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AGSB Sixth Form Pre A-Level Preparation for Year 11 AGSB Sixth Form Pre A-Level Preparation for Year 11 Contents page Pg. 3 Introduction Pg. 4 Art Pg. 5 Biology Pg. 6 - 7 Business Studies Pg. 8 – 9 Chemistry Pg. 10 Computer Science Pg. 11 - 12 Economics Pg. 13 - 14 English Language Pg. 15 - 16 English Literature Pg. 17 - 21 Geography Pg. 22 Geology Pg. 23 German Pg. 24 - 45 History Pg. 46 Maths & Further Maths Pg. 47 - 59 Philosophy Pg. 60 Physical Education Pg. 61 - 62 Physics Pg. 63 - 85 Politics Pg. 86 -87 Product Design Pg. 88 - 89 Spanish AGSB Pre A-Level Preparation Pack V1/2020 2 Introduction This A-Level preparation pack is designed to make sure that Year 11 are not at a disadvantage when starting their A-Levels. We are lucky at AGSB that the vast majority of our students carry on to the Sixth Form. This means we can provide a tailored programme of work that is suited to your level of ability and the A-Levels that you will be studying. A greater emphasis on independent Study is the main difference between your GCSE and A-level studies. At GCSE level concentrating in class, doing the homework and completing some final revision would almost certainly be enough to get good grades. At A-Level you MUST do more than this if you wish to be successful. You should aim to complete 2 – 3 hours of related A-level preparation per working day. There should be plenty of work in your A-level packs to keep you going and more that is referenced in the Sixth Form Independent Study guide should you finish early. As your examinations were due to finish in mid-June you are not expected to work beyond this point and once you have completed the work should enjoy your extended holiday before you make a fresh start in September. How much pre A-Level preparation work should you be completing? These are A-level subjects that you have chosen to study for the next two years so you should be keen to start work and investigate some of the associated skills and topics. You will also be expected to show evidence of your A-Level preparation work when you start lessons in September. If the work to be completed is not made explicit in the subject sections of the A- Level preparation pack then make sure you have made notes and have these organised into separate folders for each subject. All of the information in this folder is saved in the Sixth Form student part of Office365. They can be accessed with this link Office365 A Level Preparation. Whilst you are there why not familiarise yourself with other sources of information we have available to Sixth Formers in the documents section of Sixth Form Office 365. If you need any help or guidance please feel to contact the Sixth Form team or the relevant Head of Department. Best wishes T Murray ([email protected]) AGSB Pre A-Level Preparation Pack V1/2020 3 Art Dear Artists, We are very excited to start the A-Level Course with you in September. As I am sure you are aware the structure of A-Level Art is similar to that of GCSE with four assessment objectives still being the main focus for the structure of any project. In order to best prepare you for the inevitable 'step up' we feel it would be worth while focusing your time in two areas. Firstly - Drawing, it is vital that you continue to draw on regular basis. Drawing is like fitness if you stop for a while it will take you time to get back to optimum. It is best as often as possible to draw from observation. We would recommend that you set yourself a mini project or target. For example, a 3 minute drawing a day, a visual diary of time in lockdown. Secondly - At A-Level greater depth is required in researching the work of artists and art movements. A greater understanding allows you in tern to go deeper within your own personal investigations. We would like you to investigate an Art Movement from the 20th Century. In the Autumn term you will be asked to deliver a 10-minute presentation on your chosen art movement, finishing your presentation with a response you have created to this chosen movement. The presentation must contain: A general outline of this art movement supported by key imagery. Context to what was happening around the world at the time of this movement. A brief summary of the art movements that precede and proceed your chosen topic. A detailed look into the work of a key figure in this art movement. Personal thought and comment about at least 3 specific pieces of artwork Present your response to the movement and explain the choices and thought process that resulted in the piece you made. A bibliography of at least 5 websites/books/online videos. (Look to the main art galleries as a reliable source of information. Please keep an eye on your school email account. If we come across articles of interest, we will pass them on. Please email Miss Cooke or Miss Lee if you need any further clarification or advice. The A-Level Preparation Task for Art can be accessed via the link below https://agsfb.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/stusixthform/EeVprpuF7OdEjCtltmj0i9 0BxpEBqP8zt_G2q7fkkuBPJw?e=GEKdbX AGSB Pre A-Level Preparation Pack V1/2020 4 Biology The Biology department will be setting a series of scheduled lessons to all A-Level Biologists over the next 6 weeks. These will mainly be focused on the mathematical content of the specification so that students can start their studies with a clear understanding of the requirement. All Year 11 students who have signed up to do Biology A-Level must complete all of the lessons. Students should check Show My Homework and their school email account regularly for updates. AGSB Pre A-Level Preparation Pack V1/2020 5 Business Studies Introduction Congratulations on choosing Business Studies as one of your A-level subjects. We hope you find it both challenging and interesting. It is a subject which can lead on to an array of courses at university, we have seen students go on to study International Business, Accountancy and Finance, Business Leadership, Human Resources, Marketing among many others. Please remember that you do not have to have studies GCSE Business to do this A-level, but if you haven’t you may want to undertake extensive reading of the GCSE Business Course companion on the STU GCSE Business Pages on Office 365 to help build up a general idea of what Business Studies is about. The course is separated in to ten main parts: 1. What is business? 2. Managers, leadership and decision making 3. Decision making to improve marketing performance 4. Decision making to improve operational performance 5. Decision making to improve financial performance 6. Decision making to improve human resource performance 7. Analysing the strategic position of a business 8. Choosing strategic direction 9. Strategic methods: how to pursue strategies 10. Managing strategic change You will have two teachers and there are three examinations at the end - each of which will combine topics taught by both teachers. The examination board followed is AQA. One teacher will start with ‘What is Business, and Managers, leadership and decision making’ and the other will start with ‘Decision making to improve Marketing performance’ so these should be areas you concentrate on Resources: There are a number of resources which I recommend you become familiar with before September: https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/business - here you will find the specification for the whole A-level, along with question papers and mark schemes. It is a good idea to have a look at these to see what you are aiming towards. https://www.tutor2u.net/business - here you will find revision notes, a Business blog, relevant and up to date business news as well as revision videos and guides. You will also find the ‘Biz Quiz’ here – again have a go at some of the previous quizzes to test your knowledge. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business - with all that is going on at the moment it is a very interesting time to see the crisis management approaches a number of businesses are putting in place to cope with the Covid-19 pandemic. It is also important that you build up a knowledge of key businesses and their leaders. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006s609 - here you will find a number of short programmes covering relevant business topics such as adopting to working at home, managing supply chains during Covid-19 and making the fashion industry sustainable. AGSB Pre A-Level Preparation Pack V1/2020 6 https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=taking+the+biz – Search ‘Taking the Biz’ on YouTube and you will see a number of videos explaining a variety of Business topics. Watch a few – see what you think. STU A-Level Business page – this is a resource which teachers use all year. Here you will be able to download the course companion – I recommend that you do this Compulsory Tasks: 1. For those who haven’t studied Business Studies before – join the STU GCSE Business Studies page and download the GCSE Course companion. Have a read through a number of chapters to get a better understanding of what Business Studies is all about. 2. Join the STU A-Level Business student page on Office 365. 3. Download the specification from AQA’s website, read over the first sections of the course you will be undertaking.
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