Preparatory work

Introductory day slides are here: docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LYpjraiODJsYI-C2Gjj5iOjE-r-XnRHjL9z82AjecvM/edit?usp=sharing 

This period is an exciting opportunity to start developing/furthering your political interest and knowledge.  

Task one:

Create a news journal of UK and US news. Make at least one entry per week from a range of news sources; keep a note of the source. Journal to last until exam 2025! 

Start to select some Twitter accounts (a vital source of immediate news) to follow eg.

@BorisJohnson

@POTUS (the president of the USA)

Follow political journalists such as Laura Kuenssberg

@bbclaurak

Further resources:

Magazines/periodicals:

The Economist

The Week

Prospect

The Spectator

Task Two:

Who’s Who in Politics

Create a collage of political figures seen regularly on the news. 

Task Three:

What is Politics?

Write a 200 word definition

Task Four:

Produce an A3 British Political History timeline including at least 15 features such as dates major political parties (Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrats) founded, signing of the Magna Carta, opening of the House of Commons.

Task Five:

Read Chapters 1 and 5 from the core textbook in preparation for the first topics to be covered in class.

Final task:

Use the summer time to watch from the following:

Series: 

Blair and Brown:The New Labour Revolution

The Rise and Fall of Tony Blair (YouTube)

Thatcher:A Very British Revolution

The Cameron Years

The Secret World of Whitehall(YouTube)

The West Wing

Inside Obama’s White House

Films: 

Brexit:The Uncivil War

The Iron Lady (Thatcher)

The Queen

Eye in the Sky

Official Secret

Malcolm X

BlackKKlansmen

Vice

Useful resources

Politics Review - quarterly publication published by Hodder Education-school subscription from September

Pre-Chewed Politics - an excellent online learning resource with multiple short videos

email:fpryor@swbgs.com

Password:governmentandpolitics2021

Core textbook Y12:Pearson Edexcel A Level Politics:UK Government and Politics, Political Ideas, US Government and Politics  2nd Edition ISBN: 9781398369160 (paperback) or Boost eBook ISBN:9781398368774

Recommended (optional) books:

The Politics Book-Big Ideas Simply Explained

ISBN:9780241209363, 0241209366

How to Think Politically-G.Garrard & JG Murphy

ISBN:978-1-4729-6178-5

How Britain Really Works-Understanding the Ideas and Institutions of a Nation-Stig Abell

ISBN 978-1-473-65842-4