2º - Challenge 6

Hi guys!

We are talking about the 14th century crisis in Europe... and one of the causes was the Hundred Years War...

Well, today you have a task related to this great war and the role of one soldier... 

Who was this special knight? What is she special for?... Make a research and present us the character briefly.

Add your opinion... 

The best wins a card.

4º - Challenge 7

Hi there!

We are almost ending the Industrial revolution in class... so here is the last related challenge!

During the second industrial revolution many inventions appeared... but we are focusing in this one in the picture.

Task: make a research about it, and make a brief report telling us something about the invention and also the role of women during this process...!

2º - Joan of Arc

 While studying the Hundred Years' War... We have mentioned Joan Of Arc, let's learn more about her:

4º - The Industrial Revolution

Hello!

We are starting... the Industrial revolution!

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

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

4º - Challenge 6

This week challenge is about technology! You have to be creative... 

We are teaching the Industrial Revolution... so this challenge includes 2 parts:

The one you can read in the picture, that is about your daily life (present): ¿¿Sin qué aparato tecnológico no podrías vivir?? y por qué!!!??? Razona y sé original! :)

And a second one (past): you have to think also in what invention from the Industrial Revolution those people could not have lived without from the very first moment they discovered it... and why...

Come on! Go for it!

2º - Challenge 5

 🛡️ Medieval Guilds Challenge

Write a short blog comment as if you were an apprentice in a medieval town.

Include in your comment (no como preguntas, sino que este contenido debe incluirse en tu hsitoria):

1. Which guild you joined (bakers, weavers, carpenters, etc.).

2. Your main tasks as an apprentice.

3. One thing a journeyman can do that you’re not allowed to do yet.

4. One rule from the master you find unfair.

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.

4º - Unification of Italy & Germany

Here you have 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 5... 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!

2º - CHALLENGE 4

Hi there!

Here we have our challenge number 4!

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!?

We have time until next Friday 14!

2º - Challenge 3 - answer

Hi!

Tha was 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.

We have a new challenge available! 

The 3 contestants have their positives... the other their negatives....!

4º - Challenge 4 - Revolutions!

 🌍 Revolution Challenge!

Topic: The 19th-century waves of revolution

Instructions: 

Many revolutions in the 19th century were inspired by ideas of liberty, equality, and nationalism. Think about one of these waves (for example, 1820, 1830, or 1848) and what people were fighting for.

👉 Challenge question:
If you had lived during one of these revolutions, what would you have supported — change or stability? Why?

💬 Write a comment explaining your opinion. Use expressions like I believe…, In my opinion…, because…, for example…

2º - Challenge 3

Hi there!

So... this is the challenge 3!

You have to tell me:

What is it?

Where can you find it?

Who did it?

4º - 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 - Music and History

 Let's have some fun while remembering the Boston Tea Party...

4º - Challenge 3

Napoleon Fact or Fiction?

Challenge:
Find one weird, surprising or little-known fact about Napoleon Bonaparte.
Write 2-3 sentences explaining what it is, and say whether you think it changes your opinion of him.

💡 Example:

Did you know that Napoleon was once attacked by a horde of wild rabbits during a hunting trip? His men had planned the hunt, but the rabbits, released from cages, ran toward him instead of away! It shows that even the greatest generals can’t control everything…

 

2º - Challenge 2

Hi!

Here we have the second challenge!

It's about Islamic culture... You have to research one of the medieval islamic inventions or contributions to science or knowledge. Choose the one you think it is the most important and tell me why.

4º - Challenge 2

Challenge 2 is devoted to... MARIE ANTOINETTE!

Tell us who she was, and any interesting fact about her life!

The most amazing comment wins a card!

2º - The Carolingian Empire

Here you have a video about the Middle Ages and the Carolingian Empire. It's in Spanish so no regrets!

And some more info about Charlemagne:

4º - Challenge 1

 💡 Enlightenment Challenge!

The Enlightenment was a time of new ideas about freedom, reason, and progress. Philosophers like Voltaire, Montesquieu, and Rousseau questioned old traditions and inspired revolutions.

👉 Challenge question:
If you could invite one Enlightenment thinker to visit the 21st century, who would you choose, and what question would you ask them about today’s world?

Write your answer in a comment below! 📝 Do not forget to sign it!

2º - Challenge 1

Hi there!

We start with challenges! Are you ready?

Remember challenges are compulsory!!! but they will be rewarded ;)

CHALLENGE 1: Barbarian Invasions Challenge!

The Roman Empire faced many invasions from different tribes: the Visigoths, Vandals, Huns, Ostrogoths, and others. Each of them left their mark on history.

👉 Challenge question: If you had to interview one of these barbarian leaders (for example, Alaric, Attila, or Genseric), what two questions would you ask them, and why?

Write your answer in a comment below! (remember to sign 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... 

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

Have good holidays!

Last post this year to wish you a great summer holidays!  Enjoy your time!

2º - Leonardo da Vinci

 Here you have he video to complete the summary!

4º - Unit - videos

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

First a video with Mussolini, and his march on 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:

Pre-Columbian Civilisations

 Here you have some fun and good videos about the 3 great civilisations in America (spanish).

AZTECAS:

MAYAS: 

INCAS: 

2º - The Inquisition

During the Catholic Monarchs rule, the Spanish Inquisition started to work...

Here we have some more information about the Inquisition (videos are in spanish):

This is from the TV series "Isabel":

4º - Unit 6 The Great Depression and the New Deal

 Here you have a brief video about it...

And another one a bit longer including the New Deal:

4º - Russian Revolutions, videos

 You have the class presentation in Teams.

Here you have some videos to practice english!

4º - WW1 videos

Here you have a set of videos summarising WW1... They are short, and easy to follow... Please watch them...

World War I - How Did It Start? 

World War I - Which Countries Fought



WW1 - Weapons and Technology



WWI - The Aftermath



World War I - How Did It End?



World War I - Treaty of Versailles




And here you have also a rap to remember how the alliances came into practice at the beginning of the war... :)




Last, but not least... a summary of the war through two different videos... it can be very useful for both, practicing english and learning about WW1... :

2º - Reading plan!

We have almost arrived to the moment in which we are ready to read in English!

That's also the moment because of the topic, the Catholic Monarchs are arriving... so you need to buy this book for next week:

2º - Al Andalus

 Vídeo resumen:

4º - Unit 4 - Imperialism, the Conference of Berlin

2º - Medieval and Gothic art - videos

Here you have some videos to review medieval art:

This one is about Gothic architecture (put subtitles, better in English):

 

Arquitectura gótica:

Escultura Gótica:

2º - Romanesque videos

 Here we have the videos about Romanesque painting / decoration we watched in class:

Decora tu iglesia:

Una película medieval:

Organización social, videojuego:

Y otro que no vimo, pero os da unos cuantos ejemplos del Románico catalán: