Year 8
art
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Other Cultures: A range of tasks looking at how other cultures have visually recorded and have inspired art. |
Graded: Emerging/Developing/Mastering/ Excelling. Continual assessment. |
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Other Cultures (continued) |
Continual assessment. Specific dated assessment. |
bELIEFS AND ETHICS
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War, Peace & justice:
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Not in Term 3 |
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War, Peace & justice:
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Should we use weapons of Mass Destruction? |
Computer Science
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3D Computer Animation with Blender Ever looked at Pixar films and wondered “how did they do that!”? Well wonder no longer. You’ll be learning the basics of 3D animation in this topic. So whilst you might not end up making toy story by the end of this unit, you can still make something fun. |
End of unit assessment |
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The Computer Our computers are very important to us, as they allows us to stay connected with each other. Without them we often feel cut off. If you know how to repair, building or improve your computer through upgrading it can save you a lot of money. In this unit you will be learning about the different parts of a computer and see how they work. |
Continuous assessment of progress using delivercomputing360.com.
End of unit test. |
Design Technology
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In DT students will rotate around 4 subject areas and IT during the year. Students spend approximately 7 weeks in each subject area and then move on. Whilst in each of the areas students will learn what a Design brief is and how it applies in different material areas, what user needs are and how to meet them with the design of their product. They will be building on foundation skills learnt in Year 7. Textiles: |
In each DT area students will be assessed on and receive a grade for their Design work – during the rotation and at the end as well as their Finished Practical outcome. |
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In DT students will rotate around 4 subject areas and IT during the year. Students spend approximately 7 weeks in each subject area and then move on. Whilst in each of the areas students will learn what a Design brief is and how it applies in different material areas, what user needs are and how to meet them with the design of their product. They will be building on foundation skills learnt in Year 7. Textiles: |
In each DT area students will be assessed on and receive a grade for their Design work – during the rotation and at the end as well as their Finished Practical outcome. |
Drama
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Verbatim Theatre
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Theatre in Education – Chicken
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English Language & Media
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Journey’s End: study of play set in WW1, with creative writing responses Alien Invasion: non-fiction writing, based around an alien invasion theme |
Creative writing inspired by the text, Journey’s End
Persuasive speeches |
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Mortal Engines, Phillip Reeve (please note: students will need to buy a copy of this text). Analysis of writer’s methods (ie. Language analysis) Romeo and Juliet: speaking and listening responses to Shakespeare’s play |
Analysis of writer’s methods (ie. Language analysis) Romeo and Juliet: speaking and listening responses to Shakespeare’s play |
English Literature
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Journey’s End: study of play set in WW1, with creative writing responses |
Creative writing inspired by the text, Journey’s End |
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Journey’s End: study of play set in WW1, with creative writing responses |
Creative writing inspired by the text, Journey’s End |
Literacy
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Library lessons: |
Library lessons: |
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Library lessons: |
Geography
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Population
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Population- reasons for location Migration question. |
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Africa
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Mid-unit assessment- People and environment knowledge based assessment |
German
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Media |
Translation into English PA Writing a paragraph n German TA |
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Food |
Listening PA TA photo card speaking |
Humanities
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Causes of World War 1- long and short term Propaganda and recruitment for WW1 Weapons and technology Famous Battles of WW1 Life in the Trenches War at Sea and air (inc Red Baron) Treaty of Versailles |
What caused WW1? |
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Democracy & Dictatorship across the world Rise of the Nazis Life in Nazi Germany - investigation into Terror and Propaganda Youth in Nazi Germany Women in Nazi Germany Holocaust |
How did life change for different groups living in Nazi Germany? |
Life Skills
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RSE - Consent, Sexting, Contraception. Dangers of Pornography & Image Sharing. Body Image, Domestic Conflict. Running away from home. STI’s, Sexual Health. Religious Discrimination. |
There is no formal Assessment in Life Skills.
Work in Life Skills Booklets is monitored and checked for progress. |
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Your Future and Careers – Entrepreneurs, Enterprise and Workplace Skills, Vocational Qualities Positive Relationships. Extreme Groups, Radicalisation. |
There is no formal Assessment in Life Skills.
Work in Life Skills Booklets is monitored and checked for progress. |
Mathematics
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Brackets, equations and inequalities – forming expressions, expanding brackets and factorising, solving equations with brackets, solving simple linear inequalities; solving equations and inequalities with unknowns on both sides; identify and use formulae, expressions, identities and equations Sequences – generate sequences from a rule in words and algebraically; find the nth term of a linear sequence Indices – collecting like terms involving indices; simplifying expressions with indices by multiplying and dividing; powers of powers |
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Fractions and percentages – convert between fractions, decimals and percentages; find fractions, decimals and percentages of an amount; percentage increase and decrease using multipliers; expressing one amount as a percentage of another; calculating percentage change; reverse percentages Standard index form – working with numbers above 1 and between 0 and 1 in standard form; add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers in standard form; negative and fractional powers |
One hour assessment covering data, probability, equations and inequalities, sequences, indices |
Music
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Film Music Band Skills 2 – The Blues. 12 bar blues, basslines, vocal work |
Film Music Composition work Ensemble Performance Assessment |
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Band Skills – The Blues. 12 bar blues, basslines, vocal work |
Ensemble Performance Assessment |
PE
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Science
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Teacher 1 Electromagnets 2
Teacher 2 Ecosystems 2
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Assessment on first 4 topics form terms 1 and 2
Quick check – end of topic test |
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Teacher 1 Reactions 2
Teacher 2 Energy 2
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Assessment on first 8 topics in year 8 and any from year 7. Quick check – end of topic test Quick check – end of topic test |
Spanish
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Por fin de vacaciones – Holidays! Unit 2 – Students will learn to talk about holidays and travel. We will cover location, accommodation, travel, activities. This term we will have the opportunity to learn about tourism in Hispanic countries, the perfect aid to future family holiday planning! |
Assessment 1 – Short paragraph in Spanish about holidays.
Assessment 2 – End of unit assessment focussing on listening and reading skills. |
Curriculum Information Term 4 |
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Aquí mando yo – This module focusses on TV, film and social media interests. Students will learn to better express themselves in a foreign language. Studying up to date interests will give us a chance to compare cultures and traditions to our own. |
Assessment 1 – Translation – English to Spanish |