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IES Miguel Hernndez

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ACTIVITY PLAN: EXPLORING SPANISH CULTURE

Main aims:
- Gather and choose relevant information about Spanish culture.
- Develop social skills by means of teamwork.
- Develop ITC skills by creating presentations.
- Develop language skills by presenting their work to other students.

Methods and techniques:

- Individual work,
- Group work,
- Project work.

Working process:
- In small groups, students brainstorm about the most relevant facts of Spanish
culture.
- With the whole group, they exchange and share their ideas.
- They reach an agreement on the ten more relevant facts or figures of Spanish
culture
- Each group is allocated one figure or fact to research about
- The group researches and prepares a presentation about their assignment.
- The group or a representative of it presents their work to the class
- The teacher collects the information in a general presentation about Spanish
culture.
- The students present their work to other students.

Results:

- The students reflect on the most relevant aspects of Spanish culture

- They practice using ITC to research and find information
- They practice using ITC to make presentations with different tools (PPT, Prezi
and Glogster)
- They develop their communication skills to work in groups and speak in public
- They build self-confidence by speaking to an audience
- They develop active listening to negotiate and reach agreements
- They revise their knowledge and learn new things about Spanish culture

Photographs:
Our students posted their final outcome in a padlet:
https://padlet.com/vickypatxi/me7x7kjuxmtp
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IES Miguel Hernndez

(Ocaa)

ACTIVITY PLAN 2 GUERNICA

Main aims:

- To pay homage to a masterpiece of Spanish art on its 80th anniversary.

- To learn about the painting and its author
- To reinterpret the painting using different styles and materials
- To reinforce the use of ICT and computer programmes
- To learn to work in group in order to reach a common target
- To develop creativity
- To create a big mural of the painting by assembling 32 different pieces

Methods and techniques:

- Class work
- Group work
- School trip

Working process:

- The teacher presents the picture and the painter and reminds the students of
the anniversary.
- The students make some Internet research about Pablo Picasso and the
famous painting Guernica.
- In groups, the students design a Glogster (online poster) about the historical
events around the picture, the picture itself and Picasso
- The teacher arranges a visit to Reina Sofa Museum in Madrid so that the
students can see the original painting.
- The students are set in small groups. Each group receives a piece of the
mural.
- The students trace their piece into special paper.
- Each group decorates their piece in their own style and techniques.
- The students prepare a giant frame by using white glue and pieces of old
newspapers
- The students stick their piece in the suitable place of the frame in order to
reproduce the painting.
- The students trace the main lines with black marker in order to enhance the
details and provide uniformity to the mural
- The students exhibit the resulting mural and explain the process to other
school mates.
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Results:

- The students learn about Pablo Picasso and the painting Guernica
- The students reflect on the circumstances surrounding the creation of this
painting: the civil war, the massacre of civilians and the absurd of violence and
war.
- The students practice working in groups and taking responsibility for their part
of the task
- The students learn to manage their time efficiently in order to meet deadlines.
- The students take pride in their work and exhibit and explain their final
product.
- The students enjoy learning.

Photographs:

The students tracing their pieces, preparing the frame and enhancing the outline of
the figures with a black marker.

The students posing with their (almost finished) project

 You are not alone!

IES Miguel Hernndez

(Ocaa)

ACTIVITY PLAN: MY HOME COUNTRY

Main aims:

- To raise awareness of the cultural diversity of our educational community.

- To provide opportunity for our students to share important facts about their
culture and/or their experiences as immigrants.
- To learn about other cultures and experiences.
- To promote tolerance and empathy.
- To develop communication skills.

Methods and techniques:

- Individual work
- Small group work
- Class group work

Working process:

- The teacher presents the topic of immigration and elicits the students
opinions about the reasons why people leave their home country (whole group
activity)
- In small groups, the students reflect on the alienation caused by leaving your
country and write a list of the ten things that they would miss the most if they
emigrated to (xxx). They then share their lists with the rest of the class.
- Individually, they make a list of at least five things/ attitudes / situations that
would help them adapt to their new life as immigrants. They then share and
discuss their ideas with the rest of the class (class-group discussion).
- The immigrant students of our school prepare a presentation about their
home country and/ or their experience as immigrants and share it with their
classmates.

Results:

- The students reflect on the problem of immigration

- The students develop empathy and critical thinking.
- The students learn to communicate efficiently in a discussion.
- The students learn about other cultures.
- Immigrant students develop self-awareness and assertiveness.
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(Ocaa)

Photographs:

Djasel, from Equatorial Guinea, and Adriana, from Romania during their presentations

Soukaina, Wissal, Ibtissam and Jasmine during their presentation about Morocco.
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ACTIVITY PLAN: ILLUSTRATE A STORY

Main aims:

- To reflect and raise awareness on the tragedy of immigration.

- To promote tolerance and empathy
- To develop artistic skills
- To promote creativity and critical thinking

Methods and techniques:

- Class work
- Individual work

Working process:

- The teacher tells the students that s/he is going to read them a story. The
story we chose was Run! by Loreto Rodrguez de Rivera Alemn. This story
was the winner of a contest held by International Amnesty in 2015. The
original Spanish version can be found in
https://grupos.es.amnesty.org/es/comunidad-madrid/paginas/concurso-
microrrelatos/segunda-edicion-2015/ [I have done my best in the English
version enclosed at the end of this Activity Plan.]
- The students are given a copy of the story and allowed some time to re-read
and discuss it: the feelings of the characters, their situation, the previous
stories within this short tale... the teacher listens and monitors
- The teacher tells the students to draw an illustration for this story.
- The students present and explain their work to their classmates.
- Alternatively, you can organize a contest and award prizes to the best ideas.

Results:

- The students practice comprehensive reading

- The students reflect on the tragedy of immigration
- The students practice their active listening skills
- The students develop creativity by designing their illustrations
- The students develop their speaking skills by explaining their illustrations
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IES Miguel Hernndez

(Ocaa)

The story: Run! By Loreto Rodrguez de Rivera Alemn

They have warned us again. Another barge has arrived on the beach. Some swimmer must have
phoned 112. The protocol is activated.
The calm sea over the last few days has become an advertising ploy of the illusion of a better life. They
are more and more. I find it harder and harder. I see their frightened faces, their eyes wide open, their
gazes struggling with our incomprehensible words, their expressions, so difficult to understand.
Our orders are clear. The colonel repeats them every time: they are illegal, order them to halt if they
dont stop take out your gun. There seems to be 11 today, all male, they run and try to go deep into
the woods in order to hide and be able to continue their journey on land, with no war, no fear, no
hunger That is what they hope for anyway.
Neither my body nor my heart is ready for this anymore. While I am running towards the place, the
same questions resonate in my mind, they pound and make me doubt more and more.
I can see one of them. He is running away fast, like he is being pushed by the wind; the last glimmer of
hope encourages him. He climbs up the rocks, trying to reach the pinewood. It will be difficult to find
him there at nightfall. Therell be no moon today.
Im almost reaching him. I know only too well that I must tell him to halt. Ive done it loads of times.
They all stop, surrender, look at you with a mixture of plea and despair. But something changes in me.
I get to him. He stops, he looks at me, I look at him and I tell him Run! Run and do not look back!

Photographs:

These are some of the illustrations by our students:

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IES Miguel Hernndez

(Ocaa)

ACTIVITY PLAN: PHOTOCALL AGAINST VIOLENCE

Main aims:

- To raise awareness and reflect on the topic of violence against women

- To disseminate our condemnation of violence and abuse
- To prevent discrimination and gender-related violence

Methods and techniques:

- Group work,
- Project work.

Working process:

- The students attend a lecture by a psychologist about gender-related violence.

- The students share and discuss their views on this topic.
- The students create a life-size frame with a message against violence. Our
message was IES Miguel Hernndez stands up against gender related
violence.
- They decorate the frame and the message.
- The set the frame in the hall of the school and invite all the students, teachers,
staff and visitors to pose inside the frame with the message, have their
picture taken and then share it in social networking sites.

Results:

- The students learn about gender-related violence, how to detect it, prevent it
and find help if necessary.
- The students collaborate to raise awareness on the topic.
- The students develop their creativity and artistic skills.
- The students use social networking sites for a positive awareness campaign.
 You are not alone!

IES Miguel Hernndez

(Ocaa)

Photographs:

The students working on the project

The photocall frame finished

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IES Miguel Hernndez

(Ocaa)

ACTIVITY PLAN: CELEBRATE DIVERSITY

Main aims:

- To develop social and intercultural skills

- To reflect on the idea of union and diversity that the EU represents
- To increase empathy and tolerance
- To develop personal and social skills
- To develop active listening and speaking skills
- To develop creativity and artistic skills

Methods and techniques:

- Group work,
- Small groups
- Project work.

Working process:

- In the Ethics and Citizenship class the students watch a short film about
diversity and respect and discuss the topic.
- The students exchange and share their ideas.
- In small groups, the students design and create a poster or video about the
right to be different and the need to respect diversity of any kind

Results:

- The students reflect on diversity and the right to be different

- The students develop speaking skills and active listening
- The students develop artistic skills
- The students develop social and intercultural awareness
- The students reflect on the crisis and tragedy of immigration

Video

The works of the students are gathered in the following video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dO12hYFDmY&feature=youtu.be
 You are not alone!

IES Miguel Hernndez

(Ocaa)

Photographs

These are some photographs taken during the process

And here are some of the posters that the students created:

:
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IES Miguel Hernndez

(Ocaa)

ACTIVITY PLAN: INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY

Main aims:

- To reflect on the purpose of commemorating International Womens Day.

- To get familiar with the historical events on the base of this commemoration.
- To raise awareness of the valuable contribution of women to different
disciplines (history, literature, sports, science, politics and art).
- To promote equality and condemn any type of gender discrimination.
- To get familiar with women who were and are pioneer in different fields along
the history of our country.
- To develop an artistic project

Methods and techniques:

- Group work,
- Project work.
- Use of ICT for research.

Working process:

- The teacher introduces the topic by brainstorming the students answers to

the following questions: When and why do we celebrate Womens Day? What
is the meaning of Breaking the glass ceiling?
- Students gather information about women who were or are pioneers in
different fields and disciplines and also find a photograph of each of them.
- The teachers of different departments and subjects are requested help and
contribute by providing a list of possible candidates related to different
disciplines.
- The students carry out an artistic proposal using the images of the pioneers.
- The educational community is invited to have their picture taken in front of the
final project.

Results:
- The students learn about inspirational female pioneers of our country.
- The students reflect on the gender discrimination
- The students collaborate to raise awareness on the topic.
- The students develop their creativity and artistic skills.
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IES Miguel Hernndez

(Ocaa)

Photographs:

The final project

The students who took part in the project

Students of the 2nd year of Bachillerato (A-levels) having their picture taken with the project.
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IES Miguel Hernndez

(Ocaa)

ACTIVITY PLAN: BOOK SCULPTURES

Main aims:

- To learn to work in group in order to reach a common target

- To develop creativity
- To learn and value the importance of recycling.

Methods and techniques:

- Group work

Working process:

- In small groups, the students reflect on the difference between recycling and
re-using
- The proposal is to recycle old text books that are stored, outdated and no
longer used and turn them into artistic objects.
- The students surf the Internet to find different examples of sculptures made
with and of books
- The students work on the sketches of the project chosen.
- The book sculptures are exhibited in the school library on Book Day, 23rd April,

Results:

- The students learn to recycle and turn an everyday item (text book) into an
artistic object.
- The students experience working with different materials and carrying out
several artistic proposals
- The students reflect on their final product and exhibit it on Book Day
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IES Miguel Hernndez

(Ocaa)

Photographs:

Sketches by the students

The students working on their projects

Some of the students sculptures

 You are not alone!

IES Miguel Hernndez

(Ocaa)

ACTIVITY PLAN: SCORE AGAINST TINFOIL

Main aims:

- Raise students and citizens awareness that their attitudes contribute to the
preservation of the environment, and that their behaviour has a direct impact
in our surroundings and villages.
- Take an active part in improving our environment and collaborating in its
maintenance.
- Learn to classify and reduce the waste that we generate whithin the school.
- Reduce the use of tinfoil.

Methods and techniques:

- Group work,
- Project work.
Working process:

- This activity is part of the school Project Ecoescuelas

- Each class has got an eco-representative. The board of eco-representatives
proposed an original and motivating system to encourage recycling tinfoil balls:
score a basket.
- The baskets were created using recycled material (old notice boards and bins)
- The students build the baskets and hang them in common spaces (the school
hall and the school yard)

Results:
- The students collaborate to raise awareness on the importance of recycling.
- The students develop their creativity.
- We recycle tinfoil and raise awareness on all the educational community.
 You are not alone!

IES Miguel Hernndez

(Ocaa)

Photographs:

The eco-representatives building the baskets

The baskets hung and the motto of the campaign Score a basket against tinfoil

You can see the students scoring baskets in this video:

http://ecoescuelaiesmh.blogspot.com.es/2013/04/blog-post.html
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IES Miguel Hernndez

(Ocaa)

ACTIVITY PLAN: MANNEQUIN CHALLENGE

(Cleaning the school yards)
Main aims:

- Raise students awareness of the importance of positive and respectful

behaviour regarding our environment, especially their nearest surroundings
and their villages.
- Take an active part in improving their environment by collaborating in its
maintenance and cleaning.
- Learn to classify the waste that is generated in our school

Methods and techniques:

- Group work,
- Project work.

Working process:

- This activity is part of our school project Ecoescuelas

- Each week, a different group of students together with their tutor spend one
hour picking up the litter in the school yards, classify the waste in different bag
and take the bags to the recycling bins near the school.

- Taking advantage of the popularity of the mannequin challenge the Art

students prepared a visual Project during this weekly clean-up.

Results:
-
- The students become aware of the importance of recycling.
- The students become aware of the amount of waste we generate.
- The students become aware that it is important to keep the facilities clean
- The students develop their creativity.
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IES Miguel Hernndez

(Ocaa)

Photographs:

Picking up the waste and classifying it

Video mannequin challenge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7zy104nEyI