Hi guys,

today you first took a test about Andy Warhol's life.

Then we continued the lesson with the beginning of some portraits he made about Marilyn Monroe entitled: "9 Marilyn".

Here are some notes you took:

There is a pattern in the colours used =

eyelids -> background
jacket -> lips

Some portraits are blurred while others are clear.

Technique = silk-screen printing

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Homework:

- être capable de parler de la vie d'Andy Warhol / parler du tableau dont nous avons commencé l'étude.

Hi guys,

today we worked on completing Andy Warhol's biography. Here is what we said:

Andy made 650 films in 5 years. => he was very hard-working.
He was first a director and then he became an artist.
He worked for big businesses and he created ads.
He painted objects of every day like Coca-Cola bottles, shoes, record covers, ...
He also painted portraits of many celebrities like Marilyn Monroe, Muhammad Ali, Elvis Presley, ...

- mother
- the Factory
- silk-screen printing
- pop art  (everybody / 15 minutes of fame)
- 1950's

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Homework:

- rendre le travail sur Facebook (argumentation: "Facebook, friend or foe?")
- contrôle de leçon sur la biography d'Andy Warhol.

Hi guys,

today we continued talking about Andy Warhol and we finished the first part of his biography. Here is what we said:

Andy Warhol was born in Pittsburgh (a city in the USA).
He chose to study drawing and painting instead of tap-dancing.
He developed his photos in his personal dark room.
He started selling his artwork when he was 10 years old.
-> He was a genius.

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Homework:

- connaître le début de biographie d'Andy Warhol.

Hi guys,

today we finished talking about Facebook and we wrote the conclusion to the essay: "Facebook, friend or foe?"

Here is what we wrote:

Facebook can become dangerous if you don't respect some rules.
However, it can be a useful and funny tool if you are careful and if you know the potential dangers.

In the second part of the class, we started to talk about a new subject.

Access the document here:

New Sequence: ANDY WARHOL

Here is what we said about the document:

The document is a cartoon about the life of Andy Warhol. It's his biography.
He was born in the USA but his parents came from Slovakia.
When he was young, he dreamed to become a tap-dancer.
He had a camera when he was three.

Vocab:
a painter
a tap-dancer
a photographer

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Homework:

- apprendre le début de biographie sur Andy Warhol
- contrôle de vocabulaire sur les mots liés à Facebook.
- rendre l'affiche sur les dangers d'internet (si non rendue)
- pour le mercredi 9 avril = rendre l'intégralité du sujet d'argumentation: "Facebook, friend or foe?" (intro / développement / conclusion).

Hey,

today we first did a recap of the vocabulary you should know about Facebook.
Then we continued the lesson about how to build an essay (une argumentation) about Facebook with the following subject:

- Facebook, friend or foe?

Here is an outline of what you could do:

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Homework:

- contrôle de vocabulaire
- rendre l'affiche sur les dangers d'internet