YEAR+12-13+BRIDGING+PROJECT

Below are three activities that need to be completed over the course of the holidays. One is optional, two are mandatory. Completing the tasks in this order is recommended. If you need to contact me at any point to ask queries or check the work you have doon so far, please do.


 * 1. Bridging Project**

You have already received the bridging project, which is designed to supply you with context of 1642. This work is not mandatory (whereas the next two activities are) and is simply a way for you to feel prepared for next year.


 * 2. Book review**

Before you left you received your Unit Handbook, and you also received a collection of reading material. These texts are all useful in some way. Some are more useful than others. It would be foolish to attempt to read everything on each bibliography we give you, especially since you have a history group that is also gathering information.

Your task is to choose one of these books to read over the holidays. You will then add a book review to the discussion page attached to this very page. I will leave it to you to decide which of you reads what books, and the key things you wish to know about each text. You should consider these questions for your review at the very least:


 * 1) How easy was the text to read?
 * 2) How relevant is the text? Are certain sections more helpful?
 * 3) Why should other students read this text?


 * 3. Your 1st Assessment**

Surprise - your very first attempt at a Unit 3 essay. I'm have no expectations regarding the outcome of this essay; I have deliberately avoided given you guidance or shown you an essay before this for a reason. I would like you to attempt this essay based on what you assume the answer should include. If you read this assessment sheet you will get a few hints as to what is expected:

This is a document you will come to recognise next year; each essay you complete will have this attached. Not only does it have the question you need to attempt, it also has a basic mark scheme - read this carefully before you begin. Spend no more than 45 minutes on this essay.