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Year 8 Super Curriculum Subjects

Completing a range of tasks from the selection for your year group will help you to develop independent learning skills and achieve a wider more rounded understanding of the subjects you explore through the Super Curriculum. For each task you undertake, complete the 'TASK OUTCOME' and submit your evidence via the 'SUBMIT' button. Your progress will be tracked via these submissions so remember to do this! Also remember to save your work in your file on UNIFROG. At the end of the academic year, you will get the chance to discuss your work and achieve a special Scholar's Award depending on how fully you engage with this area of learning.

Art

Read

Read your chosen text(s) from the selection below. The TASK OUTCOME for ‘Read’ tasks is as follows: hand write a 150 word review of what you have read.  Use the SUBMIT button to register completion of each task; then save a copy of each task in your locker on UNIFROG.

  1. The Pocket Scaenger' by Keri Smith
  2. Wreck this journal' by Keri Smith

Write

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  1. Write a review of an exhibition you have viewed online.
  2. Explore ways to make writing a visual art form - ie the words themselves need to be impactful and so does the visual appearance of the piece - which can only consist of words and colour.

Listen

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  1. Listen to the podcast: EP165: Tommy Day III'' This explores the art and conflicts faced by Aboriginal artist, Tommy Day.
  2. Choose a podcast from 'The Art Newspaper' selection to listen to.

Watch

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  1. Watch 'Never Sorry' by Ai Weiwei (1 hr 31 mins) it is a 2012 documentary film about Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei.
  2. Watch 'The art that made us' on BBC iplayer..

Create

Use the SUBMIT button to fill in the form to confirm that you have completed a task. File a copy of your work, or a clear photograph of your work, in your locker in UNIFROG.

  1. Design your own small gallery space - include amenitites: café/toilets/coats & bags storage/gift shop and consider accessibility and environmental issues in your design. Also consider lighting and movement around the exhibits.
  2. Create an urban sketchbook using only monochrome ink sketches of urban scenes.

Visit

With the permission of your family, arrange a visit to one of the places mentioned. TASK OUTCOME: take a photograph of yourself at your visit location. Use the SUBMIT button to fill in the form to confirm that you have completed a task. File a copy of your photograph, in your locker in UNIFROG.

  1. Visit Verulamium park and create a landscape painting in the style of an artist you admire.
  2. Visit an art exhibition in London focusing on a modern, contemporary artist you would like to know more about.

Computer Science

Read

Read your chosen text(s) from the selection below. The TASK OUTCOME for ‘Read’ tasks is as follows: hand write a 150 word review of what you have read.  Use the SUBMIT button to register completion of each task; then save a copy of each task in your locker on UNIFROG.

  1. BBC News Technology section - keep up to date - read weekly. TASK OUTCOME: Hand write a review (300 words).
  2. Read 'Wired' regularly - great source for the latest on tech news. TASK OUTCOME: Hand write a review (300 words).

Write

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  1. Will computer assisted education replace the need for teachers in the future? TASK OUTCOME: Hand write a short essay debating this question - this should be at least 1500 words..
  2. Are computers more intelligent than the people who make them? TASK OUTCOME: Hand write a short essay debating this question - this should be at least 1500 words.

Listen

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  1. Listen to the weekly episodes of the BBC news 'Click' TV news magazine which explores the latest tech innovations shaping our lives. TASK OUTCOME: Hand write a review of 150 words each of two of them.
  2. This Guardian blog talks about the computing universe and the evolution of computers. TASK OUTCOME: Hand write a review of 300 words.

Watch

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  1. Watch 'The Lesson Hacker' Are we paying too much for games?'. TASK OUTCOME: Hand write your 300 word opinion in response to the video.
  2. Watch a TED talk that links to Computer Science - The Science ones on the link would be a good place to start. TASK OUTCOME: Summarise the talk you listen to and evaluate the content - is it biased? Is the speaker reliable?

Create

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  1. Build your own computer using recycled parts - there are plenty of Youtube tutorials to help you! TASK OUTCOME: Take a series of photographs of your process building your own computer and write 300 words on the process.
  2. Complete a Computer Science related, free, MOOC. TASK OUTCOME: Get the Certificate for completing the course if it is free, or hand write a summary of what you have learnt on the course.

Visit

With the permission of your family, arrange a visit to one of the places mentioned. TASK OUTCOME: take a photograph of yourself at your visit location. Use the SUBMIT button to fill in the form to confirm that you have completed a task. File a copy of your photograph, in your locker in UNIFROG.

  1. The Royal Institute often has good lectures and they are often low cost and sometimes free. TASK OUTCOME: Complete the visit form and submit a photo of yourself on this visit.
  2. Look up Computer Science related University courses and arrange to visit those that are of interest to you. TASK OUTCOME: Complete the visit form and submit a photo of yourself on this visit.

Design & Technology

Read

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  1. The Art of 3D Computer animation and effects by Isaac Kerlow. TASK OUTCOME: Hand write a review (300 words).
  2. Logo design love: A guide to creating iconic brand identities' by David Airey. TASK OUTCOME: Hand write a review (300 words).

Write

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  1. Write a proposal for creating a mobile app for social impact: ie an app that addresses a social or environmental issue.
  2. Create packaging designs for a product line - think about the use of font and wording used in particular.

Listen

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  1. Listen to this Design & Technology Association podcast by Alex Ball, a student from Manchester Metropolitan University
  2. Listen to the 'Talking D&T' podcast: From school to studio: exploring Product Design Education with Jim Dale from Nottingham Trent University

Watch

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  1. Design Technology TV on You tube
  2. Watch a design documentary film such as: 'Helvetica', Documentary film 'Objectified',Documentary film, 'The Creative Brain' (Netflix), 'Design Disruptors' Documentary film or ''The art of set design' Documentary film

Create

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  1. Experiment with textile design using pre-loved clothing/fabrics.
  2. Reimagined product redesign: Redesign an existing product to improve its functionality, aesthetics, or sustainability. This project involves conducting user research, creating prototypes, and presenting a compelling redesign concept.

Visit

With the permission of your family, arrange a visit to one of the places mentioned. TASK OUTCOME: take a photograph of yourself at your visit location. Use the SUBMIT button to fill in the form to confirm that you have completed a task. File a copy of your photograph, in your locker in UNIFROG.

  1. Visit University Degree shows for the area of D&T you are most interested in. TASK OUTCOME: Reflect on what you liked/disliked and in your opinion, which designer do you think will be most commercially successful and why?
  2. Fashion and Textile Museum (Bermondsey, London) or The House of Illustration, London, or look into specific exhibitions centred around the area of design that you are interested in. TASK OUTCOME: Hand write your reflections on what you have seen, identify what you particularly like and explain why.

English

Read

Read your chosen text(s) from the selection below. The TASK OUTCOME for ‘Read’ tasks is as follows: hand write a 150 word review of what you have read.  Use the SUBMIT button to register completion of each task; then save a copy of each task in your locker on UNIFROG.

  1. Read reviews and interviews about a variety of texts that you are studying or you are interested in. Try Oxford University's journals which look at a whole range of articles about different writers from different eras. TASK OUTCOME: Hand write a review (300 words).
  2. Explore the History section of your local library/bookshop/online and immerse yourself in the context of the texts you are studying. TASK OUTCOME: Write a 1,500 word essay responding to this question: To what extent does context matter when reading a text?

Write

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  1. Who is coming to dinner? Explain who you would invite if you could invite 6 people from literature or journalism across any time period. Also explain why you have chosen these six and what they might contribute to the conversation!
  2. Complete a MOOC in creative writing - there are a number which are free.

Listen

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  1. Listen to this podcast of short stories from America - why not try writing a short story of your own inspired by this podcast?
  2. Listen to some of the New York Times Book Review podcasts.

Watch

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  1. Go to art galleries and explore the close relationship between art and literature. For example, how many paintings are based on John Keats' poem 'La Belle Dame Sans Merci' and 'The Eve of St. Agnes'?
  2. Watch reviews and predictions for the longlist of the 2024 ManBooker Prize - be inspired to read some of their choices. Keep an eye on this list each year - it will give you great ideas of books to read!

Create

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  1. Create a portfolio of your writing in a range of forms - try to add to it each week.
  2. Create a log of the books you read in a year - give yourself a personal target - 25? 50? For each book, log the title, author and date you began reading it. When you finish it add an end date and a star rating. Can you achieve your target for the year?

Visit

With the permission of your family, arrange a visit to one of the places mentioned. TASK OUTCOME: take a photograph of yourself at your visit location. Use the SUBMIT button to fill in the form to confirm that you have completed a task. File a copy of your photograph, in your locker in UNIFROG.

  1. Visit The British Library, London. TASK OUTCOME: Complete the visit form and submit a photo of yourself on this visit.
  2. Go to an spoken word night/poetry slam such as the one on the link - or look for other ones which may be closer or in a venue you prefer. TASK OUTCOME: Complete the visit form and submit a photo of yourself on this visit.

Geography

Read

Read your chosen text(s) from the selection below. The TASK OUTCOME for ‘Read’ tasks is as follows: hand write a 150 word review of what you have read.  Use the SUBMIT button to register completion of each task; then save a copy of each task in your locker on UNIFROG.

  1. Richter 10' by Arthur C Clark and Mike McQuay. TASK OUTCOME: Hand write a review (300 words).
  2. Globalisation and the environment: Capitalism, Ecology and Power' by Peter Newell (2012). TASK OUTCOME: Hand write a review (300 words).

Write

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  1. Answer the following in a short essay: Why is regeneration such a contested issue?
  2. Answer the following in a short essay: How far has management of coastal landscapes created unintended consequences?'

Listen

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  1. Listen to the 'From our own correspondent' podcasts from the BBC
  2. Listen to the geography related 'The documentary' podcasts from the BBC.

Watch

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  1. Watch 'The war to live in London: Regeneration Game' (2015) or 'My Brooklyn' (2015)
  2. Watch 'The way home' (2002) or 'Capitalism Calling: A love story' (2009) or 'Bombay calling' (2006)

Create

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  1. Create a piece for the Young Geographer of the Year competition.
  2. Explore the 'Our world in data' website - choose a theme and explore it in depth - how does it help your understanding of the theme?

Visit

With the permission of your family, arrange a visit to one of the places mentioned. TASK OUTCOME: take a photograph of yourself at your visit location. Use the SUBMIT button to fill in the form to confirm that you have completed a task. File a copy of your photograph, in your locker in UNIFROG.

  1. Attend one of the FSC summer schools at one of their centres. TASK OUTCOME: Complete the visit form and submit a photo of yourself on this visit.
  2. Join the Royal Geographical society and attend some of their lectures. TASK OUTCOME: Complete the visit form and submit a photo of yourself on this visit.

History

Read

Read your chosen text(s) from the selection below. The TASK OUTCOME for ‘Read’ tasks is as follows: hand write a 150 word review of what you have read.  Use the SUBMIT button to register completion of each task; then save a copy of each task in your locker on UNIFROG.

  1. Better day coming' Adam Fairclough. TASK OUTCOME: Hand write a review (300 words).
  2. Grand expectations: The United States 1945 to 1974' by James Patterson. TASK OUTCOME: Hand write a review (300 words).
  3. Ian Copeland, India 1885-1947: The Unmaking of an Empire (Routledge, 2001). TASK OUTCOME: Hand write a review (300 words).
  4. The Whisperers' by Orlando Figes. TASK OUTCOME: Hand write a review (300 words).

Write

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  1. Enter the annual Robson History Prize for Year 12 students from Trinity College, Cambridge. Details on the link.
  2. Enter the Girton College Cambridge humanities competition.

Listen

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  1. Listen to 'A people's tragedy' by Orlando Figes, Roger Davis et al.
  2. Listen to Dan Snow's podcast on the rise and fall of the house of York during the Wars of the Roses.

Watch

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  1. Watch BBC2 Thatcher: A very British Revolution. A look at the political career of Margaret Thatcher, from her early days as Education Secretary, to Leader of Opposition and finally to Prime Minister. Thatcher's inner circle discuss how she managed to overcome her outsider status to become a key political figure in Britain, at a time of great social and economic upheaval. TASK OUTCOME: Could it happen again? Write a response to this question in the light of points brought up in this programme.

Create

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  1. Create your own 20 minute podcast focusing on one aspect of history that is of interest to you.
  2. Research your own family history going back 100 years and link your family to 3 key historical events.

Visit

With the permission of your family, arrange a visit to one of the places mentioned. TASK OUTCOME: take a photograph of yourself at your visit location. Use the SUBMIT button to fill in the form to confirm that you have completed a task. File a copy of your photograph, in your locker in UNIFROG.

  1. Visit Bosworth Battlefield. Trace Henry Tudor's footsteps in August 1485. TASK OUTCOME: Complete the visit form and submit a photo of yourself on this visit.
  2. Visit The Tower of London. TASK OUTCOME: Complete the visit form and submit a photo of yourself on this visit.

Mathematics

Read

Read your chosen text(s) from the selection below. The TASK OUTCOME for ‘Read’ tasks is as follows: hand write a 150 word review of what you have read.  Use the SUBMIT button to register completion of each task; then save a copy of each task in your locker on UNIFROG.

  1. Zero - the biography of a dangerous idea' by Charles Seife
  2. Read some of these Maths related blogs.

Write

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  1. Join 'Oxford Maths Club' and have a go at some of the activities.
  2. Take part in events led by the Mathematical Society.

Listen

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  1. Listen to maths documentary podcasts on 'Relatively Prime' by Samuel Hansen on the link.
  2. Listen to this 'in our time' with Melvyn Bragg discussing the ideas of Carl Friedrich Gauss

Watch

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  1. Watch standup Mathematician Matt Parker’s Youtube channel for a selection of entertaining videos on a whole range of topics.
  2. Watch Ben Sparks a mathematician, musician and speaker. Watch the golden ratio and listen to Ben play Sting’s Shape of My heart as part of Sacred Geometry talk

Create

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  1. Draw an impossible hexagon - see the youtube video to help you with this.
  2. See the London Maths Trail 'Visit' link and create your own maths trail based around your home location.

Visit

With the permission of your family, arrange a visit to one of the places mentioned. TASK OUTCOME: take a photograph of yourself at your visit location. Use the SUBMIT button to fill in the form to confirm that you have completed a task. File a copy of your photograph, in your locker in UNIFROG.

  1. Visit the Bank of England Museum. TASK OUTCOME: Complete the visit form and submit a photo of yourself on this visit.
  2. Visit the Wellcome Collection - the free museum in London for the 'incurably curious'. TASK OUTCOME: Complete the visit form and submit a photo of yourself on this visit.
  3. Have a go at a London Maths Trail. TASK OUTCOME: Complete the visit form and submit a photo of yourself on this visit.

Religious Studies

Read

Read your chosen text(s) from the selection below. The TASK OUTCOME for ‘Read’ tasks is as follows: hand write a 150 word review of what you have read.  Use the SUBMIT button to register completion of each task; then save a copy of each task in your locker on UNIFROG.

  1. Read this model essay critically comparing Plato's philosophical approach with that of Aristotle. TASK OUTCOME: Consider your view - do you agree with this essay's point of view?
  2. Read 'Double of Nothing - Martin Luther's Doctrine of Predestination. TASK OUTCOME: Do you agree with what is said? Can you summarise the key argument and provide a counter argument?

Write

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  1. Enter one (or more!) of these Essay competitions.

Listen

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  1. Listen to the Panpsycast Philosophy podcasts on the link. TASK OUTCOME: What do you learn from them? What questions do they leave you with?
  2. In our time : 'The ontological argument' BBC Radio 4. Listen to this recording. TASK OUTCOME: Do you agree with what is said? Can you summarise the key argument and provide a counter argument?

Watch

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  1. The Fog of War' 2003 film - an interesting exploration of ethics in the context of war.

Create

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  1. Create your own 10 minute podcast where you debate a relevant course topic.
  2. Using a map of the UK, note all the places of philosophical or ethical interest you have visited. 'Visits' can be virtual if you have thoroughly explored the website rather than actually visited - for places further away from home.

Visit

With the permission of your family, arrange a visit to one of the places mentioned. TASK OUTCOME: take a photograph of yourself at your visit location. Use the SUBMIT button to fill in the form to confirm that you have completed a task. File a copy of your photograph, in your locker in UNIFROG.

  1. Visit a Religious Institution or Centre – explore the philosophical underpinnings of various religious beliefs by visiting a church, mosque, synagogue, or temple.
  2. Visit the Freud Museum in London

Science

Read

Read your chosen text(s) from the selection below. The TASK OUTCOME for ‘Read’ tasks is as follows: hand write a 150 word review of what you have read.  Use the SUBMIT button to register completion of each task; then save a copy of each task in your locker on UNIFROG.

  1. Read 'Chemistry World' magazine. TASK OUTCOME: What questions do you have after reading an article? Explore ideas further through your own research using Google Scholar.
  2. Read 'Physics World' magazine. TASK OUTCOME: What questions do you have after reading an article? Explore ideas further through your own research using Google Scholar.
  3. Read 'Biology News Science Daily'. TASK OUTCOME: What questions do you have after reading an article? Explore ideas further through your own research using Google Scholar.

Write

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  1. Enter a science essay/writing competition - see link.
  2. Chemistry - have a go at one of these Oxford University competitions - see link.

Listen

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  1. Listen to the 'Genetics Unzipped' podcasts see link. TASK OUTCOME: What questions do you have after reading an article? Explore ideas further through your own research using Google Scholar.
  2. Listen to 'Behind the Genes: Genomics' see link. TASK OUTCOME: What questions do you have after reading an article? Explore ideas further through your own research using Google Scholar.

Watch

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  1. The Double Slit Experiment explained.
  2. Why do leaves change colour in the Autumn?

Create

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  1. Keep an eye on this annual competition for those interested in Medicine - enter this year's competition when details are published. See link.
  2. In November the STEM competition will be launched - have a go at producing a response when this goes live. See link.

Visit

With the permission of your family, arrange a visit to one of the places mentioned. TASK OUTCOME: take a photograph of yourself at your visit location. Use the SUBMIT button to fill in the form to confirm that you have completed a task. File a copy of your photograph, in your locker in UNIFROG.

  1. Visit the Paradox Museum. TASK OUTCOME: Can you explain what you see and experience using science?
  2. Visit the Thames Barrier information centre. TASK OUTCOME: Gain an understanding of the engineering involved in creating the barrier.

Wellbeing

Read

Read your chosen text(s) from the selection below. The TASK OUTCOME for ‘Read’ tasks is as follows: hand write a 150 word review of what you have read.  Use the SUBMIT button to register completion of each task; then save a copy of each task in your locker on UNIFROG.

  1. Life skills for Teens: The ultimate guide for Young Adults on how to manage money, cook, clean, finad a job, make better decisions, and everything you need to be independent. (Life skills mastery) by Vivian Foster. TASK OUTCOME: Hand write 300 words explaining whether you feel this advice is worthwhile or is there a different approach that should be taken to support you in these areas?
  2. Mind over Mood: change how you feel by changing the way you think' by Dennis Greenberger and Christine A. Padesky. TASK OUTCOME: Write your views on what you have read - do you agree with what is suggested? Try it and reflect on whether this works for you. Hand write your thoughts in at least 300 words.

Write

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  1. Keep a diary focused on how you are feeling - what patterns do you notice?
  2. Write a balanced weekly plan to ensure you can get your work done and have time to relax and keep fit and healthy.

Listen

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  1. Listen to the podcast: The summer of green music festivals. Pop culture with Chante Joseph. Are festivals any good for the environment? TASK OUTCOME: Hand write a 1,500 word response to the question.
  2. Listen to some relaxing sounds for at least 20 minutes without any other distractions. There are some on the link.

Watch

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  1. Youtube: Nurturing ourselves with self-care. Wellbeing webinar for Young People. There are a number of different short films with different tips and ideas - watch the ones you feel are appropriate for you.
  2. Youtube: Headspace: Breathing through exams: a breathing practice to focus and calm stress.

Create

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  1. Create a new piece of clothing using pre-loved clothing/fabric.
  2. Create from scratch a healthy meal for a friend or family member. Gooding healthy food is good for your well-being as well as your diet.

Visit

With the permission of your family, arrange a visit to one of the places mentioned. TASK OUTCOME: take a photograph of yourself at your visit location. Use the SUBMIT button to fill in the form to confirm that you have completed a task. File a copy of your photograph, in your locker in UNIFROG.

  1. Go on a 'senses walk' walk somewhere familiar BUT think about the five senses and think about what you are experiencing. Walk for about 15 minutes. TASK OUTCOME: When you get home, list what you have experienced and explained how this walk was different to other walks when you have not been so focused on your senses. Hand write your response in 150 words.
  2. Visit a park or a garden and get some inspiration to grow a pot plant of your own. Try to keep it alive! TASK OUTCOME: Take a photo of your plant each week for 3 months.

Sociology

Read

Read your chosen text(s) from the selection below. The TASK OUTCOME for ‘Read’ tasks is as follows: hand write a 150 word review of what you have read.  Use the SUBMIT button to register completion of each task; then save a copy of each task in your locker on UNIFROG.

  1. Read 'The McDonaldisation of Society' by George Ritzer.
  2. Read ' Chavs' by Owen Jones.
  3. Read ' The Spirit Level' by Wilkinson and Pickett.
  4. Read 'Animal Farm' by George Orwell.
  5. Read 'Living Dolls' by Natasha Walter.
  6. Read 'The Autogiography of Malcolm X' by Alex Haley and Malcolm X.
  7. Read 'I did it: Confessions of the Killer' by Dominick Dunne, O.J. Simpson and Pablo Fenjves.
  8. Read 'Half of a Yellow Sun' by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
  9. Read 'White Teeth' by Zadie Smith.
  10. Read 'The Bell Jar' by Sylvia Plath.
  11. Read 'The Hate U Give' by Angie Thomas.
  12. Read 'Gender Outlas' by Kate Bornstein.
  13. Read 'Natives: Race and Class' by Akala.
  14. Read 'Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race' by Reni Eddo-Lodge.
  15. Read BBC news through the lens of a Sociologist.
  16. Read Sky news through the lens of a Sociologist.

Write

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  1. Research: The gender gap in religion around the world. What gender differences does it identify?
  2. Research: The changing global religious landscape. What changes does it identify?
  3. Research: The report on the impacts of covid on women and minorities.
  4. Take part in the BSA Young Sociologist of the Year competition - see link.
  5. Read 'In it together or socially distant' and write your response - do you agree/disagree with the points made?
  6. Research model answers - how do these help you to improve? What can you learn from them?
  7. Explore your subject - see link. Use the link to decide on areas you would like to explore in more depth - create a plan for you Super Curricular work process.
  8. Complete an online course linked to Sociology.

Listen

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  1. Listen to 'Grounded with Louis Theroux'
  2. Listen to Radio 4 podcast: 'Do Schools Make a Difference?'
  3. Listen to Radio 4 podcast: 'A Subversive History of School Reform'
  4. Listen to Radio 4 podcast: 'Marxism Today'

Watch

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  1. Watch 'Amanda Knox'
  2. Watch 'The Imitation Game' (2014)
  3. Watch 'Suffragette' (2015)
  4. Watch Louis Theroux 'My Scientology Movie'
  5. Watch Louis Theroux 'Weird Weekends'
  6. Find a relevant episode that links to a topic covered so far.
  7. Watch 'The Most Hated Family in America'
  8. Watch 'Ted Talk: Kandice Summer - How America's Public Schools Keep Kids in Poverty'
  9. Watch 'Karl Marx on Alienation' narrated by Gillian Anderson
  10. Watch 'Feminine Beauty: A Social Construct?'
  11. Watch 'Pride' (2014)
  12. Watch 'Bugs Life'
  13. Watch 'Black Mirror'
  14. Watch 'The Help'
  15. Watch 'When they see us'
  16. Watch 'History Boys'
  17. Watch 'Bend it like Beckham'

Create

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  1. Create a thorough high level revision guide for one key topic on the course.
  2. Create a podcast on a topic you have studied beyond your course - something you have developed an interest in from the Super Curriculum tasks perhaps.

Visit

With the permission of your family, arrange a visit to one of the places mentioned. TASK OUTCOME: take a photograph of yourself at your visit location. Use the SUBMIT button to fill in the form to confirm that you have completed a task. File a copy of your photograph, in your locker in UNIFROG.

  1. Attend a virtual lecture.
  2. Visit 'Young V&A museum in London - consider what you see there through the lens of a Sociologist.

Psychology

Read

Read your chosen text(s) from the selection below. The TASK OUTCOME for ‘Read’ tasks is as follows: hand write a 150 word review of what you have read.  Use the SUBMIT button to register completion of each task; then save a copy of each task in your locker on UNIFROG.

  1. Read 'The man who mistook his wife for a hat' by Oliver W. Sacks
  2. Read 'Genie: A Scientific Tragedy' by Russ Rymer.
  3. Read 'One flew over the cuckoo's nest' by Ken Kesey.
  4. Read the BSC Blog.
  5. Read 'Behave' by Robert Sapolsky.
  6. Read 'Skeleton Cupboard' by Tanya Byron.
  7. Read 'Clean' by Juno Dawson.
  8. Read 'Reaching down the rabbit hole' by Alan Ropper.

Write

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  1. Have a go at a Psychology competition
  2. Have a go at the John Locke Psychology competition when it goes live.

Listen

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  1. Listen to the 'Psychology Podcasts' regularly
  2. Listen to 'All in the mind' BBC.
  3. Listen to 'all in the mind' ABC.
  4. Listen to 'Personality Hacker'.
  5. Listen to 'Psychology in 10 minutes'.
  6. Listen to Psych Crunch.
  7. Listen to Dr Tali Sharot - all about using neuroscience to become rich.

Watch

Hand write your TASK OUTCOME – don’t type it. Use the SUBMIT button to fill in the form to confirm that you have completed a task. File a copy of your work, or a clear photograph of your work, in your locker in UNIFROG.

  1. Watch '12 Angry Men' and consider it through the lens of a psychologist.
  2. Watch '28 Days' through the lens of a psychologist.
  3. Watch 'The Blind Side' through the lens of a psychologist.
  4. Watch 'The Stanford Prison Experiment' and consider the implications.
  5. Delve into '18 must see Psychology films'

Create

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  1. Create a mind map of an area of Psychology that interests you beyond your course studies.
  2. Produce your own podcast about an area of Psychology that interests you.

Visit

With the permission of your family, arrange a visit to one of the places mentioned. TASK OUTCOME: take a photograph of yourself at your visit location. Use the SUBMIT button to fill in the form to confirm that you have completed a task. File a copy of your photograph, in your locker in UNIFROG.

  1. Visit the Institute of Psychoanalysis.
  2. Take the virtual tour of the Bethlem Museum of the Mind.

 

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