year 8 2021 curriculum handbook

WADALBA COMMUNITY SCHOOL | YEAR 8 CURRICULUM HANDBOOK

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YEAR 8 2021CURRICULUM HANDBOOK


INTRODUCTION

SUBJECT HEAD TEACHER PERIODS PER FORTNIGHTPDHPE Jocelyn Atmore (Rel) 5 periods per fortnightTAS Meredith Smee 6 periods per fortnightEnglish Rebecca Mace 7 periods per fortnightLanguage (Japanese) Beverly Partridge 5 periods per fortnightHSIE Lesley Miller 5 periods per fortnightMathematics Triscia von Pralitz (Rel) 7 periods per fortnightCAPA Janelle Johnson 5 periods per fortnightScience Colin Harris 6 periods per fortnight

YEAR 8 PATTERN OF STUDY

The Wadalba Community School Curriculum Handbook is designed to inform students and their parents / carers about the courses they are participating in throughout the year and provides a general overview of topics covered each term and the formal assessment associated with each course.

Student learning is assessed in a variety of forms including observations in class and looking closely at tasks throughout the year.

The information in this handbook is subject to change and is to be used as a guide only. The scheduling for each topic within each course may change throughout the year. Likewise, the scheduling of each assessment task may also change from what is stated in this handbook.

Students will receive formal written notification for every assessment task they receive for each subject. This formal notification of assessment will be issued to students a minimum of two weeks before the due date of the task.

Students in Year 8 who hand in work late, will be subjected to a set of consequences, including a Faculty warning letter. Assessment tasks handed in late without a valid reason will be awarded a mark of zero. The Wadalba Community School Assessment Policy will be utilised for assessments that are handed in late or not at all.

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CAPA - MUSIC - SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

SEMESTER 1 | TERM 2

SEMESTER 2 | TERM 3

SEMESTER 2 | TERM 4

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11Music and Technology

Task 7

SEMESTER 1 | TERM 1

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Rhythms of the World

Task 1 Task 2 Task 3

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Gaming Music Film Music

Task 4

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Popular Music

Task 5 Task 6


CAPA - MUSIC - SCOPE AND SEQUENCE CAPA - MUSIC - YEAR 8 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULETASK NUMBER TASK 1 TASK 2 TASK 3 TASK 4TOPIC AREA Rhythms of the World Rhythms of the World Rhythms of the World Game MusicTASK DESCRIPTION Drumming Ensemble

Performance Solo Keyboard Performance Listening Test Game Music Digital

Composition VALUE 10% 10% 15% 15%DATE Week 5, Term 1 Week 8, Term 1 Week 10, Term 1 Week 1-2, Term 2

TASK NUMBER TASK 5 TASK 6 TASK 7TOPIC AREA Popular Music Popular Music Music and Technology TASK DESCRIPTION Listening Test Ensemble Performance Pop Remix Composition

(Drumbit/Sound Trap)VALUE 15% 20% 15%DATE Week 6, Term 3 Week 10, Term 3 Week 3, Term 4


ENGLISH - SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

SEMESTER 1 | TERM 2 TOPIC: CLOSE STUDY & GENRE

SEMESTER 2 | TERM 3 TOPIC: GENRE & AREA OF STUDY

SEMESTER 2 | TERM 4 TOPIC: AREA OF STUDY & TEACHERS CHOICE

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11Survival Drama

Narrative

SEMESTER 1 | TERM 1 TOPIC: POETRY & CLOSE STUDY

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Figurative Language Novel

Poetry Comprehension

Examination

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Novel Animation or Fantasy

Extended Response

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Animation or Fantasy Survival

Multi modal- Viewing & Listening

Comprehension


ENGLISH - YEAR 8 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULETASK NUMBER TASK 1 TASK 2 TASK 3 TASK 4TOPIC AREA Poetry Close Study Genre Area of Study TASK DESCRIPTION Poetry Comprehension

Examination Extended Response Multi modal - Viewing and

Listening ComprehensionNarrative

VALUE 15% 30% 30% 25%DATE Week 5, Term 1 Week 2, Term 2 Week 2, Term 3 Week 1, Term 4


JAPANESE - SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

SEMESTER 1 | TERM 2 TOPIC: MY WEEK

SEMESTER 2 | TERM 3 TOPIC: LET’S EAT

SEMESTER 2 | TERM 4 TOPIC: JAPAN SUPERNATURAL

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11The Supernatural in Japan

Body Parts & Body Parts KanjiColours

Describing People or Things - personal qualities and appearanceDescribing Body Parts

Reading and Writing about Characters Film Study

Yokai Task

SEMESTER 1 | TERM 1 TOPIC: WELCOME TO JAPAN

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Hiragana - A to N

The Japanese Writing SystemBackground

Location of JapanSelf Introductions

Greetings and Farewells

Hiragana - A to NWhere are you from? Nationalities and Countries

Where do you live?Numbers and Counting

Online Quiz

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Hiragana Revision Days of the WeekLikes and Dislikes

Sports and Hobbies in JapanTraditional Japanese Sports

Where are you going?What are you doing on Saturday?

What is (name) doing?Negative Form of Verbs

About Me Task My Week Task

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Japanese Food Culture

Food and Drink Likes and Dislikes (review)

Japanese FoodSaying what you Eat and Drink

Describing FoodHow Much?

Large NumbersAt the Restaurant

Menu and Skit


JAPANESE - YEAR 8 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULETASK NUMBER TASK 1 TASK 2 TASK 3 TASK 4TOPIC AREA Welcome to Japan My Week Let’s Eat Japan Supernatural TASK DESCRIPTION Online Quiz About Me

TaskMy Week Task Menu and Skit Yearly Quiz Yokai Task

DATE Week 10, Term 1 Week 3-4, Term 2

Week 9-10, Term 2

Week 8 & 9, Term 3 Week 2, Term 4

Week 7-8, Term 4


HSIE - SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

SEMESTER 1 | TERM 2SUBJECT: GEOGRAPHY TOPIC: INTERCONNECTIONS

SEMESTER 2 | TERM 3SUBJECT: HISTORY TOPIC: THE ANCIENT TO THE MODERN WORLD

SEMESTER 2 | TERM 4SUBJECT: HISTORY TOPIC: THE ANCIENT TO THE MODERN WORLD

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11The Black Death or Spanish Conquest of the Americas

The Asia-Pacific World - Japan under the Shoguns/Polynesian Expansion

Task 2 Skills

SEMESTER 1 | TERM 1SUBJECT: GEOGRAPHY TOPIC: WATER IN THE WORLD

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Water Resources/Water Cycle Australia’s Water Resources Water Scarcity/Management The Value of Water Natural Hazard - flood

Task 1

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Personal Connections Technology Trade Production and Consumption

Task 2 Skills

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Western and Islamic World - Medieval Europe/Vikings Expanding Contacts - The Black Death or

Spanish Conquest of the Americas Task 1


HSIE - YEAR 8 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULETASK NUMBER TASK 1 TASK 2 TASK 3 TASK 4TOPIC AREA Geography - Water in the

World Geography - Interconnections History - Medieval Europe History - Ancient T o Modern

World TASK DESCRIPTION Photo Essay Skills Test Research Task Skills Test VALUE 25% 25% 25% 25%DATE Week 8, Term 1 Week 3, Term 2 Week 8, Term 3 Week 3, Term 4


MATHEMATICS - SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

SEMESTER 1 | TERM 2

SEMESTER 2 | TERM 3

SEMESTER 2 | TERM 4

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11Congruency Linear Relationships Indices Data and Single Variable Analysis

Assessment Task 4

SEMESTER 1 | TERM 1

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Algebraic Techniques 2 Equations 2 Operations with Numbers

Assessment Task 1

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Right Angled Triangles (Pythagoras) Properties of 2D figures Financial Mathematics

Assessment Task 2

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Length, Area and Volume Ratio and Rates

Assessment Task 3


MATHEMATICS - YEAR 8 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULETASK NUMBER TASK 1 TASK 2 TASK 3 TASK 4TOPIC AREA Operations with Number Financial Mathematics Ratio and Rates Data and Single Variable

AnalysisTASK DESCRIPTION Open Book Examination Summary Sheet Examination Measurement Assignment Summary Sheet Examination VALUE 25% 25% 25% 25%DATE Week 8, Term 1 Week 9, Term 2 Week 10, Term 3 Week 8, Term 4


SEMESTER 1 | TERM 2

SEMESTER 2 | TERM 3

SEMESTER 2 | TERM 4

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11Properties of Geometrical Figures & Properties of 2D Figures Direct/Indirect Proportion & Ratio and Rates

Assessment Task 4

SEMESTER 1 | TERM 1

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Right-Angled Triangles (Trigonometry & Pythagoras) Equations

Assessment Task 1

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Equations Financial Mathematics & Operations with Number

Assessment Task 2

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Volume, Area, Numbers of any Magnitude, Length, Area and Volume Probability

Assessment Task 3

MATHEMATICS HPG A - SCOPE AND SEQUENCE


MATHEMATICS HPG A -YEAR 8 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULETASK NUMBER TASK 1 TASK 2 TASK 3 TASK 4TOPIC AREA Equations Financial Mathematics &

Operations with NumberProbability Properties of Geometrical

Figures & 2D FiguresTASK DESCRIPTION Assessment Task 1 Assessment Task 2 Assessment Task 3 Assessment Task 4VALUE 25% 25% 25% 25%DATE Week 10, Term 1 Week 10, Term 2 Week 8, Term 3 Week 5, Term 4


PDHPE- SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

SEMESTER 1 | TERM 2SUBJECT: THEORY UNIT



Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Headspace

Topic Test

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Food & Nutrition

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Health Benefits of Physical Activity

Assessment Task

SUBJECT: PRACTICAL UNIT

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Team Physical Activity (Soccer) Minor Games

Ongoing Assessment Practical Application Grade


Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Striking Games Individual Dance

Ongoing Assessment


Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Run, Jump, Throw and Cross Country

Athletics Cross Country


PDHPE - SCOPE AND SEQUENCE CONTINUEDSEMESTER 2 | TERM 4SUBJECT: THEORY UNIT

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11Risky Business - Alcohol & Other Drugs

PDHPE - YEAR 8 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULETASK NUMBER TASK 1 TASK 2TOPIC AREA Headspace Health Benefits of Physical

Activity TASK DESCRIPTION Topic Test Assessment Task DATE Week 9, Term 1 Week 7-9, Term 3


Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11Basketball Aussie Sports


SCIENCE - SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

SEMESTER 1 | TERM 2

SEMESTER 2 | TERM 3

SEMESTER 2 | TERM 4

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11Physical World (PW3&4)

SEMESTER 1 | TERM 1

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Living World

Collaborative Project

Living World Topic Test

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Earth and Space

War on Waste Depth Study

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Chemical World (CW2+4)

Chemical World

Practical Skills Task

Chemical World Topic

Test


SCIENCE - YEAR 8 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULETASK NUMBER TASK 1 TASK 2 TASK 3 TASK 4TOPIC AREA Living World Living World Earth and Space Chemical World (CW2+4)TASK DESCRIPTION Collaborative Project Living World Topic Test War on Waste Depth Study Chemical World Practical Skills

TaskDATE Week 7, Term 1 Week 10, Term 1 Week 8, Term 2 Week 7, Term 3

TASK NUMBER TASK 5 TASK 6TOPIC AREA Chemical World (CW2+4) Physical World (PW3&4) TASK DESCRIPTION Chemical World Topic Test Physical World Depth Study DATE Week 10, Term 3 Week 8, Term 4


SEMESTER 1 | TERM 2 TOPIC: AREA OF STUDY

SEMESTER 2 | TERM 3 TOPIC: Art of Persuasion in the Modern World

SEMESTER 2 | TERM 4 TOPIC: Shakespeare

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Appropriation

SEMESTER 1 | TERM 1 TOPIC: GENRE STUDY

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Dystopian Science Fiction

Short Story and Reflection

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Representations of the Australia Landscapes

Natural Disaster News

Report

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Persuasive Texts and Advertisements

STEaM - SCOPE AND SEQUENCE


STEaM - YEAR 8 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULETASK NUMBER TASK 1 TASK 2 TASK 3 TASK 4TOPIC AREA Genre Study Area of Study Area of Study Art of Persuasion in the

Modern World TASK DESCRIPTION Short Story and Reflection Natural Disaster News Report Extended Response Persuasive Speech and Visual

Advertisement VALUE 25% 25% 25% 25%DATE Week 9, Term 1 Week 4, Term 2 Week 10, Term 2 Week 10, Term 3


TERM 2 OR 4SUBJECT: THEORY UNIT


Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Identify and Define Research and Planning Produce and Implement

Research Task

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Test and Evaluate Introduction, history and design Produce and Implement Evaluate

Automata Practical and

Portfolio


Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Pinball Game


Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Automata

TAS ENGINEERED SYSTEMS - SCOPE AND SEQUENCE


TAS ENGINEERED SYSTEMS - SCOPE AND SEQUENCETASK NUMBER TASK 1 TASK 2TOPIC AREA Automata Practical and Portfolio Automata, Folio and Research TaskTASK DESCRIPTION People in Technology Research Task Automata Practical and Portfolio VALUE 50% 50%DATE Week 10, Term 1 or 3 Week 2, Term 2 or 4

TAS ENGINEERED SYSTEMS - YEAR 8 ASSESSMENT


TAS FOOD AND AGRICULTURE - SCOPE AND SEQUENCE



Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Safety and Hygiene Food Sustainability

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Healthy Eating Multicultural Foods


Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Omelette Teriyaki Stir Fry Kofta, Falafel, Hummus Multicultural Burger


Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Fruit Kebabs Toasties Cajun Wraps Scones Assessment Prac (Chicken or

Apple)Farm to Fork


TAS FOOD AND AGRICULTURE - ASSESSMENT SCHEDULETASK NUMBER TASK 1 TASK 2TOPIC AREA Farm to Fork Farm to ForkTASK DESCRIPTION Portfolio PracticalVALUE 50% 50%DATE Week 10, Term 1 or 3 Week 8 or 9, Term 1 or 3


WEEK 6 WEEK 7 WEEK 8 WEEK 9 WEEK 10

TERM 1 SCIENCE MUSICHSIEMATHEMATICSTAS

PDHPESTEaMTAS

MUSIC JAPANESEMATHEMATICS HPG ASCIENCETAS

TERM 2 SCIENCE JAPANESEMATHEMATICS

JAPANESEMATHEMATICS HPG ASTEaM

TERM 3 MUSIC PDHPESCIENCE

JAPANESEHSIEMATHEMATICS HPG APDHPETAS

JAPANESETAS

MUSICMATHEMATICSSCIENCESTEaMTAS

TERM 4 JAPANESE JAPANESEMATHEMATICSSCIENCE

2021 ASSESSMENT CALENDAR WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5

TERM 1 MUSICENGLISH

TERM 2 MUSIC MUSICENGLISH TAS

JAPANESEHSIE

JAPANESESTEaM

TERM 3 ENGLISH

TERM 4 ENGLISH JAPANESETAS

MUSIC HSIE

MATHEMATICS HPG A

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MY SCHOOL TIMETABLE

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Subject Previous Results My Goal Strategies for Success

MY DAILY HOMEWORK AND STUDY TIMETABLE

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MY TERM PLANNER: ASSESSMENT, SCHOOL AND PERSONAL COMMITMENTS

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Notes/Reminders

Telephone: 0243 562888 Email: [email protected] Website: wadalba-c.schools.nsw.gov.au

1. Work out how many ‘productive hours’ you have available after school each day. These are the hours that can be used for productive tasks. The number of hours will vary for each person. ‘Productive hours’ does not include activities such as time watching TV.

2. Allocate “productive hours” to homework and study to a weekenly organisation template. a. a ‘rule of thumb’ for homework and study is 10 minutes for every year at school; or b. [Elevate strategy] rather than allocate ‘time’, Elevate recommend you use a task approach and list what tasks you want to complete in a week for study that will assist you in reaching your academic goals or give you an edge.

3. Decide how to use the remaining “productive hours”. Extra time can be found by converting unproductive hours, such as time watching TV, to “productive hours”.

THREE STEPS TO SUCCESS

‘What you get by achieving your goals is not as importantas what you become by achieving your goals.” Goethe

‘Write 5 things you learnt today in each class. If you cannot write 5 check your book and write these points in a different colour pen.

Read through your notes and use traffic light colours to identify what you still understand, have questions about or do not understand.

Use traffic lights to mark learning points you are reviewing in your classwork that you are;

HOMEWORK AND STUDYPRODUCTIVE HOURS

‘Productive hours’ is a term the school promotes to support students achieve a successful homework and study routine which is balanced with other interests and their lives such as playing sport or holding a part time job.

Homework and study are an important part of the learning process. Homework refers to work set by the teacher, including assignments, assessment tasks and completion of classwork, which extends and enriches learning.Study is the work initiated by students themselves to revise materials already completed which helps consolidate understanding, prepare for exams and broadens learning.

“I AM CONFIDENT”about understanding

“I ALMOST GET IT”want to check your understanding

“I AM NOT CONFIDENT”could not explain tosomeone else

STUDY IDEA 1

STUDY IDEA 2

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