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?