Black History Month!

February is Black History Month and a great opportunity to mix history with English!

I've used the webquest  below a few times in classroom and students have found it really interesting and quite different from what is offered in the coursebook.





 

RESOURCES

TIMELINE OF BLACK AMERICAN HISTORY
CIVIL RIGHTS SYNOPSIS
TEACHER RESOURCES ABOUT CIVIL RIGHTS
SMITHSONIAN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES 
AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH
YOUNG REPORTERS ON RACE AND CHANGE
BLACK HISTORY MICHELLEHENRY RESOURCES 
PBS LESSON PLANS


ALSO HERE YOU CAN SEE AN INTERACTIVE VIDEO TO USE WITH YOUR STUDENTS ABOUT ROSA PARKS AND HER LIFE



NOW TAKE THE QUIZ BELOW AND CHECK HOW MUCH YOU KNOW

The Dirty War of Argentina

It's always challenging attracting the interest of adolescents when teaching English at high school. They find coursebooks a bit boring and we teachers often find ourselves wondering what topic to choose to spark their interest. Especially in my country students of high school are preparing for the University entrance exams and focus only on stem subjects. One of the topics that they found interesting and thought provoking is the following topic combining history and English.

Here is a worksheet based on the Dirty War in Argentina and the children of the disappeared.(the children of the abducted citizens who were considered subversives by the regime).

Also, here is a webquest based on the Dirty war and the mothers of Plaza de Mayo who struggle to find their missing children and grandchildren.


 


MORE RESOURCES 

 MICHELLEHENRY POLITICS RESOURCES 
BBC POLITICS QUIZ 
THE GREAT DICTATOR ESLVIDEO  
ANALYSIS OF THE GREAT DICTATOR
LESSON PLAN ON THE GREAT DICTATOR
SONG BY U2 ON THE TOPIC





A TOUCHING VIDEO ABOUT TRYING TO FIND YOUR ROOTS

 

South Africa and Apartheid

On December 5 Nelson Mandela died leaving back a huge legacy. He fought against Apartheid and bacame a symbol against inequality and racial discrimination. Here is a lesson plan and a webquest based on his life, South Africa and Apartheid.










  An extra video to show after the lesson would be the following:







Also here is a webquest based on Apartheid.


 

MORE RESOURCES

LESSON PLAN 1 
LESSON PLAN 2 
LESSON PLAN 3 
LESSON PLAN 4 
MICHELLEHNERY RESOURCES ON SOUTH AFRICA 
NOBELPRIZE ORGANISATION RESOURCES 
BBC ON SOUTH AFRICA
RECONCILIATION DAY  WELL EXPLAINED AND MORE
TEACHER.NET.GAZETTE RESOURCES
TIMEFORKIDS RESOURCES ON APARTHEID
SLIDESHARE 1
SLIDESHARE2


A quiz based on Apartheid

 

Apartheid crossword puzzle game » make crossword

Couple arrested after child found in car boot in France

 One of the most recent shocking stories has taken place in France.

 The issue of child abuse and children's rights is an important topic to tackle in the classsroom.
Here are two  worksheets on the topic. The first one is a reading comprehension worksheet and the other is based on a listening activity.





 The video, the listening activity is based on, is given below

 





RESOURCES

Declaration of  the rights of a child
Know your rights interactive game
Lesson plans on children and their rights.
Child labor resources
Parts of a car

Saudi women campaign for the right to drive

This is a worksheet you can use to teach about Women's rights and human rights. It can be used as a reading but also as a listening activity.



 

RESOURCES

MICHELLEHENRY WOMEN'S HISTORY
LESSON PLAN ON WOMEN DRIVERS IN SAUDI ARABIA
 LEARN ABOUT THE DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
QUESTIONS ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS
WOMEN'S RIGHTS QUIZ
THE SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT HISTORY   
WOMEN'S RIGHTS WORLDWIDE
A TIMELINE OF WOMEN'S RIGHT TO VOTE INTERACTIVE