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gamification in education.
The National Portrait Gallery are asking you to help capture the spirit, the mood, the hopes, the fears and the feelings of the UK as we continue to deal with Coronavirus outbreak.
Completely free and open to all ages and abilities, Hold Still will capture a snapshot of the UK at this time,creating a collective portrait of Lockdown which will reflect resilience and bravery, humour and sadness, creativity and kindness and human tragedy and hope.
One hundred shortlisted portraits will feature in a virtual exhibition on the Gallery’s website as a gallery without walls, open to all this August. And a selection of images will also be shown across the UK later in the year.
The images can be captured on phones or cameras and each image will be assessed on the emotion and experience it conveys rather than its photographic quality or technical expertise.
The closing date for submissions is the 18 June 2020.
This is our six year old. Here he is outdoors, showing the Union Jack he created with finger paints and a pillowcase. This has a rainbow handprint rainbow to show the support to the NHS on VE Day.
If you teach in the UK, invite your students to participate at this contest by capture a snapshot from a person of their family, someone they know or see.
Of course, if you live and teach in another country suffering COVID-19, you can propose to a National Museum the same activity. Or even create a vlog with the participation of your students on the same theme. And now, time to the review of the most popular posts of April...
Hoping you're doing well on the reopening schools. Your students need you! They missed school, classmates and you as a teacher! If you're already back to school, stay safe! Hope and resilience! Be kind to those who need you. And patient with your students! It's a difficult time to you and to them.
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.”
The best-selling trilogy of books came out in 2008, 2009 and 2010, while the films came out between 2012 and 2015 — the smash-hit series is set in a dystopian America in which teen “tributes” from 12 districts must battle to the death in a televised fight.
The Hunger Gamesearned a devout fan group when it was first published in 2008. Following Katniss Everdeen, played by Jennifer Lawrence, a young woman living in the dystopian nation of Panem (formerly the United States of America) forced to compete against other Panem citizens in a survival competition, Collins' novels - which include The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay - were quickly greenlit for film adaptations.
Captain Snow/ Donald Sutherland
The new storyThe Ballad of Sonbirds and Snakes focuses on a character all of us hate: the vicious President Coriolanus Snow of the country Panem. A tyrant and ruthless killer who emerged as Katniss Everdeen's most prominent enemies, played by Donald Sutherland.
The book follows him as a teenager 64 years before the events of the original bestselling trilogy. It will begin on the morning of the reaping of the 10th Hunger Games.
Or to some fans of the trilogy this prequel about the villain origin story for President Snow is a controversial choice.
Not much was known about Coriolanus Snow's early life prior to the events of the Hunger Games, other than the notion of him being a native of the Capitol. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakestakes place 64 years before Katniss was introduced as Panem only hope for a better future.
Coriolanus is a student at the Academy but his family has a lot of history within the Capitol. While walking the halls ahead of the reaping day festivities for the 10th Hunger Games, Coriolanus mentions that people know him because of his parents and grandparents, meaning he has a reputation to uphold. Coriolanus doesn't view himself as rich, but he's aware that his charm is influential. The Snow family clearly comes from privilege which will have an effect on Coriolanus's decision-making.
Suzanne Collins Hunger Games prequel
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via New York Post
Best-selling author Suzanne Collins is returning to the world of The Hunger Games in this new novel set long before arrow-slinging hero Katniss Everdeen matched wits with the ruthless President Snow.
Lionsgate, the studio that released the four Hunger Games movies, has yet to announce that it has obtained the film rights to the prequel novel.
Coriolanus Snow mentors and develops feelings for the female District 12 tribute during the 10th Hunger Games.
Collins is a co-writer of the film’s treatment with Michael Arndt. Producer Nina Jacobson, who teamed with the studio on four film adaptations of earlier Collins' books The Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mockingjay.
The prequelwill be on theater next week, 16 November 2023. Tom Blyth (Billy the Kid, The Gilded Age) is the young Coriolanus Snow, at a new age, in the Hunger Games prequel, while Rachel Zegler (West Side Story) will play Lucy Gray Baird. The great Viola Davis is playing Volumnia Gaul, the villainous head gamemaker of the 10th annual Hunger Games. A scientist and instructor at the university Snow attends, Volumnia is also the mastermind behind the Capitol's experimental weapons division.
The movie takes place around the 10th annual Hunger Games. Coriolanus, much to his chagrin, is picked to be a mentor to Lucy Gray Baird, a young woman tribute from the impoverished District 12.
"But, after Lucy Gray commands all of Panem's attention by defiantly singing during the reaping ceremony, Snow thinks he might be able to turn the odds in their favor," according to a synopsis from the studio.
"Uniting their instincts for showmanship and newfound political savvy, Snow and Lucy's race against time to survive will ultimately reveal who is a songbird, and who is a snake."
Education
The Hunger Gameshas made an undeniable mark on young adult fiction when the trilogy appeared almost a decade. However the world changed enormously. Young adults will accept the Hunger Games prequel? i think not...
“We need to come together not only to address the immediate educational consequences
of this unprecedented crisis, but to build up the longer-term resilience of education systems.”
"Collins has previously said that she wanted her new book “to explore the state of nature, who we are, and what we perceive is required for our survival … "
The real world has changed in the last decade since the books came out, and fans appear to be responding to that. The conversations around fiction have also changed. A story centering on an evil man is not a novel in the mid-2000s. Evil men now are real. There's two wars in the world at this moment. Both are televised every day as well.
The real world has changed in the last decade since the books came out, and fans appear to be responding to that. The conversations around fiction have also changed. A story centering on an evil man is not a 'novel' in the mid-2000s. Evil men are real now. There's two wars in the world at this moment. Both are televised every day for real.
A narration lets us know something. It tells us what happened. It tells us a story. Our students love to read narratives. More and more on their lockdown due the pandemic coronavirus. TikTok - Hum! Interesting! - helped this new generation post-pandemic to lobe to read.
They strain more than ever after the lockdown to hear the news among their friends about what happened over the lockdown and they rush to see the latest news, books and films that promise a good and a better story! We know that! Let's us remember tse first phenomen Harry Potter saga, Twilight and recently Games of Thrones.
As teachers we can propose diverse resources that will help students to develop their vocabulary and to stimulate a desire of communication.
Hey! Pay attention! Artificial intelligence including ChatGPT is here! It will be allowed in schools!
All Australian schools from 2024 after education ministers formally backed a national framework guiding the use of the new technology.
Books and films based on booksare not only a motivating but can also provide excellent practice for students to improve:
Pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and the four languages skills.
Teachers and schools must not continue to focus on traditional academic skills and rote learning, but on skills such as critical thinking and adaptability, which will be more important for success in the future.
Parents of today instinctively prioritize the emotional and physical health of their children over academic results.
"This means teaching children to understand their minds and bodies, encouraging them to have contact with nature, helping them to negotiate relationships with others, fostering excellent communication skills, and nurturing creativity."
Alice O'Keeffe
So The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes could have an interesting twist to teach differently looking its narrative. Collins may not paint Snow as a victim of circumstance. Perhaps she will surprise fans with a tale about a young man who charts his own course towards evil, teaching more than a few valuable lessons about good and evil along the way.
"But The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes describes how most lives are actually lived, the consequences of countless small choices that ultimately amount to a big one: not just how to feel but who to be."
Laura Miller
However, don't forget! Help your young students todare to dream of the day social life returns, peace in the world and nature will be protected.
Le confinement coronavirus dure. Une chose est sûre, les étudiants ne manquent pas de temps libre ! Résultat, ils ont l’impression d’avoir fait le tour de toutes les activités possibles et imaginables pour apprendre et se divertir?
"Dans le nord de la Gaule celtique, à la croisée des voies qui relient la Belgique, la Normandie et la Loire, s'écoule lentement un fleuve sinueux : la Seine. C'est là que tout a commencé".
Parcourez en famille, à la maison, en cours sur le net ou réseaux sociaux avec vos professeurs, les grands moments de l’évolution de Paris, ses architectures et la vie de ses habitants avec cette version numérique et gratuite du livre jeux De Lutèce au Grand Paris pour apprendre en s’amusant à la maison !
Christine Dodos-Ungerer, conceptrice, et Juanma Gomez, illustrateur, proposent 23 séquences chronologiques, 200 illustrations couleurs et de nombreux jeux et cartographies vous plongeant davantage dans le Paris d'avant.
Saurez-vous différencier les devantures du palais du Luxembourg, des chapelles de la Sorbonne et du Val-de-Grâce ?
Premier livre sur l’histoire et l’actualité du Grand Paris destiné aux juniors, "De Lutèce au Grand Paris" raconte de façon pédagogique et ludique les grands moments de l’évolution de Paris et la métropole, ses architectures et la vie de ses habitants.
23 séquences chronologiques, 200 illustrations couleurs et de nombreux jeux guident les enfants dans les his- toires, petites et grandes, passées et actuelles de la capi- tale. Seul, accompagné ou en famille, ce voyage dans le temps permet ainsi à tous de découvrir ou redécouvrir que la tour Eiffel devait être détruite après l’exposition universelle de 1889, que le tout premier gratte-ciel pari- sien a été construit dans le 13e arrondissement, qu’il y avait déjà des embouteillages du temps de Louis XIV, que des gens habitaient dans des maisons sur les ponts au Moyen Âge, qu’il y avait un mur autour de Paris jusqu’au début du XXe siècle, que la gare des halles est la plus fréquentée d’Europe,.
La première partie de ce récit pédagogique découpé en trois périodes retrace la fabrication de Paris, depuis les origines de la cité jusqu'au Paris révolutionnaire puis impérial. Rythmé par des textes courts et de nombreux jeux, ce voyage, conçu par Christine Dodos-Ungerer et illustré par Juanma Gomez, offre une lecture unique de l’histoire urbaine de la capitale et des anecdotes qui jalonnent son évolution : savez-vous qu’il y avait déjà des embouteillages du temps de Louis XIV, que des gens habitaient dans des maisons sur les ponts au Moyen Âge, qu’il y avait déjà un million d’habitants à Paris au milieu du XIXe siècle?
La seconde partie découpée en trois périodes, retrace la transformation de la ville par le baron Haussmann jusqu'à la création de la métropole. Rythmé par des textes courts et de nombreux jeux, ce parcours, conçu par Christine Dodos-Ungerer et illustré par Juanma Gomez, offre une lecture unique de l’histoire urbaine de la capitale et des anecdotes qui jalonnent son évolution.
Christine Dodos-Ungerer raconte, dans la deuxième partie, la modernisation de la ville par le baron Haussmann. La rétrospective continue, les villes doivent se reconstruire après les deux guerres mondiales. D'immenses chantiers sont instaurés à la fin des années 1980 sous la présidence de François Mitterrand qui cherche à agrandir la métropole.
Aujourd'hui, les enjeux pour la capitale mondiale sont davantage environnementaux. Un livre jeux rempli d'anecdotes qui risque bien d'occuper tout votre après-midi.
Avis aux amoureux de Paris, petits ou grands, Parisiens ou non ! En un clic, le Pavillon de l'Arsenal vous propose d'accéder, depuis chez vous, à toute l'histoire de la capitale française. À travers un parcours initiatique, le jeu est découpé en deux parties possédant chacune trois périodes historiques. Vous pourrez traverser tous les temps forts de la Ville Lumière.
Christine Dodos-Ungerer, conceptrice, et Juanma Gomez, illustrateur, proposent quelques 23 séquences chronologiques, 200 illustrations couleurs et de nombreux jeux et cartographies vous plongeant davantage dans le Paris d'avant. Saurez-vous différencier les devantures du palais du Luxembourg, des chapelles de la Sorbonne et du Val-de-Grâce ?
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En un clic, téléchargez gratuitement chaque chapitre dans un format optimisé pour dessiner ou obtenir l’intégralité du livre-jeux et partez à la découverte de l’incroyable histoire de la fabrication de Paris et de sa métropole !
Livre sur l’histoire et l’actualité du Grand Paris destiné aux juniors, De Lutèce au Grand Paris raconte de façon pédagogique et ludique les grands moments de l’évolution de Paris et la métropole, ses architectures et la vie de ses habitants.
Conçu par Christine Dodos-Ungerer et illustré par Juanma Gomez ce livre jeux au visuel très agréable donne aux étudiants et enseignants ou famille. accès à une multitude de notions liées à l’architecture, à la vie des habitants ainsi qu’à toutes les anecdotes qui ont participé à la construction de l’histoire de Paris.
C’est au rythme de petits textes explicatifs, d’illustrations et de nombreux jeux que les étudiants et les enseignants, les enfants et leurs parents, baigneront au cœur de l’histoire de la capitale.
Divers petits jeux permettant de tester la compréhension de vos étudiants et de vos enfants tout en mettant en œuvre leurs connaissances.
