Part 1 · 6e — Cycle 3
In the Gallery
Step into Rooms 1 and 2 and discover how Norman Rockwell tells everyday stories in his paintings.
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Séances
5
Documents
A1→A2
CEFR
Information
Détails
Objectifs
Documents
- Œuvre : Going and Coming (Norman Rockwell, 1947)
- Audio : Audioguide — Going and Coming
- Œuvre : Day in the Life of a Girl (Norman Rockwell, 1952)
- Audio : Mary Whalen Leonard, le modèle du tableau
- Œuvre : Day in the Life of a Girl (Mark Lund, 2014)
Contenu
- Séance 1 : In Room 1 — Norman Rockwell
- Séance 2 : In Room 2 — Day in the Life of a Girl
- Évaluation : Compréhension orale
Séance 1 : In Room 1: Norman Rockwell
- Objectif : Observer une œuvre de Norman Rockwell et découvrir une stratégie pour décrire un tableau : composition, personnages, décor et expressions.
- Activités : vocabulaire des œuvres d’art et de la composition, nuage de mots, stratégie « observer un tableau », découverte du tableau Going and Coming, questions de compréhension, écoute d’un audioguide, tâche de traduction.
- À retenir : Savoir situer les éléments d’un tableau (in the middle, on the left, in the background) et savoir décrire ce que l’on voit : les personnages, les actions et les couleurs.
Vocabulary Kit: Artworks & Composition
Artworks
- a painting = un tableau
- a portrait = un portrait
- an artwork = une œuvre d’art
- an artist = un(e) artiste
- a painter = un peintre
- a photographer = un(e) photographe
- a photograph = une photographie
Composition
- in the middle = au milieu
- on the left = à gauche
- on the right = à droite
- in front of = devant
- behind = derrière
- at the top = en haut
- at the bottom = en bas
- in the background = à l’arrière-plan
- dark colours = des couleurs sombres
- bright colours = des couleurs vives
- light = clair, lumineux
How to: Look at an Artwork
Look carefully, step by step
Before you describe a painting, take a moment to look at everything in it. Ask yourself these questions:
- Composition — What can you see in the middle, on the left and on the right? What is at the top and at the bottom?
- Characters — Who are the people? What are they wearing?
- Place — Where are they? What can you see in the background?
- Colours — Are the colours dark, light or bright?
- Feelings & actions — How do the people look? What are they doing? What is happening?
Culture Box: Norman Rockwell
Meet Norman Rockwell, the American artist who turned everyday moments into unforgettable pictures.
Rencontre Norman Rockwell, l’artiste américain qui a transformé des moments du quotidien en images inoubliables.
Who was he?
Norman Rockwell (1894–1978) was a famous American illustrator and painter. For nearly fifty years, he made the covers of a very popular magazine, The Saturday Evening Post.
Everyday America
He loved to paint ordinary people in ordinary life: families, children and small towns. His scenes are realistic, warm and often funny.
Telling stories
Each painting tells a little story. Rockwell added many small details so you can imagine what is happening and how the people feel.
His museum
Today you can see his work at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in the USA.
Word cloud: Going and Coming
The painting is called Going and Coming. What do you imagine it shows? Say the words that come to mind.
Le tableau s’appelle Going and Coming. Qu’imagines-tu qu’il montre ? Dis les mots qui te viennent à l’esprit.
Your words will appear here.
Document: Going and Coming
Going and Coming (1947) is one of Norman Rockwell’s most famous paintings. It tells its story in two panels — one at the top, one at the bottom.
Going and Coming (1947) est l’un des tableaux les plus célèbres de Norman Rockwell. Il raconte son histoire en deux parties — une en haut, une en bas.
Norman Rockwell, Going and Coming, 1947.
Observe: Going and Coming
Who can you see in this painting? Describe the people.
Qui peux-tu voir dans ce tableau ? Décris les personnages.
Where are they? What colours can you see?
Où sont-ils ? Quelles couleurs peux-tu voir ?
Look at the top and the bottom of the painting. What is different?
Regarde le haut et le bas du tableau. Qu’est-ce qui est différent ?
Audioguide: Going and Coming
A museum guide, Mrs. Beth, describes Norman Rockwell’s painting Going and Coming.
Une guide du musée, Mrs. Beth, décrit le tableau Going and Coming de Norman Rockwell.
Museum audioguide — 0’57
Script
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Mrs. Beth
It's called:
Going and Coming.
It's about vacation,
and on the top picture
you can see
that the family
is going on vacation.
Look at
their faces!
Oh,
the father's driving
and he is smoking
his big cigar,
one of the boys
is hanging out the window
with his dog
and he looks almost
as excited as the dog does,
and the little girl
is blowing a great big bubble
with her bubble gum.
And then you've got
that brother
in the back seat
who is making faces
at other cars
as they pass.
And then you can barely see
behind him
a woman,
it's Granny.
She has kind of
a stern look
on her face.
She's probably wondering:
what have I gotten
myself into?
But on the bottom
of this painting,
is a picture of them
coming home.
Comprehension: Going and Coming
What are the people doing? Name two or three actions.
Que font les personnages ? Nomme deux ou trois actions.
How does the family feel at the top? And at the bottom?
Comment la famille se sent-elle en haut ? Et en bas ?
In your opinion, what story is this painting telling?
À ton avis, quelle histoire raconte ce tableau ?
Translation Task: Looking at a Painting
Build the sentence in English
Clique sur une flèche pour lancer la roulette.
Your sentence
Word bank
Séance 2 : In Room 2: Day in the Life of a Girl
- Objectif : Décrire des personnages et leurs actions avec le présent en BE + V-ing, et comparer une œuvre de Rockwell à sa réinterprétation moderne.
- Activités : nuage de mots sur la journée d’une fille, découverte du tableau Day in the Life of a Girl, description des actions en BE + V-ing, écoute de Mary Whalen, bulles à compléter, version moderne de Mark Lund, jeu des différences, kit de grammaire, exercices, tâche de traduction.
- À retenir : Savoir décrire ce qu’une personne est en train de faire avec BE + V-ing (she is eating, they are playing) et savoir comparer deux œuvres avec whereas.
A girl’s day
What do you think a girl does in one day, from morning to night? Say the activities that come to mind.
À ton avis, que fait une fille en une journée, du matin au soir ? Dis les activités qui te viennent à l’esprit.
Your words will appear here.
Document: Day in the Life of a Girl
Day in the Life of a Girl (1952) shows one whole day of a young girl called Mary, from morning to night.
Day in the Life of a Girl (1952) montre une journée entière d’une jeune fille appelée Mary, du matin au soir.
Norman Rockwell, Day in the Life of a Girl, 1952.
What is the girl doing?
Look at the painting. What is Mary doing in the morning? Name two actions.
Regarde le tableau. Que fait Mary le matin ? Nomme deux actions.
What is she doing during the day?
Que fait-elle pendant la journée ?
Describe three more actions in Mary's day.
Décris trois autres actions dans la journée de Mary.
Audioguide: Day in the Life of a Girl
Mary Whalen Leonard, the girl who posed for the painting, describes the scenes of her day.
Mary Whalen Leonard, la fille qui a posé pour le tableau, décrit les scènes de sa journée.
Museum audioguide — 1’06
Script
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Vignette 1
This is
The Day in the Life of a Girl.
The story starts
up in the left corner,
where she is sleeping.
That's Mary,
she's all grown up now.
She was 10 or 11
when she posed
for this painting.
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Vignette 3
The next picture
you'll notice that
I am fixing my hair.
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Vignette 4
Then
I'm off for the day.
I'm eating my banana,
in a great charge
with my bathing suit.
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Vignette 10
Follow the story
along the second row.
That boy is Chuck,
Mary's brother's best friend.
Go to the last picture
in the second row.
Chuck and I
are now having lunch together,
and Chuck is feeding me
a hot dog.
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Vignette 22
And then you will see
at the very end of the day.
I am where I started out,
sound asleep.
Writing Task: Mary’s Speech Balloons
The task
Look at Mary’s painting. For five moments of her day, write one sentence in a speech balloon to say what she is doing. Use BE + V-ing.
Regarde le tableau de Mary. Pour cinq moments de sa journée, écris une phrase dans une bulle pour dire ce qu’elle est en train de faire. Utilise BE + V-ing.
5 phrases · BE + V-ing
Hints
Structure
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Use BE + V-ing: subject + is/are + verb-ing. She is sleeping. She is eating.
Morning
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Describe the start of the day. She is getting up. She is fixing her hair.
During the day
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Describe the rest of the day. She is off for the day. She is going to the pool. She is having lunch.
Useful words
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Words you can reuse: a bathing suit, a banana, a hot dog, sound asleep.
Grille d'évaluation — production écrite
Marking guide — written task
… / 20
Content
Five different moments of Mary’s day are described.
… / 5Contenu
Language
BE + V-ing used correctly (she is + verb-ing).
… / 5Langue
Fluency
About five clear, complete sentences.
… / 5Aisance
Accuracy
Correct -ing forms and possessives (her hair).
… / 5Correction
Your answer
Document: Day in the Life of a (Modern) Girl
This is a modern version of Rockwell’s painting, made by the artist Mark Lund in 2014. It is a photograph, not a painting.
Voici une version moderne du tableau de Rockwell, réalisée par l’artiste Mark Lund en 2014. C’est une photographie, et non une peinture.
Mark Lund, Day in the Life of a (Modern) Girl, 2014.
Spot the differences
Sort each sentence into the correct artwork. Then compare them out loud with whereas.
Classe chaque phrase dans le bon tableau. Puis compare-les à voix haute avec whereas.
Rockwell’s painting (1952)
The modern version (2014)
Grammar Kit: Le présent en BE + V-ing
L’idée générale
Le présent en BE + V-ing décrit une action en train de se passer maintenant.
- On l’utilise pour dire ce qu’une personne est en train de faire.
- C’est parfait pour décrire un tableau ou une photo.
- En français, on dit souvent « être en train de… ».
La forme (affirmative)
- Affirmatif : sujet + am / is / are + verbe-ing
- I am playing — he / she / it is playing
- we / you / they are playing
The girl is smiling.
La fille sourit.
The children are riding a bike.
Les enfants font du vélo.
Utilisation
On l’emploie pour parler d’une action en cours.
- Décrire une image : He is driving. She is blowing a bubble.
- Dire ce qui se passe en ce moment.
Look! The father is driving the car.
Regarde ! Le père conduit la voiture.
Astuce : l’orthographe du -ing
- verbe + -ing : play → playing
- verbe en -e : on enlève le e : ride → riding, smile → smiling
- consonne courte : on double : run → running, sit → sitting
Correct or incorrect?
Read these sentences from the audioguide. Which ones use BE + V-ing correctly?
Lis ces phrases de l’audioguide. Lesquelles utilisent correctement BE + V-ing ?
Choose the correct form of BE
Choose the correct form of BE + V-ing to describe the picture.
Choisis la bonne forme de BE + V-ing pour décrire l’image.
- The father .
- The children .
- I .
Translation Task: Actions in the Painting
Build the sentence in English
Clique sur une flèche pour lancer la roulette.
Your sentence
Word bank
Évaluation : Compréhension orale
- Type d'évaluation : Compréhension de l’oral — écouter et dessiner
- Axe : Axe 5 — Arts et expression des sentiments
- Compétences : A1 → A1+ — Compréhension de l’oral (repérer et identifier des informations dans la description d’une œuvre)
- Coefficient : 1
ÉVALUATION — Listen and Draw!
Compréhension de l'oral
Document audio
Consigne (/ 10)
1.
Listen to the description and draw the picture in the frame. Then colour it.
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Écoute la description et dessine l’image dans le cadre. Puis colorie-la.
Grille de correction — 1 point par élément
- A little girl and her black dog 1 pt
- They are having a picnic 1 pt
- The girl: on the right, at the bottom 1 pt
- She is sitting on green grass 1 pt
- She is eating a sandwich 1 pt
- She is drinking orange juice 1 pt
- Green T-shirt, yellow shorts, black shoes 1 pt
- The dog: in the middle, playing with a ball 1 pt
- A big white house (bottom, left) 1 pt
- Blue sky and two birds flying (top) 1 pt
Total : / 10
Correction :
