Ferdinand VII, Isabella II and Alphonse XII
This is the basic information you will need for the projects about the history
of Spain in the 19th century:
Deadline: 4th March. You will have five weeks to prepare your
projects.
Topic: the different periods of the
Spanish history during the 2nd half
of the 19th century:
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Ferdinand VII´s reign
(1814-1833)
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Mª Cristina and
Espartero´s Regencies (1833-1843)
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Isabella II´s reign
(1843-1868)
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The Glorious Revolution and the Democratic Sexenio (1868-1874)
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Restoration (1875-1902)
The project will consist of preparing either a comic strip of at least four pages or a short video (not more than 10 minutes) and explaining the main
facts of every historical period.
The project will have to include some basic parts:
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An introduction
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The main figures of
every period
- Main facts
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A conclusion with the most
important concepts
And, of course, the explanation has to be clear and easy to understand.
If you choose the video option, you can make your drawings on paper, on
a whiteboard or you can make Plasticine puppets. Here you have some examples of
what you could do:
- Paper drawings:
- Whiteboard drawings:
- Plasticine puppets:
If you film a video, you will have to upload it to the Youtube account I
will provide you. I´ll send you the password by e-mail when you´re ready to
upload your work.
Organization: groups of three
students. Tomorrow we´ll have a lottery to decide what historical period
every group is going to work on. You will have to make sure that every member of
the group works. If you film a video, all members will have to
speak. If you make a comic strip, all the members of the group will have to
explain their project to the class.
Sources of information: the text book and the PowerPoint presentations we use in class can be
a good starting point. You can also use Internet sources of books of History,
but remember that they have to be trustworthy.
Useful advice:
Although design is a decisive part of this project, don´t forget that content
is the most important thing. That´s why you should start preparing a good
scheme of the period and an outline of the different parts you are going to
develop.
After this, you should research on the historical period you have
to work on: the physical aspect of the most important figures, anecdotes,
satirical newspapers and magazines of that time.
When you have all the information you need, it will be time to write the
script of what you´re going to say/write. You can send me the script to check grammar or correct
mistakes before the 24th
February.
Finally, you can start preparing the material part of the project.
Assessment: I will take different aspects into account: historical accuracy of the
contents, clarity in the development of the ideas, creativity and originality.
A good project should include all these requirements. When you finish your
projects, you will have to fill an assessment sheet, to give a mark to every
member of the group. Remember that, if you fail the project, you
will have to take an exam of the whole content, not only the part you´ve worked
on.
