SOUL KIDS
Les productions écrites des élèves réalisées en classe
TOPIC : OUR OPINION ON THE FILM
The movie was good and we could discover the reality in Memphis.
The inhabitants of Memphis, mainly the children and the teenagers, are educated in poor neighbourhoods.
The things I like the film is when the teachers learn to the students to live in community for not become racist.
We didn't like the movie because it was a documentary so it was boring .
It was difficult to read the subtitles in the same time we have to look at the movie .
It was fun to do a school trip with my friends.
We like it when the students dance and sing.
Ava Saint Martin Juliette Mancel Charlize Brochu
This school is situated in Memphis in Tennessee.
This neighbourhood is very dangerous. The students are Afro-American adolescents.
In this school, they sing soul music and dance after high school.
It’s to protest against racism and it’s free.
Océane and Valentin
Our opinion:
-We think the movie is interesting for people who love soul music.
-The movie is not so bad for people who get confronted to racism.
-The film is good for anybody who likes life lessons.
Elias, Romain, Marlone
MUSIC GENRES:
In Memphis , there are many music genres . The different genres of music in the city are rock n'roll , classic music , soul music , blues , jazz , drift phonk , gospel...
Rock'n'roll is played with 1 or 2 electric guitars.
Soul music is a popular music genre that originated in the African American community .
Drift Phonk is a genre of electronic music .
Gospel is a genre of christian music .
The Stax Records
was created in Memphis in 1958 . It is a recording and disc distribution company.
Manon D, Bastien, Noah
The lessons at the school:
The lessons at the school are about music and being self-confident.
They learn to write and copy the lyrics of song.
They sing and dance.
They speak about the worst racist insults
Oyana, Linsay
OUR OPINION :
For us overall, we didn't like the film. Because it was a documentary and not a movie. We have the impression that the scenes are often the same. But we understood the fight against racism that the students lead. In this movie ,it is interesting to enter the life of the black
students. We see that the students aren't demoralized by their problems (racism, insults, poor city, dangerous city ).
Marlon, Lucas, Quentin
Memphis is in Tennessee in the South East of the USA.
It is not a safe city because it is dangerous and it is not a rich ( wealthy ) city but it is poor city.
In this city there are mainly black people.
Some neighbourhoods, quarters and districts are dangerous.
In Memphis, the music genres are soul, rap and rock.
There is a music school for poor students.
Its name is Stax Music Academy.
The river near Memphis is Mississippi.
The Chickasaw are an indigenous people of the southeastern Woodlands.
Elvis Presley was born in Mississippi and moved to Memphis later.
Manon N, Zoe, Shelsy
Our opinion on the film :
It's a really good movie but it is slow.
The music genres are very nice.
We can deduce that the director is trying to show the hard life of students in Memphis (poverty, criminality) but also their education in details.
We heard a lot of music, mainly with instruments.
Aloys Mateï Lubin Tilia
