Unit: Iberian P eninsula in the Middle Ages:

Christian Kingdoms

Teaching
Objectives

Area : Social Sciences

Lessons: 3

To understand the reasons for the expansion of the

Christian kingdoms.
To identify the differences between the Kingdom of Castile
and the Crown of Aragon.
To be able to explain the characteristics of feudal society.
To distinguish between Romanesque and Gothic styles.
To understand the beginning of the Kingdom of Valencia
and its evolution.
To talk and write about Golden Valencian Age.
To recognise the medieval heritage nowadays.
To reflect about the way students learn best.

Ed. Level : 2 ESO

Students will draw a political map from the

Iberian Peninsula at the end of the Middle
Ages and will write a brief essay about the
political differences between Kingdom of
Castile and the Crown of Aragon.

Final Task

Assessment
Criteria

Linguistic competence: The students will learn to express

new sentences in English.
Digital competence and the treatment of the information
Cultural and artistic competence.
Competence in social skills and citizenship.
Competence to learn by itself.

Video
Books
Maps
Pictures
Whiteboard

Acquisition of the content:

Expansion of the Christian kingdoms
Political Organization
Feudal society
Romanesque, Moorish and Gothic art
Kingdom of Valencia

Use of proper linguistic structures:

Past simple, present simple.
They moved forward, they joined with, he conquered, it is formed by,
the main characteristics are

Key
Competences

Knowledge of the vocabulary of the unit:

Nouns: State, Christian, Muslim, kingdom, progress, victory, defeat,
union, confederation, century, government, power, courts, cities,
trade, arch, vault, cathedral
Verbs: Conquer, get, add, take, control, repopulate

Attitude:
Positive attitude in the class

Materials
Resources

Material creat i adaptat de diversos autors pel Servici dEnsenyaments en Valenci - Conselleria dEducaci. (2010)

Unit: The Iberian P eninsula

in the Middle Ages:
the Christian Kingdoms

Expansion of the Christian kingdoms

Political Organization
Feudal society
The economy
Jewish and Moorish
Art and culture: the coexistence of three
cultures, medieval literature, Romanesque,
Moorish and Gothic art.
Birth and glory of the Kingdom of Valencia

rea: Social Sciences

Ed.
Level: 2 ESO

Lessons: 3

To identify and locate in time and space the

territorial evolution of peninsular Christian
kingdoms.
To analyze political differences between the
Kingdom of Castile and the Crown of Aragon.
To understand the characteristics of feudal
society.
To recognize Romanesque, Gothic and
Moorish architecture.
To understand the genesis of Valencian
people.
To reflect on how we learn best.

Content

Cognition

Student
Learning
Outcomes
Com m unicati

Culture

To understand
and appreciate the special

characteristics
of the identity of Valencian

community.
To appreciate and respect the cultural and
artistic heritage
Interest in learning English
Curiosity in learning how we learn best
Curiosity and interest in the knowledge of the
Middle Ages.
Promoting team work within the class.
Valuing cultural diversity.
To recognise the medieval heritage
nowadays.

on
Language for the topic

Vocabulary

Language for interaction

Structures

Christian, Muslim, kingdom,

Nouns: State,

progress, victory,
defeat, union,
confederation, century, government, power,
courts, cities, trade, arch, vault, cathedral
Verbs: Conquer, get, add, take, control,
repopulate
Adjectives: great, magnificent, conqueror

Past simple

Present simple
They moved forward
They joined with
He conquered
It is formed by
The main feature is

Explain to each other...

Can you match the pictures with the
nouns?
What do you mean?
Could you repeat, please?
Fill in the gaps.
How do you say ....... in English?
Lets go to the tables
Write an essay about 100 words

Material creat i adaptat de diversos autors pel Servici dEnsenyaments en Valenci - Conselleria dEducaci. (2010)