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Collapse of Western Roman Empire : ‘barbarian’ invasions.
Byzantine Empire : Constantinople and the Emperor Justinian.
Islam : origins , expansion , Koran.
Franks : Empire of Charlemagne
Feudalism : Lords and castles
Church and Monasteries
Crusades
Village life and peasants
Trade and growth of towns
Voyages of Discovery
Renaissance
Reformation


Geography : The study of three developing countries : Brazil
India
Kenya

Visits programme for Sept to Dec

 

Friday 12/09

  • Demi groupe 2

Last chance to bring 70 euro cheque and permission to go out on visit

Homeroom Tuesday 16/09/02

  • Demi groupe 1

Last chance to bring 70 euro cheque and permission to go out on visit

Last chance for anyone who hasn't brought these :

  • School rules (back page) signed
  • Technology Charter signed
  • Photos

Everybody......................

  • Carnet de correspondence with photo, clear plastic cover & parents' signatures.

English Writing Workshop. Use your photocopied lesson and/or any other information you have to write one paragraph summarising what Justinian did in his reign (his 'achievements' ) . Look at page 3 of photocopied lesson.

  • Friday 12/09 Demi groupe 1 stay in I3 and have your English writing Workshop ready to be marked . While you're waiting for you workshop assignment to be marked you can get on with your history homework.
  • Demi groupe 2 bring two metro tickets at 09h30.
  • Friday 19/09 Demi groupe 2 stay in I3 and have your English writing Workshop ready to be marked . While you're waiting for you workshop assignment to be marked you can get on with your history homework.
  • Demi groupe 1 bring two metro tickets at 09h30.

Homework for Tues 23rd Sept. Justinian Mosaic questions using page 4 of photocopy.


Workshop for Fri 26th Sept (Demi groupe 1)
Fri 3rd Oct ( Demi groupe 2
)

Five Pillars of Islam : write one or two sentences on each in your own words using pages pages 58-59 in 'Understanding History ' (or photocopy). See page 7 of worksheet.

Homework for Tues 7th Oct


Arab Medicine , Science and Trade.
See page 7 of worksheet for instructions.

Map of Muslim Conquests to 732
Complete the photocopied map using page 57 in 'Understanding History' (or photocopy) and the instructions at the top of the second -to -last page of the Islam worksheet.Colour in three shades of green according to the instructions.

Visit to Institut du Monde Arabe


Click below for 5è4 homeroom pics.........

Friends 4 Life



Workshop for Fri 10th Oct (Demi groupe 1) & Fri 10th Oct (Demi groupe 2)
Answer in full sentences the eight 'Activity One' comprehension questions on page 3 of the Charlemagne photocopy.

Homework for Tue 21st Oct

Does Charlemagne deserve the title 'Charles the Great'?

Read through the information on pages 1 & 2 of worksheet and then go through 'Task' on pages 3, 4 and 5. This will help you when you write the four essay paragraphs ('Stage Four') on page 5.
Your essay is four paragraphs long and you don't need sub-titles for the different paragraphs. Find some information and pictures of your own to add to the information in the worksheet.

Bookshop is open at lunchtime Thurs & Fri 9th & 10th Oct. You can buy 'Understanding History' with a cheque (21 euros) payable to REMI.

Nov 2003 Exam Revision

Byzantium : main text of worksheet & maps. Not church questionnaire ( if you did it).
Islam : main text of worksheet (Mohammed, mosque , Koran) & map. Five Pillars of Islam. You do not have to revise the homework or mosque questionnaire ( if you did it).

Charlemagne
: revise main text of worksheet and homework when you get it back after the holidays. Not St Denis questionnaire ( if you did it)or Church architecture documents.
Feudalism : First and second pages of worksheet including feudal pyramid exercise.
Stone-keep sscastle picture but you don't have to revise knights .

How to revise:
  • Read through the notes and make sure you understand the subject.
  • On small 10X14cms note cards write the key vocabulary (names, dates , places etc) .
  • Learn by heart the vocabulary.
  • Ask someone to test you

Homework for Tues 25th Nov

Feudalism

Complete your Feudal Pyramid diagram using the instructions on page 2 of Feudalism worksheet.

Workshop for Friday 7th & 14th Nov

Five 'Feudalism' definitions from page 3 of worksheet.


Homework for Tues 9th Dec

Monastery Diagram

Write two or three sentences on each of the parts of a monastery shown with a box on the worksheet picture.Use the worksheet, your visit or any other information you might have.

Workshop for Friday 28th Nov & 5th Dec

Using pages 4 & 5 on your worksheet describe in a paragraph a day in a monastery.


Homeroom for Tues 2nd Dec

Using the line and rhyme structure of 'Complicated' write your own homeroom song . It can be about making friends , feeling left out , lonely , not enjoying school and then realising it's a pretty good place after all, feeling you're not doing very well and then succeeding..... anything that is constructive !!



Homeroom for Tues 9th Dec

1954 class photo for yearbook.

Girls : white shirt, tie , dark dress , white socks, sensible shoes, hair tied behind. Click here

Boys ; white shirt, tie , jacket, hair gel and hairbrush, smart parting on side. Click here

Bring Atlas to lesson


Workshop for Friday 12th Dec & 19th Dec

Five comparative & superlative sentences from front of 'Brazil' worksheet.

Homework for Tues 6th Jan 2004

In pairs research the 'Kayapo' indigenous people of Amazonia.In your own words type or write three paragraphs (maximum !), one on each of the following:

- Way of life (home, family, food, jewellery)
- Religious beliefs
- Destruction of their way of life by modern development of Amazonia. Add pictures and sources of information.

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