yr 10 summer work pack

Yr 12 Holiday Homework

As promised here is the essay question I would like you to do during the half term break. Please use the A' level weblinks on this page and your hand out for evidence and references. Don't forget the sociology blog made by our very own yr 13 students. http://havablogsociology.blogspot.co.uk/

The question is as follows -

Examine the ways in which childhood can be said to be socially constructed.             (24 marks)

AO1 (Knowledge and understanding) marks - 14 marks.

AO2 (interpretation, application, analysis and evaluation) - 10 marks.

Finally if you have any questions please leave a comment, I will be signing in regularly to check and respond during the break.

Good luck.

Year 10 and 11 Revision Homework

Learning the key words for each topic you will be examined on is really important. Not only will you get questions asking you to explain keywords, but you will be able to use them in your answers for 5 and 12 mark questions to pick up marks. Keywords are also used in the wording of questions, so if you don't know the keywords then you will not be able to understand some questions. :(
Finally when answering 12 mark questions don't forget to define the keywords you are using to get more marks off those examiners.

Your homework over the next few weeks is to revise (obviously) but LEARN THE KEYWORDS. You can use the 'Sociology dictionaries' using the weblinks to the right or the glossary in the Collins revision 'GCSE Sociology' book available to borrow from our library.

Have fun and good luck! 

Exam Season

Hello everyone, I know it's been a long time, but we've all been very busy. It's exam season everyone and you lot need to get revising, so here's some guidance.

• There are sessions running after school at the moment for year 11s. They are on Tuesday's from 3.30pm and we will be covering everything from subject knowledge to exam skills.
• There are loads of AQA GCSE revision books now avaliable to borrow in the library.
• I have also updated the weblinks to provide you with some online revision materials.

So I have done my bit so it's now time for you to do your bit. Get yourselves some resources and do some good quality revision. Make posters, mind maps, index cards, be as creative as you can. If you make your revision enjoyable then you will learn more. Also remember - little and often, revise in 30 - 45 minute chunks. Do not try and do it all at the last minute - it doesn't work, believe me.

I wish you all the best in your exams.

Year 11, 12 and 13 Mock Exams

The year 11 mock exam is on the Friday 9th December. The paper willtake the form of an actual section of a GCSE exam paper. So you need to revise everything on Crime and Deviance AND Social Inequality and remember those exam and essay skills. Also there are revision books in the library for you to borrow, we highly recommend that you take full advantage of them. Finally you can also use the weblinks to the right for further information and guidance.

The year 12 AS exam is on Wednesday 7th December and the year 13 A2 exam is on Monday 5th December. The exams will cover everything you have studied since September. So for AS Family, Education and Theory and Method. For A2 Beliefs in Society, Crime and Deviance and Theory and Method. Again use notes and weblinks for revision and guidance.

Fail to prepare, prepare to fail.

You only get out what you put in.

Good luck.

Yr 11 End of unit test - Tuesday 08th period 4

Crime and Deviance end of unit assessment will be in the form of a section of an external exam paper. Please see exam board links for examples of past papers so you can prepare.
Subtopics you should revise are:

Defining crime and deviance,
Formal and informal social control,
Explanations of crime and deviance,
Official crime statistics,
Which groups commmit crime,
Impact of crime and deviance.

Remember that there are lots of different types of question that come up. Make sure you know what the requirements for each question type are. For example 1 mark data response questions, 4/5 mark explanation questions and 12 mark essay questions.

Also remember question timings - roughly 1 minute per mark.
Finally revision books are avaliable in the library - please take full advantage of this resource.

Yr 10 home work essay

Discuss how far would sociologists agree that living in a family tends to benefit women less than men.
                                                                                                               (12 marks)

For this question you need to:

1. Put forward different view points and explanations.

2. Compare and / or evaluate these different view points.

3. Come to a clear conclusion based on your discussion

Remember:

Plan (for and against table)

Structure – introduction, paragraphs and conclusions.

Use of key connectives

Use a variety of view points

Using examples to help your explanations

Link explanations to question

Use of sociological studies

Use the weblinks for further research and see earlier posts below for a writing frame.