Today in Social Sciences we have spoken about some topics, let's start from the beginning.
We have started correcting what we had as homework which was looking for information about Social Darwinism. It was a theory based on on Darwinism which said that the most advanced countries were better adapted because they were the best fitted and the less developed countries were not. It was a basis for racism and eugenics. Here you can read 2013 Paqui's post about Social Darwinism.
This has caused a conversation about racism. Paqui has explained that different human "races" don't exist and that is a social creation. We have seen some cartoons about this and Michael Jackson's "Black or White" music video. Here you can watch it again:
Today has been the last lesson before the exam, so Paqui has explained some doubts we had. She has done a very useful scheme, I recommend you to use it. Here you have it:
Source: myself using paint
Here you have three words from today's glossary:
To seize: ocupar
Civilizing missions: misión civilizadora
The survival of the best fitted: la supervivencia de los más aptos
- Tuesday, 12th Of May 2015
Hi I'm Gustavo! Today we have started the class asking Paqui if she can remove some theory of the exam or if she can say to us the questions of the exam, but Paqui has said to us no. Then we have asked her about the projects of the Diary Travel journal,...
- 5th Of May (tuesday)
Hello everybody!! I'm Inés and I'm going to write the journal of today. Today in Social Sciences.... We have corrected the scheme about the Conference of Paris. Paqui has expalined all the corrections. Paqui has said to us that Germany had to...
- 16 Th April 2015 ( Thursday)
Hello I am José Luis and this is my journal: Today the class started at third period. Today was the make up exam , this exam has been taken by Gustavo , José and Lucía. I think thtat all are going to pass the exam. During the class the...
- Friday, 13th Of March Of 2015
Hi everybody! Today at the beginning of the class of Social Sciences, Paqui has changed José María and Rodrigo of site. Then we have corrected the homework, the scheme of the Attitudes Towards Colonialism and I have copied the correction in the notebook....
- Thursday 26th February Of 2015
Hello classmates, I'm Fran , and I'm going to talk about the things we have done on today's lesson at the first period. At the beginning of the lesson Paqui has asked to us about the projects we have to do for today, all the people has said...