Happy holidayssss!!!!

 

2º - Romanesque and Gothic arts

Here you have the class presentation abour medieval art, you can also find it in teams together with the diagrams.

Unit 4 - Romanesque and Gothic - 2º eso from Rocío G.

4º - Music and history

As an answer to the last challenge...

This is Nabucco (first perfomed in 1842), by italian composer Verdi... Italians adopted it as a hymn of liberty and national unity during the process of unification...

Others...

Canto degli italiani o Fratelli d'Italia, 1847. Es el himno actual, adaptado a la República más que a la monarquía resultante del proceso de unificación.

Bella Ciao, from the late 19th century, originally sung by the mondina workers in protest against the harsh working conditions in the paddy fields of Northern Italy.

It is widely assumed that the mondina song was modified and adopted as an anthem of the Italian partisans who opposed Nazism and fascism, and fought against the occupying forces of Nazi Germany, who were allied with the fascist and collaborationist Italian Social Republic between 1943 and 1945 during the Italian resistance and the liberation of Italy.

Versions of "Bella ciao" continue to be sung worldwide as a hymn of freedom and resistance.

Marcia Reale. Official national anthem of the Kingdom of Italy between 1861 and 1943. It was composed in 1831 by Giuseppe Gabetti to the order of Charles Albert of Sardinia as the hymn of the royal House of Savoy, along with the Sardinian national anthem.

2º - Music and History: The Black death

 Here you have a song-parody of the terrible bubonic plague...

And here you have this article to have more information about it, and by the way you practice some more english!

And finally, the video proposed by the class book:

The Black Death from Christopher Brown on Vimeo.

2º - Challenge 3 answer

Why is it called ‘Gregorian’? 

It is called Gregorian because Pope St Gregory the Great arranged for the compilation of a series of ancient psalms and hymns at the beginning of the 7th century.

What is the difference between ‘monophony’ and‘polyphony’? Which type is Gregorian chant? 

If there is more than one melodic line, it is polyphonic. Gregorian chant is monophonic. 

Who performed it? At what time of day and with what instruments? 

It is a prayer sung by monks. 

In addition to mass chants there were the divine office chants, which were sung at set moments in the day. The so-called canonical hours were: matins, lauds, prime, terce, sext, none, vespers and compline. 

It was sung a cappella, that is, unaccompanied by any musical instrument.

... and the proposal in mine, I was thinking in the monks in Santo Domingo de Silos when I asked for a famous one in Castilla and León:

4º - Unit 2 - Unification of Italy & Germany

Here you have the two videos explaining the italian and the german unification processes in just 3 minutes... Not easy, not so difficult... you can use the subtitles.

4º - Challenge 3... music & history!

Today's challenge is about MUSIC...

We are going to study the process of unification of the italian penisula into the Republic of ITALY...

We are looking for a related song! A song that has to do with the ideas or feelings of the revolution that italians followed... Let's try!

4º - Unit 3 - The Industrial Revolution

Hello!

We are starting Unit 3... the Industrial revolution!

You will have all the summaries (diagrams) in teams... 

These easy videos will help us to start the topic... enjoy!

2º - Challenge 3 - Music and history!

Hi guys,

Here we have the third challenge!

This week's challenge is related to music... 

GREGORIAN CHANT is a type of music associated with the Christian liturgy beginning in the 6th century...

Investigate to answer these questions:

1- Why is it called "Gregorian"?

2- What is the difference between monophony and polyphony? Which typoe is Gregorian chant?

3- Who performed it? At what time of day and with what instrument?

EXTRA: To have more chances to win, tell me a famous example from Castilla y León, and we'll listen next day!

4º - Challenge 2!

Challenge 2 is devoted to... MARIE ANTOINETTE!

Tell us who was, and anything interesting from her life!

The most amazing comment wins a card!

REMINDER: The challenges are part of your homework, and so they're valued for your marks.

2º - Unit 2 class presentation

 Here you have the presentation for Unit 2:

Unit 2 Feudalism from Rocío G.

4º - Unit 2 - Music & history

Here you have a pair of songs related to the French Revolution...

Waterloo by Abba, about Napleon's defeat...



... and Viva la vida by Coldplay about Louis XVI's life... and death... This last activity is inspired in another teacher's blog, you can visit his activity in this link.

4º - French Revolution videos

Hi there,

Here you have another videos to study the French Revolution while you practice english! I have made a selection for you, you can choose:

1- High level by Mr Green (in History and in English):

2- A brief one. a summary:

3- the French Revolution in 9 minutes...

4- Finally a long but good one, it has 2 parts, by oversimplified:

4º - Unit 2 - French Revolution

Hi!
Here you have the TEDx video about the French revolution we have used in the class activity. So you can watch it again with english subtitles to better understand it... 



And I link also the song for you... enjoy it! (read the lyrics!)

2º - CHALLENGE 2

Hi there!

Here we have our challenge number 2!

You have to put yourself in a medieval crusader's mind... 

So tell me... who you are, when did you live, and why did you become a crusader!?

4º - Unit 2 - The American Revolution

Here you have some videos to deeper study the American Revolution:

The crash course by Mr. Green: (high level)



These are easier...

"A Brief History of America's Independence: Part 1" (Revolutionary War):

"A Brief History of America's Independence: Part 2" (Revolutionary War): 

 

The Boston Tea Party:

A Brief History of the USA:

2º - Challenge 1 winner?

Hi!

The first challenge this year has been won by... nobody! ohhhh! You haven`t won a card!!!

Nobody has the full correct answer!

You had to tell me: What is it?, Where can you find it?  and  Who did it?

The answer was: The Palatine Chapel, built by Charlemagne during the 8th century in his Palace in Aachen, capital city of the Carolingian Empire.

Tomorrow we will have the second challenge! 

The 3 contestants have their positives... the other his negative....!

Reminder: To participate in the challenge you have to comment HERE in the blog, in the blog comments, choose the option anonym if you don't have a google account and sign your comment with your name. It's compulsory.

I will publish the comments just the last day of the challenge (so you can't copy your partner or know who was first!).

4º - Challenge 1!

Hi there,

Double task in this challenge!

1- What is the meaning of the 3 colours flag of France??

2- Could you describe briefly the republican calendar of the French revolution??



We will check this challenge in a week... you have time enough to investigate!

4º - UD.2 French revolution: La Marseillaise.

4º - GOYA, Unit 1, art.

 Here you have the presentationof GOYA, in case you'd like to know more... (if it asks you to log in, use your educa.jcyl.es access data).

4º - Challenge 0

We start warming up...

The first challenge is to choose a topic from your partner's presentations and say why... (a part of their presentations, or somenthing that really stroke you or you loved...).

The winner will received a card (I'll decide, no democracy).

You can wait until everyone has presented...

2º - Welcome to the contest! Challenge 1

Hi there!

Here we have our first challenge!

It consists of a weekly activity. I will propose you a challenge at the beginning of the week... you will have time to participate in it through the comments in this blog during the same week... and on next week  we will have the solution and the winner of the week.

The winner (the faster, the more original, or the best... it depends on the kind of challenge) will have a card! Participation is always rewarded.

So... this is the first challenge!

You have to tell me:

What is it?

Where can you find it?

Who did it?

2º & 4º - New on the blog! CHALLENGES

From next week we will have the "blog-game"!

It is called "Challenges"... and as some of you already know... it consists of a weekly challenge for you... the best, or the first in guessing the answer, in solving the challenge... will obtain a card!

So be ready... Every week I will suggest you a new challenge... 

2º - Unit 1 Presentation

Unit 1 The Early Middle Ages from Rocío G.

Welcome to our class blog!

Hello everybody,

Welcome to the Geography and History Blog for the bilingual section for years 2 and 4 ESO, in IESO La Pola.

Here, we will practice the contents, we'll revise units and terms, we could use it for giving extra information for assigments, or just play...

The participation in the Blog will be part of your overall mark, as will your daily classwork, homework, and your participation in class be.

I hope you like and enjoy it.

Rocío

See you after summer!

Enjoy your time!

4º - WW2 - Causes and countries fighting

Here you have some videos for WW2:

2º - Unit 7 - Renaissance & Reformation

2º - Leonardo da Vinci

 Here you have he video to complete Thais activity!

4º - Unit 6 - The Great Dictator

 Here you have the final speech from the end of the film:

4º - Reading plan

4º - Unit 6 - videos

Here you have some videos about the fascism we're studying.

First a video with Mussolini, and his march to Rome and rise to power...

This one is about the Olympic games in Berlin, 1936, known as the nazi olympics:

And here we have the arrival to power of Hitler:

And finally, maybe some unknown facts about Hitler... or curiosities:

2º - Unit 6 - Henry VIII

Let's have a bit of fun...

2º - Unit 6 Class presentation

 

2º - Unit 5 presentation

Here you have the class presentation in case you need it!

Unit 5 - The Iberian peninsula between the 13th and 15th centuries de Rocío G.