Year 10Y Easter homework due Monday 13th April Task: plan what you are going to talk about in your S&L exam, in detail. You will hand in 2 things: your mind map and the notes you have made under each heading HELPFUL HINTS: Have enough to say. You need to be able to talk for 4 minutes. If you have planned things to say, it’s easy to do this. Choose a topic that will allow you to talk in detail. Talking about car engines is quite limiting; talking about formula one is – potentially – much better as there is more to talk about. Choose a topic that you genuinely have an passion for. Ideas for good topics: Why sexism / racism / ageism still exists Poverty Global Warming Bullying in 21st century schools If I could change one thing… Of Mice and Men Favourite sports team / band / artist / book How to do it: Decide your topic Make a mind map of it Do some research to find out more Decide on 4 or 5 sub headings within your topic Make lots of notes for each heading – you will need to talk about each heading for about 1 minute, so have enough to say. Turn over for a good example of a mind map…

Here is the main topic Each of these things is a sub-heading All of these are the ideas within that sub heading that the person will talk about