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The American FrontierMYTHS AND HEROES
UNIT 1
How did the myth of the Frontier shape American Final project:
society?
- Westward expansion
- The myth of the Frontier (places, people,
goals)
- The Gold Rush
- Cowboys and cattle trails
Write the diary of a pioneer (EE)
B2 : Peut écrire des textes clairs et détaillés
sur une gamme étendue de sujets relatifs à
son domaine d'intérêt en faisant la synthèse
et l'évaluation d'informations et
d'arguments empruntés à des sources
diverses..
Descripteurs intermédiaires :
B1 Peut écrire des notes et lettres personnelles pour demander
ou transmettre des informations d'intérêt immédiat et faire
comprendre les points qu'il/elle considère importants
B2  Peut mettre en valeur la signification personnelle de faits et
d'expériences, exposer ses opinions et les défendre avec
pertinence en fournissant explications et arguments.
B1  Peut lire des textes factuels directs sur des sujets relatifs à
son domaine et à ses intérêts avec un niveau satisfaisant de
compréhension.
Lesson
Document
Languageskills
Topic and objectives
Assignment
Lesson 1
03/09/2015
« American Progress » by John
Gast, 1872
EOI
Different elements which compose the painting
 Layout of the painting
 Symbolism
Write an analysis of the different
symbols
Lesson 2
08/09/2015
« American Progress » by John
Gast, 1872
Movie poster « How the West
Was Won »
Trailer “How the West Was Won”
EOI
Analysis of the painting
 Recap layout of a picture
Activity: Symbols
Progress”
EOI
CO
Correction activity 1
Pairwork: find the different groups of people who live on the Frontier / their
goals and occupationsUSED TO + VB
Trailer “How the West Was Won”
Recording “Dream of instant
wealth”
Recording “Dream of instant
wealth”
What do you know about the
West?
CO
Recap groups of people / their occupations on the Frontier
Training time  listening comprehension + note taking
Create a mindmap with the
different elements we have seen so
far (people / places / means of
transportation / goals)
Write an account of what you have
understood using your notes.
CO + EOI
CE
Recap  The Gold Rush:
- Equipment (pans, shovels, etc.)
- Origin / end
- Small prospectors / big companies / other successful people?
 WOULD + VB
Read questions p. 160 + read
answers p. 162 / add elements to
your mindmap or vocabulary list.
What do you know about the
West?
Painting “The Herd Quitter”
CE
recap  what do you know about the West
EOI
Anticipation  cowboys / cattle / to herd / to lasso longhorns
Read document p. 162 again and be
ready to explain what the
Homestead Act is + add elements to
Lesson 3
10/09/2015
Lesson 4
15/09/2015
Lesson 5
17/09/2015
Lesson 6
22/09/2015
in
“American
CO
CE → Compréhension écriteCO → Compréhension orale EE → Expression écrite EOI → Expression orale en interaction EOC → Expression orale en continu
The American FrontierMYTHS AND HEROES
UNIT 1
Video “The Cattle Trail”
CO
Exam training time
your mindmap.
Lesson 7
24/09/2015
Lesson 8
29/09/2015
Painting “The Herd Quitter”
EE
Ex. 1-2 p. 167
Video “The Cattle Trail”
EE
CO
Lesson 9
01/10/2015
Lesson 10
06/10/2015
Lesson 11
08/10/2015
12/10/2015
Video “The Cattle Trail”
CO  EE
Text « From the wilderness to the
arena »
Text “Broken Dreams”
CE
Use the elements on the board to recap what we said about the painting 
Romantic vision of the heroic, manly and strong cowboy.
Recap “The Herd Quitter” + correction ex. 1-2 p. 167
Correction listening comprehension  In teams, find the most important
keywords + French title + French account of what you have understood.
Correction + méthodologie du compte-rendu en français (compréhension
orale type bac)
Cowboys’ main occupation / living conditions / dangers / today’s cowboys?
 Identification of US young men with the heroes of the past
Diary  What pioneers hoped for? What they wished?
 Supposition MAY (have + PP)
FINAL TASK  Imagine you are Sallie Hester. Write several entries in your
diary.
Exam training time  Wagon trails to the West 1849
Correction “expressing probability”  MAY / MUST (HAVE + PP)
EE
Lesson 12
15/10/2015
Lesson 13
03/11/2015
Lesson 14
05/11/2015
Lesson 15
10/11/2015
Lesson 16
12/11/2015
CO + CE
CO
Recording “Jesse James and the
widow”
American heroes
CO
Correction listening comprehension + correction TEST (CO+EE)
EE + EOC
Text “Our Western Roots”
CE
TASK  in pairs, prepare a short oral presentation about one of the heroes of
the West. Be ready to take notes.
 Debunking the myth of the West
Stereotypes / settlers’ expectations / reality
 Influence /impact of the West on today’s America
Exam Training  oral presentation of the notion
EOC
CE → Compréhension écriteCO → Compréhension orale EE → Expression écrite EOI → Expression orale en interaction EOC → Expression orale en continu
Read text p. 161 + answer questions
1 to 6
TEST next Tuesday
Ex. 2-3 p. 166 Expressing probability
“Broken Dreams”: questions
“Jesse James and the Widow”:
listening comprehension
“Getting ready for the exam” 
Myths and heroes.
Comparatives and superlatives p.
166