Seconde (general) · CEFR A2 → B1 · Threads: Identity, Truth, Power
“Do beauty filters lie?”
The big question
Who decides what a beautiful face looks like: painters, brands, apps, or each of us?
The journey
Real or retouched?: Look closely at images and find what has been changed.
Ophelia, 1852: a face made by painters: Discover that beauty norms existed long before apps.
Phenomenal Woman: answering the norm: See how a poet answers beauty rules with pride.
Fight back: campaigns and laws: Find out how society tries to protect teens from fake images.
Create your own game: Real or Retouched?: Invent a card game about images and the truth.
Final task: present your game and its message: Present your game and say what it teaches.
Sentence starters
In this picture, the face looks…
The painter shows a face that is…
Maya Angelou shows that…
A law can…, but a brand can…
The aim of the game is to…
Our game teaches that…
Game: Real or Retouched?
A card game: cards show paintings, adverts and invented profiles. Players must say “real” or “retouched” and justify with one argument. The group decides if the argument is convincing.
Final task
Present your card game and its message in English (2 minutes, B1), then answer two questions.