Year 9“Thinking Harder” All Subjects · 6 You placed the ocean over it like a robe, and the water covered the mountains. 7 When you rebuked the waters, they fled; they rushed

Year 9 “Thinking Harder”All Subjects

Week 7: 18-22 May

Reading “Thinking Harder” Article One Week 7: 18 – 22 May

Title: Revealed: The machine that spied for AmericaREWORD IT

Read the title and source and highlight any words you are unsure of. Use powerthesaurus.org to help

you understand them.

Was this the greatest intelligence coup ever? A coding device that was used for decades by scores of countries has been exposed as an American trick to read all their top secret messages.

For the Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi, 15 April 1986 was one of the grimmest days of his life. American bombers had just launched an attack on his country – among the 40 casualties was his daughter Hana. The strike was in retaliation for the deaths of two US soldiers in a Berlin nightclub, where his agents had planted a bomb. But how had the Americans worked out that he was responsible?

The answer, according to an article today in the Washington Post, lay in a coding machine called H-460 used by Libyan intelligence.

Invented by a Swiss company, Crypto, it was supposed to make every message indecipherable. But Crypto was secretly owned by the CIA and the West German government, that could easily unscramble what was said. When the Libyan agents reported triumphantly on their mission, the CIA had irrefutable proof of their guilt.

The Libyans were not the only ones being spied on through Crypto. Over a period of 50 years, its machines were sold to 120 governments. They included long-standing enemies of the US, such as Iran, but also Nato allies, such as Spain. In the 1980s, around 40% of all messages decoded by US intelligence were collected in this way.

In the long and tangled history of spying, is this quite simply the greatest intelligence coup ever?

Code read?Some say that no spymaster could ask for a better tool. To be able to read an enemy’s most secret messages for decades, without them knowing, is what every intelligence service dreams of.Others point out that there have been many other spectacular coups. In WW2, breaking Germany’s Enigma code changed the course of the war. Later, the Soviet Union was able to develop its nuclear-weapons programme thanks to secrets obtained by spies such as John Cairncross and Klaus Fuchs.

SUMMARISE ITIn your own words, write 5

full bullet points summarizing the

background of the Crypto machine.CRUNCH IT

Skim read the source and identify six words you believe are most

important to this article.

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FIND ITHighlight and annotate with inferences:

• Where the article suggests there is a long history of code-breaking

• Where the ability to spy encouraged the US to make questionable decisions about who they spied on.

• Where it is shown that spying is not all about suspicion and can have very real and practical results.

CONSIDER ITSpying, where do you draw

the line? Who should be allowed to spy? Who should they be allowed to spy on.

Write a paragraph explaining your

perspective.

Reading “Thinking Harder” Article Two Week 7: 18 – 22 May

Title: Trust is dying across the world, says surveyREWORD IT



Whatever happened to good faith? People no longer believe that it is possible for institutions to do the right thing AND be competent. This is creating an unprecedented wave of cynicism.There was embarrassing news for a lot of important people yesterday.

The politician preparing for a debate; the charity worker heading for a disaster zone; the newspaper editor approving a front page, and the businessman watching share prices – all had reason to be ashamed, particularly if they were British.

A massive survey by the company Edelman revealed that the public does not consider institutions to be both ethical and effective. And, of all countries in the survey, the UK came out second-worst. Only people in Russia are more disillusioned.

There are many possible reasons why trust may be declining.

Some are technological. The rise of fake news makes us doubt the information we are given, while the use of algorithms to make decisions affecting our daily lives leaves us feeling we are not being treated as human beings.

Globalisation may also be a factor. If you are doing business with someone on the other side of the world, you obviously cannot know them as well as someone you see every day. And if a company keeps moving its factories to wherever labour is cheapest, nobody will believe that it cares about its employees.

So, whatever happened to good faith?

Some people say that trust is in terminal decline because of the scandals which have engulfed institutions in recent years. The 2008 economic crisis was caused by the dishonest and incompetent behaviour of banks. British MPs lost credibility over the expenses scandal; in the US, President Trump has been impeached.Others blame globalisation and the rise of social media. Business used to be done face-to-face: you knew that you would see people again and could hold them to account if things went wrong. Now, we deal with people in distant countries, who we may never meet.


full bullet points summarizing what the

writer believes is influencing levels of trust. CRUNCH IT

Skim read the source and identify six words that demonstrate

attitudes towards trust.

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• Where the article implies that British people do not trust easily.

• Where the article suggests that it is a lack of human connection that has made it harder to trust.

• Where the article suggests that technology is hindering trust.

CONSIDER ITIf trust is on the decline,

what can we do in our everyday lives, in our jobs, and in our politics to begin

mending it?


perspective.

Reading “Thinking Harder” Student Article Week 7: 18 – 22 May

Title:REWORD IT




full bullet points summarizing

CRUNCH ITSkim read the source and identify

six words that

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CONSIDER IT


perspective.

CRUNCH ITReduce the extract to the five most significant words and define them

Overall argument – Could you learn how to save the rainforest?

DEBATE IT- Humans are destroying the rain forest? Why and how is this happening?

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Look at the QR code links and using the article write your top 5 action plan on saving the

rainforest… if you have time design a poster to educate other students!

Find it

Find out how many trees were destroyed in the time it took you to read

the article?

What % of the Earths land surface is covered in rainforest?

Find 3 reasons why the rainforest is so important for the survival of the human

race on planet Earth?

KS3 Science ”Thinking Harder” Week 7: 18th May-22nd May

CRUNCH ITReduce the extract to the ten most

significant words

French Reference - https://www.euroclub-schools.org/saint-bernadette

EXTRACT – Saint Bernadette of Lourdes

In the south of France, close to the Pyrenees Mountains, there is a little town called Lourdes. Millions of Christian pilgrims from all over the world visit this place every year.

Inside a cave (the Grotto of Massabielle) in the town, there is a very special spring of water, discovered in 1858 by a fourteen-year-old girl called Marie-Bernarde Soubirous.

She was born in 1844 and was the oldest of nine children. Three of her brothers and sisters died in infancy. The family lived in extreme poverty in one tiny room within a mill.

As a child, Bernadette contracted cholera and this left her weak and in poor health for the rest of her life. She also suffered from asthma.

On the 11th February 1858, whilst collecting firewood, the young girl experienced a vision. She saw a beautiful lady dressed in a white veil, a blue sash and a golden rose on each foot. The beautiful lady also held a rosary of pearls.

The lady hovered in the air at the entrance of the grotto. She told the girl to return each day for the next fortnight. This two week period is known as The Holy Fortnight - la Quinzaine Sacrée. Marie-Bernarde did as she was told and each day the same lady spoke to her. In total, she saw the lady eighteen times. That lady is called Our Lady of Lourdes.

On the 25th February, (during the ninth visitation), the 'small, beautiful lady' (believed to be Mary, the Mother of Jesus) told Marie-Bernarde to drink from the water of the grotto. This was a confusing command because there was no water in the grotto of Massabielle!

Nevertheless, Marie-Bernarde obeyed, and started scratching at the ground. She found some water but at first it was dirty. Eventually, the water flowed more clearly and she was able to drink it!

The newly-discovered spring of clean water flowed!

It is believed that the water is very special and that many sick people have been miraculously healed by touching or drinking the water. Every day, sick people visit Lourdes in the hope that the water will cure them. Second to Paris, it is the most visited French town!

EXPLORE IT

Can you research which year Bernadette was made a Saint?

Can you research which year Saint Bernadette died, and

where she was working at the time of her death? (clue: it was

the International Day of this profession on 12th May)

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CONCLUSION

Have you learnt anything new about Lourdes? What new information have you learnt about Saint Bernadette?

FIND ITFind sentences/keywords which

explain:

1) Where is Lourdes located?

2) What happened on 11th February 1858?

3) How can we translate la QuinzaineSacrée?

https://www.euroclub-schools.org/saint-bernadette

Year 9 RE ”Thinking Harder” Week 7:18-22 May

Praise the LORD, my soul!O LORD, my God, how great you are!

You are clothed with majesty and glory;2 you cover yourself with light.You have spread out the heavens like a tent3 and built your home on the waters above. You use the clouds as your chariot

and ride on the wings of the wind.4 You use the winds as your messengers

and flashes of lightning as your servants.5 You have set the earth firmly on its foundations,

and it will never be moved.6 You placed the ocean over it like a robe,

and the water covered the mountains.7 When you rebuked the waters, they fled;

they rushed away when they heard your shout of command.8 They flowed over the mountains and into the valleys,

to the place you had made for them.9 You set a boundary they can never pass,

to keep them from covering the earth again.10 You make springs flow in the valleys,

and rivers run between the hills.11 They provide water for the wild animals;

there the wild donkeys quench their thirst.12 In the trees near by,

the birds make their nests and sing.13 From the sky you send rain on the hills…19 You created the moon to mark the months;

the sun knows the time to set.20 You made the night, and in the darkness

all the wild animals come out…24 LORD, you have made so many things!

How wisely you made them all!The earth is filled with your creatures.

25 There is the ocean, large and wide,where countless creatures live,large and small alike…

31 May the glory of the LORD last forever!May the LORD be happy with what he has made! ...

Praise the LORD, my soul!Praise the LORD!

Extract from Psalm 104, The Bible

What do the following terms taken from the text mean?

1. majesty

2 chariot

3 foundations

4. rebuke

5. quench

REFLECTION

1. When do Jews recite psalm 104? (You will need to research this).

2. What is the main focus of this psalm and what does it reveal about Jewish beliefs in God?

3. Which other book in the Tenakh could you link this to? (Although we haven’t specifically looked at Judaism in lessons, you have looked at parts of the Old Testament)

CRUNCH IT:Reduce the extract to the ten most

significant words

Title: How are supermarkets reducing plastic packaging?Overall conclusion from this article:

Extract -Bunches of bananas wrapped in plastic. A pre-peeled orange in a plastic box. Shrink-wrapped cucumbers.Over-packaged food has been bothering shoppers for years and supermarkets have responded by looking for alternatives to all that plastic.But now MPs are saying that the UK needs to move away from all single-use packaging - not just plastic.Using aluminium, glass, paper or compostable plastics as an alternative also has an environmental impact, potentially pushing up energy use and carbon emissions, says a report by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee.It says reuse and refill schemes could be part of the solution and wants the government to consider whether official intervention could encourage more shops to offer refillable options.Here we look at how some supermarkets are tackling the packaging problem.

Waitrose is ahead of the pack when it comes to reuse and refill schemes.Since June, customers at its Botley Road store in Oxford have been filling their own containers with pasta from large jars, beer on tap and pick 'n' mix frozen fruit, doing away with packaging altogether.And it's proved such a hit that it's rolling out the scheme in in three other stores by the end of the year.Removing all black plastic from own label ranges. (Waitrose has already removed black plastic on fresh meat, poultry, fish and fruit and veg)Introducing coloured packaging made from recycled plastic for ready mealsAllowing customers to bring their own containers to the meat, fish or cheese counter

Tesco says it's on target to eliminate the hardest to recycle materials from its own brand products by the end of the year, but it will take longer to get its suppliers to do the same.In the meantime, it's turning its attention to excessive packaging, pointing to the half-filled crisp packets and the airy cereal boxes on the shelves.From next year, it will assess the size and suitability of packaging of every product it stocks - and will weed out any that don't make the grade.In early 2020, Tesco will trial a new online delivery scheme called Loop, essentially a modern take on the milkman.Tesco will deliver products ordered online to homes in reusable containers that will then be collected, cleaned and refilled.

Asda says it's trying to use less and recycle more, in that order. Since February 2018, it says its removed 6,500 tonnes of plastic - the equivalent of 600 million empty plastic bottles - from own brand products.Encouraging shoppers to bring their own reusable fruit and veg bagsSaving 375 million single-use carrier bags by no longer offering them in store or for online shoppingHow do you think supermarkets should reduce the amount of plastic they use?

DEBATE IT:Do you think we do enough to reduce plastic packaging in the UK?

What do you think we should be doing more of to reduce plastic?

If you worked for the Government, what would you do to reduce plastic in supermarkets?

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RESEARCH IT:What do other supermarkets do to

reduce plastic?

Year 9 ”Thinking Harder” Week 3: Week 7: 18-25 May


Overall Idea – How Pop Music has become science

Extract –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO1t2fpCRl8

DEBATE IT• Did you realise the link

between music and science?• Do you think we can use this

science to create the perfect song?

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ConclusionsHas the video changed your opinion? Have you learnt anything new? Has it improved your understanding?

Do you have any questions after reading the article?

Find itFind sentences/keywords which:

Year 9 Music ”Thinking Harder” Week 7: 18 – 22 May

https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv=pO1t2fpCRl8


significant words

Spanish Reference: https://www.donquijote.org/spanish-culture/traditions/bullfighting/

Spanish eating customs

In Spain most bars are restaurants, and vice versa. These establishments are social meeting places where people can have fun — watching a soccer game, having a coffee, eating, drinking, partying, and really just about anything is a good excuse to go to a bar, which explains why there are so many of them. A typical bar will always have a nice variety of pinchos or tapas that vary from region to region and are usually included in the price of the drink or offered at a discount.And, since many bars are also restaurants, most offer a menú del día (a three-course meal offered at a fixed price, the typical Spanish lunch), platoscombinados (one plate with different types of food), and raciones (large plates of food to share with the entire group). Of course, another popular option, especially for Spanish dinner, is to irse de tapas/pinchos, which means hopping from one bar to the next, enjoying a pincho or tapa at each place until you’re stuffed. In Spain, there’s an average of 1 bar for every 129 Spaniards.

DEBATE ITCULTURAL COMPARISON

What are the differences between your meal times and the traditional Spanish eating

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Conclusion:Do you prefer the Spanish way of eating? What are your favourite tapas or pinchos?


explain:

1) What two words do the Spanish use to describe small dishes?

2) How many different types of meals are there if you go to a restaurant in Spain?

3) What words are there used in Spanish in the text to describe types of eating/meals?


Overview - This is an editorial article from The Guardian about boxing, published in 2000.

Extract -On Saturday night Paul Ingle sustained serious brain injuries after losing to South Africa’s Mbulelo Botile in Sheffield. He spent yesterday in hospital, in a ‘critical but stable’ condition after surgeons laboured for two and half hours to remove a blood clot from his brain. Predictably, the British Boxing Board of Control has put on its concerned face, promising ‘to launch an inquiry’ and look for ‘lessons to be learned’.But these clichés are no longer good enough. Boxing cannot sincerely ‘inquire’ into the circumstances of Saturday’s fight or look for lessons, as if what happened to Paul Ingle was a freak accident –like a plane collision or a rail crash. When a disaster of that kind strikes, it is because something wholly unexpected has happened. But for a man to suffer brain damage after his brain has been pummelled – deliberately and with precision – is wholly to be expected. It is no surprise at all. Ask Michael Watson, still confined to a wheelchair after his fight against Chris Eubank in 1991. Ask Gerald McClellan, beaten into a coma in 1995 and now in need of 24-hour-a-day care. Ask the family of Bradley Stone, killed by his 1994 bantamweight bout. Or take one last look at Muhammad Ali.No liberal calls for a ban on any activity lightly. But we repeat our long-held belief that boxing has no place in a civilised society. To those who say a ban would only drive the sport underground, we point to bear-baiting and cock-fighting: they were banned and have all but vanished from British life. We wish the same fate for the sport which has laid waste to too many young men, including the greatest among them.

DEBATE ITWhich elements of the argument do you find less convincing/over exaggerated based on what you

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ConclusionsHas the article changed your opinion? Have you learnt anything new? Has it improved your understanding?


Find itFind 5 sentences/keywords which

clearly show the writer’s point of view:

Year 9 English: “Ban this barbaric sport” from The Guardian 18th Dec 2000 Week 7: 18 – 22 May

CRUNCH ITReduce the article to the five most significant words and define them

Title – Beijing Olympics 2008: A hope lost or fulfilled?

Link –

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-china-blog-45094043

Read this interesting article that discusses whether China’s Olympics were a success or failure.

DEBATE ITWhich elements of the article do

you find are biased the most? Does the article lean towards a

certain viewpoint? 1

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ConclusionsHas the article changed your opinion of China? Have you learnt anything new? Has it improved your

understanding? Do you have any questions after reading this?

Find itFind sentences/keywords which

showcase success and failure and define them:

Year 9 Geography ”Thinking Harder” Week 7: 18-22 May

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-china-blog-45094043


significant words

Italian Reference - Showbie folder: LA GEOGRAFIA DELL’ITALIA> read pag. 9 & 10

LE MARCHE DEBATE ITCULTURAL COMPARISON

What Italian city would you like to visit and why?

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CONCLUSIONHave you learnt anything new about Italian culture? Has it improved your understanding?

Do you have any questions after reading these pages?


explain:

1) What are LE MARCHE famous for?

2) Something you didn’t know

3) What does “Fabriano” produce?


Overall argument -

Extract –While many other people deserve more credit than they are usually given for their role in the civil rights movement, King was and remains its most famous representative. When the Montgomery bus boycott started, King was the right man in the right place at the right time. His charisma and rhetorical brilliance, philosophy of nonviolent direct action, and ability to both forge coalitions of different groups of activists and obtain media attention were essential to the movement’s achievements. He also deserves credit for his amazing faith, courage and willingness for personal sacrifice, which inspired millions of people to fight for social and racial justice throughout the world.

There is no doubt that King played a crucial role in shaping the movement and its victories during the 1960s. By 1965, he had secured major federal legislation that ordered desegregation in the South and protected African-American voting rights. However, to paraphrase civil rights activist Ella Baker: “King did not make the movement; the movement made King.” His successes were built upon the work of earlier generations of activists: people such as Harry T Moore in Florida, who, along with his wife, was killed in 1951 when a bomb blew their house apart. These people created the foundation for King’s leadership of the 1960s, and the movement could not have happened without their sacrifices.

DEBATE ITHow much personal credit should we give King for the wider achievements of the civil rights movement?

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Find itFind sentences/keywords which show positive attributes of Martin Luther

King:

Year 9 History ”Thinking Harder” Week 7: 18th-22nd May

IDENTIFYWrite down 5 things you can see in the

photo

Overall response -

Extract - IDEASWho do you think is happening in this

photo? What kind of relationship do you think these men have?

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ConclusionsWhat do we know from looking at the picture? What can we assume? What would you still like to find out?

PERFORMANCEWhat performance skills are the actors using that help us to see how they’re

feeling?

Year 9 drama ”Thinking Harder” Week 7: 18 – 22 May

CRUNCH ITReduce the extract to 10

significant words

define them.

Premier LeagueSafety consultant warns Premier League must put lives before money

Extract – DEBATE ITDo you think its important to

fulfil the TV contracts?What do you think will happen if

these are not fulfilled?Should the footballers have a

voice in these discussions?

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ConclusionsWhat impact will playing games behind close doors have on the

Premier League?

FIND IT

1) What is the Project Restart plan?

2) Who is John Newsham and who has he worked for?

3) What does FSOA stand for?

Year 9 PE ”Thinking Harder” Week 7: 18-22 May

John Newsham says fulfilling TV contracts not essential‘Nobody’s life should be jeopardised because of money’The Premier League season must not resume if it poses any risk to life during the Covid-19 pandemic, regardless of the huge financial losses from television contracts that could follow, a senior football safety consultant has warned.John Newsham, said much more work needs to be done to examine whether matches can be played safely during the pandemic. The FSOA represents safety officers – a legally required role at all clubs strengthened following the Taylor report on the Hillsborough disaster – and it maintains that its members have not been properly consulted on the Project Restart plan to resume matches, Newsham said.On the continually expressed view within the Premier League that the season must be completed to fulfil TV contracts, he said: “Nobody’s life should be jeopardised because of money. If a match has to be abandoned or can’t be played due to safety concerns, it is irrelevant that it is due to be broadcast on Sky. It is a worry for me if the TV money is at the back of people’s minds. Lives come first, it has nothing to do with money.”Newsham said there remained many practical considerations to be worked out to protect the safety of players and all necessary staff from the spread of the virus inside stadiums, and also outside to ensure public safety and social distancing. Most safety officers at clubs are not currently working, he said, and some have been put on the government’s furlough scheme, which pays up to 80% of people’s wages to a monthly maximum of £2,500, on the basis that they are not working at all.The Premier League has said since the season was suspended that matches will only resume based on the government’s health advice, but Newsham said there was a great deal of detail that needed to be worked out.“There needs to be a lot more discussion with a lot more people,” Newsham said. “And a lot more risk assessments need to be carried out and practical discussions held about how it can be made safe.” Oliver Dowden, the culture secretary, said in parliament last month that he wanted to help the Premier League resume “as soon as possible”, within health advice, then on 5 May Dominic Raab, the foreign secretary, said at the government’s official Covid-19 press conference that a Premier League return would “lift the spirits of the nation”.A YouGov poll published on Tuesday, as the coronavirus death toll officially exceeded 40,000, reported that 73% of people said the Premier League and EFL coming back would not lift their spirits, while only 19% said they would be pleased to see football return.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/premierleague


Overall idea - Use of Artificial Intelligence in Chinese schools

Extract – Go to the link

https://twitter.com/End_TheFederalR/status/1259450365629599744?s=20

Do you think these head bands would be a good idea?

Complete this sheet and upload to Showbie.

TechnologyWhat computing

technology is discussed in this article?

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Find itWhat happens if a student is not

concentrating in class?

Year 9 Computing ”Thinking Harder” Week 7: 18 - 22 May

https://twitter.com/End_TheFederalR/status/1259450365629599744%3Fs=20

2. KEYWORDSTo describe the artwork.

6. RESEARCH Who is Captain Tom?

What is he now famous for? What did he do in the past?

What are Epaulettes?

8. CONCLUSIONSCan you answer any of your questions that you originally had about this artwork? OR can you add any additional thoughts to any of the other questions here. Has your opinion changed about the artwork? Why?

4. DESCRIBEWhat can you see in the image?

The composition (arrangement / layout)What’s happening in the artwork?

KS3 ”Thinking Harder” Look at the artwork either write down or discuss with a member of your household the answers to the questions Week 7: 18 – 22 May

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7. WHAT’S YOUR OPINION?Do you like or dislike the artwork?

Why?

Artist: Sam Bailey 2020 Title:

3. IDENTIFY What formal elements are in this piece of artwork and where and how have they been used?

COLOUR, LINE, FORM, PATTERN, SHAPE, TEXTURE, TONE

1. QUESTIONS? What questions do you have about this artwork?

5. CONSIDERWhat materials and techniques have been used to create this

artwork?

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Year 9“Thinking Harder” All Subjects · 6 You placed the ocean over it like a robe, and the water covered the mountains. 7 When you rebuked the waters, they fled; they rushed