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PART ONE- THE QUIET REVOLUTION: "Speak White" (1970), poem by Michèle Lalonde, read for the first time by the poet herself during La Nuit de la Poésie ("the Night of Poetry") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx1-N6AFucw&ab channel=JeffreyDiteman- Music%2CPoetry%2CTranslation Watch the full excerpt (4:44 minute), and answer the following questions: 1. What surprised you or interested you about this poem? (3-5 sentences) 2. Based on your comprehension, what is the ideological content of this poem? (2-4 sentences) 3. Why do you think Lalonde used the expression "Speak White"? What is your personal opinion on her choice? (2-4 sentences) 4. Discuss some of the other artistic choices made in this poem, addressing elements such as figures of speech, metaphors, choice of language. Why do you think Lalonde made these choices (2-4 sentences) 5. FIRST REFERENDUM: "Comfort and Indifference" (1982), documentary film by Denys Arcand.

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