Modern Studies at Knox

Preparing for the Prelim!

miss bulloch — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:00:11 +0000

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!

Scottish Parliament

miss bulloch — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:54:57 +0000

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.

Festival of Politics

miss bulloch — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:26:05 +0000

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/

Advanced Higher Modern Studies

miss bulloch — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:17:45 +0000

Are criminals born or are they made?

Higher Modern Studies - Democracy in China

miss bulloch — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:53:39 +0000

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!

mark-james.ppt richard-rachel-and-ferg.ppt daniellealixchloe-n-rachael.ppt

Higher Modern Studies - Democracy in China 2

miss bulloch — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:42:20 +0000

is-china-a-democracy-graeme-and-joonathan.ppt is-china-a-democracy-sean-and-sam.ppt is-china-democratic-by-chris-roddy-and-ally.ppt jobe-and-alex.ppt kcm-china-powerpoint.ppt kirsty-robert-zoe.ppt

Fair Trade Coffee Morning

miss bulloch — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:31:27 +0000

Last Friday (June 13th) Youth Parliament held a Fair Trade coffee morning for staff at Knox Academy. They provided Fair Trade Tea, Coffee, Juice and various cakes and fruit which gave staff a chance to sample what Fair Trade products are available at local supermarkets.

They managed to raise over £50 which they have decided to donate to UNICEF.

Well done to all those involved!

EAST LOTHIAN SCHOOLS LEAD THE WAY ON INTERNET SAFETY TRAINING

miss bulloch — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:22:34 +0000

In June this year, East Lothian Council, in partnership with Lothian and Borders Police, will be hosting a series of Internet safety and responsible use training sessions for parents with pupils in P5 - S6 across the county. This is in response to growing concerns, expressed by individual parents and parent councils, about how to make sure young people use the internet safely and responsibly. The sessions are also designed to show parents how they can protect their youngsters from on-line dangers.

The training sessions will be led by Ollie Bray (Depute Head at Musselburgh Grammar School) and PC David Gunn from Lothian and Borders Police. Both Mr Bray and Mr Gunn are accredited Ambassadors of the Child Exploitation Online Protection Agency (CEOP).

The training session has already been piloted within the Musselburgh Cluster and received positive response from over 200 parents. The content of the evening includes background information on new technologies and information about computers and mobile phones and the law. But the main part of the presentation involves Mr Bray taking the parents into some ‘real’ social networking spaces that young people use. This includes Habba Hotel, Teenspot, MSN Instant Messenger and Bebo. The session also gives advice on how you can protect your home computer and advice on on-line gaming.

Everybody who attends the training will have access to a comprehensive on-line handout.

The sessions will be held at:

                *       Preston Lodge High- 3 June 2008
                *       Ross High - 10 June 2008
                *       Dunbar Grammar - 11 June 2008
                *       Knox Academy - 18 June 2008
                *       North Berwick High - 24 June 2008

All training sessions will take place between 7 - 9pm.

Ollie Bray, Depute Head at Musselburgh Grammar School, says:
‘This is a very exciting time for East Lothian to be leading the way in Internet Training for staff, parents, families and pupils. We are going to use the feedback we gain from these sessions to inform good practice nationally through the Scottish Learning Festival.’

These evenings will start promptly at 7pm and have a limited availability. If you have any queries or you would like to book a place on one of these sessions, please email Tess Watson, (Acting Education Support Officer) at twatson at eastlothian.gov.uk or log onto http:edubuzz.org/blogs/internetsafety

BBC Schools Question Time

miss bulloch — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:13:12 +0000

Members of Youth Parliament sent away their application for Schools Question time today. They have based their questions around the hotly debated topic ‘Attack and Defense’ and chosen some very interesting panalists to debate this topic.

I wish the group the best of luck - fingers crossed!

To find out more about BBC Schools Question Time follow the link below

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/question_time/schools_question_time/default.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/question_time/schools_question_time/default.st

Modern Studies at the Cinema….?

miss bulloch — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:59:17 +0000

Resources for Modern Studies can be found anywhere and everywhere!

Like him or loathe him, documentary filmmaker Michael Moore has realised another ‘investigative’ film on the USA. This time he looks at the American Health Care system, focusing on the fact that it is a system which seems to be keeping the poor sick and the insurance companies very healthy indeed.

Released on October 26th it will be a very useful film to catch for Standard Grade Modern Studies students as we study inequalities in healthcare in the USA within our Ideologies unit. You can watch the trailer by clicking on the link below (hopefully!).

http://www.odeon.co.uk/fanatic/film_info/m10834/Sicko/