Making English Fun

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In order to make English a bit more approchable we had some 7th graders prepare a skit about the Bicentennial. We started from the beginning, from the discovery of Chile and the significance of copper. Then we recreated the first National Council of Chile of September 18, 1810. It was here where Chileans decided that they should be able to represent themselves in the world and not let the Spanish do it for them. At that time, it wasn't the Chileans intention to separate from Spain but the Spanish Crown took it too literally. They fueled a feud which started what became to be known as the Chilean War for Independence which was the end of our skit.

Chile's Declaration of Independence was signed on February 12, 1818. This means that Chile is officially 192 years old, not 200.

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