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Year 11: Why did the USA boom?

admin — Wed, 08 May 2013 18:23:51 +0000

Year 11, I was really pleased with the work you did today looking at the example answers to the GCSE exam. The key messages about technique that you identified were spot on:

- Answer the question set
- Attempt every question
- Use details from the sources and own knowledge

If you want to look at it again, here is the exam paper [on the OCR website] and here are the example answers from the boys.

If you want to deepen your understanding about the boom then have a look on the Boom and Bust page.

Why did peace collapse?

admin — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:59:23 +0000

Year 11, the final aspect of International Relations for you to revise is the collapse of peace in 1939. The handout from the lesson will really help you answer the practice exam questions. However if you are looking to deepen your understanding it would be worth listening to this podcast about appeasement and this one about Hitler’s foreign policy. There are also some useful BBC bitesize videos on this topic, I have put links to them at the bottom of the international relations page.

REVISION TIMES

History revision: Thursday lunch and after-school
RE revision: Monday lunch and after-school

REMEMBER
I am also available to provide tutoring at lunchtime or afterschool during the rest of the week. This is particularly useful if a small group of you have missed revision and want to catch up, or feel unsure about something that we have already looked at in lessons.

COMING SOON:
The second holiday ‘boot camp’ will be taking place from Monday to Thursday of half term.

Race to the skies

admin — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 10:40:55 +0000

Year 10 have been learning about the economic boom in the USA in the 1920s. As part of their revision the students have been competing to build their own 1920s skyscraper. Just like in the 1920s the prizes went to the tallest and the most eye catching!

First World War Battlefields

admin — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:27:36 +0000

35 Year 10 and 11 students recently visited the First World War Battlefields of Belgium. Over a long weekend in March, the students learnt about the war in museums and at the sites of battles. They even walked through some of the trenches where Hitler had fought as an ordinary soldier nearly 100 years ago. The students also took parts in acts of remembrance at both the German and British cemeteries. The students were a real credit to the college and their community. Their respectful attitude at the cemeteries greatly impressed the staff who accompanied them.

Year 10 Mock

admin — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 14:29:27 +0000

Hello Year 10, your end of unit mock exam is fast approaching. As we discussed in lessons, there is a useful set of notes to help you with your revision of the League of Nations. The notes can be downloaded here. There are a series of suggested activities to help you learn it. There are also podcasts and video clips on this page under ‘why was there no major war in the 1920s?’.

Was the League well organised?

admin — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:50:21 +0000

In today’s lesson we are looking at the oranisation of the League of Nations. In particular, I want you to consider examples of strengths and weaknesses in the League and consider how well it was organised. To start off with you need to make a Venn Diagram on Microsoft Publisher:

A Venn Diagram has two interlocking circles. One circle will be for strengths, and one will be for weaknesses. Where they overlap you could put examples that are both strengths and weaknesses. Once you have made the outline you need to copy and paste examples from pages 1 to 3 of this reading. Make sure the text makes sense on its own, you may need to change it slightly. Only go as far as the structure, we are not yet considering membership problems.

Once you have done that you should complete this online progress check. This is designed to make sure you have idenitfied some of the key examples and also to encourage you to write a 6 mark exam style question.

Finally you could watch this short video to recap your learning.

Was the Treaty of Versailles fair?

admin — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:52:18 +0000

In today’s lesson we want to:

- review the terms of the Treaty of Versailles
- sort arguments about whether the Treaty was fair
- begin to form our own views about whether the Treaty was fair

Using your GARGLE powerpoint from two weeks ago, try to complete this document. Once you’ve done that save it to your History folder.

Then try to sort out the arguments on this arguments powerpoint. Be careful, you need to sort them based on what they say, not whether you agree with it or whether you think it is fair. Again. Make sure you save it to your documents once you’re finished.

EXTENSION: Use page 68 and 69. Try to add extra points to the arguments powerpoint. This task will improve your ability to pick out examples from more sophisticated text, which will be an important skill in your controlled assessment.

If you have headphones you could listen to two of my former students explain whether it was fair:

And you could watch this BBC revision video:

Finally, you could add a second page to the arguments powerpoint, bullet pointing your views on whether the Treaty was fair.