The war is illegal

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The war is illegal
STARK Abitur-Training Englisch
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Structure

• Newspaper article
• ? The war was illegal (The Guardian, September
  17, 2004)
• Cartoon
• ? Those illegal blood spots by Martin Rowson
  (2004)
• Possible Abitur-tasks
• Possible (ideal) solution
• ? general notes hints
• ? carefully worded text

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Themes Topics

• Globalisation
• Global challenges
• International peace-keeping
• The role of Britain the USA
• The media
• Cartoon
• Evaluation

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Task 1 comprehension/context

• Sum up what arguments Kofi Annan and Tony Blair
  bring forth to support their view of the wars
  legality.
• First sentence! (The article)
• Two contrasting opinions about the justifiability
  of the second war on Iraq
• Kofi Annan pre-emptive strike and a lawless use
  of force
• Tony Blair UN resolution (2002) justifies the
  second war on Iraq
• 235 words

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Task 2 analysis

• Analyse how the cartoon makes a mockery of Tony
  Blair.
• The cartoon uses T. Blairs physical appearance,
  clothes, props and the setting to make mockery of
  the PM and his political decisions concerning the
  Iraq war
• The outward appearance suggests that he has gone
  mad
• Huge eyes (alertness) bloody hands (guilt)
• The rifle alludes to illegal fox hunting
• ? implies that the war in Iraq was illegal, too
• Saddam Husseins head hung up as a trophy
• ? shows the inhumanity of the manhunt

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Task 2 analysis

• The empty wooden panels show that Bush and Blair
  failed
• Sandbags barbed wire
• ? insinuate Blairs isolation within the UK, the
  EU and the UN
• Blairs exclamation (speech bubble)
• ? T. Blair wants to take (bloody) revenge on
  Kofi Annan
• Conclusion All these characteristics suggest
  that Tony Blair in no longer a competent and
  responsible Prime Minister
• 658 words

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Task 3 comment/evaluation

• Evaluate to what extent the cartoon is suitable
  to illustrate the articles contents.
• Same main message The war was illegal
• The headline of the article the caption of the
  cartoon show illegality
• Text structure and visual elements stress T.
  Blairs guilt
• The article uses quotes the cartoon uses
  fictitious exclamations to underline stubbornness

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Task 3 comment/evaluation

• Cartoon humorous criticism ? Article background
  information
• The article takes into account that the Labour
  Party traditionally supports the UN
• The journalist argues that because of his late
  stand, Annan must take some of the blame
• 335 words

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Own Opinion

• General hints carefully worded text
• Various vocabulary
• Mixture of English German (same font)
• STARK Abitur-Training Englisch
• ISBN 978-3-89449-152-9