March 12th, 2009
Are criminals born or are they made?
March 8th, 2009
Below are some PowerPoints that the Higher class have prepared which outline some of the influences upon voting behaviour. Hopefully these will be useful for revision.
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January 26th, 2009
Last week Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America. As my S4’s have recently completed the USA topic we were all excited to hear his speech on the day. We also got the opportunity to record our own congratulatory message to President Obama which was swiftly e-mailed to the White House website.
Below is a link to hear the full inauguration speech.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00h45rz/President_Obama_The_Inauguration/
November 2nd, 2008
The S4 Modern Studies Prelim is on Thursday 20th November. Prelims are very important as they can be used if you need an appeal after the final exam in May and they also are a great opportunity to practice for the final exam! There are a few key things that you (and I) can do to ensure that you do your best.
What we can offer you:
- Revision in class before the exam
- Lunchtime revision sessions – Thursdays in T1.4
- Be available for any problems you may have
- Provide revision materials such as past papers.
What you can do:
- Make plenty of time for personal revision
- Attend any revision classes
- Make revision active! Use mind maps, highlighter pens, flashcards etc. Don’t just read over your notes.
- Practice exam questions from past papers.
Good Luck!
September 22nd, 2008
On Friday, 30 S1 pupils, myself and 2 of my colleagues took a trip to the Scottish Parliament. We took the tour It’s My Parliament! which included a 30 minute information session, a look around the Parliament including the Debating Chamber and the Garden Lobby and then a Q and A session with our constituency MSP Iain Gray. Our Q and A session was particularly fun and Iain Gray coped well with a Knox Academy grilling! We had a great day and I would like to thank the Education Department at the Parliament for such a valuable afternoon.
July 1st, 2008
Okay, I know this has a pretty boring name but the Festival of Politics is actually a fantastic opportunity to learn and participate in workshops/discussions/debates about controversial and exciting issues which we all face in the 21st Century. There are events on issues such as Human Trafficking, HIV/AIDS, Power of the USA, the Law, Homosexuality, Terrorism and Climate Change.
It runs from the 20th-23rd of August, which I know is when we go back to school, but there are events in the evenings and on the Saturday. A lot of the stuff that’s on is free but you have to make sure you get a ticket first. All events will be held at the Scottish Parliament, Holyrood, Edinburgh.
The Youth Politics Festival will also be running on the Saturday from 11am-4pm, to get free tickets contact info@carnegiefestival.com.
I’d urge all to see at least 1 thing at the Festival - I know I will! Check out the link below for the full programme and info about how to get tickets.
http://www.festivalofpolitics.org.uk/
June 25th, 2008
Are criminals born or are they made?
June 24th, 2008
I would like to welcome my new Higher class to the Modern Studies blog. They have been working very hard on the issue ‘Is China is Democratic country?’ and have produced some powerpoints on this. This will help them when revising for NABS, Prelims and their final exam.Well done 5C!
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