Let's art... but through comic!
In 1931, many people believed the Second Spanish Republic would completely change Spain… but not everyone agreed.
Your mission:
Choose ONE reform from the Second Republic:
Then write a short comment (5–8 lines):
⚠️ No copy-paste allowed: use your own ideas and examples. The most thoughtful answer will win.
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!
Hi there!
Here you have the new challenge:
You are an explorer who has just arrived in the Americas for the first time.
Write a short journal entry describing what you discover.
Hi,
We continue the fascisms, and related to sports we have an international event in this period to be considered as part of a totalitarian regime... the Olympics in 1936.
So I propose you to investigate about the Games that year in Berlin... and find out what the relation is with a totalitarian regime...
I want you to create an small text summarising the event, and including one event or one character that calls your attention the most...
Here we have some more information about the Inquisition (videos are in spanish):
New challenge. We'll chek it after holidays....
Imagine you are the first in discovering a new continent...
What would you like to find there?
How would you name it??
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 bring this book for next weeks:
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...
👉 Write 2–3 sentences describing what you see, what you feel, or what you fear might happen next.
Be original...
Imagine that today, your own city suddenly experiences life during WWI as if it were 1914–1918.
👉 In 2–3 sentences, describe:
Imagine you are a teenager in 1917 whose brother, father, cousin, or friend is fighting far away.
👉 Write 2–3 sentences explaining what you would write in a letter to them.
Imagine you enter an Asturian building in the 9th century (like Santa María del Naranco or San Miguel de Lillo).
👉 Describe in 2–3 sentences what you notice inside: the space, the decorations, the atmosphere, the light.
Imagine you live close to a Mozarabic monastery around the 10th century.
👉 In 2–3 sentences, describe what your daily surroundings look like and how the architecture makes you feel.
Imagine you are an apprentice helping build a Mudéjar tower or palace.
👉 In 2–3 sentences, describe what you see as you work: the materials, colours, patterns, movement around you.
Life in medieval Christian kingdoms was very different from today. Castles, villages, wars and religion were part of everyday life.
Your challenge is to tell a short medieval story… as a comic.
Create a short comic (4-6 panels) about life in a medieval Christian kingdom.
In your comic you must show:
Who you are (king, knight, monk, peasant…).
Where the story happens (castle, village, monastery…).
One daily activity.
One problem or danger (war, taxes, hunger, attack, hard work…).
The comic can be:
✏️ Hand-drawn (take a photo).
💻 Digital (simple tools are fine).
Each panel must have 1–2 short sentences in English.
Use simple English.
Present tense.
Use your own ideas.
❌ No copy-paste.
❌ No AI.
Castle · kingdom · knight · church · land · work · war · protection · taxes
Historical correctness
Clear story
Effort and presentation
English level
👉 History tells stories… comics tell them better.
Hi you all!
Here you have a new challenge!
You have to investigate about the Battle of Covadonga in the different sources / versions...
The best commentary wins a card.
When
Where
Who
Why
Anecdotes
Supporter of the 1869 Constitution
Citizen during Amadeo I’s reign
Republican in the First Spanish Republic
Worker living in political instability
Conservative who wants the old monarchy back
Include:
Who you are (job or social group)
One political change from this period
How this change affects your life
Your opinion about the future of Spain
⚠️ Do not copy the textbook. Write in first person.
This caricature was published in LA FLACA in february 1870.
La Flaca was a satirical magazine, republican and federal in nature, published in Barcelona from March 1869.
We can see Isabel II among other Bourbons, carlists included (una familia modelo...) figthing for the spanish throne against many people who were candidates or claimants to the throne.
 |
| 1 |
 |
| 2 |
 |
| 3 |
Welcome back!
Here you have the new week challenge... It's about one of the characters in the Unit we are ending...
It's about caricatures!
Who is this one about? Could you explain the meaning easily?
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...
