unit Plan 8: The catholic Monarchs

	UNIT  PLAN 8
TITLE	THE CATHOLIC MONARCHS
GROUP	2nd ESO
TEACHER	Xavier Marín
CONTENTS	- The Catholic Monarchs
	- The growth of the economy and the population
	- Changes in different social groups
	- How new states emerged. - The rule of the Catholic Monarchs
ENGLISH AIMS	-Vocabulary related to different civilizations: The Catholic Monarchs, Dinastic union,
	king, conversos, mudejars, moriscos, authoritarian monarchies, bureaucracy, taxes,
	the bourgeoisie, economic growth, the plague, the Black Death, spread, Queen
LEARNING	- Learning about changes in population, economy and society
	- Finding out about the birth of the modern state
	- Understanding authoritarian monarchies and the Catholic Monarchs
ACTIVITIES/	- Using a map and a graph to obtain information about population decline
COGNITIVE	and increase
SKILLS	- Comparing maps of the past and the present
	- Completing a diagram
RESOURCES	- Interactive Whiteboard activities
AND	- Presentations with the computer.
MATERIALS	- Internet
	- Educational films.
	- Virtual visits to archaeological sites
EDUCATION	- Curiosity to learn about the causes and consequences of different factors
	related to population, economy and society

VALUES	- Initiative in interpreting different sources of information
	- Recognising the importance of different social groups within a society
KEY	Linguistic communication
COMPETENCES	• Vocabulary related to changes in population, econ omy and different social groups
	• Expressing cause and effect: Conditions improved because the peasants became free.
	• Making comparisons: In 1500, Europe’s population was almost as large as before the plague.
	• Referring to the distant past: This was the same dynasty which had governed…
	Learning to learn
	• Learning how to analyse information given on a chart
	• Learning to notice the causes and effects of historical events
	Digital ICT competence
	• Doing a web task
	Temporal competence
	• Establishing a chain of cause and effect
	Spatial competence
	• Using maps for information about kingdoms
	Interpersonal and civic competence
	• Appreciating the impact of different crises on the economy and population
	Autonomy and personal initiative
	• Analysing data in different forms
	• Investigating
	Knowledge and interaction with our world
	• Identifying the impact of the discoveries on the present day
	Cultural and artistic expression
	• Using photos / paintings to acquire information and prompt discussion
ASSESMENT	Written test in first language / second language. Rubrik
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