Play Doh Glacial Landforms 2

Here is the long awaited movie showing the play doh glacial landforms created by students from Miss Thompson's Year 10 Geography class. Which model do you think is best? Who gave the best explanation of their landform? More importantly, are these models and explanations better than those given by students from Mr Sparkes' class?

The Battle of the Somme

Year 9 History students have been investigating several different interpretations of the First World War, from letters and diaries written at the time, to programmes such as ‘Blackadder Goes Forth’ made in the 1980s. “The Battle of the Somme” film, made and shown in 1916, gives a very definite interpretation of the war. It was hugely popular in Britain, breaking box-office records when it opened in most of Britain’s 4,500 cinemas. View the clip and think about how people would feel about the war, viewing this film in 1916. Why do you think it gives this particular interpretation? Post your comments, and remember that looking at the context of a piece of evidence always gives an excellent answer in History!

Suffragette Militancy

Why hadn’t women been given the vote by 1913? Was it because of increasing levels of suffragette militancy, such as Emily Wilding Davison’s actions at the 1913 Derby? Year 12 have been considering this traditional explanation, alongside alternative arguments. Did politicians use militancy as a convenient excuse for denying women the vote? Does personal opposition or party loyalty explain the real block at this stage? View the clip again, use your class notes and post your comments to argue your case!

Shari'a

This is the second programme of 6 on Shari'a Law and law courts. Year 12 are studying authority in Islam and are thinking of the importance of different types of authority within the religion. Does this tell you any more? I hope so! You may want to watch another programme - find on Youtube under Shariah.