martes, 17 de diciembre de 2019

4ºBritish: your haikus


As promised, here you have the haikus you have written this week. Even when some of you wrote several haikus, I've chosen only one of them as examples (by the way, this time they are not in alphabetical order so, try to guess the authors...). Enjoy! The following poems are from 4ºC:

Enjoy this flower
luminous and magical
the first summer.

I saw the grass field
colored in green and yellow
that look like a fire.

The trees are singing
so beautiful melodies
white leaves are falling.

There I see winter fly
with its white sparkles
during the night in the sky.

Beautiful sunrise
on a warm summer morning
waiting for day to start.

I was in fire
the room was dark and somber
I sleep peacefully.

Elephant get stuck
a young bold kangaroo fly
because of a rock.

The maximun expression
of company? one drop
of water in the sea.

The chill worming in
shock, pleasure, burstin within
summer tongue awakes.

Beautiful sunrise
on a warm summer
I wait for day to start.

The leaves falling
of the big trees of the park,
sense of chilling.

And now the haikus from 4ºB: 

A marvelous sky,
a great, gorgeous moon,
fine to passed by.

Charmy, precious birds
laying on the ancient trees
makes a living dream.

Oh the flies lost will
hard to catch but easy to kill
although they fly chill.

Come here and see roofs
that stop the see above
the old buildings that are tough.

There's no requirement
beautiful environment,
my retirement.

Brown and oranges leafs,
they fall to the ground helped
by a strong, cold wind.

A nice butterfly
going around the river
following the waves.

Water on the lake
and when you get into it
the sky comes to you.

Posibilities out there
on the deep ocean with them,
the little fish.

Be your own goal
if not you won't be the start
that dazzle all nights.

The leaves are green
the trees are tall and colorful
it it precious, I mean.



jueves, 12 de diciembre de 2019

2º British: Game of Spanish thrones


What is gamification?

Gamification is a learning strategy based on the application of role-playing games mechanism and strutures into the educational field in order to achieve better results, either to better absorb some knowledge, improve some ability, or reward specific actions, among many other objectives.



The ludic nature of these activities facilitates the internalization of knowledge in a funnier way, generating a positive experience in the students. Because we all learn more when we have fun! J

This year, we will conduct a gamification experience at our History classes. Pay attention to the rules:

How does it work?

The title, as you can see, is “Game of Spanish thrones”. It means that we will study the topics about Iberian Península during Medieval and Modern times by playing.

During the following weeks, we will have a combination of traditional explanations and flipped classes (based on different sources: theory, videos, texts and images analysis...). When each historical stage is finished, I will release the pertinent Mission document.

Each mission will have 3 activities, with different levels of difficulty. When needed, you can do an online research to answer them; in some cases, you will have to do a small DIY o craft-work at home J

When passing the different historical stages and missions successfully, you will obtain marks and, as a consequence, you will improve your social status (We will revise the score at class after each mission). It will go as it follows:

Start: 0 marks. You are a serf.
10 marks: you will become a free man/woman.
20 marks: you are now a burgher (citizen).
30 marks: Congrats! You are a knight, member of the priviledge stament! From that moment on, you will also have the opportunity of earning some extra and useful bonus cards...
40 marks: Well done! You are now a nobleman/noblewoman.
50 marks: You got it! You are the king/queen. And that means... you are NOT taking the exam! On the contrary, it is convalidated by 9. Yes! That is the reward for your efforts! J
60 marks: You are now crowned Emperor/Empress. This is the maximun honour and it will takes you to... a 10. Wow! J


To begin with, you have to create your Player-card (and them send it as attached file to blogeducativo08@gmail.com). You can use a hand-made template or a free online generator. This part is mandatory and will give you your first 2 marks for the game. Basic things you HAVE TO include in your Player-card:




Your nick-name and your photo (real one!)
Your city and kingdom (real ones from Medieval Iberian Peninsula)
Languages you speak 
Two strong point (This is really important, as it can gives you extra marks in certain missions... Think carefully about that!).
Two weak point (Again, think carefully as you can loose a couple of marks in a mission... This is a game and sometimes you have to take risks!)

Both strong and weak points have to be chosen from the following list:

- Learning new languages
- Map reading
- Diplomacy
- Militar strategy
- Negociation and sale skills
- Astronomy and sailing skills
- Calligraphy
- Music and fine arts
- Drawing
- Medicine
- Mathematics
- Biology and Botany


This learning-game can be done individually or in pairs but it is mandatory. All missions and activities has to be done on the specifical date. If you fail to do it, do it out of time or just copy&paste from internet, you will be penalised and will loose marks (with the repercussion that it will have for reaching the Royal status and benefits...). In case someone does not reach the minimun score required (50 marks), he/she will have to do a conventional, written exam.

But I am sure that you will do your best to have fun... and to learn!

Ready? Steady?... go!


martes, 26 de noviembre de 2019

3º British: Shanty towns (revision for exam)


As requested yesterday at class, here you have some helpful material for your exam about settlement: 



Good luck!


miércoles, 20 de noviembre de 2019

¡¡Happy birthday!!


@museodelprado ¡Hoy cumple 200 años! El Museo del Prado abría sus puertas por primera vez el 19 de noviembre de 1819 ¿Cuál es tu obra favorita del museo? ¿Has leído algún libro o novela relacionado con el museo, sus obras o sus artistas? 


domingo, 10 de noviembre de 2019

4º British: Did you know…?



Now that we have started the study of Japanese History, what if we learn some curious facts?

For example, did you know that there was a samurai woman? Her name was Tomoe Gozen (1157-1247) and she participated into several feudal wars, such as the famous Battle of Kurikara. She also appears in one of the most well-knows japanese epic books: the Keiki Monogatari. You can learn more about her HERE. Anyway, she was NOT the first case of female warriors... as we have learnt, Amazones were terrible enemies of ancient greeks, there were many brave viking women (origin of the valkyries myth) or, also in Asia, we have the example of a chinese militar commander, Fu Hao. Who said women are not strong enough?

And what about Yasuke, the African-samurai? Sent to Japan as a slave in 1579 as a part of a diplomatic gift, he was released and trained as samurai by his Shogun.

Japan’s emperor finally sent several diplomatic delegations to Europe, such as the Tensho embassy (1582) and the Keicho embassy (1613). Both of them included Spain in their official routes. There are plenty of documents, letters and official recordings about them, if you want to know the details.

Finally, if you want to learn many more things about Japan’s History or its influence on the cinema (do you know that “7 samurais”, filmed in 1954 by Akira Kurosawa, was adapted several times into western and even animation movies?), remember that you can visit previous links in this same blog.

Enjoy!

martes, 29 de octubre de 2019

4º British: History of USA


Now that we have just started the topic about North America, maybe you would like to start by taking a look back at some Native American history from the twentieth century with these clips from British Pathé (9:03 minutes).

Also, you can revise these two gifs about the Native American Lands and the evolution of non-native states over time.


How did the process of independence start? It was not easy... You can study this infographic or read the full text of the Declaraction of the Independence of the 13 colonies (July 4, 1776). Soon after that, they had to face an internal deep problem: a Civil War and the confrontation because civil rights and social issues. 

And finally, here you have the presentation of "Political evolution of Black America" and the opportunity of having a look at the Civil Rights Movement in America, with clips including Martin Luther King and James Meredith, from British Pathé (13:51 minutes).

Remember that you have to do a weekly work before Chistmas holidays so it will be a good idea read the famous speech "I have a dream" of Martin Luther King (1963). You can also watch the speech on youtube (15 minutes).


martes, 22 de octubre de 2019

3º British: Gapminder World



It was the last 200 years that changed the world. In 1809 all countries of the world had a life expectancy under 40 years and an income per person less than 3000 dollar per year. Since then the world has changed but it was not until after the second world war that most countries started to improve.


For the first time, Gapminder can now visualize change in life expectancy and income per person over the last two centuries. In this Gapminder video, Hans Rosling shows you how all the countries of the world have developed since 1809 – 200 years ago.

After re-watching the short video in class and studying the interactive graphic, answer the following questions as complete as possible:

Remember: this activity is mandatory and can be done individually or in pairs. Send an email with your answers (LAST DAY: 8 November) to blogeducativo08@gmail.com. 

  1. Why is good for Goverments to have detailed stadistics of the population?
  2. Why do you think some countries are unhealthier than others with the same income? 
  3. Why was the UK richest in 1800? 
  4. In 1950 there were mainly two groups of countries: medium-income countries (“the West”) and low-income countries (“the rest”). Why? What were the exceptions? 
  5. Discuss the situation of the oil exporters. You can point out a few examples of the graphic. Do you think there are any problems with being dependent on one major income source? 
  6. What does it means “absolute poverty”? And “relative poverty”? 
  7. Choose one healthy country and one poor country, them compare at least 4 point (see the bar at the left side of the graphic) and try to guess/explain the causes of those differences. 
  8. Summarize the key points of the full video.


Good luck! :-)

lunes, 14 de octubre de 2019

4º British: Enlightment songs 2019



As promised, here you have the links to the different songs you have chosen for illustrating the Enlightment ideas (freedom of speech, natural equality, civil rights, education, female vindications, etc.). Quite diverse and interesting choices. Some of them were isolated selections, some have several votes... in any case, just enjoy! 

Imagine Dragons_ Believer
James Bay_ Us
Diego Torres_ Iguales
Lady Gaga_ Til it happens to you
Pharrell Williams_ Freedom
Aretha franklin_ Respect
Beyoncé_ Run the world (girls)
Fort Apache_ Sobre el consumismo y sus formas
Beatriz Luego_ Postureo 
Melendi&Alejandro Sanz_ Déjala que baile
John Lennon_ Imagine
Gloria Gaynor_ I will survive
Michael Jackson_ Black or white & Heal the world
Ariana Grande_ Break free & God is a woman
Aitana & Ana Guerra_ Lo malo
The vamps_ I found a girl
Netta_ Toy
Jennifer López_ Ain't your mamma
Porta_ Rap&Roll
Bad Romance - Women's Suffrage (Inspired by Alice Paul)
Pink Floyd_ We don't need no education another brick in the wall
Village People- YMCA
Queen_ I Want to Break Free


3º British: And the winner is...


Congratulations to the winners and to all the participants this year. This was the final scrutiny: 


The prize (a chocolates box, as usual) will be delivery next day at class. 

Students of 3ºB: you can download now the zip file with your pictures. Remember that you will be asked a password to open it. 

Hope you have learned (and enjoyed) with this activity! 



viernes, 11 de octubre de 2019

2º British: Homage ceremony, your pictures


As promised, here you have a zip file with the photos of your great performances from this morning. You can download the file but, as usual, you will need a password to open it. Also remember to ask permission to your partners before sharing them on your RRSS. 

What would be the next "special" task at History class?...

Have a nice weekend! :D


lunes, 23 de septiembre de 2019

3º British: Create your own political party


A political party is a private entity based association, formed from an ideology and a certain interest. It seeks to obtain representation in the institutions through democratic elections, uniting convictions and efforts to influence public affairs and democratic life in an area, help finance and promote institutional changes and improvements from political power.

Obviously, you can not create a real political party because you are still under age!. But in this activity you are going to turn into political leaders...!

You must organize yourselves into groups (3 people minimum, as the law says, but 6 people as maximun) to “create” several political parties in class. You will follow (almost all) the official steps that the Spanish Law requires for creating a party. The teacher will be the "Ministerio del Interior" responsible for giving you the "ok"... and the final mark for this activity!

They are 6 stages on the activity:

1. Find a name, logo/slogan and ideology
2. Fill the Estatuto del Partido” application (you should also add a document with your economical, social, educational... proposals. The most complete you do it, the better for you).
3. Fill official inscription application (after that, and with the approval of a notary, you are supposed to send both documents to the Ministerio del Interior… and paid about 180/260 Euros. Obviously, you are NOT going to do that this time!)

Other additional points of interes:

If you have any questions you can call the phone 900 150 000 (although now is NOT working, because it is only avaible when elections are close). It belongs to the Ministerio del Interior and is free.

Realise that there are laws limiting the activity of political parties (eg. electoral campaign financing, which is prohibited and no, etc). The most important ones are:

Realise also that each “Comunidad Autónoma” has their own and specifical laws for the “Elecciones Autónomas”. But in this activity, to simplify things, we can imagine that we are joining a National Election and there is not necesary to review any territorial law.


Once the parties are "approved", each group will share roles (leader, secretary, etc..) and write its political program (ideas and points to defend).

4. Election campaign (during 2 weeks, you will have to make your party advertising, public speaking, debates in class and "convince" the "voters"...)
5. Elections and scrutinity.
6. Proclamation of the winner.


Deadlines:
  • Monday, 30 September: You MUST give to the teacher the Estatuto del Partido and the Inscription Apllication (stages 2-3)
  • 4-11 October: Election campaign (stage 4)
  • Monday, 14 October: Elections, scrutinity and proclamation (stages 5-6)


Let's get to work… and good luck! :-)



By the way, as usual, this activity is mandatory and you will receive a mark for it. It case you fail or you do not do it, the mark will be a 0.


lunes, 9 de septiembre de 2019

British: Academic Information 2019-2020



We are back! In the following links you can read the academic information for this year: 

You can also read the Assesment Criteria (Criterios de Evaluación y Calificación) and the ring-binder criteria (Normas para la elaboración del cuaderno) for 1ºBritish.

And, as usual, you can donwload the "text book" and the weekly works (monthly works better said...) for homework in the tab "APUNTES". 

Are you ready? 3... 2... 1... Let's go! :)


viernes, 7 de junio de 2019

Funny books for learning History

Another academic year is almost finished. Here you have then, as usual, several recomendations for reading, learning and also having fun during your deserved summer holidays:

La Historia como nunca antes te la habían contado (AcademiaPlay)


Historia del Arte en cómic (Vol.1: el mundo clásico). Autor: Pedro Cifuentes (Editado por Desperta Ferro)


¡Es la guerra! Las mejores anécdotas de la Historia militar. Autor: Jesús Hernández 


Destripando la Historia: los mayores villanos. Autores: Rodrigo Septién y Álvaro Pascual


Polvo eres (dos volúmenes) y Menudas historias de la Historia. Autora: Nieves Concostrina.


Astérix: las citas latinas explicadas. Autor: Bernard-Pierre Molin


Un mapa en la cabeza: anécdotas, historias y curiosidades de la Geografía. Autor: Ken Jennings


Eso no estaba en mi libro de Historia (varios volúmenes: España, Roma...)

Historias de la Historia: las anécdotas y curiosidades más interesantes jamás contadas. Autor: Carlos Fisas.

Historia absurda de España. Autor: José David Morales



¡Feliz lectura! :) 


miércoles, 5 de junio de 2019

1ºBritish: Save our Planet


Empresas, niños, adultos...: No al cambio climático - ¡Firma la petición! vía

viernes, 17 de mayo de 2019

4º British: Pictures from the II Film Festival


Here you have the pictures of the great II Film Festival celebrated today. You can download the ZIP file (password required) and the stand-up comedian video (1 GB, with the same password. It will take a while... The video can be opened with both Windows Media Player and VLC). 

It was a really funny show, hope you enjoyed it :) Next year it will be even better! 

Have a nice weekend.

miércoles, 15 de mayo de 2019

3º British: review of mapping skills


As a part of our class review of map reading, here you have several useful links:
Do not panic: we will do the full revision at class; these are just links in case you want extra help at home. And besides, reading a map is not as difficult as it looks, isn't it?


martes, 14 de mayo de 2019

4º British: II Historical Short Film Festival


Everything is ready for the second edition of the Aula de Adriana Historical Short Film Festival. This year we will have a proper red carpet... and several surprises! Friday, 17 May, 13:00... Are you ready? :) 

miércoles, 8 de mayo de 2019

1º British: Diorama photos (2019)


You can now download the ZIP file with the low-resolution photos of your worderful model making creations. Congratulations for your imagination and effort! 

PS. In case you have any problem with the file, just bring a pendrive to class.


Cover image: Pirámide de Giza Nanoblock

martes, 26 de marzo de 2019

1º British: Historical model-making



It's time of the funniest activity of the year! Model-making! :) Yes, you have to do a manual work: a model, mockup or diorama of any historical age studied this year!

Of course, you will have a mark for this work. And, as you will do it very well, that mark will be very high... Do not worry, you have enough time: the delivery date is Tuesday, 30 April.

Instructions:

1. The model can be done individually or in groups (maximum, 3 people).
2. The item must be obligatorily related to one of the historical topics studied this year. You can add some figures and landscape items, but remember that the main part must be a building.
3. Do NOT expend money, do it with reusable materials: paper, cardboard, clay ... even those Playmobiles you have in a drawer :)
4. Be original: it is a creative work, to show off your imagination.
5. They should be harmless (no volcanoes to explode, please)

There are many options: Paleolithic hunters, the neolithic city of Catal Huyuck, a Mesopotamian ziggurat, Egyptian pyramids and sphinxes, the Parthenon of Athens, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the war between the Greeks and Persians, the Roman Forum, the Colosseum with gladiators, the Circus with a chariot race, Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius, a Vetton's castro...

Get to work and enjoy it! 



Cover photo: