From Beauty Magazine Topic to Parliament

1. Look at the magazine cover.React and comment on it. You may use the following toolbox and the toolbox entitled "How to Analyse a Picture."

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Toolbox
The cover makes[meiks]me think of ...
What catches[-iz]my attention is ...
The main elements are ... 
The typography is ...
The colours evoke ... 
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2.Can you imaginewhy this photo was chosen for the cover?

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Toolbox
I suppose this photo was chosen to. ...
One of reasons why this photo was chosen may be that  ...
The photo is perfect to ...
The photo reinforces[-iz] ... 
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3. Does it make you wantto buy the magazine? Who do you think the target customers of this magazine are? Justify your answers.

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Toolbox
The cover is very attractive / appealing ≠ unattractive / unappealing because ...
The reason why the the cover is attractive / appealing ≠ unattractive / unappealing is that ...
It must appeal particularly to ...
The target customers must be ... 
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4.Which article advertisedon the coverdo you think the photo refers to, and why?

5.Look at the slogan:"Empower your beauty journey today!"
a. What does it encouragereaders to do? 
b. What verb formis used here?
c. How can a magazine help you"empower" your life?

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Toolbox
The slogan encourages readers to ...
The slogan is meant / supposed / designed to ...
A magazine can help its readers ... by + V-ing
People can be encouraged to ... by + V-ing
The cover makes[meiks]me think of[ə]...
A magazine can make readers + BV ...

How to Analyse a Picture

1. Observe and react
What captures your attention? 
How does it make you feel at first glance?

2. Describe and analyse
What do I see? Landscape, people, animals, objects...
Action or actions? 
Time of day, season, weather, inside / outside, environment, historical period… 
Organization: composition (background, foreground, position of the different elements), contrasts, emphasis, movement… 
Colors and light 
The people: possible age, social position, relationship, body language and attitudes… 
How does the artist get the viewer's attention?
What do you think the artist wants you to think or feel?
How does the painting make you feel now that you have analyzed it?

3. Interpret and judge
If I could ask the artist one question, it would be ...
I like this painting because. ... / I dislike the painting because ... (you can also ask a partner)
I would / would not hang it in my home because ...

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Toolbox
The artwork is about ...
The artist wants to …
It reminds me of …
There are symbols such as...
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Student Areads the first article ("Mel B Among Britons Taking the Fight Against Afro Hair Discrimination to  Parliament")with the help of the appropriate worksheet.​​​​​​
Student B reads the second article ("Afro Hair Discrimination Still Exists In The Workplace – World Afro Day Could Change This")with the help of the appropriate worksheet. ​​​​​

Student A and Student B

1.Student A and Student B ask each otherquestions and fill in their "Personal Recap Chart" and the "People Mentioned Chart" which will be used throughout the unit. 

2. Speaking
a.Using information from both articles,explainwhat is happening with the Equality Act and give your opinion about it, using the toolbox below.

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Toolbox
For me, ...
To my mind, ...
In my opinion, ...
As far as I am concerned, ...
I think ...
I (firmly) believe that ...
It is absolutely unfair ...
It is incredible / unfair / absurd, in today's society, that people should be discriminated against because ... / on account of ...
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b.Can you explainwhat WAD is, in your own words? 
c.In what way does the beauty magazine(Black Beauty UK) support the topic that the articles deal with?

3. Writing: Inspired by the "100 Voices, 100 Words" campaign, you will write a short letter on why the law should take hair discrimination into account.

Article 1 - Worksheet for Student A

1.Read the article "Mel B Among Britons Taking the Fight Against Afro Hair Discrimination to Parliament."
a.Pick out the different occurrencesof the expression "afro hair" in the text.Observe the context and identify which of the following words are linked to "afro hair":
danced – discrimination – supporters – normalisation ... as inferior – campaigners – video.
b.What do you conclude?

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Toolbox
The expression "afro hair" goes with the words ..., which suggests that it is generally considered as ... 
The association of "afro hair" with ... underlines / stresses ... and justifies that it is necessary to ...
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c.Make a list of words or expressionsrelated to the law and write them down into your "Personal Recap Chart."
d.Find a synonymfor "afro hair" in the text. 

2.Find outthe names of people involved in the campaign and write them down in your "People Mentioned Chart." Then choose one word to sum up their opinions on the topic.

3.Focus on the sentence:"British childrenare unfairly penalisedin school for wearing natural styles."
a. Do we knowpreciselywho penalises the children? 
b.Why is the passive voiceused here?

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Toolbox
Passive voice = subject + Be (in the right tense) + past participle of the verb
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Article 2 - Worksheet for Student B

1.Read the first paragraphof the text"Afro Hair Discrimination Still Exists In The Workplace – World Afro Day Could Change This."
a.Focus on the reasonswhy Renee thought her hair was "unacceptable" when she was a child.
b.What justifies the useof the passive voice here? 

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Toolbox
Passive voice = subject + Be (in the correct tense) + past participle of the verb
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2.Read the second paragraph.Focus onthe recent incidents related to Afro hair in schools.
a.Has the situation improvedsince Renee was a student?
b.What justifies the useof the passive voice in this paragraph?

3.Read the next 4 lines.
a. Explain what "68%"refers to?
b.Fill inyour "People Mentioned Chart" to share information with your classmates.

4.Read the last 2 paragraphs.
a. Explain what "98%"refers to?
b.Conclude on the useof the passive voice in the text.

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Toolbox
The fact that we do not know who ... gives the impression that the discrimination felt by C. Flanders, R. Williams or J. Sharpe was ...
Not mentioning ... implies that ...
The people who are discriminated against feel ... since there is no mention of ...
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5.Identify the vocabulary(nouns, adjectives, verbs or expressions) related to discrimination and violence and write it down in your "Personal Recap Chart."

From Beauty Magazine Topic to Parliament

Black Beauty Magazine - Worksheet

How to Analyse a Picture

Articles 1 & 2 - Worksheet for Student A and Student B

Article 1 - Worksheet for Student A

Article 2 - Worksheet for Student B

From Beauty Magazine Topic to the UK Parliament - Recap