Cross-curricular Project on British Culture ESO1 (Literacy, Science, History, Geography and Social Science) #portfolio

BRITISH CULTURE CROSS-CURRICULAR PROJECT

As you we have already stated in previous blog entries, a language is not just made up of isolated chunks of grammar, but it is a whole (spider) web where everything is connected and where everything matters. Culture matters in the Literacy Approach to learning. We learn a language, we learn a culture, we USE THE LANGUAGE, we can understand the culture: we keep our minds open. This is the rationale behind this perhaps somewhat ambitious Project on British Culture.

Part 1. INTRODUCTION

Cover design and Index

Introduction to Britain

'When people say England, they sometimes mean Great Britain, sometimes the United Kingdom, sometimes the British Isles -but never England.'

How to be an Alien' by George Mikes

Part 1. HISTORY

What is the difference between UK, Britain, Great Britain (GB) and the British Isles?

What is the Union Jack? A flag containing three other flags.

Part 2. GEOGRAPHY: Physical and Political maps

Physical Geography: Physical map; relief and main bodies of water.

LANDFORMS IN THE UK - Natural Environment

MIGUEL ÁNGEL DURÁN CASARES HAS BEEN EXPLORING ABOUT PARKS:

The most beautiful parks I have researched are in London:
Hyde Park
Victoria Park
Greenwich Park
Clapham Common

NATIONAL PARKS

Lake District National Park. England's largest National Park is now a World Heritage Site, home to Scafell Pike - its highest mountain, Wastwater - its deepest lake and thriving communities like Keswick and Bowness-on-Windermere.

IRENE BORREGO'S WORK ON LAKE DISTRICT

CLARA DURÁN HAS RESEACHED ABOUT SOUTH DOWNS

Work in progress...

Part 3. Politics and Economy (SOCIAL SCIENCE)

The British Royal Family

Currency in the UK

UK Government

Part 4 SCIENCE

What is the weather like in the UK?

Influences on UK's weather
The Seasons
Forecast Today in the BBC.
Weather Around Britain
Average Temperatures
Graphing British Landscapes

British Habitats

Part 5. Literature

British Authors

Part 6. Culture, Social Science & Literacy

Food and Drink

Customs and Traditions in the UK.

Observance of GUY FAWKES - BON FIRE NIGHT, an annual public day in the UK.
Halloween. The aim of celebrating Halloween at school is a cultural one. The main aims of incorporating Halloween into the Literacy "curriculum" are: Firstly, to integrate cultural awareness into the class so as to develop a richer understanding of the diversity in every culture, and secondly, to introduce / practise Halloween related vocabulary (cultural, cross-linguistic items that will be incorporated into this wider British Culture Project).