2º - Challenge 16

We are starting Unit 10, and with it, the period known as Renaissance, and the intellectual movement called Humanism.

In this challenge you could became "Leonardo" by creating a logo for this movement. It has to be original, made by hand in your notebook, and it should represent the values of Humanism.

Good luck and insporation for you all!

Pre-Columbian Civilisations

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

AZTECAS:

MAYAS: 

INCAS: 

4º - Challenge 15

Today's challenge is about ITALY...

We have three pictures about an important event in its history that happened there in Italy in the 1920's...

These are the questions you have to answer in your research (do not copy and paste... try to write and summarise your answer):

When

Where

Who was the leader

What was the result or the consequence...

 

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 - Challenge answer + Music and history

So you knew it!
He was 
RASPUTIN!



I leave you this article to know a bit more about this interesting character ans his life... part history part legend...!


New challenge coming soon...

And here you have one more... Music and History! 

This time we have Rasputin by Boney M... could you dance like him??

2º - Challenge 15

 Hi!

Today the challenge is related to these sculptures...

What are them? Where can you find them? and... which famous historical event took place there??

Clue: we are reading about it these days...

4º - Challenge 14

Hi there! 

A new chance for you to win a card...

Today we will research about this man on the picture (I've mentioned him today in class...)...  It has to do with the previous Unit...

  

Who was this man?

In what historical context did he live?

Tell us something special about his appereance and about his character...

When and how did he die??

TRY TO CREATE A MAGAZINE ARTICLE FROM THAT HISTORICAL MOMENT.

2º - Challenge 14

Imagine you are the first in discovering a new continent... 

What would you like to find there? 

How would you name it??

4º - Challenge 13

 It's time for research!

The book told us about the Russian Revolution... but it said nothing about how the tsar's family ended...

So your challenge is to investigate about the final days of this royal family, make a summary and tell something about two of the characters that most calls your attention...

4º - Russian Revolutions, videos

 You have the class presentation in Teams.

Here you have some videos to practice english!

4º - Challenge 12

Imagine you are a russian factory worker in 1900.

Describe what you think the working and living conditions were like.

 

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 - Challenge 13

Hi you all!

Here you have a new challenge!

You have to investigate (more) about the Battle of Covadonga! 

The best commentary wins a card.

When

Where

Who

Why

Anecdotes

4º - Challenge 11

Here you have the new week challenge... It's about one of the characters in the Unit we finished this week.

It's about caricatures!

Who is this one about? Could you explain the meaning easily?

2º - Challenge 12

 Here you have the challenge this week... It's from the book exercise on page 75.

So, check that page and propose who you are and compare your life before and after the 11th century...

2º - Challenge 11

Hello!

First, you have to tell me the city in which these three monuments are located and its nickname (nickname of the city), and second, tell the name and religion of these 3 monuments.

We will raffle the card between the winners next Tuesday 11.

1

2

3

2º - Al Andalus

 Vídeo resumen:

4º - Challenge 10

Here you have the new challenge:

PS: Ismael, we miss your greetings!

2º - Challenge 10

We are starting Unit 6, Al Andalus...

Through this topic we will discover many things that we have today thanks to that period in which Muslims ruled in the Iberian peninsula...

So, the challenge is... investigate, and choose anything that is related to Al Andalus or muslim presence and you like or you were impressed by...

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

4º - Challenge 9

Hi there,

This challenge will transform you into researchers! The best journalist in research wins!

The topic is... the Congo genocide that was driven by somebody in the Imperialism there in the Belgian Congo...

So in a little report, you will offer: (please do not copy and paste, make a summary in your own words):

What happenned

Where

When

What strike you most about your investigation...

The sooner is ready... the better... 

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:

2º - Challenge 9... let's ART!

Hi there!

First chance in the 2nd term to win a card! 

This week, you have to identify the building and describe it with the characteristics that you can see of the art style.

THE BEST WINS!

NUMBER 1: (same building inside and outside)

NUMBER 2: (same building inside and outside)

4º - Challenge 8

Hi there!

We had finished 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...!