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Year 9 History Home Learning: 1920s and 1930s

You can find a selection of books on this period in history in the library. Ask the librarian to help you find them. Topics that people have asked about include: The history of fashion Guns and artillery The Spanish Civil War The Russian Revolution Gangsters American history Jazz music The Great Depression You may also find the following links useful: http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1920s.html http://www.costumes.org/history/100pages/timelinepages/1920s1.htm http://history.howstuffworks.com/american-history/1920s-and-1930s-in-america.htm

Spellbinding 2009

Groups of Year 7 and Year 8 Students began Spellbinding (Cumbrian Secondary Schools Book Award) just before half term. There are ten books on the shortlist this year: ¨ The Airman Eoin Colfer ¨ Wilderness Roddy Doyle ¨ The Red Necklace Sally Gardner ¨ Runemarks Joanne Harris ¨ Bearkeeper Josh Lacey ¨ The Carbon Diaries 2015 Saci Lloyd ¨ The Declaration Gemma Malley ¨ Blood Ties Sophie McKenzie ¨ Ways to Live Forever Sally Nicholls ¨ Message in a Bottle Valerie Zenatti Each student is attempting to read all ten books by the beginning of May. They will be