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Preparing to Study

Preparing to Study. Humanities Geography, Religious Studies and History. Your lessons will be …. Taught by specialist staff with degrees in the relevant subjects Varied in style and include a variety of activities Focused on you being an independent learner

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Preparing to Study

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  1. Preparing to Study Humanities Geography, Religious Studies and History

  2. Your lessons will be… • Taught by specialist staff with degrees in the relevant subjects • Varied in style and include a variety of activities • Focused on you being an independent learner • The springboard into wider reading • Interesting and include relevant examples and case studies • Focused on exam criteria and content (although there is a coursework element in A2 History and a Research paper in Religious Studies)

  3. The skills you will need/use

  4. You can expect the following outside of school work… • Research tasks • Exam question practice • Preparation for presentations including videos and PPTs • Essays (normally past exam questions) • Reading to prepare for lesson • Skills practice

  5. The sort of things you will learn about…

  6. You can use these qualification for/to • Degrees in the subjects or combined degree • Jobs and qualifications in Law and Medicine • Teaching • Environment-related jobs • Archivist • Local/ National Government • Public and Civil Service • Balance-out science-heavy combinations

  7. The equipment you need is… • Folder for each subject • Highlighters • Pens/pencils • Dividers for areas in folders • Revision cards • Calculator (geography) • Internet Access

  8. To prepare for A Level Geography you could: • Watch… • 4oD – Hurricane Katrina: Caught on Camera • 4oD – Japan’s Tsunami: How it Happened • Read… • The A–Z of Climate Change • News articles on BBC about the Gloucestershire Floods 2007 • Keep up to date with… • Read and collect any news articles relating to: • Global Warming • Natural Disasters • The 2012 Hurricane Season

  9. To prepare for A Level History you could: Watch… http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/Search for videos on: Nazi Germany Listen to podcast on: Tsar Alexander II assassination • Read… • Books about Nazi Germany or Adolf Hitler • Any articles or internet information on The Russian Tsars or the revolution in 1905 • Keep up to date with… • Any news articles relating to: • History, historical sources, interpreting the past.

  10. To prepare for A Level RE you could: Watch... Richard Dawkins ‘The Root of All Evil’ Listen to... Podcasts of Religious ethics on the link between Religion and Morality and the Euthyphro Dilemma ReadAn Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion By Brian Davies Articles in the press which lead you to question peoples behaviour and lead you to consider what is Right and Wrong.

  11. The advice we would offer is.. • Stay on top of the work – if you feel you are struggling speak to the teachers • Keep organised – especially notes and folder work • Invest In subject dividers, revision cards, highlighters (many colours) and folders

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