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Well, we’ve made a start! I hope your Geography folders have found a good home. Before I begin, just a quick reminder about the multi-media presentations.

We seem to have a lot of time on paper, but in reality it is just a few weeks together, therefore if you are away, please read the blog posts, use the resources and do the activities. I’ve now sent up an individual page, PR2008. I will upload resources here and catalogue the blog posts. I think a successful candidate will be reading the posts and also producing their own notes, mind maps etc. Please don’t forget to follow Alan’s blog, you’ll get a different perspective.

We worked hard today, but there is a lot of Geography in here…

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The first part of the pre-release booklet focuses on shopping in the Bristol area, so a combination of People as Consumers and My Place.

Two consumer landscapes have been chosen, the first is an out of town shopping centre called the Mall, also called the Cribbs Causeway.You might want to have a look at these websites to become familiar with the centre and what is offers.

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Tomorrow Year 11 begin preparing for their exam, one of Mrs M’s groups have already started! I will be also putting resources online.  You can check to see if you’ve missed any posts by choosing the tag ‘prerelease2008‘, in the right hand column, under categories.

Might be useful for Year 10 also to follow this… you never know what might turn up in a mock.

I’m very please by the quality of people’s multi-media presentations, and thank you for those that requested additional time. I’m expecting the rest tomorrow, unless you have negotiated an extension.

The G.G.I.P Primary Resource is now live.

This unit of six lessons is designed for use with Y6 post-SATs.  

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The G.G.I.P Primary Resource is now live.

This unit of six lessons is designed for use with Y6 post-SATs.  

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Despite the credit crunch, I was searching the Internet today for mortgages. I noticed an interesting new account by H.S.B.C. aimed at migrants to the U.K. .What does the image tell us about the nationalities that are coming to live in the U.K.? Can you guess them all? Of course, H.S.B.C. is also a good example of a multi-national corporation.

Also some interesting bits in the news. Nottingham has been slated again for its burglary rate, someone should tell the students not to have their laptops in the bay windows of their rent houses. Also it looks like a major calving event is going to happen in Antarctica.

Year 11 are reminded that their multi-media presentations are due this Friday. 

I’ve now finished looking at the second piece of coursework, if you’re desperate you can email me for feedback. The College system is down at the moment.

On the whole they were good, just a couple of pointers for the future.

• You must make sure you provide alternate perspectives. Basically give both sides of the argument.
• In the pilot many marks are given for personal opinions or reflections, but you must make sure that you explain your points of view and justify them.
• Some of us are still not carefully reading our work,  does it make sense? Is the spelling and grammar appropriate? Marks are given for communication.
• Always make sure you provide a bibliography of your resources.
• I’m glad to say that only one individual fell into the temptation of cutting and pasting part of their work- no marks for doing this.

According to an article on the B.B.C. . Future reading for Year 10.

In the Observer today, which you might want to spend a little time reading. The first is about the exploitation of Krill in Antarctica. The second is about food miles, the issue is somewhat more complex than people believe. Of course, Year 11 will understand this