This document outlines the course details for Social Sciences 2 at Guardo High School for the 2015-2016 school year. Students will study the Middle Ages and Early Modern Age in history, as well as human geography. There are two major year-long projects - the first involves creating albums on important artistic styles from the 7th to 17th centuries, and the second creating a mini-atlas of political maps of different continents. Exams make up 60% of the final grade, projects and activities 25%, notebooks and worksheets 10%, and attitude 5%. Students must obtain over 3.5 points on exams to average exam marks, and 5 total points to include projects and attitude in calculating the final grade.

1. GUARDO HIGH SCHOOL SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCES 2ESO
SCHOOL YEAR 2015-2016 TEACHER: Isabel Aguña
WELCOME TO SOCIAL SCIENCES 2!
Contents Social Science
This year you will study two important periods in History: Middle Ages and Early Modern Age.
You will study Human Geography.
Year-long project:
This project has two parts:
 The first part stretches the first and the second terms. It consists on making some albums with
pictures and explanations of the most important artistic styles from the 7th
century to 17th
century.You will be posted some instructions to do your project on the teacher´s blog.You must
handit into your teacheraccordingto the followingchart. Atthe endof the term youwill take a test
about what you learnt. You´ll be given the exact day of your project delivery and your test at the
beginning of the lesson.
Content Deliver activities Test
First Term Byzantine Art 2nd week At the end of the term
Islamic Art 4th week At the end of the term
Romanesque Art 6th week At the end of the term
Gothic Art 8th week At the end of the term
Mozarab Art and Mudejar Art 10th week At the end of the term
Second
Term
Renaissance Art 2nd week At the end of the term
Renaissance Art in Spain 4th week At the end of the term
Baroque Art 6th week At the end of the term
Baroque Art in Spain 8th week At the end of the term

2. GUARDO HIGH SCHOOL SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCES 2ESO
SCHOOL YEAR 2015-2016 TEACHER: Isabel Aguña
 The second part stretches the third term. It consists on making your own mini-atlas by completing
blankpolitical mapsof the differentcontinents.Youmusthandit in to your teacher according to the
followingchart. Some dayslateryouwill take a testaboutwhat youlearnt. It will take 10 minutes at
the beginning of the lesson.
Content Deliver activities Test
Third Term World map At the end of the week. At the end of the term
Political Spain At the end of the week. At the end of the term
Political Europe At the end of the week. At the end of the term
Political Africa At the end of the week. At the end of the term
Political Asia At the end of the week. At the end of the term
Political America At the end of the week. At the end of the term
Political Oceania At the end of the week. At the end of the term
Type of Assesment
 Exams: 60%
 Projects1
and activities2
: 25%
 Notebook and worksheets: 10%
 Attitude: 5%
o (Bad – 0p; Medium – 0.25p; High: 0.5p)
o (Care over work, enthusiasm in class, group work
collaboration,doinghomework ontime,askingquestions
to understandconcepts,takingnoteswhile the teacher´s
explanation, etc.).
 Final score:
o You must obtain more than 3.5 points in your exams to
average your examination marks.
o You must obtain 5 points in your examination marks in
order to calculate an average with the results of your
projects and your attitude to the subject.
 Remedial exam:
o If the average of your examination marks is below 5
points, you must retake a single exam based on the
contents of the term.
o If you pass your remedial exam, it will be averaged with
the results of your projects and your attitude to the
subject.
 Penalties
You´ll obtain a negative point in
case:
o Your behavior is
inappropriate.
o You forgot your
homework.
o You don´t deliver your
projects on time.
o Anyotherwrong actions
that can happen during
the lesson.
If you get a negative point, you
will lose -0.15 points in the final
score at the end of the term.
You cannot regain that point.
Social Sciences teacher:
1 Year-long Project.
2 Activities made in class or athome.

3. GUARDO HIGH SCHOOL SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCES 2ESO
SCHOOL YEAR 2015-2016 TEACHER: Isabel Aguña
E-mail: miaguna@educa.jcyl.esBlog: www.profesora-isabel.blogspot.com