In the lesson that we have designed we had the chance to create a content-rich class, so we had the freedom to choose any topic. We were not afraid of the vast range of options that we had in front of us, and as we all love history, we quickly came up with the idea to plan activities revolving around it. The story of Joan of Arc, a strong French woman who helped her country, was the chosen one.

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Being able to integrate this content to an English class is as interesting for teachers as for students. We have to remember that languages are merely instrumental, and students (and us, teachers) are tired of the same content year after year, so we have to fill the lessons with interesting and meaningful content.

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Having the topic in mind, we had to think about the goals of the task, the knowledge and the language skills that students had to have and achieve, and then design the most suitable activities. Some scaffolding had to be given in order for them to understand the video and answer the questions of the Edpuzzle, and being able to read the timeline and express their thoughts and opinions.

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I was not able to go to Lleida, so I could not encourage Amanda and help my team with the filming; although maybe it was a good thing to low the stress of the volunteer students (maybe they would have felt so nervous if they had five student-teachers watching them!). However, I did not miss anything as I was in charge of the video editing and I could see the entire performance of Amanda and the students.