Project work - Milton Keynes and its surroundings
This project is for 5 weeks.
Lessons will be every Tuesday and Thursday from 13:15 to 15:15 London time.
Students can attend either face2face or live online.
Lessons will be every Tuesday and Thursday from 13:15 to 15:15 London time.
Students can attend either face2face or live online.
Task:
Students will investigate and find information about Milton Keynes and its surrounding areas and together will create a booklet and poster.
The booklet will give information about Milton Keynes and how the city grew from the 1960ies into the Milton Keynes we know today.
The poster will advertise things people can do in and around Milton Keynes.
Students will investigate and find information about Milton Keynes and its surrounding areas and together will create a booklet and poster.
The booklet will give information about Milton Keynes and how the city grew from the 1960ies into the Milton Keynes we know today.
The poster will advertise things people can do in and around Milton Keynes.
How to complete this task:
Students should work in groups of 3 or more to gather information and organise material they have found and text they have written in the form of a booklet and poster.
Students should work in groups of 3 or more to gather information and organise material they have found and text they have written in the form of a booklet and poster.
- You can search the internet for information.
- You can visit the library and find interesting articles and photographs.
- You can ask local people for information. You can create a survey and ask people to contribute their answers in person or via facebook, twitter instagram etc.
- You can visit areas and take photos of interesting or important buildings, parks, places, items you see using your phone.
The booklet:
Try to include as much as you can of the following:
Try to include as much as you can of the following:
- Photos of Milton Keynes (past and present) and photos of people, places and buildings of interest
- Information about places of historical interest eg old buildings and areas which existed before the 1960ies , parks, woods etc
- Information about places of cultural interest eg the theatre, the stadium, the shopping centre, etc
- Schools in and near Milton Keynes
- Who does what in Milton Keynes eg what is the job of the Milton Keynes council, who are the Chief Executive Officer and Deputy in Milton Keynes Council and what are their responsibilities, who are the MPs in Milton Keynes and what do they do, who is the mayor of Milton Keynes and what does he/she do, who is the High Sherif of Buckinghamshire, who appoints the High Sherif and what is their role in the area, who is in charge of Milton Keynes hospital, etc
The poster:
This should advertise the city of Milton Keynes and show why people should come to visit or live here. You should include:
This should advertise the city of Milton Keynes and show why people should come to visit or live here. You should include:
- Photos
- Short written text with bold titles
- Prices and opening days and times for places people can visit