Black Sheep

  • Black sheep
  • Ed Perkins
  • Velká Británie
  • 2018
  • 27 min.
  • titulky
  • 15—21 let
Audio-visual lessons

Lesson objectives

  • To realise the fear in which people who are the target of hate attacks live
  • To reflect on how easy it is to be influenced by the opinion of others
  • To discuss racism and xenophobia

"It could have been one of you," the mother of Cornelius Walker and his brother lamented during a television report on the murder of a 10-year-old boy. It is the year 2000 and a family of Nigerian immigrants is leaving London. They hope to find a safe haven and a peaceful life in Essex, England. However, as it soon turns out, the atmosphere of the small town is ruled by a gang of racists. The scars that xenophobia and violence leave on a child's soul are told with chilling power in the film by the real Cornelius. The Oscar-nominated docudrama also asks the question of how far a person can go in his desire for acceptance.

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Recommended age group

15—21 years

Thematic area

Výuka jazyků

Theme

Výuka angličtiny / English

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Teaching materials

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Roots of Hatred

Activity / B1/B2 / 60 min

Students will: 

  • practise writing a short text (message)
  • realise that hate speech or extremist attitudes have their roots
  • understand that hateful attitudes are primarily fostered by fear, lack of information and desire to belong somewhere

It is said... but is it true?

Activity / B1/B2 / 60 min

Students will: 

  • practice the passive (“to be said”)
  • discuss their ideas based on an authentic material
  • understand that general statements about a group of people never apply to all its members

Questions and Answers

Informational texts

  • racism and its origin
  • problems stemming from racism and what are their solutions
  • more information about the protagonists

UPDATED: How to reflect on emotions after the film screening

Informational texts

  • Why is it important to reflect on emotions?
  • Basic methods of reflection
  • From reflection to discussion

Jak pracovat s audiovizuálními materiály

  • instruktážní film
  • rady a doporučení
  • manuál
  • obecné aktivity

Teaching with documentaries: Methodological handbook

Handbook containing a collection of comprehensive activities designed for teaching with documentaries, along with the OWIS theoretical framework for English lessons.

English activities for teaching with documentaries

Informational texts

A set of activities generally applicable to working with film in English classes

Accompanying and recommended materials

„I didn't know if I wanted to be black or white“: my life between worlds.

A Guardian interview with Cornelius Walker (the main character).

Shortcut: Black Sheep lesson plans

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Černá ovce

Rasismus,Domácí násilí,Šikana,Základy filmové řeči

2018 / 27 min. / titulky / 15—21 let

Píše se rok 2000 a rodina nigerijských přistěhovalců opouští Londýn. Doufá, že v anglickém Essexu najdou bezpečné útočiště a klidný život. Jak se však brzy ukazuje, atmosféře malého města vládne gang rasistů.

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Colored

Výuka angličtiny / English

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He is born pink and when he grows up, he turns white. In the sun, he first turns red and then brown. Who is it? The white man – the one who loves to call people with other skin "colored"!

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Výuka angličtiny / English

2013 / 23 min. / titulky / 13—21 let

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