Flying start
Your first chance to impress!
TASK 1: Create a short video to introduce and present yourself:
- What pathway you will be studying on
- Your career aim, what motivated you and what are you planning to do this year to ensure that you will be successful on this course
- Something interesting or memorable about you
OR
- If you were a spice or a dish, which one would you be and why
Make it stand out!
TASK 2: Chose one of the following topics to write a 300 words essay:
- Key issues within the NHS
- NHS in the news
- Save our NHS
- The impact of current health care legislation
Key criteria:
- Submit a "PLAN", a "DRAFT" and a "FINAL COPY" (Please find a plan template here: PLAN)
- Follow the essay format: Introduction; Main body with paragraphs; Conclusion
- Use correct spelling, punctuation, grammar, syntax
- Make sure everything has been written in your own words (unless using quotations) and all your sources are referenced and cited, following the Harvard guidelines
- Remember to proofread your work!
Stretch:
- Using Blooms taxonomy (please see below) - chose the level you would like to work at, i.e.: describe, explain, analyse, evaluate, etc. (the higher levels are representative for higher grades!)
Key resources (click on the link or type short URL to access):
Harvard Referencing & Citing Guidelines
Blooms taxonomy
Diana Pattinson
Email: diana.pattinson@i.reading-college.ac.uk
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Location: Reading College - C10
Phone: 0118 955 4683