9O+2013-2014



26th May We started looking at the reasons why the Independence movement in South America started in the early 1800s using the booklets we had copied.

23rd May We watched a video about Simon Bolivar. Absent: Manuela, Maya

22nd May We did the test about revolutions. Absent: Manuela, Maya

20th May We went over the answers to the Haiti questions. We read a story about from the Independence of Colombia and talked about different aspects of Independence that we could look at and different ways in which we could show this event or idea eg. writing interviews with some of the major people in the process, painting, writing songs, stories or poems, making models. You need to have an idea of what you would like to do by reading through the booklet about independence that you had copied.

16th May Short class due to assembly so we finished the Haiti questions.

15th May We watched more of the documentary and answered the questions to number 16.
 * Homework: Finish the questions following the link in the wiki for the documentary. Study for the revolutions test.**

14th May We started watching the documentary about Haiti.

12th May We gave in the projects and discussed the question about whether we have learned from the Industrial Revolution. We introduced the idea of independence - what would we do if we were given our independence, and what effects would it have on us? We talked a little about Simon Bolivar. Absent: Valentina, Vera

8th May Last day to work on projects.

7th May Intercasas activity.

6th May We worked on Part 4.

29th Apr We worked on Parts 3 and 4.

28th Apr We finished Part 2 and worked on Part 3 Absent: Vera, Laura O

25th Apr We finished part 2 and started part 3. The final project should be ready for Friday 9th May. Absent: Daniel V, María Camila

22nd Apr We worked on the projects. Part 1 should be already finished and Part 2 and 3 should be done in the next class. The project will need to be finished for the end of next week. Absent: Laura L, Natalia

10th Apr We worked on the projects. Absent: Laura L, Maya, Ana María, Juan David

9th Apr We worked on the project. Absent: Laura L, Maya

8th Apr We finished the work 'Siting a Mill' and started on the project, first going over the rubric. Absent: Maya

4th Apr We watched a video about the industrial revolution and looked at causes and consequences. We worked on the siting the factory activity but still need to finish it.

1st Apri We did the activity in Past into Present about siting a factory in the industrial revolution. Absent: Ana María

31st Mar We finished the agricultural revolution webquest. Absent: Sergio

26th Mar We started the mini webquest on the Agricultural Revolution.
 * Homework: Put two examples of pictures from each movement of the Arts revolution of the time: romanticism, realism and impressionism. Write a short paragraph about each movement, explaining what the subject and media were and, if possible, why they changed to this way of painting. For DAY 3**

25th Mar We finished looking at the French Revolution and Napoleon Bonaparte and discussed the similarities between the pattern of revolutions and what is happening in Venezuela. We copied the charts of causes and effects of revolutions. We quickly compared the paintings of the arts revolution at the time and voted on the style we liked best. Absent: Laura L

21st Mar We looked at what happened in the French Revolution when the radicals took control. We did a mini-dramatization of the Terror tribunals where people were accused of crimes against the state and executed. We made a graph of beheadings. Absent: Sofía, Raquel, Valentina, Maite, María Camila

18th Mar We did the dramas of the storming of the Bastille.

14th Mar Country sorting from intercasas. Started preparing the Bastille report. Absent: Ana María, Daniel N, Alberto, Maya, Felicity

13th Mar Mapwork of world cup (from intercasas) Absent: Ana María, Daniel N, Alberto, Maya, Felicity

12th Mar Intercasas activities. Absent: Sofía, Ana María, Daniel N, Alberto, Daniel V, Maya, Felicity

10th Mar We finished discussing the decisions of the National Assembly in France. We did the taking notes activity about the storming of the Bastille. We will use these notes to make a report about the events. Absent: Maya, Vera

6th Mar We looked at what happened when the King called a meeting of the Three Estates. We wrote notes about it and then discussed some of the decisions that they had to make.

5th Mar We received feedback about the Enlightenment projects and sorted out our portfolios. We carried on with the work about peasants and noblemen in France before the revolution. Absent: Laura O

4th Mar We started to look at the French Revolution, some of the causes of the feelings of injustice in the

28th Feb We finished the answers and went over them as a class. Absent: Sofía, Maya

26th Feb We worked on the questions and will have 10 minutes to finish in the next class.

25th Feb We answered the questions about the American Revolution. Absent: Laura L, Maya

24th Feb We watched two short videos about the American Revolution and started to answer the questions from the World History book. Absent: Maya, Sofía

20th Feb We discussed the meaning of the word revolution and made a mind map of all the different revolutions we have heard of, underling or highlighting the ones that were more educational or technological changes rather than political upheavals. Absent: Sofía, Sergio, Verónica, Vera, Ana María, Valentina, Natalia

17th Feb We finished the essays. Absent: Sofia, Verónica, Sergio, Ana María, Javier, Vera, Juan David

14th Feb No class due to St. Valentine's Day 12th Feb We started writing the essay about whether the Enlightenment is important for us today. Absent: Laura L

7th Feb We looked at the way scientists show their evidence by looking at different points of view about two debatable subjects and we did a matching activity of Enlightenment scientists. Absent: Vera, Daniel V

6th Feb We discussed what we have found so far and did some further research. We will start the essay on Wednesday and finish it in a further class if necessary.

5th Feb We continued with the research.

3rd Feb We researched the ideas of the philosophers as seen today in the world. Absent: Laura
 * Homework: Keep researching - the essay is for Friday**

30th Jan We started part 3 which was to brainstorm ideas of how the work of the Enlightenment philosophers may be seen in life today. Absent: Juan David, Vera, Verónica

29th Jan We finished presenting the slides about the philosophers. Absent: Daniel V

28th Jan We presented the slides about the philosophers. Absent: Natalia
 * Homework: Start researching the philosophers that interest you most.**

24th Jan We worked on the Powerpoint presentation.
 * Homework: Finish presentation and send to teacher by Monday 3pm**

22nd Jan We showed the answers for Part 1 and worked on the presentation of the Powerpoint.

21st Jan We worked on Part 1 of the project which should be finished ready to start on the presentation in the next class. Fill in the rubric self-evaluation for part 1 and bring it with your work to the next class. Absent: Daniel V

20th Jan We handed in the questions and started on the project, writing the questions and looking for the answers to these questions. Absent: Daniel V, Manuela

16th Jan We worked on the questions for a Truly New Age and were given the initial information for the Enlightenment thinkers project. Absent: Vera

14th Jan We got back our exams and sorted portfolios. Absent: Sergio, Alberto, Vera

9th Dec Exam week

4th dec No class because of Novena.

3rd Dec We learned the main ideas of Hobbes and Locke. We started work on the questions for A truly new age.

29th Nov We started to look at the Enlightenment, reading the information "A truly new age".

27th Nov The class was only 15 minutes so we finished writing the notes about Marie Antoinette and handed them in.

26th Nov We finished watching the documentary up to question number 6. Please give the finished answers tomorrow. We sorted out portfolios. Absent: María Camila

25th Nov We watched the first half of the documentary and answered questions about it as people had not managed to do it at home. Absent: María Camila

21st Nov We saw the powerpoint of the wars of religion. You can print the information or take notes from the presentation which is in Unit 2 classroom materials. We watched the part of the documentary about Marie Antoinette up to where she is handed over to France and we answered the first question. Absent: Sofía, Valentina, Veronica, Manuela, Ana María, Daniel, Laura, Alberto, Javier, Vera, Juan David, Maya
 * Homework: Watch the documentary up to where you find the answer to question 3. Answer questions 1 to 3 in your notebook. We will do the rest of the questions in school next week. The questions are in Unit 2 classroom materials - print them and stick them in your notebook if you don't have them.**

19th Nov We assessed the absolute monarchy visual aids together. Absent: Valentina, Veronica, Manuela, Ana María, Daniel, Laura, Alberto, Javier, Vera, Juan David, Maya

18th Nov We presented our advertisements of the Protestant churches. Absent: Laura

15th Nov We finished the crossword and found out information about different protestant groups ready to do a small advertisement to get people to join the group on Monday. Absent: Vera

13th Nov We talked about why we do certain practices in the Catholic Church and why some of us are not part of the Catholic Church to lead in to the idea of the Protestant and Catholic Reformations. We read the information from the World History book and used it to fill in a crossword.

8th Nov We finished the visual aid. Absent: Valentina, Veronica, Laura Sofía, Maya, Ana María

7th Nov We worked on the visual aid. We will have one more class to work on it.

6th Nov We gave in our projects and worked on the visual presentation of absolute monarchy. Absent: Ana María,Natalia

1st Nov We discussed the accuracy of the 3 different sources of information about Bokassa, looking carefully for evidence that the text and images were correct. We planned out how we will present the visual representation of the question Is absolute monarchy good for a country. Absent: Vera, Manuela
 * Homework: Look for images that you can use for the presentation.**

30th Oct We went over the 3 significant ideas that came out of the upheaval in British history - habeas corpus, Bill of Rights and Cabinet. We read some information about 2 modern day monarchs - Bokassa from the Central African Republic and the Sultan of Brunei. Absent: Vera

29th Oct We drew a graph showing how the power of the monarch and parliament changed during the 1600s in the UK. Absent: Vera
 * Homework: Finish the descriptions of Bill of Rights, Habeas Corpus and Cabinet for the next class.**

28th Oct We received our Mercantilism tests and sorted portfolios. We looked at English Monarchy, what happened with the Magna Carta and with the English kings during the 1600s. Absent: Valentina

24th Oct We wrote down and discussed what we would do if we were absolute monarchs and finished the articles.

22nd Oct We researched article in technology room. Absent: Maria Camila

21st Oct We worked on the absolute monarch article.

18th Oct We went over the rubric and worked on the absolute monarch article. Absent: Daniel

16th Oct We saw the presentation about Queen Elizabeth and discussed aspects of monarchy in the world today. Absent: Vera, Daniel

4th Oct We finished the worksheet.

3rd Oct We did the test about Mercantilism. Absent: Maite, María Camila

2nd Oct We received our projects, got feedback and sorted portfolios. We worked on the Absolutism worksheet. Absent: Valentina, Maite, Nicolas, Vera, Veronica, Natalia

30th Sep We read about Absolutism and started filling in the worksheet. Absent: Natalia

26th Sep We wrote our essays.

25th Sep We discussed the 8 points that need to be covered in tomorrow's mini-essay. Remember to bring the notes, the rubric, the table and the booklet.

24th Sep We worked on the booklets and Colombia research. Absent: Maya

20th Sep We saw excerpts from 2 documentaries, one about the Ley 9.70 and one about multinational food companes and the control they have in the USA (find them in Unit 1 websites). We looked at the guidelines for writing the essay about Colombia next week. (Unit 1 worksheets) We either finished our booklets or started researching about Colombia. The essay will be written in class by hand next Thursday. You must bring your completed booklet and your notes about Colombia for this day. Absent: Ana Maria
 * Homework: Start researching about Colombia and finish booklet. Remember that we only have 2 classes to work on this next week before we write the essay.**

18th Sep We went over some of the vocabulary from the booklets to make sure we understand the different terms and the effects of mercantilism on people at the time. We looked at some of the issues that Colombia's economy faces, discussing government policies about agriculture, free trade agreements and protectionism, transport problems, the condition of the rural poor and the influence of multinational countries on the food that is produced. We saw the Man from del Monte advert from many years ago and talked about the massacre of the banana workers in Colombia 80 years ago when they demanded their rights.

17th Sep We worked on the booklets.
 * Homework: Finish the booklet for Thursday 26th so that you are ready to write your essay about Colombia.**

16th Sep We worked on the booklets. Absent: Daniel V, Vera

12th Sep We worked on the booklets.

11th Sep We watched a video called tulip mania and discussed some of the recent investment schemes that have failed. We continued to work on the background research for the comic book/magazine. Absent: Ana María, Daniel V
 * Homework: All the background information should be finished at home. The next class will be used to start making the booklet.**

9th Sep We watched a clip from the film Amistad and answered the questions as a class about the chapter in the world history book called The Atlantic Slave Trade p 566. We saw an example of a booklet from last year and carried on with the research for our own booklets.

6th Sep We watched the video about the effect of Mercantilism in North America which can be found in unit 1 websites. We found the meanings of the terms in the rubric to do with the project and wrote notes in our notebooks.
 * Homework: Finish finding the meanings and start thinking about how you are going to show these ideas in a comic book.**

5th Sep We were given the rubric, the table and the information in Spanish about the economic systems in Europe. We started researching the terms that must be included in the comic book.

3rd Sep We talked about what the class has done so far, briefly reviewed what was covered in Grade 8 and talked about the meaning of Mercantilism.