Dispatches Channel 4 Monday 20th of November 9.00 p.m. 8.00 p.m.

Mark Thomas on Coca-Cola

Political activist and journalist Mark Thomas travels to South America, India and the US to investigate the way in which Coca-Cola and its suppliers operate and the extent to which they upholds moral and ethical obligations

Coca-Cola is one of the most iconic brands of both the 20th and 21st centuries. Promoting itself as the drink of freedom, choice and US patriotism, the company’s feel-good factor is recognised worldwide and reflected in its enormous profits. But behind this carefully crafted image exists a company accused of environmental damage, human rights violations and questionable business practices.

As revision for Yr.11 and useful for Yr.10, we will be looking at Coca-Cola for your third piece of coursework this year.

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Let me know by dropping me a comment… Good luck.

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Year 10 should have their minds focused on Wanda… I will prepare my second group, option 1, tomorrow for the coursework task. I will also email people about how you can access help and about deadlines.

I will be out on training on Friday, so please make the best use of your time. Miss Dubas will be working with option.1 .

Option 2, the Wednesday and Friday group, have a deadline of Friday 23rd of November.

Option 1, the Thursday and Friday group, have a deadline of Friday 30th of November. This is because this group is starting their work later.

All work, with the exception of posters, should be emailed to me electronically. Please do not miss the deadline, otherwise your work will not be marked. I will except no excuses.

Thanks to Year 11, some great looking pieces of flooding coursework. We will finish our preparations for the second task next week.

Best Wishes….

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to watch when ‘Hell freezes over’ tonight on Channel 4 at 7.35 p.m. .

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It seemed at some parts of the week that my body would just give in, but I think I’ve managed to survive the Bangladesh jet lag and the stomach is becoming better. Looking forward to watching Black Gold about the production of coffee, catching up with sleep, reading some entries from other Geogblogs, especially Alan’s (I wonder how his students are getting on…) and preparing for next week. Year 11 should be putting their finishing touches to their flooding coursework, whilst Year 10 will be contemplating Wanda….

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Year 10 will start their first piece of coursework over the next two weeks, the coursework support page has now been completed. Wanda is off to Antarctica, and needs some help. As the Year 11 will tell you Wanda is slightly clueless, she tends to pop-up throughout the course, by the way Year 11 she is likely to return in Cultural Geography! I imagine she has little culture.

I will provide timings for the work and deadlines once we have begun. After being briefed you can start at any time. Remember your presentation format is up to you! :)

Any tips from Year 11 about this piece?

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Tonight

Channel 4 9.00 p.m.

Looks useful… especially for Year 10 that start their coursework soon and for Year 11 as revision.

Australian explorer and geologist Douglas Mawson’s 1912 Antarctic expedition was one of unfathomable hardship and tragedy. His companions Dr Xavier Mertz and Lt Belgrave Ninnis both perished - Ninnis first, falling into a crevasse with the bulk of their supplies. Even supplementing meals with sledge-dog meat couldn’t stave off the effects of malnutrition and exhaustion, and Mertz died, too, probably from the effects of too much toxic dog liver. Mawson was then alone, with just a few basic rations to sustain him for the 315-mile trek back to camp. Stopping short of actually eating dogs, Aussie adventurer Tim Jarvis attempts to re-create Mawson’s cruel journey. He fastidiously replicates almost every element, from calories consumed to primitive equipment and Mawson’s woefully inadequate clothing.

Description from the Radio Times.

I couldn’t find any information surprisingly on the Channel 4 website, but I did find a nice list of Antarctica travel tips, which might be useful Year 10 in the near future…. Wanda

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Thanks to Alan for sending me this link about the United Kingdom’s claims to the sea bed of Antarctica, resource exploitation anyone? This is a good read for both Year Ten and Eleven. Also a nice set of pictures showing newly discovered creatures that inhabit the Southern Ocean.

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Year 10 Dry Valley task is now complete and can be found here. A hyperlinked Word document is also available on the College system under Shared Documents, Geography, Antarctica.

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Interesting and emotive title for a story in the Guardian about the United Kingdom preparing claims on the ocean floors surrounding several of its island territories. One of the claims includes the Falklands Island, close to Antarctica, the reason, mineral resources, similar to the recent Russian actions in the Arctic. Futures anyone….

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