Year 8 Autumn Term Checkpoint Information

Chorlton High School Autumn Term - 2020-2021 Checkpoints – Preparation for Students Checkpoint Format  Duration  Format for test  Available Marks

Key revision topics for students

English

Duration: 50 minutes Format: Written examination Marks available: 50

Maths

Duration: 50 minutes Format: Written Examination

The key topics that will be covered in this classroom Checkpoint Assessment will be:  A clear understanding of what poetic devices are  Understanding of the effects of writer’s methods on reader  Knowledge of when a poem was written and who by to allow them to bring contextual understanding into their analysis  Understanding of how to construct an poetry analysis essay including what to include and how to be successful The key topics that will be covered in this classroom Checkpoint Assessment will be:  Finding ratios from pictures  Four operations with fractions  Coordinates  Recipes  Exchange rates  Fraction of amount  Scale drawings • Straight line graphs The key topics that will be covered in this classroom Checkpoint Assessment will be:  Diet and health  Digestion  Respiratory system  Health-smoking/exercise

Year 8

Marks available: 50

Science

Duration: 50 minutes Format: Written examination Marks available:

What do students need to learn to be ready for this Checkpoint assessment?

Sources of information for home study (Above and beyond Microsoft Teams) Where can students find access to information to help them prepare for their progress test?

The revision resources for this checkpoint assessment are:  All lessons leading to the progress test will give students a thorough understanding of a range of poems in the anthology including the named assessment poem  Extra revision including all lessons delivered in lessons will be available on MS Teams  Sample questions from classroom teachers

The revision resources for this checkpoint assessment are: • All homework in the weeks leading up to the progress test will be set on Hegarty Maths.

• The revision list will be available on Teams via a students Maths class team.

The revision resources for this checkpoint assessment are:  Microsoft Teams  BBC bitesize  Revision guides  Selective internet sites  Science books

French

Duration: 40 minutes Format: Multiple choice vocabulary, Reading Listening and Translation Marks available:

Spanish

Duration: 40 minutes Format: Multiple choice vocabulary, Reading Listening and Translation Marks available:

Geography

History

Duration: 35 Format: Multiple Choice and Short answer questions Marks available: 58

Duration: 30 minutes Format: 40 mark multiple choice and 10 mark extended written answer.

Marks available: 50

 Separation techniques  States of matter  Density  Acids and bases  Indicators  Neutralisation  Atoms and elements (year 7) The key topics that will be covered in this classroom Checkpoint Assessment will be:  Regular Present Tense  Present tense of aller  Free time activities  TV  Music  Reading The key topics that will be covered in this classroom Checkpoint Assessment will be:  Hobbies and past times  Films and TV shows  Internet and social media  Music  Family  Regular present tense  Present tense of IR The key topics that will be covered in this classroom Checkpoint Assessment will be:  Natural Hazards  Tropical Storms  Typhoon Haiyan  Wildfires  Earthquakes  Volcanoes The key topics that will be covered in this classroom Checkpoint Assessment will be:  Students will be tested on everything they have studied in class so far this year under the theme: ‘King Cotton’ • Why was Manchester nicknamed Cottonopolis?’

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Past tests Revision sheet

The revision resources for this checkpoint assessment are:  Revision on MS Teams  Class book  Kerboodle Allez 2 pages 22-39

The revision resources for this checkpoint assessment are:  Revision on MS Teams  Class book  Kerboodle Claro 2 pages 52-59, 96- 101

The revision resources for this checkpoint assessment are:  Revise lessons from books and from Microsoft teams.  Complete Home Study set on MS Teams

The revision resources for this checkpoint assessment are: Students should take their exercise books home to revise from. They should practice making inferences using the phrase ‘this suggests that…’

RE

Duration: 30 minutes Format: 20 multiple choice, 10 single mark answers, choice of 1 10 mark answer Marks available: 40

Art

Duration: 1 hour Format: Observational Drawing Marks available: 28

Computing

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes Format: 1 extended written answer 2 x multiple choice tests Marks available: 50

• The skills students have been developing are as follows: • Understand how different types of sources are used to learn about history.

• Use evidence to make supported inferences • Question why evidence is useful and how this can shape our view of history.

The key topics that will be covered in this classroom Checkpoint Assessment will be:  Students will be tested on everything they have studied this year under the theme ‘Good and Evil’.  Skills students will need to ultilise are identify, describe, explain, compare and contrast.

The key topics that will be covered in this classroom Checkpoint Assessment will be:  Students are assessed on observational drawing that explores colour, mark making and tone.

The key topics that will be covered in this classroom Checkpoint Assessment will be: • Business Ownership (Sole Traders, Partnerships, Companies LTD/PLC) • Marketing Mix – 4 Ps (Product, Price, Promotion, Place) • Computer Modelling (Advanced Spreadsheets) • Networks  Format: 1 extended written answer  2 x multiple choice tests • Binary, Logic Gates and Truth Tables • Computational Thinking & Algorithms

The revision resources for this checkpoint assessment are: Exercise books, the news, Discussions around ‘big questions’ and opinions on both sides would benefit your child

The revision resources for this checkpoint assessment are:  https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/ guides/zc7sfrd/revision/3  https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/ guides/zc7sfrd/revision/2 The revision resources for this checkpoint assessment are:  GCSE OCR Computer Science 91 Revision Guide- in Revision Materials (Microsoft Teams)  GCSE AQA Business 9-1 Revision Guide – in Revision Materials (Microsoft Teams)  Class Notebook – to revisit lessons  Files > Class Materials – to revisit lessons  GCSE OCR Computer Science 91 Revision Guide (Pages 1-6 and page 29) – in Revision Materials (Microsoft Teams)  BBC bitesize KS3 – computer Science -

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Dance

Duration: 1 hour Format: Practical dance Marks available: 25

Drama

Duration: 1 Hour Format: Practical Drama Marks available:20

Design and Technology

Duration: 1 hour Format: Mixture of Multiple choice questions, medium response questions and 1 longer question.

Marks available: 50 marks

Food Preparation and Nutrition

Duration: 1 hour Format: multiple choice, medium response questions and longer response questions Marks available: 50

Introduction to Python (Input, Output, Variables, Arithmetic and Operators)  Python (Sequence, Selection) The key topics that will be covered in this classroom Checkpoint Assessment will be:  Knowledge and Understanding of choreography.  They will be demonstrating their learning so far by using a range of skills in their work.

The key topics that will be covered in this classroom Checkpoint Assessment will be:  To be ready for this assessment please learn your lines given to you in class. Make sure to think about how you wish to perform it.  FACE/BODY/VOICE. You will also be devising some original scenes based on the topic given to you.

The key topics that will be covered in this classroom Checkpoint Assessment will be: Knowledge and understanding of materials and their properties as well as their common uses.

This will include;  Industry and Manufacturing  Automation  Sustainability  Energy generation and storage  Forces and Stresses The key topics that will be covered in this classroom Checkpoint Assessment will be:  Food hygiene and Safety  Healthy Food Choices  Food Products- Bread  Understanding recipes and labels  Recipe Adaptation  Quality Control

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The revision resources for this checkpoint assessment are: Students will have ample opportunity to prepare for this test (they have a ‘prep’ week and a test week) but could write down new dance vocabulary they have learnt as revision.

The revision resources for this checkpoint assessment are: You can visit BBC Bitesize and explore everything there is to know about becoming a character and creating drama!  https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize /guides/zc8tgk7/revision/1  https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize /guides/zg9x34j/revision/1 The revision resources for this checkpoint assessment are: Students should use the revision lists set on Microsoft Teams alongside some of the following websites which can support their learning of the topics they will be tested on; www.technologystudent.com www.bbcbitesize.co.uk

The revision resources for this checkpoint assessment are: Revision resources uploaded by the class teacher onto Microsoft Teams.

Students may also find www.bbcbitesize.co.uk and www.foodafactoflife.org.uk useful.

Music

PE

Duration: 1 hour Format: Multiple Choice Marks available: 50

Duration: 25 mins Format: Multiple choice, short answers, fill in the missing words and matching tasks.

Marks available: 25 mins

 Function of Ingredients The key topics that will be covered in this classroom Checkpoint Assessment will be:  Playing Techniques Ornamentation  Tonality  Dynamics  Chord Development Techniques The key topics that will be covered in this classroom Checkpoint Assessment will be:  Components of health related fitness  Methods of training  Aerobic and anaerobic exercise

The revision resources for this checkpoint assessment are: Students should use the revision guide handed out on class. These will also be shared on Microsoft Teams

The revision resources for this checkpoint assessment are:  Students can use their revision material produced from their home learning tasks 2.  They can visit www.bbcbitesize.co.uk (GCSE PE/ Edexcel)  Microsoft Teams home learning tasks help to prepare students for their Checkpoint Assessment