rugby team?

Ce qui est attendu (5 pts) : Reading

Activité 2 · Practise

15 min
Essentiel

Supports : Lesson

Consigne :

Write hooks for the introduction.

  1. a question
  2. an anecdote
  3. a surprising fact
  4. a quotation

Ce qui est attendu (7 pts) : Language

Activité 3 · Produce (written)

25 min
Travail à rendre

Supports : Lesson, documents

Consigne :

Write an article of 200 to 230 words: « Should England have its own official anthem? » Sentence starters: Have you ever wondered…? / Some argue that…, while others… / All things considered,….

Ce qui est attendu (8 pts) : Production

Trace écrite · document à compléter (papier ou ENT)

Complète la trace écrite avec les mots de la banque, puis recopie-la dans ton cahier.

conclusiontitle

An article has a catchy ______, a hook and a __________ with an opinion.

Fiche à trous · je complète

Complète le texte avec les mots de la banque (sur papier ou dans le document de l'ENT).

19161998MillsWales

The four nations are England, Scotland, ______ and Northern Ireland.

Blake's poem became the hymn « Jerusalem », set to music by Parry in ______.

The Good Friday Agreement was signed in ______.

Blake's « dark Satanic ______ » may refer to the factories of the Industrial Revolution.

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