CLIL History

Ogni modulo contiene un attività basata su fonti storiche (PRIMARY SOURCE). Si tratta di documenti politici, discorsi ufficiali, immagini, fotografie, manifesti. Le attività proposte guidano nell analisi, interpretazione e nella valutazione critica dei documenti, e richiedono anche l elaborazione di un opinione personale sul loro significato. The Final Solution The Wannsee Conference was a meeting that was held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee on 20 January 1942. It was convened by Reinhard Heydrich, Chief of the Security Police and of the Security Service, to inform other Nazi officials about the extraordinary operations that were planned to carry out the final solution to the Jewish question . No one among those present raised objections. The minutes of the meeting were drawn up by Adolf Eichmann, who was one of the people who had the greatest responsibility for the Shoah. PRIMARY SOURCE from The Wannsee Conference del 20 gennaio 1942: At the beginning of the discussion the Chief Villa Marlier, house of the Wannsee Conference. of the Security Police (Gestapo or Geheime Staatspolizei, Secret State Police ) and of the SD (Sicherheitsdienst, Security Service ) SS-Obergruppenf hrer (Schutzstaffel-Obergruppenf hrer, Protective Echelon-Senior group leader) Heydrich reported that the Reich Marshal had appointed him delegate for the preparations for the final solution of the Jewish question in Europe and pointed out that this discussion had been called for the purpose of clarifying fundamental questions. The wish of the Reich Marshal to have a draft sent to him concerning organizational, factual and material interests [ ] makes necessary an initial common action of all central offices immediately concerned with these questions in order to bring their general activities into line. The Reichsf hrer-SS ( Reich Leader of the SS , Heinrich Himmler) and the Chief of the German Police (Chief of the Security Police and of the SD) was entrusted with the official central handling of the final solution of the Jewish question without regard to geographic borders. ACTIVITY 4.C Choose the correct option in order to complete the sentences. 1. 2. The term propaganda indicated 3. Victory could only be achieved if a. an advertising technique. a. the entire population contributed. b. a religion. b. children were indoctrinated. c. a means to organize consent for a government s decisions. c. everyone read books. 4. Propaganda was used to a. produce posters and leaflets. b. improve the spirit of the population. c. improve the level of education in schools. Censorship was necessary a. to control the government. b. to spread the information received by the soldiers and civilians. c. so as not to show photographs of dead soldiers. ACTIVITY 4.D Here are two examples of propaganda posters used during World War I. Work in pairs. Each student must choose one poster and describe it to their partner considering the following aspects: a description of the poster, where the poster was printed PRIMARY SOURCE and where it could be found, why the poster was created, who the target audience was, what type of service was being advertised, what message people got from reading the poster, your personal opinion on the effectiveness of the poster. The Chief of the Security Police and the SD then gave a short report of the struggle which has been carried on thus far against this enemy, the essential points being the following: a. the expulsion of the Jews from every sphere of life of the German people; b. the expulsion of the Jews from the living space of the German people. In carrying out these efforts, an increased and planned acceleration of the emigration of the Jews from Reich territory was started, as the only possible present solution. [ ] All the offices realized the drawbacks of such enforced accelerated emigration. For the time being they had, however, tolerated it on account of the lack of other possible solutions of the problem. FINAL TASK Tutte le attività proposte nei moduli sono finalizzate alla realizzazione del task finale (FINAL TASK). Il task è un compito complesso che richiede un piano di lavoro o un progetto, si presenta come problema da risolvere, implica l applicazione di conoscenze e competenze e ha come risultato (output) un prodotto che deve essere illustrato o comunicato, in forma orale o scritta, nella lingua CLIL. In ogni modulo viene specificato se il task richiede un lavoro individuale, di coppia o di gruppo, quali sono le procedure da seguire e quali devono essere i caratteri del prodotto finale e della sua comunicazione. La realizzazione del task finale consente di utilizzare il lessico disciplinare, i contenuti appresi e le analisi critiche relative all argomento sviluppato. Decolonization FINAL TASK CASE STUDY Individual work Text Analysis Non-violence is not the passive acceptance of injustice and oppression but it is an active means of fighting for social change. During the 20th century Gandhi s philosophy influenced other great leaders such as Martin Luther King in the USA and Nelson Mandela in South Africa. Go online to the specific websites indicated below and take a look at the three speeches that have been proposed. Choose one of the speeches and analyze it following the scheme given. a. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, On the Eve of Historic Dandi March (Salt March), www.mkgandhi.org b. Martin Luther King, I Have a Dream, www.americanrhetoric.com/speechbank.htm c. Nelson Mandela, Message from N. Mandela for the Global Convention on Peace and NonViolence in New Delhi on 31 January 2004, www.nelsonmandela.org Case Study Chart Chosen text Author Who is the author and what are his qualifications to write about this subject? Is there self-reference or not? Historical context When was the speech written and why? Audience Who was the speech aimed at? Why was the target audience interested in the speech? Topic and position What themes did the speech deal with? Is the author s opinion clear? Explain. Are other points of view considered or criticized? Yes or No? If Yes, which? Research/sources What previous events or characters are present in the speech? Name or describe them. Evidence What type of proof is used to defend the main ideas/conclusions in the text? (Interpretation of other events, personal experience, author s opinions, critical analysis of a situation) Organization How is the speech organized? (Introduction, body, conclusion) Does it give historical background, context, definitions? Is the author s position clear in the text? Where? Style Does the author involve the audience in his speech? Give examples. Is the language formal or informal? Does the author use complex, intellectual language or simple, common, everyday words? Give examples. Reflection Look through the text and choose a sentence that you believe is particularly meaningful. Try to explain why it can be relevant to you in today s society. Do you believe the author manages to transmit his ideas, values and objectives to the audience? Why or why not? 39 7