Aviatrice

​Definition:  A female aviator or pilot
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The year is 1953 and Jacqueline Auriol, the daughter-in-law of the French president is strapped into her jet plan about to create history.  This 7-minute film, told in Jacqueline’s own words is told through a series of flashbacks describing the events which allowed her to become the first European female to break the sound barrier.
 
Teaching Ideas:
 
Discuss;
  • Why do you think people want to do amazing things like break the speed barrier?
  • Do we know any other females who we would call heroes?
  • Who is your hero and why?
  • How does the film maker create different moods in the film?
 
Children could emulate the film in their writing by:
  • creating descriptions of the plane and settings,
  • using short sentences to build tension,
  • use synonyms to describe the jets movements.
  • use similes and metaphor for description (especially of movement)
  • Use of pathetic fallacy to demonstrate mood.
 
Text types:
  • biography
  • diary entry
  • letter of congratulations
  • flashbacks
  • recounts in the 1st or 3rd person
  • narrative retelling
Visit the Aviatrice film Facebook Page 
I feel so happy when I’m flying; perhaps it is the feeling of power, the pleasure of dominating a machine as beautiful as a thoroughbred horse. Each time I set foot on an airfield, I sense this is where I belong
                                                                                                                                                           - Jacqueline Auriol
Credits:
Directors : Jacques Leyreloup, Victor Tolila, Perrine Renard, Laura Viver Canal, Gaël Chauvet
Music : Clément Osmont, Olivier Defradat
Voices : Marianne James
​Sound : José Vicente & Yoann Poncet – Studio des aviateurs
View the film on Youtube here 
A short film from Airbus about Jacqueline Auriol.