unit plan 6


UNIT  PLAN 6


TITLE
THE CHRISTIAN KINGDOMS AND CASTILE


GROUP
2nd ESO


TEACHER
Xavier Marín


CONTENTS
- The beginnings and the growth of the Christian kingdoms

- The cultural diversity in 13th century Spain

- The art of the Christian kingdoms


ENGLISH AIMS
-Vocabulary related to different civilizations: kingdom, counties, Castile, Navarre, craftmanship

dynasty, mozarabic, mudejar, repopulation, parias, Jews, the Crown, government, Merino sheep,


LEARNING
-          The art. How the Crowns of Castile and Aragón evolved


ACTIVITIES/
- Using a table for comparison of kingdoms and military orders
COGNITIVE
- Comparing a text and a map giving information about kingdoms
SKILLS
- Completing a chronological table for comparison
RESOURCES
- Educational films. Virtual visits to archaeological sites
AND
- Presentations with the computer.
MATERIALS
- Internet (pictures and interactive exercises)


EDUCATION
- Curiosity to know how different kingdoms began and how they evolved
VALUES
- Critical attitude towards legend as distinguished from reality


KEY
Linguistic communication
COMPETENCES
• Vocabulary related to the history of the Christian kingdoms

• Giving examples: Churches such as Sant Pere de Riodes

• Locating events in time: In 718, the Visigoths

Digital ICT competence

• Using the Internet to access information

• Doing a webtask

Temporal competence

• Comprehension of the time-scale of important figures and events during this period

Spatial competence

• Using maps to compare kingdoms in different periods

Interpersonal and civic competence

• Distinguishing between legend and reality based o n documentation


Autonomy and personal initiative


• Showing knowledge of and ability to use different sources of information


Knowledge and interaction with our world


• Finding out if monuments standing today were built in medieval times


• Finding out if well-known figures are based on legend or historical fact


Cultural and artistic expression


• Observing a picture of a cathedral as a prompt


ASSESMENT
Written test in first language / second language