VII CULTURAL WEEK POSTER & PROGRAMME [7th CW]

Already half way through our 7th Cultural Week devoted to HISTORICAL PIONEER CHARACTERS, we introduce you to the official poster for the week.

We also give you the link to the complete information about what's been going on this week at school. The whole view of activities of all the departments: exhibitions, workshops & parades.

+ link to school's library blog info

OUR OWN 2016 SUFFRAGETTES & A BOBBY @ "RAFAEL DIESTE" [7th CW]

At our 7th Cultural Week, IES "Rafael Dieste" is proud to present our own 2016 version of the British Suffragettes. 

After having worked on the topic in the different classes, this movement is going to have its representation during one of the parades of pioneers characters due tomorrow. 

Today and tomorrow Wednesday there will be "Pioneer Parades", where different pioneer characters will be played by our school students:

- Today Tuesday is devoted to pioneer characters from VIII century B.C. to the XVIII century.

- Tomorrow Wednesday will be about pioneer characters from the XIX & XX centuries. In this parade, girl students from 2ºESO-C Irene BLANCO, Paula REY & Cielo MARÍÑEZ  (in the photo above) will play the role of the British Suffragettes (Emmerline Pankhurst, Emily Davison...) They will be accompanied by Carlos GALÁN (in the photo below) who'll be playing the role of a policeman (bobby).
(Update: At the end of this post below, you can watch the video of their performance).

They'll come rushing down the assembly hall, shouting out:
"VOTES FOR WOMEN!" 

and later pronounce some of their most famous quotes:

Paula: 
"We're in every home, we're half the human race, you can't stop us all. We will win"

Cielo: 
"We break windows, we burn things 'cause war is the only language men listen to".

Irene: 
"We do not want to be law-breakers. We want to be law-makers".

The three together: 
"...And never surrender. Never give up the fight. We will win".

Below you can watch their performance pronouncing these words:

UPDATE: THE VIDEO OF OUR SUFFRAGETTES & BOBBY'S PERFORMANCE LAST WEDNESDAY 27th APRIL AT SCHOOL.

See more about Wednesday's performance @ ArquivosDoTrasno.

THE PIONEERS CHALLENGE QUIZ [7th CW]

EXTENDED ONE MORE WEEK: UNTIL FRIDAY 6th MAY.
Here are 20 questions about the people in our “Pioneer Files”. Find the correct answers and post your ballot-paper in the box at the exhibition. Try to be among the students who answer ALL 20 questions correctly in English.

1- Who refused to give her bus seat to a white passenger in 1955?

 2- How old is Valentina Tereshkova?

 3- Who fought with the Spanish Republicans?

 4- What was Darwin's wife's name?

 5- What is Nadia Comaneci a good example of?

 6- Whose nationality was Dutch?

 7- Which radioactive elements did Marie Curie discover?

 8- Who showed that the white light was formed by colours?

 9- Where did Kathryn Bigelow study?

10- Which of all these pioneers is a tennis-player?

11- How many of these pioneers are women?

12- When did Armstrong become interested in airplanes?

13- How many of these pioneers were French?

14-Who was the first woman candidate to the USA presidency?

15- Whose racing records haven't been broken yet?

16- Who were the Lumiere brothers?

17- Who founded an elevator company?

18- Why did Emily Davison put herself in the way of the king's horse at Epsom?

19- What happened to Elizabeth Blackwell in one of her eyes?

20- Did Michael Jackson have a happy childhood? Why?

How to take part in the challenge quiz:

On a sheet of paper:

1- Write your complete name, course & group.

2- Answer the 20 questions in English.

3- Post your paper into the box at the exhibition or hand it in to your English teacher, during the days of the cultural week. 

EXTENDED ONE MORE WEEK: UNTIL FRIDAY 6th MAY.

MORE TIME TO FIND THE CORRECT ANSWERS...

Based on questions prepared by students from 2ºESO-C. The questions chosen were some prepared by: Abel, Ana de Brito, Ana González, Carlos, Cielo, Christian, Emma, Irene, Isaac, Iván, Laura, Luka, Marta, Nicolás, Paula & Rebeca. Thanks to you all.

THE SUFFRAGETTES WORKSHOP: WHO WERE THEY? [7th CW]

Suffragettes: who were they?

As one of the activities of our 7th Cultural week, today there's a workshop devoted to the British Suffragettes. The activity will be in English at 11:20h at the school's library. Showing videos and photos, which have been previously posted on this blog during the preparations for this week,of the women who fought for equality at the beginning of the XXth century.

There's also the possibility of repeating the workshop on Thursday 28th at 10:30.
It's open to any group, except 2ºESO-C & 1ºBACs which have already seen it during their classes.

Slide:

VII CULTURAL WEEK WORKSHOPS: THE SUFFRAGETTES, WHO WERE THEY? on PhotoPeach

"THE PIONEER FILES": A COLLECTION OF BIOGRAPHIES OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN THE FIRST AT SOMETHING [7th CW]

THE PIONEER FILES. on PhotoPeach

About to start tomorrow our 7th cultural week, here are the biographies handed in by the different students who have taken part in the making of our PIONEER FILES: a collection of biographies of people who have been the first at something, in alphabetical order below.
From tomorrow you'll have the 20 questions to answer in our challenge quiz.

1- Neil ARMSTRONG by Iulia Izabela Vaduva (1ºBAC-A)

2- Kathryn BIGELOW by Marta Souto (2ºESO-C)

3- Elizabeth BLACKWELL by Belén Blanco (1ºBAC-B)

4- Nadia COMANECI by Eva Menéndez (1ºBAC-C)

5- Johan CRUYFF by Rubén Sande (1ºBAC-A)

6- Marie CURIE by Laura Canosa, Fanny Gómez & Mauricio Rosa (2ºESO-C) & Paula Blanco & David Santiago (1ºBAC-A)

7- Charles DARWIN by Daniel Fdez Pavón (1ºBAC-B)

8- Emily DAVISON by Alba Diéguez (1ºBAC-C)

9- Michael JACKSON by Silvia Vijande (1ºBAC-B)

10- Billie Jean KING by Leticia Colina (1ºBAC-A)

11- Belva Ann LOCKWOOD by Lorena Martínez (1ºBAC-B)

12- The LUMIERE Brothers by Abel Pérez López (2ºESO-C)

13- Isaac NEWTON by Andrea Iglesias (1ºBAC-B)

14- Elisha OTIS by Rodrigo Folgueira (1ºBAC-A)

15- Rosa PARKS by Ana Amigo (1ºBAC-A)

16- Danica Sue PATRICK by Marta Mallo (1ºBAC-B)

17- Kathrine SWITZER by Noemi Zubieta (1ºBAC-B)

18- Valentina TERESHKOVA by Paula Rey (2ºESO-C) & Eva Vecilla (1ºBAC-B)

19- Simone WIEL by Alicia Maquieira (1ºBAC-C)

"THE PIONEER FILES": THE END PRODUCT [7th CW]

At the final countdown to our 7th Cultural week on the topic of "PIONEER CHARACTERS", we want to show you how all your work has ended up into:

"THE PIONEER FILES".

These photos show you the final result of all your biographies. In the end 21 biographies have been selected from the corrected versions that were handed in at 2ºESO-C and 1ºBACs classes. Twenty one biographies of people who have been the first at something throughout time.

A second part of the project was preparing the 20 questions of the "PIONEERS CHALLENGE QUIZ", which are also included at the end of the files. The questions are based on the ones made by students from 2ºESO-C.

Both, all the 21 biographies together with a slide and the 20 questions will be appearing on following posts in this blog in the next days, so that you can search the answers carefully. And also from Monday, they'll be exhibited in front of the school's library. (Photos included below).

THE PIONEER FILES EXHIBITION:

Remember you can take part in the challenge quiz by posting your ballot-paper (with your name, course/group + the 20 answers) in the box at the exhibition or handing it in to your English teacher.

PIONEER'S BIOGRAPHY TEMPLATE [7th CW]

PIONEER'S NAME: MARIE CURIE
by student's name(s): John Smith

Pioneer's photo

Text of PIONEER'S BIOGRAPHY.
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SUFFRAGETTES IN THEIR OWN WORDS, QUOTES & SPEECHES [7th CW]

Continuing with Emmeline Pankhurst and the suffragettes. Here's a post which collects some of her most remarkable quotes and her famous speech "Freedom or Death" (1913). And lines from the "Suffragette" film dialogues.

Video "FREEDOM OR DEATH", Emmerline Pankhurst:

Link to the complete speech @ TheGuardian:

Great speeches of the 20th century: Emmeline Pankhurst's Freedom or death

"I am here as a soldier who has temporarily left the field of battle in order to explain what civil war is like when civil war is waged by women."

"Now I want to say to you who think women can't succeed, we have brought the government of England to this position that it has to face this alternative: either women are to be killed or women are to have the vote."

["FREEDOM OR DEATH", Emmerline Pankhurst.]

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Video trailer 1 of the film "Suffragette", where the lines below appear:

[Lines below taken from dialogues of the film "Suffragette" (2015) Trailer nº1.]

- "We meet Mondays & Thursdays, if you're interested..."

- "You're a suffragette, Ms Ellyn."
- "I consider myself more as a soldier"

"As Mrs Pankhurst says, 'it's deeds, not words that will get us to vote'."

"For 50 years we have laboured peacefully to secure the vote for women. We've been ridiculed, battered and ignored."

"All my life, I've done what men told me. Well, I can't have that anymore"

"I ask the women in Britain to rebelion."

"We break windows, we burn things 'cause war is the only language men listen to."

"We're in every home, we're half the human race, you can't stop us all. We will win."

"And never surrender. Never give up the fight."

Video trailer 2 where the lines below appear:


[Lines below taken from dialogues of the film "Suffragette" (2015) Trailer nº2]
- "You work at the Glass House Laundry...?"
- "I was born there... Part time from when I was 7, full time from when I was 12..."

"What would the vote mean for you?"

- "Votes for women. Power is in your hand"
- "No one cares, love."
- "Some of us do..."

"All my life, I've been respectful. Done what men told me."

- "You're a wife. My wife... That's what you're meant to be"
- "But I can't have that anymore..."

"Never underestimate the power we, women, have to define our own destinies. We have been left with no alternative, defy this government." "Vote for women!"

"We shall cut into the heart of communications..."

"Rules mean nothing to me, I've had no say in making the law."

- "We will stop you."
- "What you're gonna do? Lock us all up? We're in every home. We're half the human race. You can't stop us all."

"We do not want to be law-breakers. We want to be law-makers."

"The only way is forward."

"I'm worth no more, no less than you."

"We will win."

"Never surrender. Never give up the fight."

[Colour code: In red - suffraggettes speaking. 
In blue - Emmeline Pankhurst speaking.
In black - men speaking.]

VIIth "LQDVI" CONGRESS IN A CORUÑA TODAY

The 7th edition of the "LO QUE DE VERDAD IMPORTA" Congress will be held in A Coruña's Palexco today, Wednesday March, 16th from 8:30 until 15:30.

Some of our 1ºBAC students will be attending. This year's guest speakers will be:

- CARMEN CORDON, GRAPO kidnapped businessman's daughter.

- LETICIA MARTÍNEZ-ALCOCER, survivor victim of sexual abuse.

- TOÑEJO RODRÍGUEZ, extreme sportsperson on wheelchair

SUFFRAGETTES IN ACTION: "VOTE FOR WOMEN!" [7th CW]

SUFFRAGETTE EMILY DAVISON KILLED IN ACTION*

In this post we include several photos referring to the suffragette movement in action.

First photo: recreation of the typical suffragette outfit.

Second photo: Emmeline Pankhurst giving a speech.

Third photo: Emmeline Pankhurst being arrested in front of Buckingham Palace in May 1914.

Fourth photo: Annie Kenney & Christabel Pankhurst, founders of the WSPU (Women's Social & political Union)

Fifth photo: a group of women from the National Women's Social and Political Union during a demonstration.

Sixth photo: the moment when suffragette *Emily Davison was run over by the King's horse at Epsom Derby. She died a few days later.

Video of the moment when Emily Davison was run over by the King's horse:

*Emily Davison (School teacher, 1872-1913) was a distinguished suffragette activist of the feminist movement lead by the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), at the beginning of the XXth century in Britain. They fought for the right of women's vote.

Emily Davison had taken part in several terrorist acts against public buildings without any damage to people. Having being arrested and condemned several times, she carried out many hunger strikes in prison. During another protest act, she threw herself down a stair case suffering severe spinal injuries. Once she had recovered, she realized that the cause needed a determined action, on June 4th 1913, she walked in front of Anmer, the king's owned horse during Epsom Derby. Emily's intentions aren't very clear. Some theories state that her intention wasn't suicide as she had bought a return train ticket from Epsom. She just wanted to stop the horse and place a WSPU scarf. The collision was brutal and she was pulled along the horse track as can be seen in the video. She died four days later at Epsom Rural Hospital because of a skull fracture.
+ info on Emily Davison. (Wikipedia)

Finally, vote for women over 30 was achieved in 1918. In 1920, it was equal as men, over 21.

Video trailer of "Suffragette" (different version):

EMMELINE PANKHURST, PIONEER SUFFRAGETTE LEADER [7th CW]

Working on this year's cultural week, the English Department is preparing materials on different people:
1- the American Pioneers, 
2- biographies of universal pìoneers for the "Pioneerpedia" & "The Pioneer Quiz" 
3- the British suffragette movement and her leader Emmeline Pankhurst.

This post introduces you to Emmeline Pankhurst, the leader of the British suffragette movement that fought for women's right to vote at the beginning of the XXth century.

She founded the WSPU (Women's Social and Political Union).

In the link below you have 10 basic things you need to know about this woman:

Emmeline Pankhurst: 10 things you need to know about the suffragette

Further below, there's a cartoon video which summarises her story:

Video EMMELINE PANKHURST: