ALevelSummerPreparationBooklet 2022
Contents
Art&DesignALevel
MrRandall-jrandall@stdunstans.org.uk
BiologyALevel
MsAnderson-janderson@stdunstans.org.uk
BusinessALevel
MrLavery-jlavery@stdunstans.org.uk
ChemistryDepartmentALevel
MsLatham-elatham@stdunstans.org.uk
ComputerScienceALevel
MissBocarro-Ashford-ebocarroashford@stdunstansorguk
ClassicalCivilisationALevel
MsButryn-rbutryn@stdunstansorguk
DesignEngineeringALevel
MrRandall-jrandall@stdunstans.org.uk
DramaALevel
MrStewart-gstewart@stdunstansorguk
EnglishLiteratureALevel
MrHealy-shealy@stdunstans.org.uk
EconomicsALevel
MrLavery-jlavery@stdunstans.org.uk
FrenchAlevel
MsMelhorn-kmelhorn@stdunstans.org.uk
FurtherMathematicsALevel
MissClewley-lclewley@stdunstans.org.uk
GermanPreA-Level
MrBell -jbell@stdunstans.org.uk
GeographyALevel
MissPartridge-epartridge@stdunstans.org.uk
HistoryALevel
MrThain-mthain@stdunstansorguk
LatinALevel
MsButryn-rbutryn@stdunstans.org.uk
MathematicsALevel
MsClewley-lclewley@stdunstans.org.uk
MusicALevel
MrOldfield-doldfield@stdunstansorguk
PhysicalEducationALevel
MrMcClune-mmcclune@stdunstansorguk
PhysicsALevel
MrFord-bford@stdunstansorguk
PsychologyALevel
MissHaddington-lhaddington@stdunstans.org.uk
RPEALevel
MsKarmock-Gold-akarmockgolds@stdunstans.org.uk
SpanishPreAlevel
MissLopez-mlopez@stdunstans.org.uk
GettingreadyforSeptember:allstudents!
AsummerofpreparationcanreallyeasethewayforasuccessfulSixthFormexperience.
CompletethetaskssetforyourchosensubjectsintheALevelSummerPreparationBooklet
Keepanorganisedfolderoftheworkyoucomplete Usedividerstokeepitsorted Marktheworkasyougo
Extendyourselfwherepossible
GetyourselfintotheALevelmindset
Starttothinkabout:
Vision–whyareyoucomingbackhere?WhySixthFormratherthan,say,aLevel3Apprenticeship? Effort–youwillhaveanewprivilege–StudyPeriods–startplanninghowyouwillusethem. Systems–reflectonroutinesthatworkedforyouatGCSEandhowyoucouldimprovethingsthatdidn’t work
Practice–foreveryonehouroftaughtlessonsyouwillneedtoputinonehourofindependentstudy.Get yourheadaroundthisnowandyouwillhaveamucheasiertime!
Attitude–youwillneedapositiveattitudetomakeitthroughyourALevels–goodpreparationoverthe summerwillhelpyoumakeyourfirststepspositiveones!
Getyourstationerysorted
Youwillneed:
ASubjectFolder–onelever-archringbinderforeachsubjectyouaretaking ADayFolder–tostorenotesthatyouarecurrentlyworkingonbeforefilingcarefullyintherelevantSubject Folder
Asetofdividersforeachsubject–tokeepyourSubjectFolderswellorganised Newpens,pencilsandaplanner–anyothermoreexoticstationeryyoulike!
AllSixthFormersneedalaptopwiththemeveryday
PleasehaveyourlaptopwithyouwithapowercordonInductionDay,Thursday1September.
ONEHOUROFPREPARATIONINTHESUMMERBREAKISWORTHATLEASTTWOHOURS OFINDEPENDENTSTUDYTIMEWHENYOUAREMAKINGTHEBIGJUMPFROMGCSETOA LEVELS-BEAFRIENDTOYOURFUTURESELFANDGETAHEAD!
HOPETOSEEYOUALLFORINDUCTIONDAY, THURSDAY1SEPTEMBER
Year11
Art&DesignALevel,SummerPreparation
WhatwillIbedoingnextyear?
YouwillbecompletingtwocomponentsofworkoveryourALevelStudies.
Component1:PersonalInvestigation
•ThiscomponentwillrunfromSeptemberorY12toJanuaryofY13.
•Itisworth60%oftotalmarks
•Theunitconsistsofapracticalartworkprojectbasedaroundathemeofyourchoiceanda1000-3000wordessay thatrelatestothischosentopic
•Westructurethefirstpartofthiscomponentbydoingaseriesofworkshopsusingdifferentmedia(i.e.sculpture, photography,drawing,etc.)
Component2:ExternallySetAssignment
•ThiscomponentwillrunfromFebruary-MayofY13
•Worth40%oftotalmarks.
•Athemewillbesetbytheexamboardforalltoexploreindividually
•Theunitconsistsofapracticalartworkproject.
•Thiswillculminateina15hoursustainedstudy.
WheredoIstart?
YourComponent1:PersonalInvestigationshouldbegroundedinatheme/co
Thisisasustainedinvestigationandthereforeneedsscopetogrowanddevelop accessible,interesting,andthatcanbeapproachedusingdifferentmediaanda mustbegroundedinartpractice–meaningthatyoumustbeabletobeinspir peoplewhoareexploringyourtopicconceptuallyandtechnically
Youwillbeginbychoosingatopic/conceptofstudyyouwanttobaseyourwo fortheproject Youwilldothisbyresearchingartistsandwritingacriticalessa helpyouchoosebothastartingpointforyourPersonalInvestigation,aswella scopetoinvestigatethiscritically
WhatdoIhavetodooverthesummer?
Youshouldcertainlyhaveagoodlongbreak!
Non-Essentialbutverymuchencouraged:
Gotoexhibitions,thetheatre,concerts,etc Experiencetheartsinreallife Beinspiredbyartists
Goingtoseeartinreallifemustbeanintegralpartofyourpracticeasanartist.OvertheALevelCourse,youwillbe requiredtodothisbothasaclassandindependently Youwillbegivenasmallsketchbooktofillwithobservational drawing,notes,analysisfromexhibitions.Youcangetaheadstartwiththisoverthesummer.
Essential:Intheweeksbeforethenewacademicterm,wewantyoutocompletethefollowingactivity/iesintimeforyour firstALevellessoninSeptember.Thissubjecttask/sshouldtakeyouaround4hourstocompleteintotal(noteach)and arewhatwewillaskyoutohandincomefirstweekofSeptember Theextensiontaskisifyouwanttogofurther
Essential:Task1:
Writea1000-1500-word,criticalessay,evaluating,comparing,exploring,andanalysingtheworkof3artistsin relationtoonechosenconcept/theme
Title:wordthisasaquestionthatyouwillanswerthroughoutyouressay.
Introduction
Paragraph1:Introductiontothetheme/conceptyouwanttoexplore–introductionthequestionyouareexploringin thisessay.
Section1:Firstartistanalysis
Paragraph1:Introtoartist’spracticeandwork.
Paragraph2:Howdotheyexplorethequestionyouareanalysingthroughoneortwopieceofworkorthroughaseries ofworks.
Paragraph3:Whyisthisartist’sworkinterestingtoyou?
·Includephotographsofartist’sworkyouarereferencingthroughoutessay
Section2:Secondartistanalysis
Paragraph1:Introtoartist’spracticeandwork
Paragraph2:Howdotheyexplorethequestionyouareanalysingthroughoneortwopieceofworkorthroughaseries ofworks
Paragraph3:Whyisthisartist’sworkinterestingtoyou?
Includephotographsofartist’sworkyouarereferencingthroughoutessay.
Section3:Thirdartistanalysis
Paragraph1:Introtoartist’spracticeandwork.
Paragraph2:Howdotheyexplorethequestionyouareanalysingthroughoneortwopieceofworkorthroughaseries ofworks.
Paragraph3:Whyisthisartist’sworkinterestingtoyou?
Includephotographsofartist’sworkyouarereferencingthroughoutessay.
Usecorrectgrammarandsentencestructure Avoidrun-onsentences(sentencesthataretoolongandrepetitive)
Grammarly.comisafreesitethathelpsyoucheckyourgrammar.Youshouldalsohavesomeoneelsereadoveryour essayandhelpyoueditit
Usetheexemplaressaysyou’vebeengiventohelpguideyou.
Optional:Task2:
Produceanartwork,oraseriesofartworks,usinganymediaormaterialthatexploresyourchosentopic/concept.
Year11
BiologyALevel:SummerPreparation
WhatwillIbedoingnextyear?
YouwillbebuildingonthemainthemesofyouriGCSEcoursethroughouttheyearbystudyingCells,Biological Molecules,Transport&Exchange,GenesandBiodiversity.
WhatdoIhavetodooverthesummer?
PuttogetheracatalogueofarticlesrelatedtoBiologythatinterestsyou Forexample,thesecouldbetopicsyou haveseenorreadaboutinthenews,articlesyouhaveenjoyedreadinginmagazinesorjournals.AsanALevel Biologistyouwillenjoyrelatingwhatwestudyinclasstotherealworldsothemoreyoureadaroundthesubject thebetteryourapplicationofknowledgewillbe
PleasebringthesetoyourfirstlessoninSeptemberwherewewillbediscussingthemandplanningwhich topicsyouwanttoresearchfurther.
Andfinally,havealovelySummerbreakandwecannotwaitforyoualltostartyourALevelBiologycoursein September!
Bestwishes,
MrsAndersonandtheBiologyteam
Year11
BusinessALevel:SummerPreparation
WhatwillIbedoingnextyear? YouwillbestudyingEdexcelALevelBusiness
Theme1
1.1.Meetingcustomerneeds
1.2.Themarket
1.3.Marketingmixandstrategy
1.4.Managingpeople
1.5.Entrepreneursandleaders
Theme2
2.1.Raisingfinance
2.2.Financialplanning
2.3.Managingfinance
2.4.Resourcemanagement
2.5.Externalinfluences
WhatdoIhavetodooverthesummer?
Essential
Intheweeksbeforethenewacademicterm,wewantyoutocompletethefollowingactivityintimeforyourfirstA LevellessoninSeptember.Thissubjecttaskshouldtakeyouaround3hourstocompleteintotalandarewhatwewill askyoutohandincomeSeptember Theextensiontaskisifyouwanttogofurther
Essential(i.e.thiswillbecheckedbyyourteacher):
1 Gotowwwbbccouk/news/business/ Readarangeofbusinessnews
PickonenewsstoryandprepareashortPowerPointpresentationonwhatyoulearntandresearchthecontextbehind it Bereadytopresentthistoyournewclass Forexample,youmayreadanewsstoryonthepriceofBitcoin,andyou coulddoalittleresearchonthehistoryofBitcoin.
2. Usethesetwolinkstoexplainthedifferencebetweenmassandnichemarkets.MakesomenotesonlinedA4paper (lessthanoneside).
·https://wwwyoutubecom/watch?v=KraKeT_zgy8
https://www.tutor2u.net/business/reference/niche-markets-and-mass-markets
3. WatchthisepisodeofDragon’sDenandnotedownastrengthandweaknessofeachpitch/ideaBBCiPlayerDragonsDen-Series19:Episode14
Recommendedextensiontasks(onlyifyouwantto!):
1.ReadTheUpstarts:Uber,AirbnbandtheBattlefortheNewSiliconValley:HowUber,Airbnb,andtheKiller CompaniesoftheNewSiliconValleyareChangingtheWorld.ThisisavailablefromAmazon.
2.WatchPrimark:HowtheydoitonChannel5’swebsite
3.Watchanepisodeof‘InsideTheFactory.’https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07mddqk/episodes/player
4.Followthelinkandwatchanepisodeof'InsidetheSuperbrands'or'HowDoTheyReallyDoIt'?Business EducationResources-YouTube
Year11
ChemistryDepartmentALevel:Summer Preparation
WhatwillIbedoingnextyear?
InyourfirsttwoweeksinSeptember,youwillsitashortassessmenttocheckyourpriorknowledge.Thecontentbelowwill becoveredintheassessment OvertheSummeryoushouldrevieweachsection,ensuringthatyouhavemadenotes,and donepracticequestionssothatyouarereadyforthisassessment.
MoleCalculations
Beabletocalculaterelativeformulamasses(Mr)fromrelativeatomicmasses(Ar)
Carryoutmolecalculationsinvolvingamountofsubstance,relativeatomicmass(Ar)andrelativeformula mass(Mr)
Calculatepercentageyield,empiricalformulaandmolecularformulafromexperimentaldata.
Carryoutcalculationsinvolvingamountofsubstance,volumeandconcentration(inmol/dm3)ofsolution
Carryoutcalculationsinvolvinggasvolumesandthemolarvolumeofagas(24dm3and24000cm3atroom temperatureandpressure(rtp))
Writingequations
Beabletowritebalancedchemicalequations
TitrationCalculations
Beabletodescribeatitrationandcarryoutcalculationsinvolvingtitrations.
ChemicalBonding
Beabletodefineionic,covalentandmetallicbonding.
Beabletoexplainthepropertiesofsubstancesintermsoftheirbondingandstructureeg meltingandboiling pointsandwhetherornottheyconductelectricity.
Equilibrium
Beabletorecallhecharacteristicsofareactionatdynamicequilibrium.
Beabletoexplaintheeffectsofachangeintemperature,pressure,concentrationandadditionofacatalyston thepositionofequilibrium.
WhatdoIhavetodooverthesummer?
Someresourcesyoucoulduseare:
Videoclips–MAChemGuy(https://www.youtube.com/user/MaChemGuy)
Senecalearn–quizzestotestunderstanding(https://senecalearning.com/en-GB/)
Productionofflashcards(Quizletorhandwritten)
Createtopicsummaryposters/mindmaps
Pastexamquestions(canbefoundontheEdexcelWebsiteorphysicsandmathstutorcom)
Websitessuchas:https://www.chemguide.co.uk/,http://www.docbrown.info/https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize &https://wwwthenationalacademy/
Someactivitiesyoucouldundertake:
Reviewofpastnotes–tomakeconciserevisionsummaries
Reviewofpastassessmentsandteacherfeedback–identifySDCsandensureyouhavemetthem
Reviewofthespecification/topicchecklists–reviewyourknowledgeofeachtopictorevealareasoffocusto allowfortargetedrevision
Extendedlearningwithwiderreading(pleaseformatasyouseefit):
Areyouinterestedinlearningmoreabouttheelements? www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b08p6q4r
TrytheMonthlyCambridgeChemistryChallenge wwwc3l6org/
CheckoutthearticlesfromtheRoyalSocietyofChemistry'sMagazine:ChemistryWorld wwwchemistryworldcom/news
CompletetheRSC'sonlinetitrationandmakingaspirinpracticals: wwwrscorg/learn-chemistry/resources/screen-experiment/aspirin/experiment/1/1 www.rsc.org/learn-chemistry/resources/screen-experiment/titration/experiment/2
Year11
ComputerScienceALevel:Summer Preparation
WhatwillIbedoingnextyear?
Youwillbecompletingonecomponentofwork(theory)inYear12andstartingsomeoftheUnit2 (Programming)content.YouwillalsogetaheadstartonyourUnit3NEAGamesprojectwhich,asaclasswe havelookedatduringtheTasterDaysandPreA-Levelweeks
Component1:Theory(40%)
Theinternalworkingsofthe(CPU).
·Dataexchange
·Softwaredevelopment.
·Datatypes
·Legalandethicalissues.
WhatdoIhavetodooverthesummer?
PleasecompletetheTransitionBooklet.
Component2:Programming(40%)
Usingcomputationalthinkingto solveproblemsusingalgorithmsand programming
Component3:Programming Project(20%)
·GameprojectonDefold/Godot (Luaprogramming)
Asareminder,youmustcompletethefollowingchapters(lookforthenumberinthecircleatthetopofyourpagetofindou whatChapteryouareon)forthefirstweekofSeptemberreturn
•Chapter1
•Chapter2
•Chapter7
•Chapter8
•Chapter10
•Chapter11
•Chapter12
•Chapter14
HighlyRecommendedReadingandotherActivities
•CompletingtheNEAProject(helpspreparefortheUnit3Project
•CodeAcademy+IsaacComputing–Python(preparationforUnit2ofthespecification)
•ThinkLikeaProgrammer:Anintroductiontocreativeproblemsolving
•DarkNetDiariesPodcast(AvailableonSpotify)
Year11
ClassicalCivilisationALevel:Summer Preparation
WhatwillIbedoingnextyear?
IntheWorldoftheHeromodule,youwillbereadingandstudyingGreekandRomanepicwithMissKilbey,which isHomer’sIliadandVirgil’sAeneid InthePoliticsoftheLateRepublic,MissButrynwillintroduceyoutogreat personagesofthattimesuchasCicero,CatotheYoungerandCaesar.
WheredoIstart?
Research,suchaswatchingsomedocumentaries,listeningtopodcastsandsomereadingwillprovideawonderful introductiontoantiquitywhetheryoustudiedClassicalCivilisationatGCSEornot
WhatdoIhavetodooverthesummer?
MainTask
VisittheBritishMuseumforitsfantasticselectionofGreekandRomanpotsandsculptures.Searchtofindsome artefactswhichdepictscenesoforarerelatedtotheTrojanWar TakephotosandcreateaPowerpointpresenting yourfinds!(4-5slides).Explainwhattheyshowandanalysetheirusefulness.Youwillbegivingashort presentationinSeptember
ExtensionActivities:
ResearchtheoriginsoftheTrojanWar ListentothisBBCPodcast,InOurTime,ontheTrojanWar ReadHomer’sIliad(PenguintranslationbyRieu)
ReadVirgil’sAeneidinPenguintranslation–copiesavailableintheClassicsoffice
ResearchtheLifeandTimesofCicero:roughlytheendoftheRomanRepublicfromtheruleofSullainthe80s BCuptothe2ndTriumvirateanddeathofCiceroin43BC Justsomebasicsaswewillspendtwoyearsstudying itindepth!
HereisaBBCpodcastInOurTime:Cicero(InOurTime)-YouTubeandanintroductiontohislifeCicero ClassicsOxfordUniversity-YouTube ResearchCaesarandCatotheYounger
AnyEdinburghUniversitylecturebyMaryBeardwillprovideafantasticintroductiontoClassics,andI recommendProfDameMaryBeard-Lucretiaandthepoliticsofsexualviolence-YouTube AndifyouwouldliketoknowmoreaboutRome’sHistorythenMaryBeard’sSPQRisamust HereisalectureaboutSPQRMaryBeard|S.P.Q.R.:AHistoryofAncientRome-YouTube
Year11
DesignEngineeringALevel:Summer Preparation
WhatwillIbedoingnextyear?
Theoryknowledge
6miniprojects:
Concretetableproject
·Plumbob
·Pringlepackagingproject
Responsibledesignrecyclingproject
·Designinfluencesproject
3Dprinting
WhatdoIhavetodooverthesummer?
Non-Essential:Registerforafusion360accountandworkthroughthefollowingtutorials.PleaseemailMrRandallif youareunsureofhowtodothis
ohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmOFsc-xuD4
·Essential:Intheweeksbeforethenewacademicterm,wewantyoutocompletethefollowingactivity/iesintimefor yourfirstALevellessoninSeptember.Thissubjecttask/sshouldtakeyouaround4-5hourstocompleteintotal(not each)andarewhatwewillaskyoutohandincomeSeptember.Theextensiontaskisifyouwanttogofurther.
Task1:
Youaregoingtocompleteashortdesignandmodellingproject Pleaseselectoneofthedesigncontextsbelow Contextualchallenges:
•Addressingtheneedsofpeoplewithdisabilities
•Supportingdevelopingcountries.
•Encouragingahealthylifestyle.
Youaretocompletethefollowing:
·1xinvestigationpage Whoistheclient,whatdoestheclientneed/want?Whatareyoutryingtosolve?Wherewill theproductbeused?Comeupwithaspecificationforyourproduct.
1xinitialideaspage
·1xdevelopmentpage
1xmodellingpage.Makeacardboardmodelofyourdesignproposal.Includedetailofhowyouwouldmakethe modelintheworkshopandwhatmaterialsyouwoulduse 1xevaluation.Includewhatwentwellandevenbetterif.Includesome3rdpartyfeedback.
Year11
DramaALevel:SummerPreparation
WhatwillIbedoingnextyear?
YouwillbecompletingonecomponentofworkfromyourALevelcourse,aswellasexperiencingadrymock runoftheothertwocomponents
Component1:DevisedPerformanceandPortfolioAnalysis
•ThiscomponentwillbecompletedbetweenL2andT1andmakesup20%ofyourALevel.
•Youwillberequiredtochooseapractitionerandre-imagineaplaytextofyourchoiceintheirstyle.
•Theperformanceisaccompaniedbya2000-wordportfolio,whichactsasananalysisandjustificationofyourwork
Component2:TwoPerformancesandPortfolioAnalysis(Mock)
•WewillstartwiththiscomponentintheMichaelmastermofyear12.Thiscomponentmakesup40%ofyourA Levelcourse Thiswillrunadjacenttotheothercomponentsthroughouttheacademicyearandwillbetested throughoutthecourse.
•Youwillcompleteamockofthiscomponent,whichwillinvolveanaturalisticduologueandaBerkoffstyledpiece ofdevisedtheatre,basedonastimulusthatwewillprovide
•Youmustalsocompleteanaccompanying3000-wordportfolio,exploringthedifferenceinstylisticapproach betweenyourtwocontrastingpieceswhichshouldbejustifiedviayourknowledgeofcontemporarytheatrepractice
Component3:WrittenExam(Mock)
•Component3isa2hr30minexampaperwhichmakesuptheremaining40%ofyou’reaLevelcourse.
•Itistaughtandexaminedalongsidetheothertwocomponentsthroughoutyear12.Withintheinternalexamseries inJuneofyear12,youwillsitafullmockoftheComponent3Exam
•Theexamisbasedonthreesettexts:‘CatonaHotTinRoof’byTennesseeWilliams,‘RacingDemon’byDavid Hareand‘CuriousIncidentoftheDogintheNight-Time’byMarkHaddon
WheredoIstart?
Overthesummer,itwouldbeadvisabletowatchasmuchtheatreaspossible,aswellasreadingthethreesettextsthat willbeusedforComponent3 Wewouldalsorecommendseekingoutanaturalisticduologuethatyouwouldliketo performaspartofyourComponent2workintheMichaelmasterm.Aspartofthis,conductsomeresearchintothe workofStanislavskiandhistheoreticalbeliefsaroundNaturalism
WhatdoIhavetodooverthesummer?
Non-Essential:Readthesettextsifyouenjoyreadingandyouwouldfindthispleasurable
Essential:Intheweeksbeforethenewacademicterm,wewantyoutocompletethefollowingactivityintimefor yourfirstALevellessoninSeptember.Thissubjecttaskshouldtakeyouaround4-5hourstocompleteintotaland iswhatwewillaskyoutohandincomeSeptember Theextensiontaskisifyouwanttogofurther
Task1
MuchliketheyoungentrepreneursenteringChannel4’s‘Dragon’sDen,’yourALevelcoursewillbeginwithapitch toaDragon!
YouaretoimaginethatyouareayoungDirector,andIamaproducerinLondon’sWestEnd. I’mlookingfortalent andIhavealotofmoney,readytoinvestinthenextbigthing! Theissueisthis;Idon’tlikenaturalism,asIbelieve it’sstylisticallyoutoftouchwithcontemporaryaudiences!Thus,youneedtopresentmewithsomethingabitmore excitingandabstractthanthis
Youcanselectanyprofessionallylicensedplayofyourchoice,butitmustbeanaturalistictextandnotoneIhave heardofbefore.(NothingthathaseverbeendiscussedatSDC)Remember,youneedtohavereadthewholeplay; youwillbequestionedonthisattheend.
Thechallengehoweveristhatyouwanttostagethisnaturalisticplayinadifferentstyle! Youcanalsochooseany practitionerofyourchoice,butyoumustavoidnaturalism!Trytoavoidreplicatinganythingthatanyoneelseinthe classmaydo.
YoucanpresentusingPowerPoint,flashcards…whateveryoufeelisbest. However,youonlyhavefiveminutesand onceyouaredone,thequestionswillcommence. Makesureyoudon’tspendthewholetimegivingmeanarrative breakdownofthechosenplay Instead,explaintomehowyourchosenstyle,inlinewiththechosenplaytextand thethemescontainedwithinit,willappealtoacontemporaryaudience. Below,I’veaddedafewquestionsthatyou maywanttoconsider:
•Whatdoyouthinkcontemporarytheatreaudiencesarelookingfor?
•Whatistheroleoftheatreincontemporarysociety?
•Howdothebeliefsofyourchosenpractitioneralignwiththeplaywright’sintention?
Extension
Createasupportingproseresponsetotheabovetask,thatwouldbeprovidedtomebeforeyourpresentation This wouldlikelyoffermeagreaterunderstandingofyourthinkinginregardtoyourchosentextandstyle.
EconomicsALevel:SummerPreparation
WhatwillIbedoingnextyear?
YouwillbestudyingAQAALevelEconomics.Inyear12,wecover:
Microeconomics:Individuals,firms,markets andmarketfailure
Economicmethodologyandtheeconomic problem
Individualeconomicdecisionmaking
Pricedeterminationinacompetitivemarket
Themarketmechanism,marketfailureand governmentinterventioninmarkets
Thenationalandinternationaleconomy
Themeasurementofmacroeconomic performance
Howthemacroeconomyworks:thecircular flowofincome,AD/ASanalysis,andrelated concepts
Economicperformance
Fiscalpolicy,monetary,andsupply-sidepolicies
Theinternationaleconomy
WhatdoIhavetodooverthesummer?
Essential
Intheweeksbeforethenewacademicterm,wewantyoutocompletethefollowingactivityintimeforyourfirstA LevellessoninSeptember Thissubjecttaskshouldtakeyouaround3hourstocompleteintotal(noteach)andare whatwewillaskyoutohandincomeSeptember.Theextensiontaskisifyouwanttogofurther.
1 Gotowwwbbccouk/news/business/economy Readarangeofeconomicsnewsstories Pickonenewsstory andprepareashortPowerPointpresentationonwhatyoulearnt,includinganyresearchyoudidonthecontext behindit Bereadytopresentthistoyournewclass Forexample,youmayreadanewsstoryonafallinthepriceof oil,andyoucouldresearchwhatinfluencesthepriceofoil.
2. Usethesetwolinkstoexplainthebasiceconomicproblemalleconomiesface.Thisislikelytobeapproximately 1pageofA4paper.
·https://wwwyoutubecom/watch?v=W9IjktFC9Tg&list=PLWeicFreBUYCOFC2A0SlKrpEYgwaSF63t https://www.economicsonline.co.uk/Competitive_markets/The_economic_problem.html
3.Watchandtakeafewnotes.MastersofMoney:JohnMaynardKeyneshttps://www.youtube.com/watch? v=CkHooEp3vRE
Recommendedextra(onlyifyouwant):
1.WatchtworecentvideosfromTheEconomistYouTubechannel.Takeafewnotes. https://wwwyoutubecom/c/TheEconomist/search?query=economy
2.ReadUndercoverEconomistbyTimHarford(averyeasyreadandavailableonAmazon).
3.ReadTalkingtoMyDaughterAbouttheEconomy:ABriefHistoryofCapitalism.WhybyYanisYaroufakis(a veryeasyreadandavailableonAmazon)
4 Watchthisdocumentary-MastersofMoney:FriedrichHayekhttps://wwwyoutubecom/watch? v=EIYqTj402PE
5BuyandreadacopyofTheEconomist TheEconomistcoversarangeofeconomics,politics,andinternational newstories.
6. Workyourwaythroughtheradioshow/podcast'50ThingsThatMadetheModernEconomy.'It'savailableon theBBCSoundsapp
Year11
EnglishLiteratureALevel:Summer Preparation
WhatwillIbedoingnextyear?
YouwillbestudyingtextsfromthegenresofCrimeWritingandTragedy
WheredoIstart?
Youareencouragedtopre-readoneormoreofthesettexts,ifyouwouldenjoythis.Ingeneral,weexpectLiterature studentstowanttoreadforpleasure Ifyouprefertoreadtextsofyourownchoice,orfromthefollowinglists,thisis alsogood.TalktoanyEnglishteacheraboutwhatyouenjoy,forindividualrecommendations.
WhatdoIhavetodooverthesummer?
1Readonetextfromthecrimewritinggenre Forexample,anythingby:
AgathaChristie
DorothyLSayers
PatriciaHighsmith
IanRankin
ArthurConranDoyle
RaymondChandler
ElmoreLeonard
NicPizzolatto
Or:anythingfromthislistofCrimeClassics:https://shop.bl.uk/collections/crime-classics
Makeanoteofwhatyouregardasthenovel’s‘crimefeatures’.ItmayhelpheretolookatwhatAQAlistsascrime characteristics:https://wwwaqaorguk/subjects/english/as-and-a-level/english-literature-b-7716-7717/subjectcontent-a-level/texts-and-genres/elements-of-crime-writing
2Watch:Video:‘TheGreatestShowonEarth’–MichaelScott: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAkLTWQUbG8
Thisisagreatdocumentarypleasewatchatleastfrom1–36mins(feelfreetowatchtherest)whichcoversthemany pointsaboutthewayTragictheatreformeditselffirstinAncientGreece.Pleasetakenotes,below,onthefollowing (andanythingelseyournotice!)andhandthisininyourfirstlessonofSeptember!
WhataretheelementsofearliestGreektheatre?
InwhatwaysisGreektheatredifferenttohowwemightthinkoftheatrenow?
TheplaysofSophocles(plotsandideas)
TheplaysofAeschylus(plotsandideas)
TheplaysofEuripides(plotsandideas)
ScottisaleadingUKacademicandtheexpertsheinterviewsaretoo.Soifyoulikeaquote,noteitdownandthe person ’snameinyourlearningjournal
Essential:
InthefirstweekofSeptemberyouwillgiveashortpresentationonthecrimefeaturesofthenovelyouread.We suggesta)ashortsummaryoftheplot;b)whatyouenjoyed/didnotenjoyaboutthenovel;c)whichcrimefeatures thatwereprominentinthenovelandwhatdidthenoveldowiththem(diditgivea‘twist’onthedetectiverolein someway?;wasjusticenotachieved?Etc).Secondly,pleasehandinyournoteson‘TheGreatestShowonEarth’.
Extension:HighlyRecommendedReadingandotherActivities
Keepalearningjournalofnotes,observationsandopinionsofallthatyoureadandwatched Itisgoodtonotice whatconventionsyouseerepeatedacrossdifferentliteraryandmediatextswhenlookingatcrime.
Anothergoodjournalprojectisareadingandquotationsnotebook.Recordthetitlesyoureadandquotationsthat youwishtoremember.Thisissomethingyoucancontinueaddingtothroughoutyourlifeandisalovelydocument tohavetolookbackon Itisalltooeasyforgetwhatyouhaveread
Youwillneedtoknowaboutthetragicgenreandrevengetragedies Youcouldresearchtheoriginsandconventions ofrevengetragedies,andofTragedy,morebroadly.Thisresearchcouldbeturnedintoaposterorpresentation,if youarefeelingcreative
Somestartingpoints:
https://crossref-itinfo/textguide/othello/41/3078
https://www.britannica.com/art/tragedy-literature
Ifyouenjoywriting,youcouldcreateyourowncrimetext!Thiscouldbeashortstoryortheplanforanovelor screenplay Youcouldevenwriteapasticheofoneoftheauthorsyouhaveread
CultureandCriticalThinking
YoumightenjoywatchingKnivesOut,amurdermysterypastiche. Or,anyclassicCrimedramasuchasSherlock, SilentWitness,Morse Alsorelevantis,FilmNoir,forexample:TheMalteseFalcon Capoteisanother recommendedfilmalthoughitissomewhatgraphicandbasedonreallifeevents.Therearemanytruecrime podcasts,whicharepopular.IfyouarestayinginLondonthissummer,trytogettoasmanyexhibitionsasyoucan. YoucouldalsogoandseeShakespeare’sKingLeartheGlobeTheatre Thefollowingneedtobebooked: BreakingtheNews-TheBritishLibrary(bl.uk)
KingLear|Summer2022|What’son|Shakespeare'sGlobe(shakespearesglobecom) KeatsHouse-CityofLondon Welcometo48DoughtyStreet,theLondonhomeofCharlesDickens–CharlesDickensMuseum What'son|SouthbankCentre
Year11
FrenchALevel:SummerPreparation
WhatwillIbedoingnextyear?
Wewillbediscussingandanalysingthemes,trendsandissuesinmodernFrancophonesocieties,specifically relatedto:thechangingmake-upofthefamily,howcyber-societyisaffectingthewayoflifeofFrench-speaking peoplearoundtheworld,charitywork–thebenefitsandthenegatives,howFrancophonecountriesdoand shouldprotecttheirheritage,towhatextendFrancophonemusicneedstobeprotectedandtheevolutionof Frenchcinema
Informeddebateontheabovetopicsformsakeypartoflessons Youmustremembertoalwayslookbeyondjust France.DidyouknowforexamplethatmostnativeFrenchspeakerscurrentlyliveinFrancophoneAfrica?
WhatdoIhavetodooverthesummer?
Essential:
1 Createafactfileononethetopicsfromyear12mentionedabove Youdonotneedtodoallofyourresearchfor yourfactfileinFrenchbutitwillhelpifyoucandomostofitinFrenchsothatyouwillknowtherelevant vocabulary Inthefirsttwoweeksoftermyouwillpresentyourfactfiletotheclassintheformofashort presentation.Ifyouchoosetoyoumaycreateapowerpointtopresentyourfactfiletotheclassoralternativelyyou canjusttalkusthroughyourfactfile ThebulkofyourpresentationmustbeinFrenchbutifyougetstuck explainingcertainconceptstheclasswillhelpyoutotranslateitintoFrench.Yourfactfileshouldcontainimages, statistics,graphsandpotentiallysomeimportantquotations.Yourfactfileshouldbeaminimumof3sidesofA4 andamaximumof6sides Youwilllikelydiscardthemajorityofyourresearch,andonlychoosetoincludeonly whatyoudeemtobeimportantfacts.Remembertociteyoursources.
2.Grammarpractice:YouwillfindtheAlevelcoursesignificantlyeasierifyouarrivefeelingconfident conjugatingverbsinallofthedifferenttenses Thisincludes:(1)present,(2)past-passécomposéandimperfect, (3)future–nearfutureandsimplefuture,(4)conditionaland(5)subjunctive.Therearemanyfreewebsitesthat youcanusetopractiseverbconjugationwhichalsohaveclearexplanationstheseincludeconjuguemosand languagesonline(pluslawlessfrenchcomforexplanations) Westronglyrecommendthatyouusethesewebsites littleandoftenthroughoutthesummerholidaystobuildupyourconfidenceinverbconjugation.
Recommendedextra:
WatchingseriesonNetflixinFrenchwiththesubtitlesinFrenchisexcellentforimprovingyourlisteningskills,your readingskills,andyourculturalknowledge.SomeseriescurrentAlevelstudentsareenjoyinginclude:HPI,Lupin, TheBureau,FamilyBusiness,DixPourcent(Callmyagent)andPlanCoeur(TheHook-upPlan)butofcourseyou shouldfollowyourpersonalinterestsandpickanyseriesyoulikethelookof.Werecommendwatchingtheseries withyourvocabbooktohandsothatyoucanjotdownwordswhichregularlyreappearandthenlookbackover themfromtimetotimetobuildupyourbankofvocabulary
ReadingshorttextsinFrench(suchasparalleltexts)isanothergreatwaytoincreaseyourvocabularyandcultural knowledge.EmailMsMelhornbeforethestartofthesummerholidaysifyouwouldlikesomerecommendations whichwillbecomplimentarytoyourotherAlevelsubjectsand/orarerelatedtoyourownpersonalinterests
Year11
FurtherMathematicsALevel:Summer Preparation
WhatwillIbedoingnextyear?
MathematicsandFurtherMathematicsALevelsaredesignedtodevelopnotonlystudents’understandingofa rangeoftechnicalmathematicalconceptsandprocesses,butalsotheirlogicandproblemsolvingskills.Clarityof mathematicalcommunicationisrigorouslydevelopedatthislevel,asstudentsareencouragedtoanalyseand explainproblemspresentedtotheminthemathematicsclassroomandbeyond Thesatisfactiongainedfrom solvingcomplexproblemsandexperiencingtheaweandwonderofmathematicsfirsthandis,formostALevel students,theprimaryreasontochoosetostudyit
WheredoIstart?
ThebestwaytoprepareforyourALevelFurtherMathematicsjourneyistospendtimeoverthesummer vacationconsolidatingandrefiningthekeycoreskillsthatyouhavebeenlearningthroughoutyour mathematicaljourneysofar,butmaynothavefullygottentogripswithyet.Theseskillswilloftenbetaken forgrantedatALevel,andsoifyouspendtimepractisingthem,thiswilleaseyourtransitionintotheA Level.
WhatdoIhavetodooverthesummer?
Essential:
AccesstheALeveltransitionresourcesonthefollowingwebsite: TransitiontoAlevelMathematicsresources:EssentialSkills|https://amsp.org.uk/resource/gcse-alevel-transitionresources
Completealltheactivitiesinthefollowingtwosections: Sketching Solving
Ineachactivitythereareexplanations,questionsandworkedsolutions Youshould: Takenotes Answerthequestions Markyouranswers
Thisshouldbearoundsixhoursofworkintotaloverthewholesummer Yourteacherwillaskyoutohandinyour completedmarkedworkinSeptember.
Donotarriveemptyhandedandputyourselfonthebackfootfromthebeginning!
Extension:
Inadditiontotakingnotes,answeringthequestionsandmarkingyouranswers,pleasenotethatthereisalsoasection attheendofeachactivitythatinvitesyoutocarryoutfurtherresearchintoatopicarea ChooseoneoftheDiscoverpromptstoresearchfurtherintoanareaofMathematicsandprepareashort presentationtodeliverinthefirstweekwhenwegetbackinSeptember
AdditionalReading(optional):
ProfessorStewart’sCabinetofMathematicalCuriositiesbyIanStewart–areallyenjoyablelight-heartedpuzzlebook foranyonekeentodeveloptheirlogicalthinkingandmathematicalpuzzlesolving.
HowtoSolveItbyGeorgePolya–thisclassicbookgivesyouaclearinsightintothefundamentalmathematicalskill thatisproof Youwilllookatthestepbystepapproachesrequiredofanyfuturemathematician
GermanPreALevel:SummerPreparation
WhatwillIbedoingnextyear?
CulturalUnderstandingandresearch
WhatdoIhavetodooverthesummer?
Essential
Researchandprepareapresentationonthefollowingtopicsandcreatefactfilesthatincludestatistics,trends, andtendencies,concreteexamplesfromGermanyandotherGerman-speakingcountries Completeatleast tworesearchtopics(1-6)topresentoninfirstweekofSeptember:
1 Music(traditionalandcontemporary)
2.Film(exploreGermanfilmssuchasAlmanya,DasLebenderAnderen(TheLivesofOthers)orGoodbye Lenin!andTelevision(watchDeutschland’83onMore4,BabylonBerlinonSkyAtlanticorDarkon Netflix) Researchthesociohistoricaleventsthatinformthesefilmsandshows
3.Changingfamilyvaluesandsociety
4 Thedigitalworld/cyberspace–impactonsociety
5.Rolemodelsinsport,music,fashion,cinemaintheGerman-speakingworld
6 TraditionsandculturalExploresourcesonlineandensuretheyarereliableandviable
Vocabulary
LangsamgesprocheneNachrichten|DWDeutschLernen
HYPERLINK"https://www.dw.com/de/deutsch-lernen/nachrichten/s-8030"Practiseyourlisteningskills. ListentocurrentaffairsandnewsfromGermanspeakingcountriesspokensslllooooowwwwllly!Thereare transcriptsandcomprehensionactivities.
Grammar
TeachingMaterials|Lehrmaterialien(nthuleen.com)
Completeamixofactivitiesfromthelinkabove Makesureyoucover: Tenses–especiallypresent(regularandirregular),perfectpastwithhabenandsein,futureandconditional Verbs–separable/inseparableindifferenttenses,modalsinsimplepastandpresent Reflexivepronounsandverbs
Cases,articlesandadjectiveendings
Nounsandgenders,formingplurals
Subordinatingconjunctionsandrelativeclauses
Extension:
Completeactivitiesfromthe150Rechtschreibuebungenbookletto increaseaccuracy Highlightanyactivitiesyoufounddifficult,for discussioninSeptember.
Year11
GeographyPreALevel:SummerPreparation
WhatwillIbedoingnextyear?
YouwillbecompletingtwocomponentsofworkoveryourALevelStudies.YouwillstudytheCambridge InternationalALevel(9696),splittingyourtimebetweenPhysicalGeography(Paper1andPaper3)andHuman Geography(Paper2andPaper4).ForYear12,allunitsarecompulsory,soyouwillstudy:
Paper1(PhysicalGeography):HydrologyandFluvialGeomorphology;Atmosphere&Weather;Rocks& Weathering
Paper2(HumanGeography):Population,Migration,andSettlement
InYear13,youarelikelytostudy:
Paper3(PhysicalGeography):AridEnvironments(Deserts)andHazardousEnvironment
Paper4(HumanGeography):GlobalInterdependence,andEconomicTransition
WheredoIstart?
First,don’tthrowoutyourIGCSEnotesjustyet!!Someofthetopicswillbeexcellentpreparationandintroductions totheadvancedlevelwork,sopleasedokeepholdofthem
Second,youneedtorecognisethat“Geography”becomesabroaderdisciplinethemoreyoustudyit.Itencompassesa hugerangeoftopics–someofwhichyou’llrecogniseandknow,otherswillbenewandunfamiliar.Taketimetobe comfortablewiththat–therearegoingtobesomeofyouwhoarenaturallyhumanGeographers,andotherswho preferthephysicalworld.Havealookatwhat’soutthere,whatyoulike,andwhatyourinterestsmightbe–bring themtothetableinSeptember!
WhatdoIhavetodooverthesummer?
Essential
Intheweeksbeforethenewacademicterm,wewantyoutocompletethefollowingactivity/iesintimeforyourfirst ALevellessoninSeptember.
Thissubjecttask/sshouldtakeyouaround3-4hourstocompleteintotalandarewhatwewillaskyoutohandin comeSeptember.Theextensiontaskisifyouwanttogofurther.
Task
TakealookattheGeographyspecification’ssyllabusdocument(foundhere:CambridgeInternationalASandA LevelGeography(9696))andchooseoneareathatinterestsyoufromtheareasthatwestudy.
ResearchthisareaandcreateapresentationtosharewithyourclassmatesinyourfirstA-levelGeographylesson The presentationshouldbebetween5-10minuteslongandhighlightyourinterestinthetopic.
Extension
YoumayliketotryabitofWeatherandClimate,usingtheRoyalMeteorologicalSociety’sfreeonlinecourse: https://www.rmets.org/futurelearn-come-rain-or-shine
TheRoyalGeographicalSocietyannualcompetitionisrunning:ifyouwantedtoenter,andtakeonanew academicchallenge:https://wwwrgsorg/schools/competitions/young-geographer-of-the-year/ YoucouldjointheRoyalGeographicalSociety(https://www.rgs.org/join-us/young-geographer/),andattend educationalresources,lectures,andfamousMondaynighttalks!
Year11
HistoryALevel:SummerPreparation
WhatwillIbedoingnextyear?
YouwillbestudyingthefirsttwocomponentsofOCRAlevelHistory
·TheEarlyTudors,1485-1558
TheColdWarinAsia,1945-1993
WheredoIstart?
Itissometimessaidthatthepastisaforeigncountry Certainly,ifyouhavebeenstudyingIGCSEHistorywithits focusonthe20thcentury,thenMedievalHistorywillfeelverydifferent.ThedepthofunderstandingrequiredatA Levelmeansthatyouwillneedtogettogripswithdifferentelementsofmedievalsociety,particularlylatemedieval religion ThepreparationtasksfortheTudorswillhelpwiththisbutthereareafewotherthingsyoucouldconsider:
ReadHilaryMantel’sWolfHallonThomasCromwell(HenryVIII’schiefminister)orwatchtheBBC adaptationoniPlayer.Thisisanexcellentwaytogetafeelfortheperiodandtheinteractionsattheroyalcourt. However,dorememberitisfiction!
VisitoneofEngland’smedievalcathedrals(CanterburyorRochesteraren’ttoofar,StPaul’sisalaterchurchbuilt aftertheGreatFirein1666soisn’tasrelevant)or,especiallyifyou’revisitingEurope,goandseeaCatholic cathedralandreflectonwhatthesespacestellusaboutthechurchanditsroleinsociety.
VisitoneofthesitesassociatedwiththeTudordynasty–HamptonCourtPalace,theTowerofLondon,or HeverCastle–allofwhicharewithineasyreachofSoutheastLondon
WhatdoIhavetodooverthesummer?
Essential
Wehavepreparedtwotasks,oneforeachunit Thissubjecttaskshouldtakeyouaround3-4hourstocompletein totalandiswhatwewillaskyoutohandincomefirstfullweekofSeptember.Theextensionquestionsareforifyou wanttogofurther.
Task1:ColdWarinAsia
Prepareapresentationononeofindividualsbelow,allofwhomplayedanimportantroleintheColdWarinAsia Yourpresentationshouldincludethefollowingelements:
Personalbackground–familybackground,education, Influencesonpoliticalviews–education,experiencesbeforeleadership KeyeventsintheColdwarthattheyinfluencedandhowtheyinfluencedthem
HarryTruman
DwightEisenhower
JohnFKennedy
LyndonJohnson
RichardNixon
DouglasMacArthur
RobertMacNamara
USPresident1945-53
USPresident1953-61
USPresident1961-3
USPresident1963-9
USPresident1969-1973
SupremeAlliedCommanderinPacific, ledoccupationofJapanandUN commanderinKorea
SecretaryofDefence1961-8during KennedyandJohnsonPresidencies
MaoZedong
LeaderofChineseCommunistParty
JosephStalin SovietLeaderuntildeathin1953
KimIlSung
SyngmanRhee
HoChiMinh
NgoDinhDiem
JiangJieshi
NorthKoreanSupremeLeader
FirstPresidentofSouthKorea
LeaderoftheVietMinh
PMofSouthVietnam1954-63
NationalistChineseleader
Task2:TheTudors(TudorEnglandIntroductionandContext)
ReadtheintroductiontoTudorEnglanddocumentandcompletethequestionsonthefinalpage.Youcananswer theseinnoteform(bulletpointswithspecificevidence/examples)ratherthanhavingtowriteinparagraphs Youcanfindthedocumenthere:Year11-12 SummerPrep StDunstan'sCollege(fireflycloud.net).External candidateswillhavethedocumentsenttothembytheAdmissionsOffice.
Year11
LatinALevel:SummerPreparation
WhatwillIbedoingnextyear?
YouwillbestudyingtheLatinlanguageatmoredepthwhenitcomestovocabulary,accidenceinsyntax Inthe‘unseen’lessonswewillbetranslatingvariousauthorssuchasCaesar,Tacitus,VelleiusPaterculusand othersinpreparationforLivy’sunseen
Grammarwillbestudiedinboththeunseenlessonsandinthecomprehension/prosecompositionsessions. Youwillbestudyingsettextprose:Cicero’sProCluentiowithMissButrynandVirgil’sAeneid12withMiss Kilbey.
InordertobridgethehiatusbetweentheGCSEandALevelLatinandprovidesomesteppingstones,addressingthe gapsinthevocabularyisessential.WewouldalsorecommendreadingtheAeneidintranslationandresearchingthe lifeandworkofCicero WheredoIstart?
WhatdoIhavetodooverthesummer?
MainTask
ResearchoneofCicero’slegalspeeches(NOTProCluentio).CreateaPowerPointexplainingthecase,the historical/politicalcontext,andtheoutcome
Examplesofspeechestoresearch:ProTullio,ProCaelio,ProRoscio,ProQuinctio,ProArchia,ProRabiro Postumo
YouwillbepresentingyourresearchinSeptember.
ExtraActivities:
Makeastartonthevocabulary:alllistedatthebackofTaylor’sLatinbeyondtheGCSE Youcanalsopractiseit onLatinvocabtester:ASLevel(derigenda.co.uk)
LearnalltheprincipalpartsofthemostcommonverbslistedinTayloronpages276and277 ContinueexploringTheLatinTutorialandwatchthevideosofthegrammaticalconceptswhichwestudiedat GCSEthatyoumayfindabithazyLatinTutorial
FurtherReading:
ReadVirgil’sAeneidinPenguintranslation–copiesavailableintheClassicsoffice Ovid’sMetamorphosesinPenguintranslation–copiesalsoavailableintheClassicsoffice. Ovid’selegiacsintranslationsuchasAmoresandArsAmatoriaOvid(43BC–17)-ArsAmatoria:TheArtof Love,BookI(poetryintranslation.com)oryoucouldalsotryHoraceandCatullus. HereisaBBCpodcastInOurTime:Cicero(InOurTime)-YouTube AndanintroductiontohislifeCiceroClassicsOxfordUniversity-YouTube TherearealsodocumentariesavailableonYouTubeunderHistoriaCivilisplaylist. EdinburghUniversitylecturebyMaryBeardwillprovideafantasticintroductiontoClassics,andwe recommendProfDameMaryBeard-Lucretiaandthepoliticsofsexualviolence-YouTube AndifyouwouldliketoknowmoreaboutRome’sHistorythenMaryBeard’sSPQRisamust
Year11
MathematicsALevel:SummerPreparation
WhatwillIbedoingnextyear?
MathematicsandFurtherMathematicsALevelsaredesignedtodevelopnotonlystudents’understandingofa rangeoftechnicalmathematicalconceptsandprocesses,butalsotheirlogicandproblemsolvingskills.Clarityof mathematicalcommunicationisrigorouslydevelopedatthislevel,asstudentsareencouragedtoanalyseand explainproblemspresentedtotheminthemathematicsclassroomandbeyond.
Thesatisfactiongainedfromsolvingcomplexproblemsandexperiencingtheaweandwonderofmathematics firsthandis,formostALevelstudents,theprimaryreasontochoosetostudyit.
WheredoIstart?
ThebestwaytoprepareforyourALevelMathematicsjourneyistospendtimeoverthesummervacation consolidatingandrefiningthekeycoreskillsthatyouhavebeenlearningthroughoutyourmathematicslessonssofar, butmaynothavefullygottentogripswithyet TheseskillswilloftenbetakenforgrantedatALevel,andsoifyou spendtimepractisingthem,thiswilleaseyourtransitionintotheALevel.
WhatdoIhavetodooverthesummer?
Essential:
AccesstheALeveltransitionresourcesonthefollowingwebsite: TransitiontoAlevelMathematicsresources:EssentialSkills|AMSP
Completealltheactivitiesinthefollowingtwosections: Simplifying Rearranging
Ineachactivitythereareexplanations,questionsandworkedsolutions.Youshould: Takenotes Answerthequestions Markyouranswers
Thisshouldbearoundsixhoursofworkintotaloverthewholesummer.Yourteacherwillaskyoutohandinyour completedmarkedworkinSeptember
Donotarriveemptyhandedandputyourselfonthebackfootfromthebeginning!
Extension:
Inadditiontotakingnotes,answeringthequestionsandmarkingyouranswers,pleasenotethatthereisalsoasection attheendofeachactivitythatinvitesyoutocarryoutfurtherresearchintoatopicarea.
ChooseoneoftheDiscoverpromptstoresearchfurtherintoanareaofMathematicsandprepareashort presentationtodeliverinthefirstweekwhenwegetbackinSeptember
AdditionalReading(optional):
TheMusicofthePrimesbyMarcusDuSautoy–afascinatinglookatanareaofmathematicsthatiscrucialtoso manyaspectsofmodernlife
Fermat’sLastTheorembySimonSingh–ahighlyreadablebookthattellsthestoryofthesearchforaproofof Fermat'sLastTheorem,firstconjecturedbyPierredeFermatin1637.
Year11
MusicALevel:SummerPreparation
WhatwillIbedoingnextyear?
ComponentOne–AppraisingMusic
2HourExam
Amixtureofsetworkanalysis,extendedresponsesonwidercontext,listeningquestionsbasedonunprepared extractsofmusicandanextendedcomparisonessay
2areasofstudy:
AoS1:WesternClassicalTradition(TheDevelopmentoftheSymphony1750-1900)
Achoiceofoneareaofstudyfrom:
·RockandPop
·MusicalTheatre
Jazz
ComponentTwo–Composing CompositionworkwillbuilduptoafreecompositionintheTrinityTermthatmustbe2minutesinlength
ComponentThree–Performance
Youwillcreatea5minuteperformancerecitalofcontrastingrepertoire Thisshouldcomprisepiecesthatareat leastgrade6indifficulty.
WheredoIstart?
Threehabitstotrytoembedbeforethestartofthecourse:
CriticalListening–Listentotheworkofthenamedcomposersabove Challengeyourselvestoanalysehow musicalelementsareusedandwhy.Youmightevenwishtolistentothemusicbyfollowingascore.
Composing–Experimentwithcreatingmusicalideasonyourowninstrument Listentomusicthatyouloveand attempttoworkouthowtocomposeinthisstyle.
Performing–Keepupasteadyroutineofpracticingdeliberately.Establishroutinesandgoalsthatwillmakeyou motivatedtoimprove Explorerepertoirethatyoumightwishtoperformaspartofyourrecitals
WhatdoIhavetodooverthesummer?
Themostimportantthingistocontinuespendingtimedoingthethreethingsabove,andtodothemregularly(and also,youknow,haveagreatrelaxingtime!)
Pleasecompletethefollowingtask,whichshouldtakeyouabout3-4hours!
TaskOne
1.Prepareapieceforperformanceinyourfirstlessonback.Thiscanbeanewpieceoritmaybesomethingyouhave performedinpublicbefore!
2.Conductananalysisofyourpiece.Youshoulddescribehowthemusicalelementsareused,focusinginparticular onwhatmakesitasuccessfulpieceofMusic.Thisanalysisshouldbeaminimumof300words.
3Youmustbringascoreofyourpiecetothelesson,sotoallowyourclassmatestofollowalongandaskyou questionsafteryourperformance.
TaskTwo
1.CompletethesymphonylisteningandresearchtaskonFirefly:ALevelMusicPreparationTask StDunstan's College(fireflycloudnet)
Year11
PhysicalEducationALevel:Summer Preparation
WhatwillIbedoingnextyear?
TheoryKnowledge:
PhysiologicalFactorsAffectingPerformance
AppliedAnatomy&Physiology
ExercisePhysiology
Biomechanics
PsychologicalFactorsAffectingPerformance
SkillAcquisition
SportsPsychology
Socio-CulturalIssuesinPhysicalActivity&Sport
Sport&Society
ContemporaryIssuesinPA&Sport
Coursework
PracticalActivity
Evaluating&AnalysingPerformance
WheredoIstart?
RecaponallyourknowledgefromGCSEPE,thiswillstartasafoundationofthecontentyoushouldexpectatALevel Iwouldencourageyoutolookattherangeofsports(https://wwwocrorguk/Images/234840-guide-to-nonexam-assessment-as-and-a-level.pdf),youwillneedtopickonesportwhichyouwillbeassessedinpractically.You shouldcreateaplantoensureyoucandemonstratethecoreandadvancedskillsconsistently
WhatdoIhavetodooverthesummer?
Non-Essential
Researchanyofthefollowingevents:Berlin1936,ThirdReichIdeology,Munich1972PalestinianTerrorismorLos Angeles1984BoycottbytheSovietUnion.
Essential
Intheweeksbeforethenewacademicterm,wewantyoutocompletethefollowingactivityintimeforyourfirstA LevellessoninSeptember.Thissubjecttaskshouldtakeyouaround3hourstocompleteintotal(noteach)andare whatwewillaskyoutohandincomeSeptember.Theextensiontaskisifyouwanttogofurther.
Task1
EvaluatingandAnalysingPerformance(EAPI)
YouaregoingtocompleteamockEAPIinterview,forthisyouwillneedtowatchavideoclip(YouTube)ofa performerinyourchosensport.Thisshouldbethemperforminginagame,Iwouldsuggesttheperformerisnotan eliteathleteandisplayingatcounty/regionalstandard.Ifyouarestrugglingtofindanyvideos,thenpleasedoemail MrMcClune(mmcclune@stdunstansorguk)
Youwillneedtonoteandexplainthefollowingforyourperformer: 1 2. 3. 4
3Strengths(SkillExecution)
3Weaknesses(SkillExecution)
3Strengths(Tactical)
3Weaknesses(Tactical)
Foreachofthesestrengthsorweaknessesyouneedtolinkinasmuchtheoreticalknowledge(anatomy&physiology andsportspsychology)toexplainyourjustifications.
Seebelow,arecommendationofthetheorywhichshouldbeincluded
Followingthis,youwillcreatean8-weekactionplanwhichwillaimtoimproveoneoftheweaknessesyouhave identified.
Seebelow,arecommendationofthetheorywhichshouldbeincluded
FITTPrinciples
GoalSetting
CoachingPlan&KeyPoints
TypesofGuidance
RiskAssessment
Extension
ResearchthevariousErgogenicAidsinthefollowingcategories: Physiological,PharmacologicalandNutritionalwhichcanbeusedto improveperformanceinsport.Foreach,discusstheadvantagesand disadvantagesandwhichtypeofperformerstheywouldbenefit
Year11
PhysicsALevel:SummerPreparation
WhatwillIbedoingnextyear?
Specificationataglance
Year12
Measurementsandtheirerrors
Particlesandradiation
Waves
Mechanicsandmaterials
ElectricityA-levelonly
WheredoIstart?
Year13
Furthermechanicsandthermal physics
Fieldsandtheirconsequences Nuclearphysics
Engineeringphysics
YoushouldaimtobeconfidentintheIGCSEPhysicscourseandhappyusingtrigonometryfromMathsasthiswill feedintovectorswhichwillberegularlyusedthroughthecourse.
WhatdoIhavetodooverthesummer?
Essential CompletethefollowingtasksovertheSummerbreak.
Task1:(1hour)
JointheSenecaclasscalledPhysicsGCSEtoA-levelTransitionbyfollowingthislink https://appsenecalearningcom/dashboard/join-class/7ys832o51u Completethesetassignment
Task2:(1.5hours)
Option1:
Preparea5–10-minutepresentationonthetopictobegivenPhysicsandMathsSociety.Youcouldbaseitarounda topicorsubtopicofthePhysicsAQAALevelspecification,orjustonapieceofPhysicswhichinterestyou IrecommendyouusetheYouTubechannelSixtySymbolstoresearchtheideasanddrawinspiration.
Option2
WriteanarticlefortheYoungScientistsJournalRead–YoungScientistsJournal(ysjournalcom)onthepartof PhysicswhichhasinspiredyoutotakeALevelPhysics.
Task3:(1.5hours)
JointheGCSEtoA-levelTransitiongrouponIsaacPhysicsbyfollowingthislink: https://isaacphysics.org/account?authToken=8B6NHH
OnceJoined,youfindtheboardsbyclickingMenu,thenMyAssignments,thenOlderAssignments Onceyou've beguntheywillappearinMyBoards.
Completetheboardsinthisorder
1 GCSEtoAleveltransition-skills
Alwaysgiveyouranswertothesamenumberofsignificantfiguresasthefewestnumberofsignificantfiguresinthe question.
Thesearechallengingquestions MrFordwillbeabletotrackhowmuchyouhavecompleted
Non-essentialextension
CompletetheGCSEtoA-levelPhysicsTransitionBookletgiventoyoubyyourteacher. WatchtheIntroductiontoALevelvideosatALevelPhysicsOnlineIntroductiontoALevelPhysics (alevelphysicsonline.com).
FurtherAcademicPreparationBooks
ALevelPhysics–DailyWorkoutisagreatbooktoexercisetheskillsneededoverthesummerbreak,madebyA LevelPhysicsOnlineDailyWorkout|ALevelPhysics(alevelphysicsonlinecom)
TheCGPbookHeadStarttoA-levelPhysics(boughtexternally-butfreeonKindle),cangiveyouagoodgrounding overthesummerofwhatisgoingtobeexpectedofyouintheA-levelcourse
ThebookPreparefortheChallengeofALevelPhysicsiswrittentobridgethegapbetweenGCSEandA-leveland canbeboughthere ItiswrittenbyKitBetts-MasterswhorunstheYouTubeA-levelPhysicschannelGorillaPhysics, thischannelwillbeveryhelpfulduringthecourse!
EnrichmentFurtherReading
Agreatplacetostartis:
ABriefHistoryofTime-StephenHawking
SixEasyPiecesorQED[QuantumElectrodynamics]-RichardFeynman
WhatwillIbedoingnextyear?
YouwillbestudyingAQAPsychologyALevel(7182).
Youwillbelearningaboutthefollowingtopicsthroughouttheyear: Year11
PsychologyALevel:SummerPreparation
Throughoutthecoursewewillbuildonthefollowingskills:
WhatdoIhavetodooverthesummer?
UsethePsychologyAQAALevelspecificationontheAQAwebsite(AQA|ASandA-level|Psychology| Introduction)toresearchonetopicorsubtopicofthecourseandpreparea5-10minutepresentationonthetopic.
Thesepresentationswillberuninyourfirstweekofthecourseandwillbeassessedbasedon:
Abilitytosummariseatopic
Criticalthinkingoftopic
Clarityoforganisationandcommunication
Presentationskills
Recommendationsonwheretoresearch:
StudyGuidesforPsychologyStudents-SimplyPsychology PsychBoost-YouTube IdeasaboutPsychology(ted.com)
ExtensionTask–DesigningResearch
Nowthatyou’vehadabitofanintroductiontowhatpsychologyisallaboutandtheall-importantresearchfocusof psychology,Iwantyoutodesignyourownresearchyouwillconductontheissuegivenbelow YoudonotHAVEto conductthestudy(althoughyoucouldifyouwanted),butyoudohavetoDESIGNtheresearch.Yourresearch questionisasfollows:
“Istherearelationshipbetweenhowmuchtimesomeonespendsoutsideandhappinesslevels?” Makesuretoincludethefollowinginformation:
Whyisthisareaofinteresttopsychologists?Whatusecouldthefindingsbe? Howwouldyougoaboutresearchingit?Bedetailed.
Whomightyouchoosetostudy?Whywouldtheybeagoodsample? Whatdoyouexpecttofind(orifyouactuallyDOthestudy,whatDIDyoufind)? Typethisupasa‘ResearchDesign’whichshouldbeapproximatelyonetypedA4page.
Andfinally,havealovelySummerbreakandwearereallylookingforwardtoyoustartingyourALevel PsychologycourseinSeptember!
MsHaddington
Year11
RPEALevel:SummerPreparation
WhatwillIbedoingnextyear?
YouwillbestudyingAQAReligiousStudies.Iwouldadviselookingoverthespecificationtofamiliarise yourselfwiththeupcomingcontenthere:A-levelReligiousStudiesSpecificationSpecificationforfirst teachingin2016(aqa.org.uk)
Aimsofthecourse
Coursesbasedonthisspecificationshouldencouragestudentsto:
developtheirinterestinarigorousstudyofreligionandbeliefandrelateittothewiderworld developknowledgeandunderstandingappropriatetoaspecialiststudyofreligion developanunderstandingandappreciationofreligiousthoughtanditscontributionto individuals,communities,andsocieties adoptanenquiring,criticalandreflectiveapproachtothestudyofreligion reflectonanddeveloptheirownvalues,opinions,andattitudesinlightoftheirstudy
Whatskillswillyoudevelop?
Theexamswillmeasurehowstudentshaveachievedthefollowingassessmentobjectives.
AO1:Demonstrateknowledgeandunderstandingofreligionandbelief,including:
religious,philosophicaland/orethicalthoughtandteaching influenceofbeliefs,teachingsandpracticesonindividuals,communities,andsocieties causeandsignificanceofsimilaritiesanddifferencesinbelief,teaching,andpractice approachestothestudyofreligionandbelief
AO2:Analyseandevaluateaspectsof,andapproachesto,religionandbelief,includingtheirsignificance,influence, andstudy
WhatdoIhavetodooverthesummer?
Usefulresourcesandrecommendedreading:
TeacherandStudentSchoolsResources|TheSchoolofDivinity,History,Philosophy&ArtHistory| https://www.abdn.ac.uk/sdhp/divinity-religious-studies/teacher-and-student-schools-resources-1710.php Religion|https://www.therepodcast.co.uk/ Christianworldviewtraditions-RE:ONLINE(reonlineorguk) Resourcelibrary–TheologyandReligiousStudiesUK|https://trs.ac.uk/teachers-of-re/resource-library/ History&TheArts-Allcontent-OpenLearn-OpenUniversity|https://wwwopenedu/openlearn/historythe-arts/all-content?filter=date/grid/76,75/videos,articles,audios/all/all/all MASSOLIT–Playlists|https://wwwmassolitio/playlists (140)WESTERNPHILOSOPHY–YouTube|https://www.youtube.com/playlist? list=PLwxNMb28XmpeypJMHfNbJ4RAFkRtmAN3P
WhatdoIhavetodooverthesummer?
Task1(Vocabulary)
AddressanyissuesyoumighthavewithvocabularyacrossReligion,PhilosophyandEthics.Usethelinksbelowto ensureyouareconfidentonkeyterminologyacrossallthreestrands Youmightwanttocreateflashcardstohelp supportyourlearningofthese.
1AQA|Subjectspecificvocabulary:Philosophyofreligionandethics
2.AQA|Subjectspecificvocabulary:Christianity
Task2(WebinarResponse)
InMay2020theDepartmentofTheologyandReligiousStudiesattheUniversityofChesterlaunchedaseriesoflive AlevelWebinars,broadcasteveryTuesdaylunchtime Eachlecturewasstreamedlivefromthehomesofspecialised guestspeakersandlecturers.Theycoveredahugerangeoftopicsacrossreligion,philosophyandethicsaimedat supportingALevelstudentsthroughoutthepandemic Duetothesuccess,andpopularity,ofthelectures,Chester Universityhavecontinuedtoproducethemduring2021and2022.
1.Watchawebinarofyourchoosingusingthislink:TRSChesterALevelWebinars|Outreach|Universityof Chester(preferablyonerelatedtosomethingontheALevelspecificationlinkedabove)
2.SummarisethecontentsofthelectureontoonesideofA4.
3Writeapersonalresponsetothelecture(nomorethan400words)expressingyourpersonalopiniononthetopic beingdiscussed.Whatwerethestrongestarguments?Why?Wasthereanythingyouwerenotconvincedby?Why? Howmightdifferentpeoplerespondtothepointsraised?
YoursummarypageandpersonalresponsewillbecollectedinyourfirstRPElessoninSeptember!
ExtensionTask
Readone(ormore!)ofthebooksfromtherecommendedreadinglistandwriteashortsummaryofthereligious, philosophicalorethicalideasitreferences
Year11
SpanishPreALevel:SummerPreparation
WhatwillIbedoingnextyear?
Pickatopicfromthelistbelowandpreparea8-10minutepresentationinSpanishaboutatopicofyour choice Youcanincludestatistics,trendsandspecificexamplesfromanySpanishspeakingcountries:
Modernandtraditionalvalues(Losvalorestradicionalesymodernos)
Loscambiosenlafamilia
LainfluenciadelaIglesiaCatólica 1 2 3.
Actitudeshaciaelmatrimonio/eldivorcio
Cyberspace(Elciberespacio)
Lainfluenciadeinternet
Lasredessociales:beneficiosypeligros
Losmóvilesinteligentesennuestrasociedad 1. 2 3.
Equalrights(Laigualdaddelossexos)
Lamujerenelmercadolaboral
Elmachismoyelfeminismo
Losderechosdelosgaysylaspersonastransgénero 1. 2 3.
Moderndayidols(Lainfluenciadelosídolos)
Cantantesymúsicos
Estrellasdetelevisiónycine Modelos 1. 2 3.
Spanishregionalidentity(LaidentidadregionalenEspaña)
Tradicionesycostumbres Lagastronomía Laslenguas 1 2. 3.
·Culturalheritage(Elpatrimoniocultural)
oElpatrimoniomusicalysudiversidad 1. 2 3.
Essential
Savelinkstoanyarticlesyoufindandread (ensuretheyareallrealiable). Makenotesoninterestingtrendsandcompare acrossHispaniccountries. Doyourpresentationinthefirstweekof September.
Extension
Createfactfilesthatincludestatistics,trendsand specificexamplesfromSpanishspeaking countries
Sitiosturísticosycivilizacionesprehispánicas:MachuPicchu,laAlhambra,etc Arteyarquitectura
