Summative BCD task

You live in Spain during the 20^th century; you are excited/frightened/nervous about events//ideas which are happening around you and decide to write a letter to a friend telling him/her about these changes. Read the following situations/events below. Choose one of the topics and you will investigate and prepare this during your free time as homework.

This is an individual summative task

Criterion:  B Investigation        C: Communication         D: Critical Thinking 

You will prepare and write your diary information/letter at home. Remember to use various sources (library books, encyclopedia, internet etc.). You will present your diary/ letter to the rest of the class during class time. You can include pictures, maps etc. on the digital board to support your information. Investigate interesting and relevant facts about events, people, dates related to this topic etc.Choose one of the following situations: investigate this subject and explain what life is like for you living in this moment of time:

1. You are a little boy/girl living in Spain during the Spanish Civil War. (1936-1939)

2. You are the young Prince Juan Carlos I and Franco wants you to go and live with him in Madrid. (1948)You move from Portugal to Spain.

3.  You are a little boy/girl living in Spain during Franco’s dictatorship. (1939-1975)

4. You are a little boy/girl living in Spain during the coup d’état of Colonel Antonio Tejero on the 23^rd February 1981.

5. You are a little boy/girl who lives in Guernica in the Basque country, your village has just been bombed (26^th April 1937).

Read these questions below to help guide your investigation.

1.Why/where /when did this event happen/begin etc? General facts.

2. What is life like in general for you, your family, and friends? A typical day in your life, told in detail.

3. How do you feel about the situation/event? Frightened /hopeful/ disappointed/ angry?   Explain why/why not.

Instructions

—  Create a letter/diary (on paper)

—  Task to be presented in class: 29^th May-2^nd June 2017.

—  INDIVIDUAL TASK.

—  You must bring in to class your letter, digital images and your bibliography (which you have prepared at home/library on a piece of paper).

v  Letter Minimum 200-250 words.

v  1 digital slide with images.

v  Include a bibliography/your sources.

—  Your teacher will be assessing criteria: B C D.

—  Remember to check your spelling and grammar carefully.

—  Keep numbers approximate (e.g. about 3,000 kilos, not 3,148 kilos)

—  Keep your English simple but correct! Use titles, sub-titles, underline key words to organize your work.

—   Do not copy huge chunks from Internet, E.g. copy and paste. This is PLAGIARISM, the internet is to guide and help you, but you have to do the work in your own words.