Correction gr B

  Remarques générales

- La construction, c'est à dire l'organisation des idées, est essentielle, il faut la signaler, l'expliciter, la rendre visible. Ne pas hésiter à abuser du vocabulaire type (firstly, subsequently, it follows that, then, eventually, etc.). De même, bien insister sur votre annonce de plan, sur votre problématique/question, et votre conclusion.

- Si c'est trop court, quelques pistes :

- citez davantage vos documents.

- développez plus certaines de vos idées qui vous paraissent évidentes (this story is dark). 

- évoquez d'autres sources, convoquez vos connaissances (the Sublime, Romanticism, the Apollonian / Dionysian binary, the Gothic tropes, etc...)

- parlez plus lentement, soignez votre débit et votre prononciation.

- si ce n'est déjà le cas, intégrez une troisième partie.

Idées :

- Perversity : the Imp of the Perverse. Perversity is like the devil on the left shoulders of cartoon characters = a fancy, a thought that is of foreign origin (d'origine étrangère) and that temps the character into his own demise (sa propre destruction).

- Cruelty. Les Contes Cruels, Cruelty is seen as a literary feature. Sometimes, evil is considered as beautiful, fascinating. Paradoxical : 

Ugly as sin. BUT in J. Milton, the devil is magnificent. Romantic writers often followed Milton's tradition. Mal du siècle = being bored / acedy.

- Artists as crazy people. Should artists be crazy to make great art? For Romantics, the artist is an intermediate between men and God / Nature / Creation. The artist is also someone that risks living out of civil society. The artist as a fool = the artist must suffer to create beautiful / Madness as a new, more powerful sense that allows incredible art creation / Antonin Artaud, psychedelics, Tomothy Leary. Cursed Artists. The Doors = to open the doors of perception, William Blake, Romantic painter / poet (1750s-1820s).

INTERVIEW PREP

1. What's your favourite document ?

a. prepare a document you haven't chosen, write something about it.

b. talk about one of the longer documents, and evoke the entire text.

2. Could you define the Gothic genre ?

have an explanation ready for all the concepts you use in your presentation.

3. Can you think of a poem / a movie / a novel that deals with the idea of [insérer ici une des idées que vous avez développée, par exemple, perversity]

N'hésitez pas à consulter des sites autour des grandes oeuvres étudiées, des oeuvres connexes également. 

Badis:  Is there a relation between Poe's life and his work ?

Exaggerated reputation, distorted biography, depicting him as a cursed artist.

Emmy: How did you choose your documents ?

Essayez à tout prix d'amener la "conversation" vers un terrain connu. 

Elise: how is your image Gothic ?

American Gothic. 

n'hésitez pas à cannibaliser une autre réponse : par exemple, What's your favourite document ?

Estelle: Why is the eye of the vulture essential ? 

Demandez à l'examinateur d'expliciter sa question si vous pensez que vous pouvez avoir manqué un point important. 

Revenez sur l'ensemble du texte.

Thomas: Do Poe's characters have a choice ?

Ici, DESTIN / TRAGEDIE / FATE 

Rania: aren't mangas too violent ?

psychological thriller, different types of mangas, -> déroulez ce que vous connaissez du sujet.

Anaïs : What is the scariest thing in the short story ?

You can fake the emotions / interest you felt while reading.

Goran : What's your plan for next year ?

ne pas dire "I don't know?"

 

QUESTIONS préparation de l'entretien

1. What is your favourite document ?

My favourite document is X, it's my document, I like it because I like the artist.

Ici, il s'agit de profiter d'une question facile pour aborder des points qu'on a pas eu le temps de traiter pendant l'exposé.

In my file, my favourite document is X because XXX. BUT I really hesitated with another one that I positively LOVE. It's X (et vous déroulez). 

2. Is there a relation between Poe's life and his work ?

Ici, la réponse attendue tourne autour de vos connaissances à propos de l'auteur, et de son oeuvre en général.

Having married is 13 year old cousin and lost all the important women in his life, Poe certainly had a certain vision for female characters in his work. He wrote that the "most poetic topic is a young woman, dying." On the other hand, his idea of the perverse doesn't seem to be linked / correlated to his life. 

3. How did you choose your document ?

 First X  / as regards to my question... movie... upset... N. Bates as the perfect guy... HPL : moreover ...

WHAT IF...

• the question you prepared doesn't show up ?

Try and pay attention to questions that could be related. Example : you have a nifty answer for What's your fav. document. But the questions all revolve around the notion of Romanticism. You can try to start with a proper answer, and then, as-a-matter-of-factly, mention that document you really love.

• you're asked an off-topic question ?

Take your time to collect your thoughts, and to give an appropriate question. You can also try and go back to a topic you master. Don't hesitate to talk about elements you learnt about in other classes.

finally, you should take a look at books about general knowledge before the oral. 

Précis de Culture Générale, Ellipses, Collet Francis

• you don't understand the question ?

Don't hesitate to ask for clarifications. You should understand the question perfectly clearly. Rephrase the question to check your understanding.

• you simply don't know the answer ?

Just say it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 bien maîtriser les concepts que vous évoquez. prévoyez une réponse y compris pour les choses que vous n'avez pas pu faire.