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3rd ESO - eTWINNING PROJECT: MY CITY, YOUR CITY, OUR CITY

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ETWINNING 'DISCOVERING YOUR CITY' - 2nd ESO GROUP

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As part of our eTwinning project ", some of our students have introduced themselves. Click on the students where you can see a video.

RUY, THE LITTLE CID

It is a pity these cartoons are in Spanish with subtitles, I found them in French or Italian, but not in English: AFTER WATCHING THE CHAPTER:  a) Make a short summary of it.  b) Tell me some characteristics of the Feudalism you can distinguish in the chapter.  c) Which parts of a castle can you see? d) What was the complete name of El Cid? e) Who was his wife? f) Who was the king of Castilla at that time?    And the same chapter in French:

RECONQUISTA - EL CID

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Look at this picture: a) Who are the leading roles? b) What is the king doing? Why? c) What had happened before this?

WOMEN IN SAUDI ARABIA VOTE FOR THE FIRST TIME

Women in Saudi Arabia voted in elections for the first time on Dec. 12, 2015. Women are allowed to vote and stand as candidates.  

GOTHIC ART - SOME EXAMPLES

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Try to guess where these Gothic masterpieces of art are. For each piece of art, tell me, at least one element typical from Gothic art or one of the characteristics of Gothic art that you can observe in the image: a) b) c) d)  e) f) g) h) i) j)

GOTHIC ART

24 YEARS WITHOUT FREDDIE MERCURY

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We still miss you, Freddie... Mercury passed away at his London home on 24 November 1991, aged 45. He had been diagnosed HIV-positive several years earlier, and died of bronchial pneumonia, brought on by AIDS. Queen’s lead singer is remembered for his captivating live performances, searing vocals and enduring classics such as 'I want to break free', ‘We Are The Champions’, ‘Killer Queen’ and ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’.  

RESTORATION AND LIBERAL REVOLUTIONS

Restoration and liberal revolutions from Mencar Car

NAPOLEÓN BONAPARTE

Napoleón Bonaparte, small in stature left behind a huge legacy. To know more about him just visit  http://www.history.com/topics/napoleon And to know a curiousity, go to this link .  Here you can see the presentation we have seen in our course. Napoleón Bonaparte from Mencar Car And some videos about Napoléon:

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION ("BAD ROMANCE" BY LADY GAGA)

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Just a funny summary of the French Revolution:   And also a brief "unofficial" biography of Marie Antoinette. Anyway, I prefer much more the former video.

SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MOSQUES, MADRASAS... IN THE WORLD (II)

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Try to find out where we can find these buildings: a) b)  c) d) e)  f) g) h)

THE ESTATES GENERAL

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We have been talking today about the outbreak of the French Revolution. Let's see some scenes of a really good movie about this important event. It is a French movie, I have found some videos in youtube with English subtitles, anyway, you can see it in French, you can understand it or just imagine what they are saying, as we have studied in our course about this period.  

ORIGINS OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

A watershed event in modern European history, the French Revolution began in 1789 and ended in the late 1790s with the ascent of Napoleon Bonaparte. During this period, French citizens razed and redesigned their country’s political landscape, uprooting centuries-old institutions such as absolute monarchy and the feudal system. Like the American Revolution before it, the French Revolution was influenced by Enlightenment ideals, particularly the concepts of popular sovereignty and inalienable rights. Although it failed to achieve all of its goals and at times degenerated into a chaotic bloodbath, the movement played a critical role in shaping modern nations by showing the world the power inherent in the will of the people.

BOURBONS IN SPAIN (18TH CENTURY)

Our presentations about this topic: Spain in the 18th century from Mencar Car Spain during the 18th century. Bourbons from Mencar Car

LOOKING FOR A LINK

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Try to look for a link between this image and the movie. Try to explain it very clearly.

WAR OF THE SPANISH SUCCESSION.

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Watch at this video and answer the questions:   a) Who was the third claimant to the Throne of Spain? Why didn't he fight in the War of Succession? b) Close to the minute 0:56-1:00, there is a mistake with the countries that supported each claimant, which is the mistake?

THE FORMATION OF THE UNITED STATES

Now, we know the way the thirteen colonies had to follow until they gained independence. If you want to review it, just download our presentation: The American Revolution. The formation of the United States. from Mencar Car Independencia de los Estados Unidos from Mencar Car

ISLAM

You can watch and download the presentation we are using during the class.   Islam 2º ESO from Mencar Car

Unit 1 - Drawing 3º ESO

Here, you can find the contents that we will see in class. You can purchase it in the High School as well. Unit01 drawing from pacosoriaprofe If you have problems trying to download the file, there's another link below. You can download from here. If you need Isometric Paper, you can download from here.

THE 18TH CENTURY. THE ANCIEN REGIME IN CRISIS

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Exactly, as we did last years, you can find our class notes just clicking here . As it is a huge unit, by now, I add you the presentation about the Ancien Régime . 

SOME ACROSPORT PICS AND CLIPS

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MAGELLAN'S EXPEDITION; A VOYAGE AROUND THE WORLD

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From Richfield, WI, Hannan Rehbein tells us about Magellan's expedition:  

CROCODILE

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 ELECTRICITY 1º ESO. You can check your knowledge about electricity. Design your own circuits. First , you need to download  Crocodile Clip program.                                                                                                                                                                                                                Click here

FERDINAND AND ISABELLA. CHAPTER 6

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Finish reading the chapter 6 and answer these questions: a) Which day did Columbus set sail for his first trip? b) Which were the Treaty of Tordesillas's principles? c) Columbus was supposed to be Genoese, but other territories had claimed that he was from them, which ones? d) Who was the first person who saw land in Columbus' first trip to América? e) Where is Columbus buried? If you have time, you can watch this interesting movie:  

Are you goat or sheep? 3º ESO PROJECT

Hi young student, I want to propose you a new project that you must do at home and in class. The goat or the sheep. It is a project related to mechanisms, the Unit that we are studying. You can download the project here and start it at home. After that we can work it in class and try to finish it. DELIVERY DATE: 12 MAY 2015. DOWNLOAD THE SHEEP HERE .                                     DOWNLOAD THE GOAT HERE . Assembly instructions for the Goat. Here.

ELECTRIC CIRCUITS

TERCERA PRESENTACIÓN

WHAT IS ELECTRICITY?

PRIMERA PRESENTACIÓN

SPANISH RENAISSANCE

You can see and download our presentation here:

GUESS WHO SHE WAS

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1) Where is this place? 2) What kind of Spanish Renaissance can you distinguish in this building? Why? 3) Who can she be? Why does she appear here? 4) Tell me some data about her.  5) When she died, who was in charge of her body? do you know any anecdote about this fact?

FERDINAND AND ISABELLA. CHAPTER 5. PUTTING THE "CATHOLIC" INTO "CATHOLIC MONARCHS"

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After reading the chapter 5, answer the following questions: 1. When was the Inquisition established in Castile? 2. What was an auto de fe? 3. What happened to the Jews in Castile and Aragon? 4. What happened if an accused died before the Inquisition trial was finished? 5. Explain two different torture methods used by the Inquisition. 6. Look at the second video, about Muslims, look at the minutes 02:43 and the 49:39-57:00, and answer: when did it happen? As always, the series "Isabel" helps with its images to understand a little better this part of the unit: La expulsión de los judíos Capítulo 33 Copia sellada del Edicto de Granada . «Nosotros ordenamos además en este edicto que los Judíos y Judías cualquiera edad que residan en nuestros dominios o territorios que partan con sus hijos e hijas, sirvientes y familiares pequeños o grandes de todas las edades al fin de Julio de este año y que no se atrevan a regresar a

Work at home if you didn't pass the exams

Hello, if you didn`t pass the exams this 2nd "evaluación", here is extra work you must do this holidays. I propose you some exercises that you view in your last exams. Try to fill them and do it better this time. See you soon and download these files. PLASTICS   MECHANISMS

EL GRECO

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El Greco was born in Crete. He became a master in this art form before following in the footsteps of other Greek artists and travelling to Venice to further his studies. Moving on to Rome, El Greco opened a workshop and spent a great deal of time developing his style, adopting elements of both Mannerism and the Venetian Renaissance. However, it was after relocating to Toledo, Spain that El Greco truly blossomed. There he received several major commissions and produced his best known paintings. The artist gained notoriety for his highly expressive and visionary religious works and rarely ventured away from this genre. When he did, however, he created compelling portraits,  landscape  paintings, mythological works and sculptures. Those produced during his later years are particularly notable for their undulating forms, epic scale and expressive distortions. El Greco regarded color as the most important element of painting, and declared that it had primacy over form. In his ma

FERDINAND AND ISABELLA. CHAPTER 4.

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CHAPTER 4. RULING THEIR KINGDOMS Answer the following questions about this chapter:  When did Granada surrender (day, month and year)?  Which words did Boabdil say just before giving Ferdinand the keys to the Alhambra. Who was the Archbishop of Granada who forced Muslims to convert to Christianity? When? There is a mistake in our book, you can see in the last line on page 40 "The moriscos were finally expelled from Spain by Philip III in 1614". What is wrong in that sentence?  Why is a place called "The Moor's Last Sigh" known with such a curious name?  Look at this website with the Conquest of Granada: http://lab.rtve.es/serie-isabel/rendicion-de-granada/

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

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Beyoncé used to sing that one day "Girls will run the world".  On March 8th the International Women's Day is celebrated and we want to make you aware of the relevance that women have had in the sports world. (You may think that our teacher Helen is the most influential sportswoman).  Write or send us photos of the sportswomen you think that should appear on our WOMEN's WALL OF FAME In the meantime, watch this video about stereotypes related to women.

Bonus entry: Bones

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Here you have some very explanatory videos which will help you to revise before the exam. Pay attention to them. This first one revises the bones of our feet  The second video explains how our spine is formed  Finally, scoliosis is explained here 

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

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When:  8 March. THIS YEAR WITH THE MOTTO “MAKE IT HAPPEN” Where:  Everywhere What:    International Women's Day (8 March) is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. In some places like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria, International Women's Day is a national holiday. Why:    Suffragettes campaigned for women's right to vote. The word 'Suffragette' is derived from the word "suffrage" meaning the right to vote. International Women's Day honours the work of the Suffragettes, celebrates women's success, and reminds of inequities still to be redressed. The  first International Women's Day event was run in 1911.  http://www.internationalwomensday.com /  Now your turn, try to guess who these personnes were and why they were so important:  a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) k) l) m) n) o)

FERDINAND AND ISABELLA. CHAPTER 3 - RULING THEIR KINGDOMS.

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Answer these easy questions about chapter 3. CHAPTER 3 1. Which joint motto did the Catholic Monarchs adopt? 2. What was the Holy Brotherhood? 3. What were the corregidor's tasks? 4. Tell me the names of different taxes around 1500. Watch some information about the famous motto: And here you can see a funny video: