Year 8Curriculum Handbook 2020

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TORONTO HIGH SCHOOL YEAR 8 CURRICULUM BOOKLET 2020

The Toronto High School Curriculum Booklet is designed to inform students and their parents about each of the courses they are participating in throughout the year. This includes a general overview of the topics covered each term and the formal assessment associated with each course.

It should be noted that all information in this booklet is subject to change and is to be used as a guide only. The timing outlined for each topic within each course may change throughout the year. Similarly, the timing of each assessment task may also change from what is stated in this booklet.

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 7, 8 and 9 who hand in work late, will be subjected to a faculty consequence, or set of consequences, including a faculty warning letter. Assessment tasks handed in late without valid reason will be awarded a mark of zero.

Specific information relating to assessment at Toronto High School can be found on the school’s website.

Curriculum Pattern Year 8 2020 Subject Hour Periods Per Fortnight Head Teacher

Humanities 10 Mrs Merrin Jayne

Literacy Taught in Humanities

6 Mrs Merrin Jayne

Maths 5 Mrs A Jenkins

Science 5 Mr D Raso

Connections 6 Mrs Merrin Jayne

PDHPE 7 Mrs A Gromek

Visual Arts 6 Mrs K Fotheringham

TAS 5 Mr P Chapman

Total 50

HUMANITIES The Humanities course combines three subject areas of English, History and Geography. Throughout a fortnightly schedule, students will have 16 periods of Humanities with a number of these periods having a specific literacy focus.

Unit Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3

Time / Duration Term 1 Weeks 1-11Term 2 Weeks 1- 3

(14 weeks)

Term 2 Weeks 4-10 Term 3 Weeks 1-8

(15 weeks)

Term 3 Weeks 9-10Term 4 Weeks 1-10

(12 weeks)

Name of Unit Medieval and Modern Day Madness

Water, Waves and Warriors Death, Disease and Devastation

Concepts History Continuity and change, cause and effect, perspectives, empathetic understanding, significance, contestability English Shaping meaning, critical thinking, creative writing, global interactions, reflecting on learning, reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing Geography Place, space, environment, interconnections, scale, sustainability, change, technology and connectivity

Assessments Assessment Task 1 Poetry Task Term 1 Week 5 20% Assessment Task 2 Medieval Madness Task Term 2 Week 1 30%

Assessment Task 3 Film Study – Whale Rider Term 3 Week 5 20%

Assessment Task 4 Yearly Examination Term 4 Examination Period30%

CONNECTIONS Science and Mathematics are taught for five periods per fortnight and PDHPE/Sport for six periods per fortnight.

In 2020, Year 8 students will also have six periods a fortnight of ‘Connections’, a project based learning course that combines the key learning areas of Science, Mathematics and PDHPE.

In Connections, students have the opportunity to work collaboratively to combine numeracy, scientific and PDHPE skills to solve a range of project based problems.

Students will work towards achieving five key learning skills throughout the Connections course. Achievement of these Learning Skills will be reported on to parents at the end of Semester One and Semester Two.

The five learning skills are as follows: • Students will demonstrate the ability to work together in a collaborative manner.• Students will use appropriate communication skills when working in teams and/or individually.• Students will demonstrate the ability to combine numeracy, scientific and PDHPE skills to solve problems.• Students will demonstrate creativity and/or innovation in solving problems.• Students will use technology to facilitate their learning.

CONNECTIONS Unit Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3

Time / Duration Term 1 Week 1- Term 2 Week 5(15 weeks)

Term 2 Week 6- Term 3 Week 10(14 weeks)

Term 4 week 1- Term 4 week 10(10 weeks)

Name of Unit Danger Will Robinson Phase One

Danger Will Robinson Phase Two

Danger Will Robinson Phase Three

Concepts Investigate the Requirements of Life

Data – representing data, tables and graphs, range, mean, median, mode, stem and leaf plots.

Science of Flight – Spacecraft Investigations

Area and perimeter, measurement and conversion, rates and ratios, graphing.

Planning, designing and creating colonised environment (using sketching, scale drawings and ICT technology), Robotics

ICT focus

Learning Skills 1. Demonstrates the ability tocombine numeracy, scientific andPDHPE skills to solve problems

3. Use appropriate communicationskills when working in teams and/orindividually

5. Use technology to facilitateindividual learning

1. Demonstrates the ability to combinenumeracy, scientific and PDHPE skillsto solve problems

2. Demonstrate the ability to worktogether in a collaborative manner

4. Demonstrates creativity and/orinnovation in problem solving

5. Can use technology to facilitateindividual learning

Assessment Activity

Planetary Report and Group Presentation (LS 1, 3, 5)

Flight & Rocket Launch Methods Final Report and Practical Launch (LS 1 and 2)

Final Showcase Presentation and Group Workbook (LS 4 and 5)

SCIENCE Unit Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit 5

Time/ Duration Term 1 Weeks 1 – 11 (11 weeks)

Term 2 Weeks 1-10 (10 weeks)

Term 3 Weeks 1-3 (4 weeks)

Term 3 Weeks 4 – 10 (6 weeks)

Term 4 Week 1-10 (10 weeks)

Name of Unit Forces & Energy Chemistry 2 Working Scientifically

Skills

Plant & Animal Systems

Ecology & Scientific Discoveries

Concepts Forces- contact and non-contact, Electrostatics/Gravity/ Magnetism Energy-Kinetic & Electric, Energy Efficiency

Chemistry- elements, compounds, mixtures, chemical change

Experimental Methods, Variables

Respiration & Photosynthesis, Cell Division, Flowering Plants, Body Systems in Humans- digestive, circulatory, skeletal etc.

Human Health Issues, Ecosystems & Food Webs, Human Impact on Ecosystems, Agricultural Practices

Assessments Type

Timing Weighting

Assessment Task 1 Practical Task

Term 1 Week 10 25%

Assessment Task 2 Processing & Analysing Data/Information Term 2 Week 7 25%

Nil

Assessment Task 3 Depth Study

Term 3 Week 9 25%

Assessment Task 4 Yearly Exam

Term 4 Exam Period 25%

MATHEMATICS SEMESTER ONEUnit Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit 5 Unit 6

Time/Duration Term 1 Weeks 1-6 (6 weeks)

Term 1 Weeks 7-9 (3 weeks)

Term 1 Weeks 10-11 (2 weeks)

Term 2 Weeks 1-4 (4 weeks)

Term 2 Weeks 5-8 (4 weeks)

Term 2 Weeks 9-10 (2 weeks)

Name of Unit Operations with Decimals

Properties of Geometrical Figures 1

Cartesian Plane and Transformations

Expanding and Factorising

Circles Probability

Concepts Rounding decimals, converting fractions, decimals and percentages, adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing decimals.

Classify triangles and quadrilaterals, symmetries, angle sum of shapes.

Plotting points, translations, reflections, rotations.

Substitution, expanding, factorising.

Irrational numbers, circumference, identify and name parts of a circle, area.

Sample space, single-step experiments, compound events, two-way tables, Venn diagrams.

Assessment Type Timing

Weighting

Assessment Task 1 In class Test Term 1 Week 10 100% (Sem 1 Report) 20% (Yearly Report)

Assessment Task 2 In class Test Term 2 Week 9 25% (Yearly Report)

MATHEMATICS SEMESTER TWOUnit Unit 7 Unit 8 Unit 9 Unit 10 Unit 11 Unit 12

Time/Duration Term 3 Weeks 1-4 (4 weeks)

Term 3 Weeks 5-10 (6 weeks)

Term 4 Weeks 1-3 (3 weeks)

Term 4 Weeks 4-6 (3 weeks)

Term 4 Weeks 7-9 (3 weeks)

Term 4 Week 10 (1 week)

Name of Unit Equations Operations with Percentages and

Financial Mathematics

Linear Relationships Pythagoras Volume Properties of Geometrical Figures 2

Concepts Solving equations Percentages of quantities, quantities as percentages, increase/decrease by a percentage, GST, best buys, profit and loss.

Plot linear relationships, tables of values, number patterns, non-linear relationships, points of intersection, using technology to graph.

Irrational numbers, squares, cube roots, Pythagoras’ theorem.

Prisms, cross-sections, convert units, volume and capacity.

Congruent shapes.

Assessment Type

Timing Weighting

Assessment Task 3 Assignment Distributed: Term 3 Week 5 Due: Term 3 Week 9 20%

Assessment Task 4 Yearly Exam Term 4 Examination Period 35%

PDHPE - THEORY

Unit Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4

Time/ Duration

Term 1 Week 1 – Term 1 Week 8 (8 weeks)

Term 1 Week 9 – Term 2 Week 10 (13 weeks)

Term 3 Week 1 – Term 4 Week 5 (15 weeks)

Term 4 Week 6 – Term 4 Week 10 (4 weeks)

Name of Unit Dynamic Health Lifestyle Choices

Dynamic Health You Are What You Eat

Risk Taking, Drugs and Sex Mental Health

Concepts

Throughout this unit, students will explore:

• The dynamic nature ofhealth.

• The dimensions of health.• Wellbeing and wellness.• Differing views of health.• Benefits of being physically

active.• Factors that influence

attitudes and behaviourstowards health.

• Australia’s physical activityand sedentary behaviourguidelines.

• Components of a balancedlifestyle.

• Planning physical activitygoals.

Throughout this unit, students will explore:

• Australian GovernmentDietary Guidelines and Advicefor young people.

• Dietary patterns of youngpeople.

• Factors that influence diet.• Basics of nutrition.• Food choices and behaviours.• Understanding food labels

and consumer rights.• Food myths and fallacies.• Media messages about food.• Promoting healthy eating.• Strategies to improve access

to health information.• Health products and services.

Throughout this unit, students will explore:

• Trusting thoughts andfeelings about riskyscenarios.

• Decision-making andemotions.

• Making informed decisions.• Developing safety plans.• Influences on risky

behaviours.• Positive and negative risk.• Impact of drug use.• Classifying drugs.• Effects of drugs.• Help seeking.• Barriers to help seeking.• Sexual consent.• Preventative health practices.• Resolving conflict.

Throughout this unit, students will explore:

• Mental health and mentalhealth disorders.

• Impact of stress and coping.• Misconceptions about mental

health.• Interrelationship between

nutrition, mental health andphysical activity.

• Communicating concernsabout health and safety.

• Personal plans to promotemental health and wellbeing.

• Promoting positive mentalhealth practices.

• Factors that affect mentalhealth.

Assessment Type

Timing Weighting

The assessment of this unit will be split into two parts: • Persuasive Essay (team vs individual sports)• Weekly Diet PlanWeek 2 Term 250% (theory marks for this year)

Scenario Analysis Term 3 Week 1050% (theory marks for this year)

Assessment informally assessed through student participation

PDHPE - PRACTICAL

Unit Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4

Time/ Duration Term 1 (11weeks)

Term 2 (10 weeks)

Term 3 (10 weeks)

Term 4 (10 weeks)

Name of Unit Fitness

Cross Country Athletics

Field Games (Touch Football) Court Games (Basketball)

Dance Racquet Sports

Fitness Softball Cricket

Concepts

Throughout this unit, students will participate in a range of Fitness Testing activities, Cross Country running, and the Athletics throwing events.

Throughout this unit, students will participate in a field and court games aimed at developing specialised movement skills.

Throughout this unit, students will participate in a range of racquet sports (including badminton), before partaking bush dance where they will explore elements of movement composition.

Throughout this unit, students will complete Fitness Testing activities, with the aim of comparing their levels of fitness to the start of the year. Students will also participate in games Cricket/Softball.

Assessment Type

Timing Weighting

• Fitness• Athletics• Cross Country

This unit is worth 50% of the practical marks allocated for this year. Assessment will be ongoing throughout the unit.

This unit of work will be informally assessed based on student participation during the unit of work.

• Dance

This unit is worth 50% of the practical marks allocated for this year. Assessment will be ongoing throughout the unit.

This unit of work will be informally assessed based on student participation.

TAS Across Stage 4 (Years 7 & 8) students will undertake courses in Technology Mandatory (TAS). Each semester students will change courses and rotate through so that they study four courses from the six courses outlined in the tables below.

Unit Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4

Time/Duration Two Terms Two Terms Two Terms Two Terms

Name of Unit From Garden to Gourmet & Food Fabulous Food

Creating Digital Solutions Structures Materials

Concepts Agricultural Technologies: managed environments, such as farms and plantations, processes of food and fibre production, innovative and sustainable supply of agriculturally produced raw materials, managed systems that produce food and fibre through designing and producing solutions. Food Technologies: characteristics and properties of food, food selection and preparation, food safety and how to make informed choices when experimenting with and preparing nutritious food.

Understanding the design process.

Programming/Coding for digital solutions.

Understanding the design process and engineering principles through using a range of materials, tools and techniques to test and produce quality projects.

Design Process, Safety, WHS, Practical production of an interior design product, Time Management, ICT Portfolio Mixed Material Technology Assessment Task.

Assessment Type

Timing Weighting

1) Ongoing Practical Work: 60%2) Topic Quiz: 10%3) Design Portfolio: 20%4) Topic Quiz (Food): 10%

Assessment Task Alarm/Alert System Project and Folio Second Term Week 2 100%

Assessment Task Practical Project and Folio Second Term Week 5 100%

Assessment Task Practical Project and Folio Second Term Week 5 100%

VISUAL ARTSUnit Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4

Time/ Duration

Term 1 (11 weeks)

Term 2 (10 weeks)

Term 3 (10 weeks)

Term 4 (10 weeks)

Name of Unit What Is Art? / Sugarskulls Masks Mandalas Koori Art

Concepts • Introduction to Visual Arts• What is a VAPD?• Overview of the functions of

art in Society• The elements of art• The principals of art• Careers in art• Overview of The Conceptual

Frame, The Frames and Art Practice

• Exploration of colour theory• Application and combination

of elements of art to create artwork

• Creating artworks influenced by the Mexican tradition of “Day of the Dead”

• A structural exploration ofceramic techniques, andMasks from around theworld.

• A study of different beliefsabout and meaningsrelating to therepresentation & functionsof masks.

• Contemporary, Modernmasks are also exploredwith emphasis on Designand colour

• A structural and subjectiveexploration of the naturalelements of earth, air,water and fire.

• A study of the culturalhistory of the mandala.

• An investigation into signsand symbols and the wayartists use symbolism tocreate a visual language.

• An exploration of AboriginalArt through historical andcritical studies of Aboriginalartists and Artworks.

• Traditional symbols• Painting, Design and

drawing.• Creating artworks influenced

by the Aboriginal culture

Assessment Type

Timing Weighting

Assessment Task 1 Critical Study Art Exam and Sugar Skull Artwork Term 1 Week 10 25%

Assessment Task 2 Clay Mask and Mask Poster Historical Research Term 2 Week 10 25%

Assessment Task 3 Acrylic Mandala Painting and Mandalas Critical Study Term 3 Week 10 25%

Assessment Task 4 Boomerang Painting and Myths from Arnhem Land Term 4 Week 4/5 25%