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centercenterRickmansworth School??SIXTH FORMstarter for 12 booklet20188820090900Rickmansworth School??SIXTH FORMstarter for 12 booklet2018243840075438000Contents TOC \o "1-3" \h \z \u Welcome to your starter for Year 12 booklet! PAGEREF _Toc483392681 \h 2Art & Design PAGEREF _Toc483392682 \h 3Biology PAGEREF _Toc483392683 \h 4Business Studies PAGEREF _Toc483392684 \h 5Chemistry6Computing PAGEREF _Toc483392687 \h 11Drama PAGEREF _Toc483392688 \h 12Economics PAGEREF _Toc483392689 \h 13English Literature15English Language and Literature17Film Studies PAGEREF _Toc483392692 \h 20French…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 21 Geography……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 22German PAGEREF _Toc483392694 \h 23History24Mathematics PAGEREF _Toc483392696 \h 26Music PAGEREF _Toc483392697 \h 27Photography29Physical Education31Physics PAGEREF _Toc483392701 \h 37Psychology PAGEREF _Toc483392702 \h 38Philosophy and Ethics PAGEREF _Toc483392709 \h 45Welcome to your starter for Year 12 bookletIn the booklet you will find a number of tasks set by your subject teachers. These tasks are designed to give you an insight into the subjects you intend to study for A Level. They will also help you develop key skills ahead of the course, so you are in the best position to achieve your top grade.Tasks should be completed for all subjects you intend to study in Y12. All tasks are due for your first lesson back in September.If you are unsure if you are going to achieve the entry requirements for your chosen subjects there will be time after results to complete the tasks. If you find you have narrowly missed the entry criteria for subjects, the tasks may support you being considered by Heads of Department for a place on the course.Enjoy!44958009525Art & DesignAs part of your preparation for your AS Art & Design course in September you should complete the following tasks over the summer holiday.Set up an interesting Still Life (see definition below)Place a powerful light source to one side (preferably a spot light or bright torch)"PHOTOSHOOT" - Take a series of photographs of your still life from different angles / zooming in & out.Your photographs should show a high contrast in tones ranging from very dark to very lightMake sure you print your photographs onto good quality photo paperComplete three different Tonal studies of three different viewpoints, either working directly from the still life or from your photos. Work on A3 cartridge paper.Tonal drawing using 2B-6B pencilsBlack Biro – hatching / crosshatching / dot technique451167531242000One other Tonal media of choice – water colour / oil pastels / chalk & charcoal (you may wish to work on water colour or textured paper for this piece)Still Life: an arrangement of mostly inanimate objects, typically commonplace objects which may be either natural (food, flowers, dead animals, plants, rocks, or shells) or man-made (drinking glasses, books, vases, pipes, etc). Bring this work to your first lesson in September.BiologyDear New Biology Student,Independent learning is a central part of being a student. It will change your motivation and dedication, while developing your organisational and time management skills. Being an independent learner means being an active learner, taking responsibility for your workload, commitments and deadlines, and when mastered it will be the key to success in your studies. Biology AS has much more challenging content and more application of understanding required across topic areas. Students can therefore find the transition from GCSE to AS Biology challenging. We will support you in becoming an independent learner as it is quite a transition from GCSE. This is the aim of this task. It is to be completed by the first day back in September. Each student is to purchase and complete the Head Start to AS Biology CGP book (ISBN 978 1 78294 279 5) and RAG the Essential Maths for A Level Biology (ISBN 978 1 84762 323 2) CGP book. Both of these are available from the Biology prep room for ?8 total. External students can arrange to purchase these books by emailing ntrotman@rickmansworth.herts.sch.uk to get our discounted price. To RAG means to indicate your ability in each criteria: and then work on it to get it to the category above. Red means that you acknowledge you do not yet have this skill and will follow the worked example and then complete the activities on the page to get this to at least a yellow. You may need to be even more proactive and seek additional support from peers, the internet or teachers. Yellow means that you have an understanding of this skill and need to practise the skill to get it to a green. This is when the questions at the bottom of each skill are helpful and then self-assess using the answers at the back. Green means you are confident in this skill and could teach others. You only need to complete the activities when you feel that this skill needs work. In addition to the above task being completed, please bring two folders and two sets of 20 dividers to the first lesson.See you in September.The Biology Department.4237355000Business Studies 43707051968500The following task is intended to get you thinking about some of the things you will be studying in the AS course. If you do not find these tasks at all interesting, you may have chosen the wrong subject. You must write/type your answers ready for the first lesson in September. Your ideas will used in introductory discussions.-4654552222500TASK: The way we purchase our goods and services has changed considerably in the last few years. The biggest change is the use of e-commerce and most recently m-commerce. This has created a vast number of opportunities and threats for different businesses. Some have utilised the changes to create a unique offering others may have made changes to their existing business model to embrace the opportunities. Yet, we all are led to believe that the growth of e-commerce will inevitably lead to the decline of the high street. You are going to investigate this. This is NOT a comprehension exercise. You will need to THINK for yourself and do some research to arrive at the answers. If you find a term you do not understand it is vital you do not give up, but research the term until it makes more sense.Your task is to answer the following questions, there are suggested links to help you, but you are encouraged to complete further research to support your answers. TYPE YOUR ANSWERS.What is e-commerce? Write a definitionWhat is m-commerce? Write a definitionHow many sales over the Christmas 2015 period were online at John Lewis? Why is ‘Frank and Oak’ moving from being on-line only to having a shop? (first minute only)For Domino’s pizza 70% of deliveries came from on-line with 30% of this being from a mobile device. Yet, the chain is still focused on store growth. Why do you feel this may be the case? “To what extent is it inevitable that high street retailing will continue to decline as a result of continued growth of e-commerce (250 words)Question 6. should be completed as an essay, the title is intentionally broad to enable you to take the task in any direction you see fit. See you in September!Chemistryright-1905000center21844000ComputingGo to and download the version of Lazarus you need. If you use MS Windows it will be the Windows version. Choose the 32-bit version if in doubt.Install it on your computerGo to alevelcomputingcourseor(They are the same)Go to the Pascal section and work through all of the first 15 programs up to '15. And Or'In the Pascal section go to '63. Programs to write'and write all the programs for yourself up to' 4.10 Addition Test’.Bring the ‘Addition Test’ program with you on the first day. If this was too hard, bring the best program that you wrote.DramaIf you were not able to make the Sixth Form Induction Days, please contact the Sixth Form office to arrange for a script to be collected or sent to you.(Exam board is Pearson – Drama & Theatre 2016)Summer Home Learning task.You are to create presentations / workshops on the following categories to present to the rest of the group when you return in September:Practitioner and Playwright - Bertolt Brecht The play: Woyzeck by George BuchnerThe play: Equus by Peter ShafferTheatre company: Frantic Assembly and their techniques in practiceThe play: ‘100’ by Diene Petterle, Neil Monaghan & Christopher HeimannYou are also to read the play ‘100’ in preparation for your first lesson in SeptemberYou are the teacher!You must read up and research thoroughly on your selected category and this will take time. Trust me...Your presentations must demonstrate evidence of depth, knowledge and understanding.OnlineBooksWebsitesProduction photos / reviewsPractical exercisesGood Luck, the Drama Department309562566675Economics The following tasks are intended to get you thinking about some of the things you will be studying in the AS course. If you do not find these tasks at all interesting, you may have chosen the wrong subject. You must TYPE your answers ready for the first lesson in September. Your ideas will be used in introductory discussions.TASK: You may have heard that UK dairy farmers are facing tough times – the price that supermarkets pay for their milk has fallen, sometimes below the amount it costs the farmers to produce the milk. Read these two sources carefully and use them to answer the questions that follow. the FOUR questions fully - This is NOT a comprehension exercise.You will need to THINK for yourself and do some research to arrive at the answers.If you find a term you do not understand it is vital you do not give up, but research the term until it makes more sense.The Daily Mail stated the amount that Iceland sells milk for now and the price it used to sell milk for, as well as the price that supermarkets pay to farmers for milk. Calculate:(a) the percentage that Iceland cut its prices by(b) the amount that Iceland pays for its milk from dairy farmers (assuming it pays the same as other supermarkets), expressed as a percentage of its selling price.(c ) explain what you believe Iceland does with the money it receives from its customers for milk, other than buying milk from the dairy farmers.If dairy farmers continue to be paid by supermarkets at the rate quoted in the Daily Mail article, yet it also costs the farmers the amount stated in the article to produce milk, what might happen to the UK dairy industry?With reference to the article in the Telegraph, discuss reasons other than the lower prices paid by UK supermarkets for some of the problems being faced by UK dairy farmers.Do UK dairy farmers need help if they are to continue to produce milk in the UK? Please discuss what assistance would be helpful to UK dairy farmers, and which individuals or groups are in a position to offer this assistance.English Literature When you begin year 12, the first texts you will be studying will be Hamlet by William Shakespeare, and A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams.You will be assigned with copies of the texts themselves when you start the year. In the meantime, both texts are available for free online – you must read them over at least once before you begin the year.You must also complete the following tasks, which will provide an introduction to the level of work expected from you at the start of the year.HAMLET To be, or not to be, that is the question:Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to sufferThe slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,Or to take arms against a sea of troublesAnd by opposing end them. To die—to sleep,No more; and by a sleep to say we endThe heart-ache and the thousand natural shocksThat flesh is heir to: 'tis a consummationDevoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep;To sleep, perchance to dream—ay,?there's the rub:For in that sleep of death what dreams may come,When we have shuffled off?this mortal coil,Must give us pause—there's the respectThat makes calamity of so long life.Q1 – What does this soliloquy say about the state of mind of the person speaking it? Refer in depth to language choices, tone and structure.Q2- This soliloquy is, arguably, the most famous piece of writing in the English language. Explain in your own words why you feel it is so iconic.You should aim to write a page of A4 for each of these questions.A Streetcar Named DesireLook at the opening scene from the play – STANLEY [bellowing]: Hey, there! Stella, Baby! [Stella comes out on the first floor landing, a gentle young woman, about twenty-five, and of a background obviously quite different from her husband's.] STELLA [mildly]: Don't holler at me like that. STANLEY: Catch! STELLA: What? STANLEY: Meat! [Be heaves the package at her. She cries out in protest but manages to catch it; then she laughs breathlessly. Her husband and his companion have already started back around the comer.] STELLA [calling after him]: Stanley! Where are you going? STANLEY: Bowling! STELLA: Can I come watch? STANLEY: Come on. [He goes out.] STELLA: Be over soon.Using at least a page of writing, answer the following question –How does the playwright, Tennessee Williams, present the relationship between Stella and Stanley in this extract?You should consider-The words they use, and the connotations they containThe use of stage directionHow the characters respond to each otherCHALLENGE – How would a feminist critic perceive their relationship?English Language and LiteratureUpon returning to school in September, you will be studying two different texts –The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldThe OCR Anthology of non-fictionYou will be issued with both of these texts upon your return to school. However, The Great Gatsby can be read from various sources online (including here - ). You must read Gatsby before September, as well as completing the following tasks.Read the following extract from The Great GatsbyIn my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’vebeen turning over in my mind ever since.“Whenever you feel like criticizing any one,” he told me, “just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.”He didn’t say any more, but we’ve always been unusually communicative in a reserved way, and I understood that he meant a great deal more than that. In consequence, I’m inclined to reserve all judgments, a habit that has opened up many curious natures to me and also made me the victim of not a few veteran bores. The abnormal mind is quick to detect and attach itself to this quality when it appears in a normal person, and so it came about that in college I was unjustly accused of being a politician, because I was privy to the secret griefs of wild, unknown men. Most of the confidences were unsought — frequently I have feigned sleep, preoccupation, or a hostile levity when I realized by some unmistakable sign that an intimate revelation was quivering on the horizon; for the intimate revelations of young men, or at least the terms in which they express them, are usually plagiaristic and marred by obvious suppressions. Reserving judgments is a matter of infinite hope. I am still a little afraid of missing something if I forget that, as my father snobbishly suggested, and I snobbishly repeat, a sense of the fundamental decencies is parcelled out unequally at birth.And, after boasting this way of my tolerance, I come to the admission that it has a limit. Conduct may be founded on the hard rock or the wet marshes, but after a certain point I don’t care what it’s founded on. When I came back from the East last autumn I felt that I wanted the world to be in uniform and at a sort of moral attention forever; I wanted no more riotous excursions with privileged glimpses into the human heart. Only Gatsby, the man who gives his name to this book, was exempt from my reaction — Gatsby, who represented everything for which I have an unaffected scorn. If personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures, then there was something gorgeous about him, some heightened sensitivity to the promises of life, as if he were related to one of those intricate machines that register earthquakes ten thousand miles away. This responsiveness had nothing to do with that flabby impressionability which is dignified under the name of the “creative temperament.”— it was an extraordinary gift for hope, a romantic readiness such as I have never found in any other person and which it is not likely I shall ever find again. No — Gatsby turned out all right at the end; it is what preyed on Gatsby, what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and short-winded elations of men.Answer the following questions, using at least half a page-How does Fitzgerald use language to influence our opinions of Nick, the narrator of the story? Make reference to specific words/devices, using appropriate terminology.How does the use of first person perspective affect the reader? Why has Fitzgerald decided to use first person, rather than second or third?Read the following piece – a satirical article published in Private Eye magazine, presenting Barack Obama ordering an ice cream.‘I stand before this ice-cream truck today humbled by the task before me, grateful for the trust my wife and my daughters have bestowed upon me, mindful of the great and inspiring choice of popsicles and ice-creams and other light refreshments both borne and consumed by our ancestors before us. We should rejoice in this choice and this variety. It is the differences between iced comestibles that make them so attractive. So let us celebrate these differences. ‘Daddy,’ says Malia Ann. ‘May I please have a Tutti Frutti?’ I look at her through these eyes, the eyes of a father both loving and dutiful. ‘I say to you this, Malia Ann,’ I say. ‘And this I say to you. The Tutti Frutti is a fine ice-cream. Of that there is no doubt. But let us go further than that. Yes, the Tutti Frutti has all the truly outstanding qualities of a great ice-cream. It is cold. It is colorful. And it is good to the taste. It remains firm upon the stick, and is able within its noble resilience to endure the harsh heat of sunlight. ‘But I tell you this, Malia Ann. Once an ice-cream is eaten, it is eaten. And that ice-cream remains eaten. For all its worth, that ice-cream once swallowed does not have it within its power to reappear on that stick. That is our one true sorrow. But it avails us nothing to pretend that is any other way. So now, Malia Ann, is the time for realism. Now is the time for tough choices – choices that is in the heart of each one of us to address. Now, Malia Ann, is the time to confront the popsicle.’Now answer the following questions, using at least half a page for each.Look up the definition of the term ‘Satire’. Explain how closely this piece suits the definition, referring to specific examples within the text.In your opinion, how successful is this piece in parodying the format of a speech? How does the writer make it sound like a speech?Film Studies You will be required to prepare a 5-8 minute seminar on the film Apocalypse Now (Coppola, 1979). Bring your presentation to the first lesson.The presentation will require you to research and comment on the following areas: Key scenes analysisCamera techniquesSoundEditingMise-en-scenePerformanceAuteur signatureGenreBox office successHow the critics respondedThe strengths of the filmYou can use a PowerPoint presentation format and screenshots from the film, but not clips.See you in September!FrenchPlease see separate booklet for information on how to prepare for this course. Copy available on the Sixth Form blog. Thank you. Geography Entry for the RGS?'Young Geographer of the Year 2018' CompetitionWhat makes the Arctic unique? ?This year’s Young Geographer of the Year competition encourages students to explore the important and controversial environment of Antarctica.?You will formally study this as part of the Global Systems and Global Governance unit. It will therefore provide a really useful background of research as well as potentially (if they are good enough) being submitted to the Young Geographer of the Year competition.The Arctic is an environment like no other. It is home to four million people, supports an abundance of uniquely adapted wildlife, and plays an important role in moderating the world’s climate. However, the Arctic is a dynamic environment that is undergoing change. How do these changes affect the Arctic itself and the rest of the world? You should consider the following:?- Describe and discuss the wide variety of reasons why the Arctic is unique - Explore both the human and physical geography of the Arctic, including its environmental, political, social, cultural, and economic distinctiveness - Discuss how the Arctic is changing and how these changes affect the Arctic itself and the rest of the world - Explore the past, present, and future governance of the Arctic - Demonstrate a strong use of annotated diagrams, charts, maps or images Format:??KS5 students will produce a 1,500 word essay. All entries must clearly illustrate what makes the Arctic unique and adhere to the following criteria: - Excellent attention to spelling, punctuation and grammar - Use of accurate geographical terminology throughout - Clearly labelled and appropriately acknowledged sources, including diagrams, charts, maps, or images - Accurate use of symbols, scales and keys, where appropriate - Original and independently produced—class sets of identical entries will not be accepted - If produced electronically, please use a minimum font size of point 8.More information can be found on the Royal Geographical Society website.German 1-Listen regularly to German news. The following websites/apps will help: two items you really enjoy/find interesting and summarise in 90 words.2-Design a booklet in which you outline the key tenses and grammar points which were essential for success at GCSE.Include at least:Present tensePerfect tenseImperfect tenseConditional tenseModalsSubordination conjunctionsWord orderKey opinions and adjectivesThis will form a key document as you embark on the A level course and serve as a vital reference document throughout the course as you learn and research new and more complex grammar points and structures.Viel Spa?!History Searching for rights and freedoms in the twentieth century’In search of the American Dream: the USA 1917-1996South Africa, 1948-1994: from apartheid state to ‘rainbow nation’You will study both the USA and South Africa in Year 12. General reading is advisable in order to provide a context for both units. To help with context, please see suggested clips and films below. These will help you to gather information regarding the political, economic, social and cultural landscape of both countries.You will need to buy the following book: ‘Edexcel History AS/A Level: Searching for rights and freedoms in the 20th Century’ by Shutter ET. Al. ISBN: 9781447985334 (approximately ?25)Suggested clips/resources available on line: (1995) People’s Century. Several of the episodes concern America, including: Episode 5, On the Line, which looks at mass production and the Great Depression.Episode 6, Great Escape, which looks at Hollywood in the 1920s.Episode 7, Breadline deals with the Great Depression.Episodes 11, 12, 15 and 22 look at different aspects of the Cold War.Episode 16 looks at the mass media in the post war world.Episode 17 looks at the civil rights struggle.Episode 21 looks at the radicalisation of the struggle for black rights and the counterculture.Episode 22 considers women’s rights.Episode 26 looks at Reaganism.Truth and reconciliation commission:.za/trcSouth Africa History online:.zaANC website:.zaDigital Innovation South Africa: Digital library of resources from and about Africa:Suggested films:The Crowd (1928)Gangs of New York (2002)Little Women (1994)12 Years a Slave (2013)Lincoln (2012)Cold Mountain (2003)Cry Freedom (1987)Invictus (2010)Mandela (2014)(continued on next page)To prepare for your first lessons you need to:USAWrite an explanation the key differences between a Democrat and a Republican. What are their core beliefs? What do they stand for?Create a diagram to help you to explain how power in the American political system is balanced. Keywords should include: Federal government, Congress, Supreme Court, State and Local government. Find and print a diagram or timeline which shows the American Presidents (in order) with dates.Create fact files for the following Presidents: Woodrow Wilson, Warren G Harding, Calvin Coolidge and Herbert Hoover.South Africa Write a definition of ‘Apartheid’ Create a summary diagram (e.g. a mind map or table) to help you explain what life was like in South Africa in 1948. You could organise your information under the headings of: politics, economics, society and culture. Within this, you could refer to race, political parties, townships, trade, Afrikaner culture, segregation, discrimination. Research and record the arrival of the Dutch and British to South Africa and why there was tension. Create fact files on Hendrik Verwoerd and Nelson Mandela.Mathematics I am pleased that you are considering A Level Mathematics and I look forward to a successful partnership between you and the school that will hopefully result in a good qualification and an enjoyable time on the course. I would like to issue guidance and clarification on a few points.Summer AssignmentIn order to bridge the gap between GCSE and AS Maths and to keep students’ brains active (!) we would like all students to work through some specific activities on the MyMaths website, including: Adding Algebraic Fractions; Quadratic simultaneous equations; Factorising Quadratics; Completing the Square & Surds.Students should log on as normal and they will find the tasks waiting for them. A reminder that our main login is ‘Rickmansworth’. The main password is ‘ricky14’. If you do not find the tasks or you are new to our school, please email Mr Spencer (rspencer@rickmansworth.herts.sch.uk) and he will ensure the tasks are assigned and provide you with your individual password. This will allow students to ‘hit the ground running’ in September.WorkloadWe expect A Level students to spend the same amount of time on private study as they spend in lessons – i.e. about 1 hour’s homework per double lesson. Help is provided in the form of lunch-time support classes and teachers are always available outside of lessons to seek advice from. I would like to emphasise the importance of engaging in this level of private study from the start of the course. In the past, students who have not established this habit have paid dearly in the long run.Autumn TestAlthough the majority of students adapt well to the rigours of A Level Maths we do find a small number who have found their peak at GCSE and are unable to make further progress. In order to identify these students at an early stage we conduct an assessment in the first half term. Students falling below an acceptable standard may be asked to leave the course or to commit to a Study Contract with additional support. Graphical CalculatorThe new A Level has a much greater emphasis on the use of technology and this will be embedded throughout the course. As such, students will be expected to have a calculator that is able to cope with advanced statistical functions such as returning values from the Normal Distribution. The model that we recommend is the Casio fx-9750GII, which we stock in school and is available for ?47. There are lots of online guides on how to use the device (e.g.: ) and students would be advised to be familiar with the basic operation before they begin the course in September.Have a restful and enjoyable summer and I look forward to working with you in September.A Akram, Head of Maths4857758748395485775874839548577587483954857758748395MusicAs part of your preparation for the A Level Music course in September you should complete the following tasks over the summer holidays:Watch the documentary series hyperlinked below to begin developing your understanding of the History of Music. You should make notes on each era highlighting key points such as:DatesComposersChanges in composition processesGrowth of instrumentation in the orchestraSocio/cultural influences, including religionLook at the image of the Bach Chorale below and label the chords used, i.e. Ib, V7, IIc etc. Make note of any key changes by labelling the modulation and write the name of each cadence used.If this is an unfamiliar area of study, research how to approach the task and try your best. Analyse Michael Tippett’s Concerto for Double String Orchestra: Mvt. 1 and write a short essay outlining why the piece of music is stylistic of a Neo Classical genre. You should aim to cover 10 to 12 points. A copy of the score and revision notes has been hyperlinked for you to use.Concerto for Double String Orchestra: Mvt. 1 Score Concerto for Double String Orchestra: Mvt. 1 Notes Howard Goodall’s ‘Story of Music’ Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6(continued on next page)-70612016700500PhotographyThere are a number of Galleries that students should visit over the summer holidays and thereafter -The Photographers Gallery has a series of exhibitions, a bookshop and a salesroom exhibiting prints they sell. This was the first gallery dedicated to photography in the UK and anyone studying photography in the London region should have visited it at some time. Keep an eye on the ‘What’s on’ page of their website for talks, book signings, workshops and tours.16 – 18 Ramillies Street, London W1F 7LW – FREE to Visit, Exhibition Day Pass ?4 or ?2.50 with student ID left190500Oxford CircusThe Victoria and Albert Museum are set to open their newly refurbished and permanent ‘Photography Centre’ on the 12th of October 2018, which covers the historical development of photography. There will be a display of over 270,000 photographs and 8,000 pieces of camera equipment and artefacts from their archives. In 1858 the V&A held the world’s first exhibition of Photography in these Victorian rooms (100-101). All students must see this exhibition and could even handle original prints in the V&A’s Study Room (ask staff for details or visit vam.ac.uk/info/study-rooms)23622001270000Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL – FREE to Visit South KensingtonThe Tate Modern are currently exhibiting ‘Shape of Light - 100 Years of Photography and Abstract Art’ until 14th October 2018. The exhibition may also be of particular interest to those studying A Level Art as it shows the relationship between art and photography. 43878501206500Bankside, London SE1 9TG - Student ID ?17 (Advance booking ?15) Tate members go for FREE Southwark Hauser & Wirth are exhibiting the work of August Sander in the exhibition ‘Men without masks’ from 18 May – 28 Jul 2018. Sander’s project ‘People of the 20th Century’ spanned four decades of his life, as he strove to systematically document contemporary German society. The portraits in this exhibition document Germany’s complex socioeconomic landscape in the years leading up to and through the Weimar Republic; for this reason it will also be of particular interest to those studying A Level History.25990558890001587500127000023 Savile Row, London W1S 2ET Oxford Circus Piccadilly Circus We would expect students to visit at least 3 galleries and to write a short report on their visit, pointing out what they’ve learnt and giving an explanation of the images that had the greatest impact on them. The report must be illustrated with these images and quotes from the exhibition text. Students can take the guide ‘Hints and tips: What to look for at a Photographic Exhibition’ (see next page) with them to understand how to observe and take notes effectively in the gallery space.left1949450024479250004391025444500Hints and tips: What to look for at a Photographic ExhibitionYou are advised to take notes at each exhibition you visit. You should elaborate on your notes shortly after, using them as research in your written work, just as an art student would sketch at a Gallery. When you get back to the department, find out what the photographic library holds on the photographer(s). You may be surprised to see how much primary (original) material the library has.Here are a list of elements to guide you –The exhibition as a wholeWhat was the intention of the photographer’s/ collector’s/curator’s series of work in the exhibition?How are photographs displayed? On wall at eye level? In a book? A display case? An unframed print?What genres of photography can you see? Where and when were the photographs taken? What was happening at the time of these photographs being taken? Consider world events and developments in photography.Display ElementsConsider the scale of the photographs. Why do you think the size they are printed to gives them impact? Are they generally all one size or different? Why?In what order is the work laid out? Is it chronological?Read the descriptions of the photographs. What paper has been used in the printing process? Gelatin silver print, archival inkjet print…? You can research paper and film qualities later.How many images are in a series of photographs? How can you tell that they are a ‘set’ of photographs?Describe the visual appearance of the frames. How are they presented? Can you explain why the presentation suits the aesthetics of the photographs?What camera(s) and equipment have the photographer(s) used?Was the photographer a part of a movement, formally or informally, or did they work independently?Are there any original books, articles, sketchbooks, equipment or drawings in display cases? If so, what do they display and why? Take notes.Look at the following websites to find other current exhibitions that may be of interest to you – or Education(The PE work is set out over the next 6 pages)Year 12 Summer WorkGlossary of Key TermsLook up and write down the list of key words that will be used at the start of your course in the three different sections. Anatomy and PhysiologyPlanes of movement – Frontal –Transverse –Sagital - Types of contraction – Isotonic - Concentric – Eccentric – Isometric – Skill AcquisitionEnvironment – Motor programme – Open skill – Closed skill – Massed practice - Distributed practice - Sport and SocietyGlobalisation – Cult of athleticism – Social factors – Cultural factors – Economic –Political exploitation – Amateurism –Professionalism - The Acquisition of Movement SkillsTask: You must research the Classification of Movement Skills. For each continuum, please bullet point the characteristics of each skill (above the line) and give practical examples (below the line).On no more than one side of A4, describe the different approaches that a coach may use to teach the different types of skills.center18796100491490023177500A Level PE – Year 12 Pre Summer Work – Sport and SocietyThis component focuses on the sociological and contemporary issues that influence and affect physical activity and sport for both the audience and the performer and how sport affects society.In this topic, learners will develop their knowledge and understanding of how physical activity and sport have developed through time and the factors that shape contemporary sport. For the ‘Emergence and evolution of modern sport’ topic area, it will be beneficial to include the use of case studies in particular sports (for example football, tennis, athletics or cricket) which can be charted through the different time periods covered. The timeline below highlights the sociological and contemporary issues that influence and affect physical activity. TASK: Choose one of these areas and research how they developed over time and affected physical activity. Produce an A4 document which shows the development of your chosen area over the four stages. E.g. Social class in Pre-industrial Britain, Post-industrial Britain, 20th Century Britain and Sport in the 21st Century. center36830000This could be in the form of a poster, collage or written document. Intro to Bones, Joints and MovementChoose 2 out of the 3 tasks to completeTask1 : From the list below, fill in the boxes;130365561150500Mandible, Lumbar Vertebrae, Sacrum, Skull, Clavicle, Humerus, Carpels, Sternum, Ribs, Pelvis, Coccyx, Femur, Patella, Phalanges, Scapula, Fibula, Metacarpals, Ulna, Thoracic Vertebrae, Skull, Radius, Carpals, Tibia, Phalanges, Calcaneus, Cervical Vertebrae, Metartarsals, TarsalsTask 2. Warm-Up?Increases core body temperature which:Reduces muscle viscosity, which in turn improves efficiency of muscular contractionIncreases speed of nerve transmission which in turn increases speed and force of contractionCool-Down:? Maintains metabolic activity, allowing heart rate and respiratory rate to be gradually reduced.28575210185Give two more benefits of a cool-down00Give two more benefits of a cool-down? Keeps capillaries dilated and maintains a supply of oxygen to working muscles.1.2.Muscle Fibre TypesSlow-Twitch Fibres – Type 1?Designed for aerobic exercise?Use oxygen?Produce a small amount of tension for a long duration?Fatigue resistant?Endurance athletes, tend to have a high percentage of type 1 fibres?Small fibre size, large number of mitochondria and capillaries, high myoglobin content and triglyceride stores, low PC and glycogen storesFast-Twitch Fibres – Type 2?Designed for anaerobic exercise?Produce a large amount of force for a short duration?Fatigue easily?Performers in power events, tend to have a high percentage of fast-twitch fibresFast Oxidative Glycolytic Fibres – Type 2aFast Glycolytic Fibres – Type 2b?More fatigue resistant than type 2b?Generate less force than type 2b?Large fibre size, moderate number of mitochondria and capillaries, moderate myoglobin content and triglyceride stores, high PC and glycogen stores?Less fatigue resistant than type 2b?Generate more force than type 2b?Large fibre size, small number of mitochondria and capillaries, low myoglobin content and triglyceride stores, high PC and glycogen storesIndividuals with a mix of fibre types are able to perform successfully in aerobic or anaerobic activities, or team games with a mixture of both.Task 3: Give an example of which sport suits each fibre type the best:Type 1Type 2Type 2aType 2bPhysicsPlease see separate booklet for information on how to prepare for this course. Copy available on the Sixth Form blog. Thank you. Psychology-3524250Welcome to Psychology Year One There are a number of things that you need to do to prepare yourself for the AS course and you must bring to the first lesson.Have a look at the reading list opposite. Choose a book or two to read from the reading list. The only one you have to buy is the textbook and a revision guide later in the yearComplete the prep task. Links and questions are on this document.You will be presenting this information in the first few weeks of the new term so you must be prepared. Your task is to look at the five different psychological approaches/perspectives. Use the template below to organise your notes, ensure you visit the links and watch clips to consolidate your learning.00Welcome to Psychology Year One There are a number of things that you need to do to prepare yourself for the AS course and you must bring to the first lesson.Have a look at the reading list opposite. Choose a book or two to read from the reading list. The only one you have to buy is the textbook and a revision guide later in the yearComplete the prep task. Links and questions are on this document.You will be presenting this information in the first few weeks of the new term so you must be prepared. Your task is to look at the five different psychological approaches/perspectives. Use the template below to organise your notes, ensure you visit the links and watch clips to consolidate your learning.47529750Year One Psychology Reading and Film ListTextbook: Psychology A Level Year 1 and AS – The complete Companion student Book: Oxford University Press ISBN 978-0-19-833864-2 By Mike Cardwell and Cara Flanagan (4th edition)You will also be required to buy a revision guide which is approximately ?9.00 a discounted price through the schoolBooks that would be useful but not essential:The Blue Suitcase by Marianne WheelaghanThe Chimp Paradox by Prof Steve PetersMade to Stick by Chip and Dan HeathClassic Case Studies in Psychology by Geoff RollsThe Quiet Room: Journey Out of the Torment of Madness?by Lori SchilThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver SacksFictional Books: Lots of brilliant books by Torey HaydenFilms recommended to watch:12 Angry MenMemento50 First DatesOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s NestThe Experiment00Year One Psychology Reading and Film ListTextbook: Psychology A Level Year 1 and AS – The complete Companion student Book: Oxford University Press ISBN 978-0-19-833864-2 By Mike Cardwell and Cara Flanagan (4th edition)You will also be required to buy a revision guide which is approximately ?9.00 a discounted price through the schoolBooks that would be useful but not essential:The Blue Suitcase by Marianne WheelaghanThe Chimp Paradox by Prof Steve PetersMade to Stick by Chip and Dan HeathClassic Case Studies in Psychology by Geoff RollsThe Quiet Room: Journey Out of the Torment of Madness?by Lori SchilThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver SacksFictional Books: Lots of brilliant books by Torey HaydenFilms recommended to watch:12 Angry MenMemento50 First DatesOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s NestThe Experiment-781050-754701. html 00. html 6149562-647700Biological00Biological4371975-742950á66264311992828 of Key Psychologists00Bio of Key Psychologists84232752971800Evaluation00Evaluation51530252876550Does any of the theories of this approach have an application in the real world? E.g. explaining mental illness?Draw similarities and differences between this approach and another one. 00Does any of the theories of this approach have an application in the real world? E.g. explaining mental illness?Draw similarities and differences between this approach and another one. 5153025-742950Who are the key psychologists?(Write a biography for Watson and Skinner.)00Who are the key psychologists?(Write a biography for Watson and Skinner.)-742950-742950What are the main ideas that underpin the approach? (Describe the process of operant, classical and vicarious conditioning.)00What are the main ideas that underpin the approach? (Describe the process of operant, classical and vicarious conditioning.)-7429502876550What research evidence supports this approach? (Describe the procedures and findings of The Little Albert case study, Skinner’s Box and Pavlov’s dogs.)00What research evidence supports this approach? (Describe the procedures and findings of The Little Albert case study, Skinner’s Box and Pavlov’s dogs.)-8001002971800Key studies00Key studies-800100-647700Assumptions00Assumptions40290751886585BehaviouralApproach00BehaviouralApproach41338502343150CognitiveApproach00CognitiveApproach7172325-647700Bio of Key Psychologists00Bio of Key Psychologists84232752971800Evaluation00Evaluation51530252876550Does any of the theories of this approach have an application in the real world? E.g. explaining mental illness?Draw similarities and differences between this approach and another one. 00Does any of the theories of this approach have an application in the real world? E.g. explaining mental illness?Draw similarities and differences between this approach and another one. 5153025-742950Who are the key psychologists?(Write a biography of Piaget, Kohlberg and Loftus) 00Who are the key psychologists?(Write a biography of Piaget, Kohlberg and Loftus) -742950-742950What are the main ideas that underpin the approach? (Describe the computer analogy.)00What are the main ideas that underpin the approach? (Describe the computer analogy.)-7429502876550What research evidence supports this approach? (Outline the procedures and findings of Peterson and Peterson (1959) Duration of Short Term Memory, Piaget and Inhelder (1956) The Three Mountains Task, Loftus and Palmer (1974) Car Crash Study.)00What research evidence supports this approach? (Outline the procedures and findings of Peterson and Peterson (1959) Duration of Short Term Memory, Piaget and Inhelder (1956) The Three Mountains Task, Loftus and Palmer (1974) Car Crash Study.)-8001002971800Key studies00Key studies-800100-647700Assumptions00Assumptions41338502343150BiologicalApproach00BiologicalApproach7172325-647700Bio of Key Psychologists00Bio of Key Psychologists84232752971800Evaluation00Evaluation51530252876550Does any of the theories of this approach have a application in the real world? E.g. explaining mental illness?Draw similarities and differences between this approach and another one. 00Does any of the theories of this approach have a application in the real world? E.g. explaining mental illness?Draw similarities and differences between this approach and another one. 5153025-742950Who are the key psychologists?(Describe the biography of Irving Gottesman)00Who are the key psychologists?(Describe the biography of Irving Gottesman)-742950-742950What are the main ideas that underpin the approach? (Describe the genetic explanation of abnormality, brain structure and how it affects behaviour.)00What are the main ideas that underpin the approach? (Describe the genetic explanation of abnormality, brain structure and how it affects behaviour.)-7429502876550What research evidence supports this approach? (Outline the Findings and procedures of Phineas Gage, and Gottesman and Shields genetics and schizophrenia study.)00What research evidence supports this approach? (Outline the Findings and procedures of Phineas Gage, and Gottesman and Shields genetics and schizophrenia study.)-8001002971800Key studies00Key studies-800100-647700Assumptions00Assumptions-629392-617517Assumptions00Assumptions-637359-621665What are the main ideas that underpin the approach? (Self-actualisation, conditions of worth, congruence…)00What are the main ideas that underpin the approach? (Self-actualisation, conditions of worth, congruence…)33964507612Humanistic Approach00Humanistic Approach-700644255847Key studies00Key studies-703193248656What research evidence supports this approach? Aronoff (1967) Job demands and hierarchy of needs, Gibbard and Hanley (2008) 00What research evidence supports this approach? Aronoff (1967) Job demands and hierarchy of needs, Gibbard and Hanley (2008) 2183534-593214Bio of Key Psychologists00Bio of Key Psychologistsleft-642718Who are the key psychologists?Who has been the most influential for this approach? What is their background?00Who are the key psychologists?Who has been the most influential for this approach? What is their background?3347250198376Evaluation00Evaluation5525334744Does any of the theories of this approach have an application in the real world? E.g. treating mental illness?Draw similarities and differences between this approach and another one. 00Does any of the theories of this approach have an application in the real world? E.g. treating mental illness?Draw similarities and differences between this approach and another one. -7791452496820What research evidence supports this approach? Aronoff (1967) Job demands and hierarchy of needs, Gibbard and Hanley (2008) 00What research evidence supports this approach? Aronoff (1967) Job demands and hierarchy of needs, Gibbard and Hanley (2008) 44405552482850Does any of the theories of this approach have an application in the real world? E.g. treating mental illness?Draw similarities and differences between this approach and another one. 00Does any of the theories of this approach have an application in the real world? E.g. treating mental illness?Draw similarities and differences between this approach and another one. 4429496-665018Who are the key psychologists? Who has been the most influential for this approach? What is their background? 00Who are the key psychologists? Who has been the most influential for this approach? What is their background? -629392-54626533488422030681Social Learning Theory00Social Learning Theory-736270-669719What are the main ideas that underpin the approach? (Self-actualisation, conditions of worth, congruence…)00What are the main ideas that underpin the approach? (Self-actualisation, conditions of worth, congruence…)Philosophy and EthicsEthicsCreate Definition Clouds/Posters (worthy of display) for the following and provide an example of an ethical theory that would match:Absolute MoralityRelative MoralityObjectiveSubjectiveConsequentialistDeontological TeleologicalVirtueTelosEudaimoniaRelativismPragmaticUsing the templates attached, write an introductory overview about the life and ethical teachings of the following key thinkers – no more than 50 words to explain each ethical theory: AristotleAquinasJeremy BenthamJoseph FletcherPhilosophy: Create Definition Clouds/Posters (worthy of display) for the following and provide an example of a philosophical theory (where possible) that would match:InductiveDeductivePremiseCosmological (Argument)Teleological (Argument)Ontological (Argument)TheodicyMysticismReligious ExperienceUsing the templates attached, write an introductory overview about the life and philosophical teachings of the following key thinkers – no more than 50 words to explain each philosophical theory: AnselmDavid HumeTeresa of AvilaJ. L. MackieBuddhism: Create Definition Clouds/Posters (worthy of display) for the following and provide an image that demonstrates the concept:DharmaParinihbbanaNibbanaDukkhaBuddhaMaggaSamsaraKarmaMahayanaTheravadaCreate a Poster to explain the similarities and differences between Buddhism and Christianity. Create a Profile, using the template, for the Buddha – Siddhartha GautamaChallenge: Why is Buddhism so different from the other world religions? (Judaism, Christianity, Islam Hinduism and Sikhism) ................
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