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On the site you will find resources, updates and activities for your classes with Mr. Briggs-Miller. This site should be updated weekly, if not more often. So check frequently for important information.

PRACTICE EXAM DATES: All practice exams will run from 3-5.15 Tuesday 26th of October Wednesday 3rd of November Tuesday 9th of November  THURSDAY 11th of NOVEMBER IS THE EXAM 
 * Update 11 (26/7)**
 * Excellent website - not so good as a reference, but good to help you specifically identify roles of leaders, events and ideas. Follow the links for more information: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/LRUSsimulation.htm

Update 10 (21/7)
 * SAC 3 has been moved to Thursday 5th of August - I will update the Timetable accordingly
 * In order to do well on the SAC - you need to __keep up with the Malone Readings__: All chapters up to and including Chapter 11 (you should have completed all chapters up to and including chapter 7)
 * __Practise structuring and writing essays__ - I will look at any essay and any essay structure - the more practice the better chance you will be able to write a comprehensive response to the essay question in the SAC
 * __RESEARCH__ you leader - there is no substitute for not knowing your evidence. Even if you have the skills to write the best essay, without knowledge of the data you will not be able to produce a strong essay

Update 9 (28/6)
 * Over these class-free two weeks, don't forget you have a lot of research to do. Hopefully, you have plenty of written resources. There is the 'study room' resource. I will be placing more resources as I find them here. I just found a very good documentary on Lenin on youtube.com. Collect quotes, reference correctly, and stick to the time frame.

Update 8 (14/5)
 * Don't forget to REVISE!! Get those historians quotes and views organised and stuck in your head. Remember to focus on violence, but make sure you are also thinking about the overall impact of the revolution (maximalist or minimalist) and particular key events.

Update 7 (16/4)
 * Thanks to information from Sarah's mum, students enrolled at Horsham college can borrow from the University of Ballarat library. University libraries have excellent academic resources, and I am sure will have resources on the French and Russian Revolutions, if not your other subjects as well.
 * Go to the website [] and download the two PDF's for more information. You need a passport photo and the form filled out (signed by someone at the college) and then you can borrow away.

> Chapter 5: week beginning March 15 > Chapter 6: March 22 > Chapter 7: April 12 > Chapter 8: April 19 > Chapter 9: April 26 > Chapter 10: May 3
 * AOS2 READING:**
 * StudyRoom Website - AOS2 Topic Essays
 * Fielding and Morcombe, //The Spirit of Change: France in Revolution//. Inquiry 9 (page 82-99) and Inquiry 10 (100-114)
 * Fenwick and Anderson, //Revolution: France//. Chapter 5 - Chapter 10 (1 chapter per week - this is what the lecture material will be based on)
 * Adcock, // Checkpoints . Chapter 9: Dealing with Historiography (historians' interpretations). (48-56) //
 * // Adcock, Interpreting the French Revolution. Required chapters will be photocopied and provided, recommended chapters will also be made known for each week  //


 * Update 6 (6/4):**
 * I hope by now you are all well on the way to having your presentations sorted. Feel free to email them to me to check over before you present them on Monday
 * I have also update the Timetable link to include Term 2 topics - we're not having much luck with public holidays and school events unfortunately.
 * Keep in touch if you need any assistance

Update 5 (18/3 & 19/3):
 * You have all taken notes on the History Channel documentary from today's class. Before Monday, email to me your notes, summarised, organised and ready for revision.
 * Remember the learning theory - memory retention is increased through repetition, organisation (heading/subheadings/tables/etc.), visual encoding (flow charts/images) and connecting new information with old information. You could also come up with rhymes if that helps. Do whatever it takes to learn Historians opinions, dates and events - using these techniques will allow for effective and efficient use of your time.
 * For those of you who are really struggling to organise your notes, I have developed a few tables that might help. Some of them I have completed or put in some information. These will need to be added to, or changed into your own language to ensure you remember them.
 * [[file:Study Templates.docx]]


 * Update 4: (8/3):**
 * I have marked all of the practice SACs and they are on my desk near our History room to be picked up. There is also another practice SAC to be picked up there too. You can wait until Wednesday if you prefer.
 * Wednesday: We will be going over the practice SAC, Homework and the 'Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen' in more detail. This document is actually considered to part of AOS2 although had enough cross-over into AOS1 to be useful for the practice SAC. Even more reason not to stress too much if your responses on this were not of a high standard, however most issues with the practice SAC was not addressing the question correctly.
 * If you want something to work on in the meantime - I have been given some resource worksheets which some of you might like to do for a change. Can everyone try this one and let me know what you think. I might set them as weekly activities or just upload them as optional in the future depending on what you all think:[[file:1789 Revolution WS.pdf]]
 * Whatever we don't get through on Wednesday will be uploaded on here or will spill over into Thursday's class. I will have plenty of time to chat to everyone one-on-one for more specific advice if you would like it.
 * I also would like to contact everyone's parents about how you are all travelling. Can you please email me your parents name/email/phone/preferred method of contact. That would be great - cheers
 * I have created a new 'files' page - check it out. It has important information, study tips and activities to improve your results

Update 3 (2/3):
 * A new page has been added "preparing for SAC1". Make sure you check this page and follow the study tips that are on there.
 * Just a reminder about resources. All students are required to have 1 book as a resource, and the website. The book that can be borrowed in the library is not the best one available, however it is still useful. Those of you who have the resources I suggest you source the Adcock //Analysing the French Revolution// or Fenwick and Anderson //Revolution: France.// If anyone cannot purchase one, please let me know and we might be able to sort out a rotating borrowing scheme with the few that the school does have.


 * Update 2 (28/2):**
 * Good job those of you who have posted on the discussion forum. There is a delay between when I accept you and when you can post, so don't stress if you can't post straight away
 * The practice SAC is this Thursday, and Monday we will be going through how to study image documents. Wednesday will be a class dedicated to learning key events, ideas and people. Post any questions that you would like explored.
 * I **highly recommend** reading up on //Cahiers//. Use the studyroom website (both the topic essay and the document), wikipedia, your books, as well as any you can find on the Internet. Get a clear sense of what each estate actually asked for in the //Cahiers//. Collect this and write this down somewhere as __evidence__, not __opinion__. Recalling some example will be incredibly useful for your SAC and your exam.
 * After the practice SAC on Thursday, I may run another practice SAC or allow you to have a take home SAC for those who are interested. Remember, good practice = good improvement. Just studying aimlessly with no feedback will not achieve the same results.

> This is another teachers wikisite and it is a great resource
 * Update 1:**
 * Use the links on the side to navigate you around the site.
 * Click on discussion and add to the first post so that I know you have accessed the site
 * I cannot upload lecture material as it is copyrighted. Just look for the relevant topic on //The Study Room// website or the textbook that you have to read from. The lectures will make more sense if reading about the topics in advance has been completed.
 * I would highly recommend checking out http://lucyrevs.wikispaces.com/