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Spanish Cooperative School: Spanish Cooperative School: C.E.I.P. ‘C.E.I.P. ‘EL SOLEL SOL’’(Infant and Primary Public School: ‘(Infant and Primary Public School: ‘The SunThe Sun’)’)Madrid – ESPAÑA (Spain)Madrid – ESPAÑA (Spain)

Denmark - Dinamarca

Spain - España

United Kingdom – Reino Unido

Cyprus - Chipre

INDEXINDEX índice índice

• Who are we? Our personal data ¿Quiénes somos? Nuestras señas de identidad * Our school - nuestro colegio

* Participant teachers – profesores participantes

* Madrid

* Spain – España

• What’s our project about? - ¿Cuál es nuestro proyecto? * Brief notes about the Spanish alphabhet. - Breve reseña sobre el alfabeto español * La Literatura infantil popular. - Infant popular literature * Don Quixote. Brief summary. - Don Quijote. Resumen breve * Castilla la Mancha • e-resources – recursos electrónicos

Welcome! ¡Bienvenidos!

The public School ‘EL SOL’ (The Sun) is the result of the fussion The public School ‘EL SOL’ (The Sun) is the result of the fussion of two different educatve centers, an ordinary one devoted of two different educatve centers, an ordinary one devoted to Infant and Primary Education, and a specific one, devoted to Infant and Primary Education, and a specific one, devoted to deaf handicapped students.to deaf handicapped students.

El Colegio Público ‘EL SOL’ es el resultado de la fusión El Colegio Público ‘EL SOL’ es el resultado de la fusión de dos centros educativos diferentes, uno ordinario de dos centros educativos diferentes, uno ordinario dedicado a la Educación Infantil y Primaria, y uno específico, dedicado a la Educación Infantil y Primaria, y uno específico, dedicado a alumnos con déficit auditivo.dedicado a alumnos con déficit auditivo.

WHO ARE WE? OUR PERSONAL DATA¿Quiénes somos? Nuestras señas de identidad

Our school Nuestro Colegio

This outstanding aspect is present in our Educative Project, as well as in our Didactic Plan and organization, aproaching two main goals:

1. A high-standard, personalized and overwhelming teaching of all our students.

2. A bilingual teaching (Spanish language – Spanish Signing language) for all our deaf-handicapped students.

Este rasgo distintivo está presente en nuestro Proyecto Educativo, así como en nuestra planificación didáctica y organizativa, alcanzando dos objetivos prioritarios:

1. Una enseñanza de calidad, personalizada e integral para todos nuestros alumnos.

2. Una enseñanza bilingüe (Español – Lengua de signos española) para todos nuestros alumnos con déficit auditivo.


In that respect, our center counts In that respect, our center counts on specialised teachers acting as on specialised teachers acting as translators of the ordinary tuitions translators of the ordinary tuitions taught by a primary-tutor, so that taught by a primary-tutor, so that we can find both a primary teacher we can find both a primary teacher cooperating with a deaf-language cooperating with a deaf-language translator in the same classroom.translator in the same classroom.


En este sentido, nuestro centro cuenta con profesores especializados que trabajan como intérpretes de las enseñanzas ordinarias que enseña el tutor de primaria, de modo que podemos encontrar tanto un profesor de primaria cooperando con un traductor en lengua de signos en el mismo aula.

Our staff is made up of the following participant teachers:Our staff is made up of the following participant teachers:

Nuestra plantilla está compuesta de los siguientes profesores Nuestra plantilla está compuesta de los siguientes profesores participantes:participantes:

• Begoña Merchán Feo, Begoña Merchán Feo, music teachermusic teacher – – músicamúsica• Miriam Cea Labajos, Miriam Cea Labajos, Infant Education teacherInfant Education teacher - - profesora de profesora de

Infantil.Infantil.• Lola Alvarez Ovalle, Lola Alvarez Ovalle, Physical Education teacherPhysical Education teacher – – profesora profesora

de E. Física.de E. Física.• Teresa Pérez Fernández, Teresa Pérez Fernández, Physical Education teacherPhysical Education teacher – –

profesora de E. F.profesora de E. F.• Elena González Busto – Elena González Busto – English teacher, primary tuition.English teacher, primary tuition.• David Fernández Miragalla – David Fernández Miragalla – English teacher, primary tuitionEnglish teacher, primary tuition..

PARTICIPANT TEACHERSProfesores participantes

Participant teachers

Profesores participantes

MADRIDMADRID

• It’s the Spanish It’s the Spanish capital city of ‘Comunidad de Madrid’ (one capital city of ‘Comunidad de Madrid’ (one type of regional division of the Spanish territory).type of regional division of the Spanish territory).

• It counts on an average population of about 3.232.463 It counts on an average population of about 3.232.463 inhabitants, including an extra amount of 6.043.031 inhabitants, including an extra amount of 6.043.031 inhabitants in the surrounding metropolitan area.inhabitants in the surrounding metropolitan area.

• It’s the 3rd. most populated area in the European Union.It’s the 3rd. most populated area in the European Union.• It hosts all the government institutions, being also the 3It hosts all the government institutions, being also the 3rdrd. .

residence of the Spanish monarchy.residence of the Spanish monarchy.• It counts on a Christian-muslim origin dating back as a It counts on a Christian-muslim origin dating back as a

confirmed city in 1.561.confirmed city in 1.561.

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT MADRIDInformación breve sobre Madrid

Concerning the cultural frame, it organizes many international fairs, Concerning the cultural frame, it organizes many international fairs, such as: FITUR (dealing with national tourism and overseas), ARCO such as: FITUR (dealing with national tourism and overseas), ARCO (dealing with contemporary art) and the so-famous fashion platform (dealing with contemporary art) and the so-famous fashion platform MADRID FRASHION WEEK.MADRID FRASHION WEEK.

Madrid is also an important national and international reference Madrid is also an important national and international reference counting on many museums, such as MUSEO DEL PRADO, THYSSEN-counting on many museums, such as MUSEO DEL PRADO, THYSSEN-BORNEMISZA and MUSEO REINA SOFÍA.BORNEMISZA and MUSEO REINA SOFÍA.


Madrid photo frameMadrid photo frame

Atocha Train Station (1851)

Estación de Atocha

Town Hall

Ayuntamiento

Metropolis Building

Edificio Metrópolis

Reina Sofía Museum

Museo Reina Sofía

Crystal Palace – Retiro Park

Palacio de Cristal – Parque del Retiro

Squids Sandwich

Bocadillo de calamares

Bullfighting Square ‘Las Ventas’

Plaza de ‘Las Ventas’


SPAINSPAIN

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT SPAINInformación breve sobre España

ESPAÑAESPAÑA

• Officially called ‘Reino de España’ (Spanish Kingdom), it’s an European democratic country governed by a parliament monarchy.

• Its territory is very wide; most of it is placed in a peninsula, including two archipels: Islas Baleares (Balear Islands), placed in the Mediterranean sea and Islas Canarias (Canary Islands), placed in the Atlantic Ocean, facing the African coastline.

• It also counts on 2 autonomous cities in Northern Africa: Ceuta and Melilla.

It makes political borderline with 5 countries: France, Andorra, United It makes political borderline with 5 countries: France, Andorra, United Kingdom, Morocco and Portugal.Kingdom, Morocco and Portugal.

With an extension of 504.781 Km2, is the 4th. largest country in the European With an extension of 504.781 Km2, is the 4th. largest country in the European continent after Russia, Ucrania and France.continent after Russia, Ucrania and France.

Its population is of 46.157.822 inhabitants. Its population is of 46.157.822 inhabitants.

5 different languages are spoken in our country: Spanish (official language), 5 different languages are spoken in our country: Spanish (official language), Vasco or Euskera, Catalán, Valenciano and Gallego (co-official languages). Vasco or Euskera, Catalán, Valenciano and Gallego (co-official languages).

Melilla lighthouse

Faro de Melilla

Holding houses in Cuenca

Casas colgantes de Cuenca

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT SPAINInformación breve sobre España

PHOTO FRAME OF SPAINMarco Fotográfico de España

Spanish photo frame

Merida – Roman Theater Segovia – Roman Pipe

Ávila – Roman Walls

Córdoba. Muslim Mosque

Osborne – Advertising BullNational Symbol

Santiago de Compostela - Cathedral

Segovia. Castle

Aa Bb Cc Ch ch Dd Ee FfAa Bb Cc Ch ch Dd Ee FfAAeroplano eroplano BBarco arco C Coche oche CChocolate hocolate DDía ía E Estrella strella F Flautalauta

Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll LL llGg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll LL ll GGato ato HHuella uella IIglesia glesia J Jamón amón K Kilo ilo LLápiz ápiz LlLluviauvia

Mm Nn Mm Nn ÑñÑñ Oo Pp Qq Rr Oo Pp Qq Rr MMuseo useo NNiño Espaiño Españña a OOjo jo PPerro erro QQueso ueso RRatónatón

Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy ZzSs Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy ZzSSerpiente erpiente TTaberna aberna UUniforme niforme VVela ela wwhisky hisky XXilófono ilófono YYema ema ZZapatoapato

BRIEF NOTES ABOUT THE SPANISH ALPHABETBreves notas sobre el alfabeto español

The Spanish Alphabet

El Alfabeto Español

INFANT POPULAR LITERATUREINFANT POPULAR LITERATURE

La Literatura Infantil PopularLa Literatura Infantil Popular

Infant popular literature, together with oral literature, Infant popular literature, together with oral literature, widely widely influences the writings of a period, of a specific moment, giving influences the writings of a period, of a specific moment, giving different types of interpretation in the classroom depending on different types of interpretation in the classroom depending on the focus we put on it or we present it. In this sense, any kind of the focus we put on it or we present it. In this sense, any kind of infant tale can be shown in different ways, depending on the infant tale can be shown in different ways, depending on the purpose we want to transmit within our pupils.purpose we want to transmit within our pupils.

La literatura infantil popular, junto con la literatura oral, influye La literatura infantil popular, junto con la literatura oral, influye enormemente las escrituras de un periodo, de un momento específico, enormemente las escrituras de un periodo, de un momento específico, dando diferentes tipos de interpretación en el aula, dependiendo del dando diferentes tipos de interpretación en el aula, dependiendo del enfoque que le pongamos al presentarlas. En este sentido, cualquier enfoque que le pongamos al presentarlas. En este sentido, cualquier tipo de cuento infantil puede ser mostrado de diferentes maneras, tipo de cuento infantil puede ser mostrado de diferentes maneras, dependiendo en el enfoque que queramos transmitir a nuestros dependiendo en el enfoque que queramos transmitir a nuestros alumnos.alumnos.

INFANT POPULAR LITERATURELa Literatura Infantil Popular

Infant Popular Literature La Literatura Infantil Popular

We do really believe that a tale deviates a lot from its original We do really believe that a tale deviates a lot from its original setting thanks to the interpretations children give, because setting thanks to the interpretations children give, because infant literature is an art, and children are artists with the infant literature is an art, and children are artists with the most powerful pen of all: their imagination.most powerful pen of all: their imagination.

Nosotros realmente creemos que un cuento se desvía muchísimo de Nosotros realmente creemos que un cuento se desvía muchísimo de su localizción original gracias a la interpretación que dan los niños, su localizción original gracias a la interpretación que dan los niños, porque la literatura infantil es un arte y los niños son artistas con el porque la literatura infantil es un arte y los niños son artistas con el bolígrafo más poderoso de todos: su imaginación.bolígrafo más poderoso de todos: su imaginación.


That’s why we encourage you That’s why we encourage you to read the taleto read the tale with the with the children in the day-life children in the day-life language session, asking language session, asking them lots of questions about them lots of questions about the characters: if they are the characters: if they are ugly or handsome; if they ugly or handsome; if they were crazy or just acted like were crazy or just acted like children; what would they do children; what would they do if they were them; how if they were them; how should a knight be; if a wind-should a knight be; if a wind-mill for them could ever be a mill for them could ever be a giant, or a dragon…giant, or a dragon…

Eso es por lo que nosotros os Eso es por lo que nosotros os animamos a leer el cuento con animamos a leer el cuento con los niños in las sesiones diarias los niños in las sesiones diarias de lengua, preguntándoles un de lengua, preguntándoles un montón de cuestiones sobre los montón de cuestiones sobre los personajes: si son feos o personajes: si son feos o guapos, si estaban locos o si guapos, si estaban locos o si simplemente actuaban como simplemente actuaban como niños; qué harían si fuesen ellos, niños; qué harían si fuesen ellos, cómo debería ser un caballero, cómo debería ser un caballero, si un molino podría alguna vez si un molino podría alguna vez llegar a ser un gigante, o un llegar a ser un gigante, o un dragón…dragón…

Don Quixote offers hundreds Don Quixote offers hundreds of possibilities to be of possibilities to be worked in the classroom, worked in the classroom, as things are usually the as things are usually the other way round: all other way round: all characters are humble characters are humble people, like humble is life people, like humble is life as when we look at it as when we look at it through the so-called through the so-called magic glass that deviates magic glass that deviates things from the real.things from the real.

Don Quijote ofrece cientos de Don Quijote ofrece cientos de posibilidades para trabajar en posibilidades para trabajar en el aula, puesto que las cosas el aula, puesto que las cosas son habitualmente lo contrario son habitualmente lo contrario de lo que parecen: todos los de lo que parecen: todos los personajes son gentes personajes son gentes humildes, como humilde es la humildes, como humilde es la vida cuando la vemos a través vida cuando la vemos a través del famoso cristal mágico que del famoso cristal mágico que transforma las cosas desde la transforma las cosas desde la realidad.realidad.


Don Quixote is a middle-aged gentleman from the region Don Quixote is a middle-aged gentleman from the region of La Mancha in central Spain. Obsessed with the of La Mancha in central Spain. Obsessed with the chivalrous ideals touted in books he has read, he chivalrous ideals touted in books he has read, he decides to take up his lance and sword to defend the decides to take up his lance and sword to defend the helpless and destroy the wicked. helpless and destroy the wicked.

After a first failed adventure, he sets out on a second one After a first failed adventure, he sets out on a second one with a somewhat befuddled laborer named Sancho with a somewhat befuddled laborer named Sancho Panza, whom he has persuaded to accompany him as Panza, whom he has persuaded to accompany him as his faithful squire. In return for Sancho's services, Don his faithful squire. In return for Sancho's services, Don Quixote promises to make Sancho the wealthy governor Quixote promises to make Sancho the wealthy governor of an isle. On his horse, Rocinante, a barn nag well past of an isle. On his horse, Rocinante, a barn nag well past his prime, Don Quixote rides the roads of Spain in his prime, Don Quixote rides the roads of Spain in search of glory and grand adventure. He gives up food, search of glory and grand adventure. He gives up food, shelter, and comfort, all in the name of a peasant shelter, and comfort, all in the name of a peasant woman, Dulcinea del Toboso, whom he envisions as a woman, Dulcinea del Toboso, whom he envisions as a princess.princess.

DON QUIXOTE. BRIEF SUMMARYDon Quijote. Resumen breve

On his second expedition, Don Quixote becomes more of On his second expedition, Don Quixote becomes more of a bandit than a savior, stealing from and hurting a bandit than a savior, stealing from and hurting baffled and justifiably angry citizens while acting out baffled and justifiably angry citizens while acting out against what he perceives as threats to his knighthood against what he perceives as threats to his knighthood or to the world.or to the world.

Don Quixote abandons a boy, leaving him in the hands of Don Quixote abandons a boy, leaving him in the hands of an evil farmer simply because the farmer swears an an evil farmer simply because the farmer swears an oath that he will not harm the boy. He steals a barber's oath that he will not harm the boy. He steals a barber's basin that he believes to be the mythic Mambrino's basin that he believes to be the mythic Mambrino's helmet, and he becomes convinced of the healing helmet, and he becomes convinced of the healing powers of the Balsam of Fierbras, an elixir that makes powers of the Balsam of Fierbras, an elixir that makes him so ill that, by comparison, he later feels healed. him so ill that, by comparison, he later feels healed. Sancho stands by Don Quixote, often bearing the brunt Sancho stands by Don Quixote, often bearing the brunt of the punishments that arise from Don Quixote's of the punishments that arise from Don Quixote's behavior.behavior.


Don Quixote Brief Summary Don Quijote. Resumen Breve

The story of Don Quixote's The story of Don Quixote's deeds includes the stories deeds includes the stories of those he meets on his of those he meets on his journey. Don Quixote journey. Don Quixote witnesses the funeral of a witnesses the funeral of a student who dies as a student who dies as a result of his love for a result of his love for a disdainful lady turned disdainful lady turned shepherdess. He frees a shepherdess. He frees a wicked and devious galley wicked and devious galley slave, Gines de Pasamonte, slave, Gines de Pasamonte, and unwittingly reunites and unwittingly reunites two bereaved couples, two bereaved couples, Cardenio and Lucinda, and Cardenio and Lucinda, and Ferdinand and Dorothea. Ferdinand and Dorothea. Torn apart by Ferdinand's Torn apart by Ferdinand's treachery, the four lovers treachery, the four lovers finally come together at an finally come together at an inn where Don Quixote inn where Don Quixote sleeps, dreaming that he is sleeps, dreaming that he is battling a giant.battling a giant.

Along the way, the simple Along the way, the simple Sancho plays the Sancho plays the straight man to Don straight man to Don Quixote, trying his best Quixote, trying his best to correct his master's to correct his master's outlandish fantasies. outlandish fantasies. Two of Don Quixote's Two of Don Quixote's friends, the priest and friends, the priest and the barber, come to the barber, come to drag him home. drag him home. Believing that he is Believing that he is under the force of an under the force of an enchantment, he enchantment, he accompanies them, thus accompanies them, thus ending his second ending his second expedition and the First expedition and the First Part of the novel.Part of the novel.


The Second Part of the novel begins with a The Second Part of the novel begins with a passionate invective against a phony sequel of passionate invective against a phony sequel of Don QuixoteDon Quixote that was published in the interim that was published in the interim between Cervantes's two parts. Everywhere Don between Cervantes's two parts. Everywhere Don Quixote goes, his reputation—gleaned by others Quixote goes, his reputation—gleaned by others from both the real and the false versions of the from both the real and the false versions of the story—precedes him.story—precedes him.

As the two embark on their journey, Sancho lies to As the two embark on their journey, Sancho lies to Don Quixote, telling him that an evil enchanter has Don Quixote, telling him that an evil enchanter has transformed Dulcinea into a peasant girl. Undoing transformed Dulcinea into a peasant girl. Undoing this enchantment, in which even Sancho comes to this enchantment, in which even Sancho comes to believe, becomes Don Quixote's chief goal.believe, becomes Don Quixote's chief goal.


Don Quixote meets a Duke and Duchess who Don Quixote meets a Duke and Duchess who conspire to play tricks on him. They make a conspire to play tricks on him. They make a servant dress up as Merlin, for example, and servant dress up as Merlin, for example, and tell Don Quixote that Dulcinea's enchantmenttell Don Quixote that Dulcinea's enchantment—which they know to be a hoax—can be —which they know to be a hoax—can be undone only if Sancho whips himself 3,300 undone only if Sancho whips himself 3,300 times on his naked backside. Under the watch times on his naked backside. Under the watch of the Duke and Duchess, Don Quixote and of the Duke and Duchess, Don Quixote and Sancho undertake several adventures. They Sancho undertake several adventures. They set out on a flying wooden horse, hoping to set out on a flying wooden horse, hoping to slay a giant who has turned a princess and her slay a giant who has turned a princess and her lover into metal figurines and bearded the lover into metal figurines and bearded the princess's female servants.princess's female servants.


During his stay with the Duke, During his stay with the Duke, Sancho becomes governor Sancho becomes governor of a fictitious isle. He rules of a fictitious isle. He rules for ten days until he is for ten days until he is wounded in an onslaught wounded in an onslaught the Duke and Duchess the Duke and Duchess sponsor for their sponsor for their entertainment. Sancho entertainment. Sancho reasons that it is better to reasons that it is better to be a happy laborer than a be a happy laborer than a miserable governor.miserable governor.

A young maid at the A young maid at the Duchess's home falls in Duchess's home falls in love with Don Quixote, but love with Don Quixote, but he remains a staunch he remains a staunch worshipper of Dulcinea. worshipper of Dulcinea. Their never-consummated Their never-consummated affair amuses the court to affair amuses the court to no end. Finally, Don no end. Finally, Don Quixote sets out again on Quixote sets out again on his journey, but his demise his journey, but his demise comes quickly. Shortly comes quickly. Shortly after his arrival in after his arrival in Barcelona, the Knight of Barcelona, the Knight of the White Moon—actually the White Moon—actually an old friend in disguise—an old friend in disguise—vanquishes him.vanquishes him.


Cervantes relates the story of Don Quixote as a history, which he claims he has translated from a manuscript written by a Moor named Cide Hamete Benengeli. Cervantes becomes a party to his own fiction, even allowing Sancho and Don Quixote to modify their own histories and comment negatively upon the false history published in their names.

In the end, the beaten and battered Don Quixote forswears all the chivalric truths he followed so fervently and dies from a fever. With his death, knights-errant become extinct. Benengeli returns at the end of the novel to tell us that illustrating the demise of chivalry was his main purpose in writing the history of Don Quixote.


• Castilla La Mancha is a Spanish region made up of 6 different Castilla La Mancha is a Spanish region made up of 6 different provinces, amongst which we can find an unknown place where provinces, amongst which we can find an unknown place where the spatial setting of Don Quixote takes place. It makes the spatial setting of Don Quixote takes place. It makes geographical borderline with the so-called Community of Madrid, geographical borderline with the so-called Community of Madrid, from whose Spanish Capital city, Madrid, is not very distant.from whose Spanish Capital city, Madrid, is not very distant.

• Castilla La Mancha es una región española formada por 6 provincias Castilla La Mancha es una región española formada por 6 provincias diferentes, de entre las cuales podemos encontrar el lugar desconocido diferentes, de entre las cuales podemos encontrar el lugar desconocido donde tiene lugar el la localización geográfica donde el Quijote toma donde tiene lugar el la localización geográfica donde el Quijote toma lugar. Hace frontera geográfica con la denominada Comunidad de Madrid, lugar. Hace frontera geográfica con la denominada Comunidad de Madrid, no muy distante de la capital.no muy distante de la capital.

Castilla la Mancha

• Castilla la Mancha is a very varied area, where the most outstanding Castilla la Mancha is a very varied area, where the most outstanding feature, that gives its name, is the reddish colour of its lands. In that feature, that gives its name, is the reddish colour of its lands. In that sense, ‘la Mancha’ means ‘the Stain’. This region acquired a great sense, ‘la Mancha’ means ‘the Stain’. This region acquired a great importance with the first edition of Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes importance with the first edition of Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saaverdra, in 1605 (XVII century).Saaverdra, in 1605 (XVII century).

• Castilla la Mancha es un área muy variada, donde el aspecto más Castilla la Mancha es un área muy variada, donde el aspecto más destacable y que le da nombre es el color rojizo de sus tierras. En este destacable y que le da nombre es el color rojizo de sus tierras. En este sentido, ‘la Mancha’ se traduce, literalmente en inglés, por ‘the Stain’. sentido, ‘la Mancha’ se traduce, literalmente en inglés, por ‘the Stain’. Esta región adquirió una gran importancia con la primera edición del Esta región adquirió una gran importancia con la primera edición del Quijote, por Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, en 1605 (siglo XVII).Quijote, por Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, en 1605 (siglo XVII).

Castilla la Mancha

Castilla la Mancha

Castilla la Mancha

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Typical WindmillsMolinos de Viento Típicos

Júcar RiverRío Júcar

Typical landscapePaisaje típico

Castillo de AlmansaAlmansa’s CastleVineyard in Ciudad

RealViñedo en Ciudad

Real

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