preparing for year 8
suggested reading and viewing
matter at the deanes Preparing for Year 8
In order to help you to prepare for next term, we recommend that you read the following articles and books and watch the recommended programmes. This will help you to understand key concepts and will broaden your knowledge of the topics to be studied.
Recommended Reading Recommended Viewing
Art Artists of the world https://www.tate.org.uk/kids/explore/whos-who Artists tell us about their careers https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/art-and-design-ks3-what-is- art/zf99xyc
Drama 10 Acting Books Creating Basic Mime shapes https://www.thestage.co.uk/advice/ten-must-read-books-for-actors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C3ITmQX8VM
DT Why Things Break: Understanding the World by the Way It Comes Apart The Toys That Made Us on Netflix Mark E. Eberhart ISBN 1400048834 Design Classics on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg3pfUqdLp4&list=PLhjwEcrXzlgsnBhLXdlPT77 63x-ZxGcW1
English What is climate change? Make the World Greta Again (Full Documentary) - Time's 2019 Person of the Year
Earth heroes: twenty inspiring stories of people saving our world Amazon link
Ethics ‘Once’ by Morris Gleitzman Prince of Egypt - Movie
Big Ideas for Curious Minds: An Introduction to Philosophy
Food https://cookingonabootstrap.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRn5iONxSQQ Cooking on Bootstraps, Jack Monroe Geography Deserts - Desert biomes - KS3 Geography Revision Planet Earth - 5. Deserts Horrible Geographies ‘Desperate Deserts’ Amazon link BBC iPlayer - Deadly 60 - Series 1: 15. Arizona
History Diver's Daughter (Voices #2) British History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley - Series 1: 1. The Wars of the Roses Tudors and Stuarts (15th to 17th century) - KS3 History BBC iPlayer - Horrible Histories - Series 7: 15. Terrible Tudor Special Treason: Amazon.co.uk: Doherty, Berlie: Books
Languages SPANISH SPANISH Juan et los frijoles mágicos, by Brighter Child; https://youtu.be/YkWqrPPsntg Paco Ardit - Muerte en Buenos Aires and Los Novios - on Kindle ‘Vocabulary Sports in Spanish’
https://youtu.be/fP2Qbwv4d00 FRENCH School items Cool Kids Speak French, by Joanne Leyland https://youtu.be/dcC2YW2CZRM
FRENCH https://youtu.be/DnrTrbJ6mYs Numbers to 100 (song)
https://youtu.be/dRgsFYSog9M Food & Drink in French - going to a cafe’
Maths The Moscow Puzzles by Boris Kordemsky BBC iPlayer The school girl who helped win a war
Music How to read music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZN41d7Txcq0
Introduction to the Instruments of the Orchestra
PCE Diabetes & Fast Food - https://www.diabetes.co.uk/food/fast-food-and- YouTube - ‘Supersize Me’ Original diabetes.html#:~:text=Fast%20food%2C%20also%20commonly%20referred,incre 2004 Movie ased%20risk%20of%20health%20disorders. Or - Child Obesity UK - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2EJ6_0iq7k
PE Open: An Autobiography Unbeatable Jessica Ennis Andre Agassi
Science Unlocking the Universe by Stephen Hawking & Lucy Hawking The Amazing World Of Gravity (Jim Al-Khalili) https://www.amazon.co.uk/Unlocking-Universe-Stephen- Hawking/dp/0241415322/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Unlocking+the+Univers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_p2ELD7npw e+by+Stephen+Hawking+%26+Lucy+Hawking&qid=1594739807&s=books&sr=1-1 THEDE ANES SCHOOL THEDE ANES SCHOOL THEDE ANES SCHOOL PROMISE #1 PROMISE #2 PROMISE #3 We will remain a We will continue Our curriculum small secondary to create a will cater for school so that positive individual each and every and respectful strengths one of our students environment and needs, can feel happy, for all members of enabling every respected and The Deanes School, student to make known as an with consistently outstanding individual within high expectations progress and our safe and and standards achieve their goals accepting community
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