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Logos School Curriculum - Grade 8
- Textbook: The Diary of Anne Frank (play); Six Shakespeare St
- Assesment: In-class assignments and participation Weekly homework assignments Two tests per book
- Term 1: The Diary of Anne Frank: Read, discuss, answer comprehension questions and write responses to the play
- Term 2: Six Shakespeare Stories Twelfth Night The Tempest The Merchant of Venice Romeo and Juliet A Midsummer Night's Dream Read, discuss, answer comprehension questions and write responses to the play
- Term 3:
- Textbook: New Literacy Kit (Year 8)
- Assesment: In-class assignments, weekly homework, test at the end of each unit. Questions/assignments from the following areas: Understanding the Text Interpreting the Text Language and Structure Writing Activities Speaking and Listening
- Term 1: Inform, Explain, Describe Media recounts Travel writing Information texts to persuade Explanations Non-fiction conventions
- Term 2: Persuade and Analyse Persuasive Writing Analytical writing Advice Texts Reviews
- Term 3: Imagine, Explore, Entertain Narrative and structure Non-fiction texts Poetic forms and styles Writers from different times Drama scripts Cultural context
- Textbook: Ellinika Tora 1+1 - Workbook - Ellinika Tora +1
- Assesment: Four or five tests each term 50% Homework 30% Participation 20%
- Term 1: 1) Irregular Verbs 2) Comparatives of adjectives 3) Adverbs: manner, place, time & quantity 4) Present perfect and past perfect 6) past continuous: active + passive voice 7) Conditional clauses 8) Imperative mood 9) Present participle: Active voice 10) Present + past subjunctive
- Term 2: A) Grammar 1) Forms of subject 2) Production with unseperated particles 3) The technique of paragraphing 4) Moods of verbs 5) Tenses of verbs 6) Types of compound words 7) Active and passive voice 8) Comparisson 9) Pronouns: Personal, Possesive, definite, indefinite, demonstrative, relative, interrogative 10) Participle in active and passive voice B) Keimena Neoellinikis logotechnias (copy grade 7) C) Literature Book: I Kiria Doremi, Lilika Nakou
- Term 3:
- Textbook: Metro 2
- Assesment:
- Term 1: Main Objectives ?Talking about yourself and others in the context of personal and social life uses the present and past tense. ?Discussing daily routine and pastimes in relation to yourself and others using the present and the past tense. ?Learning to make arrangements and excuses. ?Introduction to the future tense. ?Talking about family and friends and making comparisons. ?Learning to use superlatives. ?Stating preferences. ?Naming the parts of the body and describing illnesses and complaints. ?Giving advice to others. New Skills ?Adapting previously learned language to new situations. ?Asking and answering questions. ?Listening for general ideas and details. ?Communicating in pairs. ?Learning to vary language according to context or audience. ?Learning to express feelings and opinions. ?Using language creatively. ?Learning to initiate and develop basic conversations. ?Learning to scan texts for important information.
- Term 2: Main Objectives ?Talking about preferences in relation to eating and drinking. ?Shops and shopping for food. ?Asking for things in shops. ?Quantities. ?Ordering food and drink in a snack bar. ?Using the perfect tense to describe a day in the past. ?Making arrangements. ?Talking about travelling and modes of transport. ?Getting to know a city (Paris). ?Talking about holidays: how long you are going for and who you are going with. ?Getting around in a city (Paris). ?Saying what you would like to do and where you would like to go. New Skills ?Improving pronunciation and intonation. ?Using target language in real life situations. ?Using more complex language and language structures. ?Dealing with unpredictable situations using the target language. ?Using a dictionary. ?Inter-relating sounds and writing. ?Using a range of different resources. ?Summarising and reporting back ?Redraft writing. ?Knowledge of language and interpreting meaning. ?Showing knowledge of the target language culture and society.
- Term 3: Main Objectives ?Saying what you would like to do and what you could do (on a trip to France). ?Introduction to the Conditional Tense. ?Stating preferences and giving reasons why. ?Asking information about and booking accommodation. ?Understanding instructions. ?Talking about where you have been and what you have done (revision of the Perfect Tense) and expressing opinions. ?REVISION New Skills ?Using authentic materials. ?Produce different types of written language (e.g. formal letter). ?Using clues to interpret meaning.
- Textbook: Geog 2 Oxford
- Assesment: Written essay / assignment completed at home on each chapter - 30% Tests on each chapter 70%
- Term 1: Coasts - Work of erosion on coasts to form various lanforms. Damage erosion can do and defences against erosion. Managing land use in coastal areas. (Ch 1) Waether and Climate - recording and predicting, including pressure, fronts, satellite images. Factors that influence climate. ( Ch 2) People and resources - distribution of population and resources throughout the world. ( Ch 4)
- Term 2: Ecosystems - Rainforests and Savanna. (CH 3) Energy - Fuels for providing electricity, Fossil fuels and global warming,Renewable energy- wind and solar power. ( Ch 5) Crime - including location and maps, protection against crime. ( Ch 6)
- Term 3: Brazil - case study-physical features, climate zones,ecosystems, resources, population, issues affecting Brazil. ( Ch 7)
- Textbook: Bible Truths level B
- Assesment: Students are given homework 2-3 times a week and are tested every five lessons.
- Term 1: Students should have a comprehensive idea Major Old Testament characters and stories. In total eight chapters are covered each containing 5-10 lessons. Before the Flood; Character studies of Adam, Cain, and Noah. The Patriarchs Character studies of Job, Abraham, Lot, Isaac, Esau, Jacob and Joseph.
- Term 2: Moses and His Times; Character studies of Moses, Pharaoh, The Israelites, Aaron and Balaam Into the Land; Character studies of Joshua, Deborah, Gideon, Abimelech, Jepthath, Samson, Ruth, Hannah, and Samuel The Untied Kingdom; Character studies of Saul, David, Jonathan and Solomon.
- Term 3: The Divided Kingdom; Character studies of Jeroboam, Ahab, Elijah, Naaman, Jehoshaphat, and Joash The Single Kingdom; Character studies of Hezekiah, Manasseh, and Josiah The Captivity and Beyond; Character studies of Daniel, Nebuchadnezzar, Ezra and Nehemiah
- Textbook: N/A
- Assesment: Students are tested at the end of every sport section. Depending on the week they are tested every 5-6 weeks. They are tested on their ability to perform sport skills learned in the weeks prior
- Term 1: Students will learn basic dribbling and ball handling skills in Football. Students will learn basic serving and volleying skills in Tennis.
- Term 2: Students will learn basic dribbling, lay-ups, shooting and defending in Basketball. Students will learn basic serving and how to bump, set and spike in Volleyball.
- Term 3: In preparation for sports day students will be practicing running, throwing and jumping skills in General Athletics. Students will learn proper form from a professional instructor in Swimming.
- Textbook: "Framework Science 8" - "KS3 Revision Guide"
- Assesment: Tests (65% of mark) -1 test after each unit -approximately 4 units each term Quizzes (10% of mark) -vocab words will be given each lesson and written into a cumulative vocab jotter -we will have a vocab quiz towards the end of each unit (5 old & 5 new words) -we will have a vocabulary test at the end of the year Homework (25% of mark) -homework will generally be set once a week -*set on Wednesday due on Friday Science_Fair_(approx 35% of 2nd term grade) -starting January students will create and conduct a scientific experiment at home -projects will be displayed and judged and awards will be given in March
- Term 1: Biology: Food and Digestion, Respiration, Microbes and Disease and Ecosystems
- Term 2: Chemistry: Atoms and Elements, Elements and Compounds, The Periodic Table and Chemical Reactions
- Term 3: Physics: Magnets and Electromagnets, Light and Sound
- Textbook: None
- Assesment: Continual Assessment. Practical assignments regularly assessed throughout term, approximately 15. Average mark attained becomes the term grade. Homework not given as not all pupils own a computer.
- Term 1: Touch typing using www.learn2type.com Word processing - MSWord: spell & grammar checking, moving text, formatting, Bullets & numbering, columns, drop caps,. Tabulated lists, Tables Presentation Authoring - Powerpoint: Designing presentations, master slides, inserting text & clipart, charts, tables. Custom animation, slide transition, Rehearsed timings
- Term 2: Spreadsheets - Excel: Multiple worksheets, formula using + - * /, Average, Max, Min, Count, CountA, CountIF, IF statements, nested IF statements. Creating graphs & Charts Graphics - Paint: creating bit-map imageswhich have already been drawn by hand in CDT class.
- Term 3: Simple website design using html code. Simple tags Logo: controlling turtle by commands
- Textbook: 1.Medieval Realms 2. Revolution in France
- Assesment: Homework Classwork/Participation Tests approx. 50-60%
- Term 1: The Norman Conquest of England Medieval Society
- Term 2: The story of Thomas Beckett The Plague and the Peasant''s revolt The causes of the French Revolution
- Term 3: The events of the French Revolution. Exam revision.
- Textbook: None
- Assesment: Continual assessment. Drawing assignments not completed in class time are finished as homework. They are collected at start of each new assignment and marked. The average mark attained becomes the term grade.
- Term 1: Geometrical construction of Equilateral/Isosceles triangles, squares, hexagons & Octagons. Exercises invloving design using above basic shapes.
- Term 2: Angle construction 90, 60, 30, 45 degrees
- Term 3: Circles Arcs & Tangents
- Textbook: Success in Maths G2 (SIM) Longman
- Assesment: 10 Aural tests every 3 chapters. 14 end of unit tests (usually biweekly). Mathematical investigations - 2 or 3 throughout the year.
- Term 1: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and division of negative numbers. Drawing enlargements, reflections and rotational symmetry. Drawing line graphs and straight lines from equations. Angle facts - triangle, parallel lines and quadrilaterals. Drawing plans and nets of 3D shapes. Decimals. Solving and simplifying equations. Powers of 10, square and cube roots.
- Term 2: Fractions - equivalents, mixed numbers, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. 'of an amount'. Percentage increase and decrease. Tables and charts - pie charts, frequency tables, scatter diagrams, correlation. Multiples and factors. Finding the formula for patterns, sequences and straight line graphs.
- Term 3: Length and mass - measuring, estimating and calculating. Timetables and Speed. Ratio and proportion. Perimeters and area of parallelograms and triangles. Circumference and area of circles. Volume and capacity of cuboids. Finding the mean, median, range and mode. Theoretical probability. Revision.
- Textbook: No textbook
- Assesment: In class participation
- Term 1: Mime Improvision
- Term 2: Stage performance (Diary of Anne Frank)
- Term 3: Formal Speeches Debate
- Other: Drama classes include a variety of activities and games to develop ability and confidence for public presentations.