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Sept - Dec I > Jan - April I April - June.....

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

Visits Programme for Jan to April


English Writing Workshop Mon 12th / 19th Jan

Paragraph in your own words on Sephardic / Ashkenazic Jews. See page 5 of worksheet. Use this website if you want.

Homework for Tuesday 20th Jan

Jews in the Middle Ages

Questions on back page 5 of worksheet in full sentences and using your own information and pictures if you want.



English Writing Workshop Mon 26th / 2nd Feb

Write a paragraph comparing the states of Kerala and Rajasthan using the table and 'comparison' vocabulary on page 8 of India worksheet.

Homework for Tuesday 03rd Feb

Narmada Dam Project

Write a report of four pararaphs introducing the dam project,describing the advantages & disadvantages of the project and concluding with your opinion. Look at pages 3,4 & 5 of 'India' worksheet to see how the report is to be presented and the vocabulary to be used.


English Writing Workshop Mon 9th Feb / 1st March

One paragraph on the types of document that we have to find out about the lives of ordinary people in the Middle Ages.

Which are the most useful and which the least? Why? See last page of Daily Life worksheet.

Homework for Tuesday 10th Feb

Label the Medieval village and hut on page 2 of worksheet, using the vocabulary on pages 1 and

March 2004 Exam Revision

These are the History topics to revise:

Monastery on Church in Medieval Europe worksheet (pages 3 to 6 main text & vocabulary and labelled monastery picture).

Jews in Middle ages workshet (main text).

Daily Life in Middle Ages worksheet (main text and page 2 labelled pictures).

These are the Geography topics to revise:

Brazil worksheet (main text & map).

India worksheet (main text & map).

How to revise:

  • Read through the worksheets to 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

Check your Brazil Map and India Map .

Visit to Etampes , Medieval Town, on Mon 1st March

Don't forget we're leaving at 08h30


English Writing Workshop Mon 9th / 16th March

Medieval Towns & Trade

Anwer 'Guildmaster Judging Apprentices' questions 1 - 6 on page 4 of 'Medieval Towns & Trade' worksheet in full sentences of your own.

Homework for Tuesday 23rd March

Map exercise A and drawing exercise B on page 9 of 'Medieval Towns & Trade' worksheet.Then complete town house drawing and labels on back of worksheet according to the instructions at the bottom.


English Writing Workshop Mon 29th / 5th April

Question 4 page 7 of Africa worksheet. One paragraph comparing your life in Paris with a the life of a child in Nairobi. See information in 'Town Life' on page 7.

Use comparison vocabulary : Whereas...., While I have..., On one hand...On the otherhand..., Unlike...., Contrary to..., Although..., Despite....., However......

Homework for Tuesday 6th April

Mini project on an African country

Either alone or in pairs. Five paragraphs in your own words following the instructions at bottom of page 8 and page 9 of worksheet. Add map , pictures and sources of information.


English Writing Workshop Mon 26th April / 3rd May

Write an informal letter from Marco Polo to cousin back in Venice. See page 2 of worksheet.

Homework for Tuesday 4th May

Newspaper Article on Columbus' return to Spain from his first voyage to America, 1493.

Research Columbus' first voyage to America.Write the front page of a newspaper with newspaper title, date, price, realistic 15th c port adverts, editor's comment, columns , pictures with titles, interviews, short articles with titles, first letter enlarged as a 'lettrine', first paragraph in bold type, dramatic 'pull-quotes' etc.

Size of newspaper : A3 (two sheets of file paper turned sideways).


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