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Home Learning Booklet

Year 8 Summer Term 2015

Harrow Way Community School

Harrow Way Community School Andover

Your Home Learning: Summer 2015 We have made some changes to Home Learning which we believe will encourage your child to make the most of their learning. From April 2013 the Core subjects will continue to set homework weekly. In English homework will be set weekly and may take a variety of forms: research, reading, learning spellings, revision or written work. In addition to homework, students may be required to prepare information or questions required for the next topic. In Maths homework will take various forms. The most common will be mixed question worksheets requiring written answers with full workings shown and computer tasks set using the My-maths website. In addition homework may be set on a specific topic requiring written solutions, mathematical investigations, functional skills tasks or on revision leading up to assessments. In Science students will receive some weekly written homework but also some project style tasks which will last a period of approximately 3 weeks. In French weekly homework tasks will be set and may involve practice or revision of any of the four key skills: listening, reading, speaking and writing. All of your homework should be recorded in your planner and your teacher will put it on to Show My Homework along with any support. This booklet contains all your home learning tasks for the summer term. It should give you a clear idea of what has been set and when it should be completed and handed in. The tasks will be varied with an emphasis on extended study and independent research. Managing Your time Each subject has set an extended Home Learning task that should take three to four hours to complete over a three week period. We want you to become self-managers. A good self-manager can organise their time, prioritise tasks and work to deadlines(all essential life skills). To help with this we have staggered the tasks so that you only have to hand in a maximum of two at any one time. The timetable below shows exactly when each home learning task is to be undertaken. N.B You should only complete the D&T home learning that is relevant to the subject(s) you are studying this term so do not do all three of Graphics, Resistant Materials and Food Technology

Year 8 Summer

20 April

27 April

4 May

11 May

18 May

1 June

8 June

15 June

22 June

29 June

6 July

13 July

Geography H

History H r

DT H r

Art H r

Drama H r

Music H r

ICT H r

KEY Grey boxes - work on your home learning during these weeks. Don’t leave it until the last minute! H – Hand your Home Learning in to your subject teacher during the lesson (s) you have with them that week. r: your Home Learning will normally be marked and returned during this week. Your Home Learning Tasks Each Home Learning task has detailed instructions on:

What you are expected to do

How to complete the task

Where to find help

Remember you can always ask your teacher if you need help with your home learning.

Your Marks All Home Learning Tasks will be marked using the schools A O B policy A – An outstanding piece of Home Learning, showing that you fulfilled or exceeded the time expected to complete it and gave it your best efforts. It is a piece of work that exceeds your targeted level. O – A good, sound piece of Home Learning showing you have fulfilled the time expected to complete it and it is at your expected level. B – A disappointing piece of work which looks as though not enough time was spent and/or you didn’t work hard enough on it and it is below the level I would have expected from you. On occasions teachers may also add a National Curriculum Level to the work.

A note to your parents Copies of this booklet are available on our website www.harrowway.hants.sch.uk via the parent links tab and on the school VLE If you have questions about the new Home Learning tasks, please do contact the relevant Head of department at the school by telephoning 01264 364533. In addition if you would like to give feedback please do come to the termly Parents’ forum meetings with the Headteacher. Home Learning Order

Start Subject Hand in during the subject lesson during the week of

27 April Music 11 May

27 April Drama 11 May

4 May DT 18 May

11 May Art 1 June

18 May ICT 8 June

1 June History 15 June

29 June Geography 13 July

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Music - Year 8 Summer Term

World Music

By the end of this task you will have:

Created a project on World Music. This should take the form of a booklet/ A4 folder with information on different styles of music around the world. The project can be done

on the computer or hand written. It should be at least 7 pages long (including the front

cover and bibliography)

How to complete the task:

Your project MUST include music from at least 5 countries around the world. You must have

at least one country from each of these areas; Europe, Africa, the Far East of Asia (e.g. China, Japan), Southern Asia (e.g. India, Pakistan), South or North America.

Your project must include:

- A cover

- Separate sections on each of the areas

- Information about the different types of music including the different instruments

- Lots of pictures, diagrams and maps

- A bibliography, to explain where you got all of the information from.

Exceptional Home Learning may include:

Background information about the countries

Information on popular artists from those countries

Sub headings within each section of your project to organise your ideas clearly

Drama - Year 8 – Summer Term

Evaluate Your Performance

You will watch & evaluate your performances every half-term. You will work out how you have improved. You will then set yourself new goals / areas to improve during the next

half-term.


Identified your strengths & weaknesses in Drama.

Identified the ways in which you have improved at Drama.

Set yourself clear, precise and simple targets for improvement.


1. Log on to www.showmyhomework.co.uk and search for Harrow Way Community School. Alternatively, you can click the link on the Harrow Way website to go straight to our calendar. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE A LOG IN.

2. If you cannot access the internet, ask your Drama teacher for a copy of your performance on a USB memory stick.

3. Watch your performance & mark it using the Student/Teacher Assessment Form you were given in class. Spare copy available on Show My Homework.

4. Complete the Targets page using full sentences and paying attention to your spelling, grammar and punctuation.

5. In class we will complete the ‘Since My Last Assessment…’ section on page 4.

6. Finally, set yourself three targets: Rehearsal, Acting & Technical.

To do this, look at the Rehearsal section of your form and pick the skill for which you got the lowest score. Then turn the comment above into your target.

For Example: If you ticked ‘I occasionally suggested ideas in rehearsals’ then the comment above that is ‘I suggested ideas in rehearsals most of the time’.

Your target therefore would be ‘I need to suggest ideas in rehearsals most of the time’ because ‘most of the time’ is better than ‘occasionally’.


Detailed explanations of things you did well / badly, using the word ‘because’.

Clear targets, using the words ‘most of the time’, ‘occasionally’ & ‘always’.

http://www.showmyhomework.co.uk/

Graphic Products Year 8 Summer Term

Event Promotion for a Newly Formed Harrow Way Community School Band


Created some promotional material

By the end of this task you will know:

What inspires a consumer to purchase promotional material


1. Read the Brief:

A group of students at Harrow Way Community School have formed a band and want a complete set of publicity material for their future events. The set must include a CD Case and relevant information, T Shirts, gizmos and also contain an item which incorporates a smart or modern material.

2. Research what a smart or modern material is and complete a moodboard with images that include them already, fully describe each one

3. Use the internet (or visit shops) to gather information about current promotional material available, create a moodboard

4. Design 3 new ideas from the publicity material, include detailed colour, shading and full annotation about what it offers. Use any free software available including Google SketchUp to enhance your presentation

5. Make one of your ideas using any resources available. Don’t worry if you do not have the smart or modern materials available. If you are making a CD case, do not be restricted by 1 CD, try making a multi pack


Innovation, creativity and flair

Exceptional use of cross curricular knowledge

Where to find help:

www.mediawebresource.com/band_promotion

www.sketchup.com

http://www.mediawebresource.com/band_promotion

http://www.sketchup.com/

Resistant Materials Year 8 Summer Term CAD/CAM

NC Level: All Levels


Researched the advantages and disadvantages of CAD/CAM

Evaluated a real product against its specification


An increased knowledge of workshop tools

How to evaluate a project against a specification accurately


1. Work through the worksheets below in the correct order


An exceptionally detailed evaluation with full justification of points made

Advanced knowledge of the advantages and disadvantages of using CAD/CAM

Where to find help:

Your class teacher

Internet

Research Task: CAD/CAM

You may need to use the internet to help you complete the worksheet below.

Research the advantages and disadvantages of CAD (Computer Aided Design)

and CAM (Computer Aided Manufacture) and find at least 5 good points for

each.

Advantages Disadvantages

Working with Acrylic: Workshop Tools

Tool Name What is it used for? How is it used?

Health and Safety considerations?

Polishing

Wheel

Strip Heater

Jig

Evaluation Task: Jewellery Design

Specification:

Must be in the style of Art Deco

Must include hanging pendent (s)

Must be made out of Acrylic

Using the short specification above, look at the product below and explain

whether or not the product meets the specification above and why.

Food Technology - Year 8 Summer Term

Local and Seasonal Cooking


Researched local produce and food manufacturers.

Researched which fruit and vegetables are in season during the summer.

Researched a seasonal (summer) two course meal which includes at least 2 ingredients that can be sourced locally.

Created a menu showcasing your two course meal which includes prices and a detailed description (see sample a la carte menus online).

By the end of this task you will:

Be able to explain where produce can be sourced locally as well as identify any local food manufacturers, farms etc.

Be able to identify which fruit and vegetables are in season during the summer months.

Have researched and written a menu which incorporates local and seasonal ingredients.


1. Research where ingredients such as fruit, vegetables, meat, dairy etc. can be sources locally or ingredients that might be manufactured locally (Andover and Hampshire).

In detail (paragraph form) explain at least one of the ingredients/foods you researched and included within your menu. Include where and how it is grown, reared or produced.

2. From your research, design a two course meal (starter + main or main + dessert) which can be prepared and made in 1.5 hours.

Menu must have a summer theme with seasonal summer produce.

Menu must include the use of at least 2 locally grown, reared or produced ingredients.

Dishes must not contain nuts or alcohol.

3. Please take into consideration the following when creating your menu:

Flavour, texture and appearance

Use of a wide range of cooking skills

Nutritional Analysis

Budget (total cost of ingredients for menu must be under £25)


See Levelled Success Criteria on the next page

*** Exceptional work will result in students being recommended for the Create and Cook Competition for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight ***.

The following criteria will be used when assessing your homework project from the Home Learning Booklet for Food Technology. Read the criteria carefully to see what you need to do to achieve a certain level or to progress to the next level.

Where to Find Help:

http://www.visit-hampshire.co.uk/food-and-drink/local-produce

www.hampshirefare.co.uk

http://www.localfoods.org.uk/local-food-directory?catid=24

Level Success Criteria

3

You have not included a front cover or a contents page.

You have included some basic research on local food products and how they are grown, reared or produced.

You have included some basic information on seasonal summer produce.

You have created a basic a la carte two course menu, but it does not include seasonal or local ingredients and there are no prices or descriptions about the dish.

4

You have included a basic front cover and contents page.

You have included research on local food products and how they are grown, reared or produced with some grammatical and spelling errors.

You have included research on seasonal produce (summer) with some grammatical and spelling errors.

You have created an a la carte two course menu with only 1 seasonal and 1 local ingredient.

Your menu includes prices but is missing the detailed description of the dish.

5

You have included an interesting and relevant front cover and contents page.

You have included research on local food products and how they are grown, reared or produced with very few grammatical and spelling errors.

You have included research on seasonal produce (summer) with very few grammatical and spelling errors.

You have created an a la carte two course menu which includes at least 2 seasonal and 2 local ingredients.

Your menu includes prices and a description of the dishes in the correct format.

6

You have included a cover page and table of contents with good use of font, colour and pictures.

You have included detailed information about local and seasonal (summer) produce and ingredients and how they are grown, reared and produced.

When deciding your dish choices you take into consideration colour, texture and presentation of your final dishes.

You have designed a detailed two course a la carte menu which includes appropriate prices based on your costing analysis and a description of the dish itself.

You have provided reasons for your dish choices which include the cooking skills and methods used to make your dish.

You have analysed the nutrition for each dish.

You have provided a detailed costing sheet for both dishes (must be under £25).

Assessment Criteria

http://www.visit-hampshire.co.uk/food-and-drink/local-produce

http://www.hampshirefare.co.uk/

http://www.localfoods.org.uk/local-food-directory?catid=24

Art - Year 8 Summer Term

ART POSTER


created a fabulous poster in response to an artist. The particular artist you will research will be given to you by the teacher who is taking you for art at the time of this homework.


The poster will contain images, drawings and written research. Details and support will be given to you by your art teacher. The first week you will collect evidence together and bring it all in to your lesson for an extra

stamp. Your teacher will check your written work.

The second week you will present all your evidence creatively onto a sheet. Support and guidance

will be given to you in your lesson.

ICT Year 8 Summer Term

Website creation

NC Level: N/A


Created your own website on a topic of your choice


How to create a website

How to write the html code


1. Research other websites to look at designs

2. Create your own website on a topic of your choice. It should have a hone(index) page with links to at least two other pages. You can write the HTML code yourself or you can use Adobe Dreamweaver.


Original complex website with links to more than two other pages

Where to find help:

Your class teacher

You may have to complete this work at lunchtime or after school if you do not have the appropriate software at home

History - Year 8 Summer Term

‘Welcome on board the Titanic’

NC Level: <All Levels>


Researched the Titanic and produced a brochure/leaflet for passengers on board the Titanic in 1912.


When and where the Titanic was built

What things the Titanic had to offer the public

Why the Titanic was important to the local history of Southampton


1. Research the history behind the Titanic – dates, location, was it built for a purpose? Who was it primarily built for? What things were there for people to do on board?

2. Look at other examples of holiday brochures/leaflets. What things should you include in order to encourage people to come on board?

3. Start planning your brochure/leaflet, considering your contents page, what information is going to go in, facts about the Titanic.

4. Make your brochure/leaflet and end up with an informative guide to being on board the Titanic, which will encourage many passengers to come on board.


Identifying how one’s experience on board the ship would have been very different depending on their level in society and wealth.

Where to find help:

Google and other online websites

Ask your teacher

Books in the library

Sea City Museum, Southampton

Titanic the movie

Geography - Year 8 Spring Term

What is the future for our rainforests?

NC Level: 3-8


Researched a rainforest anywhere in the world and identified an issue that the forest is facing


Where the different rainforests are located

What issues are facing your chosen location

How humans use the rainforests and what conflicts might arise


4c 4b 4a

Locate your rainforest in the world and describe its location. Include a minimum of three maps at different scales.

Describe what your rainforest is like. Include information about the landscape, climate, plants and animals.

Describe what life is like for the people who live in your rainforest.

5c 5b 5a

Identify and describe one topical, geographical issue facing your rainforest today. Use your notes from class and your own research to identify your issue.

Explain your chosen issue in detail, using facts and figures as evidence, and make accurate links; explaining how your issue leads to others in your rainforest and considering the potential impacts it may cause in the future.

6c 6b 6a

Explain how different stakeholders feel about your issue. Explain any conflicts that may arise due to these contrasting views. What are the problems with trying to protect the rainforest?

Explain what is being done to try and tackle your issue. Research non-government organisations such as ‘Follow the Frog’ and ‘WWF’ to see what they are doing.

7c 7b 7a

Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages to current activities in your rainforest.

Consider and explain how sustainable these issues and solutions are.

Answer the key question – what does the future hold for your rainforest?

8c 8b 8a

Compare your geographical issue to others that are similar around the world. Is there another rainforest that is experiencing the same issue? Or maybe there is one that has overcome this issue in the past?

Include a source list:

Where did you get your information from?

How reliable are your sources?

Where to find help:

Your teacher, The internet, The library

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