Dear Parents
Year 9 have been working hard this term to answer the guiding question, ‘Are we really free to choose?’ Students have studied the rise to power of Hitler and life in Nazi Germany as part of their History GCSE World Depth Study. Students have specifically focussed on the way that fascism spread quickly in Germany between 1933 and 1939 and how the Nazi Party tightened their grip on the country by suppressing freedom and propagating fear.
Alongside their historical studies, students have critically appreciated and analysed Animal Farm by George Orwell, considering the way in which the writer, through an allegorical structure, explores the idea of totalitarianism. In addition, students have analysed and discussed a wide range of non-fiction texts to provoke thinking about how we are susceptible to manipulation by the media and how this can determine our thinking. Students explored the use of propaganda in Nazi Germany as a basis for exploring other forms of propaganda, political bias in newspaper articles and the more recent concept of ‘fake news’ in social media.
Finally, students have completed the expedition by producing a pop art image and a narrative based on their thoughts regarding the guiding question. I am pleased to announce their final artwork and commentaries will be displayed at Doncaster Art Gallery in a public exhibition of their work over the summer holidays. Therefore, we would like to invite you to the opening of the exhibition on Thursday 20th July. Parents of Admiral are invited to attend from 1.15pm to 2.15pm in the afternoon so students can present their work. Parents of students from Skipper are invited to attend from 2.45pm until 3.30pm.
The exhibition is set to run throughout the holidays so you can visit again to show relatives and friends.We hope you can join us for this prestigious event.
Best wishes
Andy Sprakes