History & Geography Class in Grade 7 Meets Two Times / Week (Instruction in French)
Content (History):
Christianity and islamic world : Byzance and Charlemagne Empire, the world of islam (VIe-XIIIe)
Society, religion and political power in the Middle Ages (XI-XVe)
The Transformation of the 15th and 16th centuries : Humanism, Renaissance, Reformation
The evolution of French Monarchy from Philippe Auguste to Louis XIV
Content (Geography):
Population and inequalities in the world : world population growth and its effects, distribution of poverty and wealth
World resources issues : food issues, energy and water issues, industrial and technological risks, climate issues
Objectives:
Understanding of historical cultures
Develop an understanding of the ways in which ideas express and influence society
Understanding sustainability and limited resources
Use of geographic tools
Use of collective intelligence and collaboration
Research/writing skills
Creativity
Assessment:
Individual projects
Group and research projects
Oral presentations
Class participation
Open problems and Enquiry-based learning
Short essays
Formative and summative criteria-based assessment
Resources:
La Classe d'Histoire: Website with resources for all grades in History and Geography (historic and geographic documentation, videos, vocabulary, activities, exercises, online quiz and tests). The History and Geography class is a flipped classroom.