MGSModernStudies

Homework reminder:  Find a YouTube clip that is relevant to the topic of China, it can be anything at all to do with the topic e.g.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWsXhNJFj78.

Watch the clip.  Post a link here and a comment about the clip.  How useful is the clip?  What is it about?  Where did it come from?  See the example below if you are unsure.

Comment:  This clip is from ABC Australia and covers internet usage in China.  Useful but be wary of this YouTube member as many of the clips he/she has posted have a strong political message and so may be biased.

If you can’t find a clip then post a link to a news article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7780477.stm  This one is about How China has had to learn to live with reform because of the many and varied changes it has undergone in recent decades.

Another clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyDg_mkfyfE

This one is from a documentary called Inside Story on Al Jazeera English.   As China celebrates three decades of market-oriented reforms, Inside Story looks at how the global financial crisis is affecting the world’s second-largest economy.  Very Useful.

Check this out:

CLick on the photo below to be taken to the BBC guide to China’s Leaders.

Click on Taiwan’s flag to be taken to the BBC profile page on Taiwan.

USA 2008 election link for Higher students!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/629/629/7155746.stm

Here is a powerpoint presentation from a group of S5 students studying the effects of lifestyle on health.

inequalities-in-health.ppt

As Harold Wilson once said, a week is a long time in politics.  This website aims to keep pupils, parents and teachers updated on the topics which are covered by the MGS Modern Studies dept. 

This is a very useful site for Standard Grade, Higher and Advanced Higher. Membership to the MSA is a snip at only £20 a year and the conference, which is held on the first Saturday of November, is a great chance to share good practice.  The MSA website is: http://www.msa-scotland.co.uk/

Welcome to the new web site. This site is a work in progress started 15th March 2007. All comments suggestions and help will be gratefully accepted.