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

 

It's Christmas time!

The last days at school before Christmas Holidays we always spend a lesson-well maybe two- to share with our students the traditions and customs of Christmas in the UK. We are always a bit puzzled as to the type of resources to choose.
Here is a webquest about Christmas and of course some useful links.
Have a nice Christmas !






RESOURCES 

ONESTOPENGLISH WEBQUEST MATERIAL 
BRITISHCOUNCIL MATERIAL FOR TEENAGERS
BRITISHCOUNCIL MATERIAL FOR KIDS
ESOLCOURSES CHRISTMAS MATERIAL  
EFL LECTURER CHRISTMAS MATERIAL 
MICHELLEHENRY CHRISTMAS  AND NEW YEAR'S EVE
A CHRISTMAS QUIZ
FILM -ENGLISH  "THE JOURNEY"

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