Sandringham Super Curriculum

Reading Tasks

Dear Evan Hansen

Dear Evan Hansen, The Novel, by Val Emmich, Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul

When a letter that was never meant to be seen by anyone draws high school senior Evan Hansen into a family's grief over the loss of their son, he is given the chance of a lifetime: to belong. He just has to stick to a lie he never meant to tell. A simple lie leads to complicated truths in this big-hearted coming-of-age story of grief, authenticity and the struggle to belong in an age of instant connectivity and profound isolation.

Available in the LRC.

The Last Party

The Last Party: Britpop, Blair and the demise of English Rock by John Harris

Beginning in 1994 and closing in the first months of 1998, the UK passed through a cultural moment as distinct and as celebrated as any since the war. Founded on rock music, celebrity, boom-time economics and fleeting political optimism - this was 'Cool Britannia'. Drawing on interviews from all the major bands, from music journalists, record executives and those close to government, The Last Party charts the rise and fall of the Britpop movement.

Writing Tasks

Music and your Brain

Write about how music affects our brains by watching ‘How playing an instrument affects your brain’ by Anita Collins on TedEd as a starting point

Listening Tasks

John Williams

Listen to 'The Best of John Williams' album.

An American composer, conductor and pianist. In a career that has spanned seven decades, he has composed some of the most popular, recognizable and critically acclaimed film scores in cinematic history.

Watching Tasks