DISASTERS!!!!

Enjoy watching this video of the Tornado Scene of the movie "The Wizard of Oz" , 1939, and answer the questions below. 

How does the tornado begin?

What's the reaction of the different characters?

What does the tornado provoke?

When does the story turn fantasy?

Easy Rap on Columbus trip to "India"

IN 1492

In fourteen hundred ninety-two
Columbus sailed the ocean blue.

He had three ships and left from Spain;
He sailed through sunshine, wind and rain.

He sailed by night; he sailed by day;
He used the stars to find his way.

A compass also helped him know
How to find the way to go.

Ninety sailors were on board;
Some men worked while others snored.

Then the workers went to sleep;
And others watched the ocean deep.

Day after day they looked for land;
They dreamed of trees and rocks and sand.

October 12 their dream came true,
You never saw a happier crew!

"Indians!  Indians!"  Columbus cried;
His heart was filled with joyful pride.

But "India" the land was not;
It was the Bahamas, and it was hot.

The Arakawa natives were very nice;
They gave the sailors food and spice.

Columbus sailed on to find some gold
To bring back home, as he'd been told.

He made the trip again and again,
Trading gold to bring to Spain.

The first American?  No, not quite.
But Columbus was brave, and he was bright.

12th of October

And here we are again! Another festivity of Hispanidad or El Pilar in Spain, and again the controversy in America on the celebration of the arrival of Spaniards into the New Continent. Columbus Day or Indigenous People Day? Here you've got some ideas for reflection.





Controversy in the US



Movement to Rename "Columbus Day" to "Indigenous Peoples' Day"