YEAR 10: CURRICULUM OVERVIEW (Jun - Jul 2018) 1 Subject Topics to be covered Key Learning Preparing for the MOCK ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND ENGLISH LITERATURE EXAM In this unit, students revise aspects of a range of 19 th century fiction texts and develop skills to analyse and evaluate the extracts. As well as developing these reading skills, they recap imaginative writing skills for a variety of forms, purposes and audiences. Students also focus on using spelling, punctuation and grammar accurately. Students also revisit the 19 th century novel (‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’ or ‘A Christmas Carol’) and the poetry from the anthology. Students sit a mock English Language (Paper 1) and English Literature (Paper 2) exam in June. *One lesson per fortnight will focus on improving writing. Pre-exposure homework 1) Revise notes in your exercise books from year 9 and year 10. 2) Use GCSE bitesize to consolidate revision notes. 3) Use the Pearson Revision Guides and Workbooks. Higher tier Key learning: For full details please look in the specification at http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/mathematics/gcse/mathematics- 8300 and search for the code below. Volume R12, G16, G17, N8 Construction and Loci G2 Revision Students will have an end of year assessment. There will be some limited time spent on revision in lessons
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YEAR 10: CURRICULUM OVERVIEW (Jun - Jul 2018) 1
Subject Topics to be covered
Key Learning
Preparing for the MOCK ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND ENGLISH LITERATURE EXAM
In this unit, students revise aspects of a range of 19th century fiction texts and develop skills to analyse and evaluate the extracts. As well as developing these reading skills, they recap imaginative writing skills for a variety of forms, purposes and audiences. Students also focus on using spelling, punctuation and grammar accurately. Students also revisit the 19th century novel (‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’ or ‘A Christmas Carol’) and the poetry from the anthology. Students sit a mock English Language (Paper 1) and English Literature (Paper 2) exam in June. *One lesson per fortnight will focus on improving writing.
Pre-exposure homework
1) Revise notes in your exercise books from year 9 and year 10.
2) Use GCSE bitesize to consolidate revision notes. 3) Use the Pearson Revision Guides and Workbooks.
Higher tier
Key learning: For full details please look in the specification at http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/mathematics/gcse/mathematics-8300 and search for the code below.
Volume R12, G16, G17, N8
Construction and Loci G2
Revision Students will have an end of year assessment. There will be some limited time spent on revision in lessons
Have a look on the topics on listed above on MyMaths and see what you can teach yourself to be ahead.
Foundation Tier
2D Representations of 3D shapes
G13
Percentages R9
Revision Students will have an end of year assessment. There will be some limited time spent on revision in lessons
Pre-exposure homework
Have a look on the topics on listed above on MyMaths and see what you can teach yourself to be ahead.
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Topic 4 Natural Selection and Genetics Modification
What is the evidence of human Evolution? How does Natural Selection occur? How are organisms classified? How is tissue culture carried out? What is genetic modification and how does it relate to
agriculture?
Pre-exposure homework
1) Read the article http://www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20150803-how-do-we-know-evolution-is-real. Make a list of evidence for evolution.
2) Research the process of genetic modification. Draw a picture to represent it. Ask people at home what their opinions of genetic modification are.
3)
Edexcel GCSE (9-1)
Chemistry
C14 Quantitative analysis
C15 Dynamic Equilibria,
Calculations involving
Volumes of Gases
C16 Chemical Cells and
Fuel Cells
● Why the actual yield of a reaction is less than the theoretical yield
● Calculate the percentage yield of a reaction ● What is meant by the atom economy of a reaction and how to
calculate it ● How to carry out an acid-alkali titration ● How to calculate an unknown concentration of volume of a
solution using titration ● About the factors that are considered when selecting a
manufacturing method How to interconvert between gdm-3 and mol dm-3
Pre-exposure homework
Watch the fuse school video on ‘Percentage Yield’. Write some rules for calculating percentage yield. Why is percentage yield important to know in a chemical synthesis?
Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Physics P10 Electricity and P11 Static Electricity
What is current, charge and voltage?
How do you calculate current, voltage, power and energy transferred?
What common electrical safety features are there in the home? How does the shape and size of an electric field explain some of the phenomena caused by static electricity?
Pre-exposure homework
Using the internet and textbooks research electric currents and then write three sentences stating what electrical current is, how some insulators can become charged and the units for electrical current.
Edexcel GCSE (9-1) B3 Genetics
Differences between Asexual and Sexual reproduction
What is Meisois
Structure of DNA
How mutations cause genetic variation
Hoe characteristics are inherited
Pre-exposure homework
Search for and watch these videos on YouTube to prepare you for your continued study of Genetics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MpYxrrATFY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ_iCf8mzMA
Do some research into oxidation and reduction. Watch videos on youtube how can metals be extracted Research what Haber process is?
Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Physics P8/9
How is energy in a system changed and how to you calculate the power of a machine?
How do you use vectors to work out the effect of forces on an object?
Pre-exposure Homework
Revise the difference between vector and scalar quantities from P1.
To investigate lyrics or text as a source of inspiration for a creative black and white illustration response.
Students will: Continue to develop their research skills in exploring and responding to the work of a range of contemporary illustrators who work in black and white. Continue to develop confidence in using a wide range of monochrome media and techniques with expressive marking, depth of tone & quality of line. Continue to develop their recording skill to draw in a range of objects with contrasting surfaces. Continue to develop an understanding of the term ‘composition’ and apply this understanding to their own creative composition. Review and reflect on the success of their final design idea.
Pre-exposure homework
Students can also select from the following activities to support the Black & white unit of work:
1) Listen to your favourite songs or reread your favourite books,
identifying and discussing the key visual words and concepts.
2) Research a range of black and white illustrations/ images from the internet, magazines etc. Pinterest is always very inspiring!
YR10 CAMBRIDGE NATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES
R066 Market and Pitch a Business Proposal (Project worth 25% of overall GCSE)
Students will begin the second project and complete Task 1. In task 1 students will develop a brand identity and promotional plan to target their chosen customer profile for their hat designs. This is a detailed task and will take some time to complete, however it is likely that students will begin to develop their sales pitch for their product idea (task 2) before the end of the year.
Pre-exposure homework
Students should research the different methods of promotion available to businesses. Once they have completed this they should find examples of businesses with a strong brand and then identify the benefits of having a strong brand name.
Unit 4: Operations Students will develop an understanding of production and the operational side of the business. The core topics covered in this unit include:
Production processes
Quality of goods and services
The sales process and customer service
Consumer law.
Business location
Working with supplier
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Pre-exposure homework
Students should carry out research to answer the following questions: 1. Describe Job, Batch and Flow production. 2. Explain why producing good quality goods is important. 3. Identify three things that a business could do to help ensure its
products are good quality. 4. Explain why working closely with suppliers is important.
UNIT 1 L01: understand the environment in which hospitality and catering providers operate L05: Be able to propose a hospitality and catering provision to meet specific requirements UNIT 2 L03: Practical work
To understand the relationship between diet and health. To be able to apply and demonstrate a knowledge of the functions of food ingredients in the development of dishes and meals. Students will focus their K & U on producing dishes using a range of presentation techniques and accompaniments including: vegan, dairy free, gluten free, healthy school meals and low fat diets.
Pre-exposure homework
Research the presentation techniques used in restaurants.
Social Issues
Students will be studying the topic of social issues and will complete exam-based questions on this topic.
Pre-exposure homework
1. Create an essential vocab list for the topic – try to think of any vocab you would need to talk about transport/where you stay/countries/food and drink/holiday activities and weather
2. Use the grammar and verbs you already know and the vocab list you have created to write anything you can about holidays in French. Try to write 150 words with at least 3 tenses.
Coasts - fieldwork
To experience the process of geographical enquiry and fieldwork using a number of geographical techniques. Students to follow the enquiry route considering data collection, data presentation and analysing and drawing conclusions and evaluation.
Pre-exposure homework
1. What processes have shaped our coastline? What management has been used on the North East Coastline?
2. How could we undertake fieldwork to see how the coastline has changed? Describe 3 fieldwork methods you could use to do this and justify your choices.
Technology in everyday life
Social media
Mobile technology
perfect and imperfect tenses together; how life has changed
how things were before technology – imperfect tense of weak and selected strong verbs
complexity in expressing opinions and views re life without technology Students will know vocab and structures on the topics of technology and social media. They will review the perfect and imperfect tenses and look at how life and society has changed. They will also revisit strong and weak verbs and use these in the imperfect tense, along with complex structures and opinions. Skills will focus on Spontaneous speaking, extending writing, listening, reading and translations.
Pre-exposure homework
1. Use quizlet, memrise or the Kerboodle digital textbook to learn vocab from each topic.
2. Revise the perfect and imperfect tenses.
Elizabethan England
Students continue to develop their historical knowledge and understanding regarding Elizabethan England by focusing on key aspects of Elizabethan life. Key learning will include topics such as Mary, Queen of Scots & conflict with Spain.
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Pre-exposure homework
Create a character profile of Mary, Queen of Scots (Knowledge and understanding/independent research task) What were the main causes of conflict with Spain? (Causation/independent research task)
Create a timeline showing the key events of the Spanish Armada’s invasion attempt (Chronology/independent research task)
Website design
To develop the skills needed to design and create a website that showcases all of the documents created for the GCSE ICT controlled assessment project
Pre-exposure homework
Go to www.codeacademy.com and complete the Making a Website activity
Component 3
Practical component where students will create a media product –
choosing from either: TV, magazines, film marketing or music
marketing.
This accounts for 30% of the final GCSE grade.
In this assignment students will; Undertake a practical production from conception to realisation. Become familiar with the creative process involved in practical
production; research, planning, filming and editing, design etc. Develop their technical and time management.
Pre-exposure homework
Research lots of examples of their chosen product Become familiar with codes and conventions, technical and
language features such as camera work, editing techniques, narrative structure, layout, use of photography etc.
In Composition students will finalise their Free Composition in preparation for Assessment In Listening, students will be tested on 7 Set works, Musical Dictation, Wider Listening and Extended Response In Performance students will complete recordings as well as peer assess.
Pre-exposure homework
Revision of Set Works in preparation for Listening Mock Examination
Component 3 – Theatre makers in practise. 40%
Pupils will start to explore their set text for the written exam in 2018. The chosen set text is ‘The Crucible by Arthur Miller’. This will be a practical exploration of the text allowing students, which aid students in how to bring a text to life. Students will draw upon previous knowledge of drama to allow them to take the script from page to stage. Students will then apply this understanding to written format required for examination within
Pre-exposure homework
Research into Arthur Miller the playwright.
Research into the Historical context of the play. Looking at the links between the play and Salem Massachusetts.
Research into the real life characters of the play.
Girls Outwitting opponents in Rounders or Tennis or cricket Boys Combinations of tennis and cricket or softball and athletics
Evaluating personal physical skills so that students can identify what they need to do to improve. Develop further the rules and structures of the game so that they can become more tactical in their outwitting. Students in some groups may cover some activities in a slightly different order than others Groups switch activities and continue to accurately replicate technique and exercise safely in athletics. Develop observation skills for evaluation and improving performance. Taking on different roles within their groups to improve coaching skills.
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Completion of Religion, Peace and Conflict and summary activities of the work covered in Year 10
Christian and Buddhist approaches to Peace and Conflict. A summary/recap of work completed this year – with specific reference to The religion of Buddhism (Teachings and practices)
Pre-exposure homework
Think about how conflict has a long term effect on a country and it’s people. Looks out for examples of the victims of war in the news and in the media in general.
Spanish customs and festivals/ holidays
Students will learn about a variety of customs/festivals in the hispanic world. The focus will be discussing events and traditions in the past tense. Students will learn the formation of the preterite and imperfect tenses and develop their skills for the photo card element of the speaking exam. Students will then move on to discuss holidays in Spanish and should be able to describe a past holiday in detail in written form
Pre-exposure homework
1. www.quizlet.com- sign up to quizlet using your email address and create a quiz with the vocabulary you have learnt from the topics studied so far. You can also download this as an app if you wish. Use your quiz to revise the new vocabulary. 2. Research a festival in Spain. When does it happen? What are the details? Make notes in the back of your book.
Theory Analysis and evaluation of sport Practical Coursework Continue with Tennis and athletics
Pupils will complete the written analysis of their performance in a named sport Assessment of two practical areas to ensure all student have achieved minimum criteria of assessment for the practical element of the course.
Understanding of the world around us. Higher level thinking skills Identifying key information and making good choices Transferable literacy and numeracy skills
DESIGN TECHNOLOGY Theory Lessons: Specialist Technical principles Section 4 Common Technical Principles:
Forces and stresses on materials and objects.
Improving functionality.
Ecological and social footprint.
The 6 R’s
Scales of production.
Major Project: Brief is supplied from the exam board from June.
Non-exam assessment (NEA): 30–35 hours approx
In relation to at least one material category or system, students should be able to select materials and components considering the factors listed below: Functionality: application of use, ease of working. Aesthetics: surface finish, texture and colour. Environmental factors: recyclable or reused materials. Availability: ease of sourcing and purchase. Cost: bulk buying. Social factors: social responsibility. Cultural factors: sensitive to cultural influences. Ethical factors: purchased from ethical sources such as FSC. Materials and objects can be manipulated to resist and work with forces and stresses Tension, compression, bending, torsion and shear. Materials can be enhanced to resist and work with forces and stresses to improve functionality How materials can be reinforced, stiffened or made more flexible: eg lamination, bending, folding, webbing, fabric interfacing. Ecological issues in the design and manufacture of products Deforestation, mining, drilling and farming. Mileage of product from raw material source, manufacture, distribution, user location and final disposal. That carbon is produced during the manufacture of products.
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100 marks 50% of GCSE
Substantial design and make task • Assessment criteria: • Identifying and investigating design possibilities • Producing a design brief and specification • Generating design ideas
The six Rs Reduce, refuse, re-use, repair, recycle and rethink Social issues in the design and manufacture of products Safe working conditions; reducing oceanic/ atmospheric pollution and reducing the detrimental (negative) impact on others
Pre-exposure homework
How could you take the 6 R’s for sustainability into consideration when designing food packaging for your product? Find a photograph, or keep, an example of over packaged food products.
Continue Preparing for a Healthy Lifestyle Participating in Exercise
Students will be able to:
● evaluate their own healthy lifestyle ● work towards developing a healthier lifestyle
Students will be able to:
● Understand the benefits of exercise ● Understand how to reduce risks when participating in exercise ● Be able to review own participation in exercise
Core Technical Principles
Students will explore a breadth of core technical knowledge and understanding of a range of technological principles for example: new and emerging technologies, energy generation and storage and mechanical devices.
Pre-exposure homework
Carry out a research of similar products to your NEA focused task. Compare price, fabric, decorative and construction techniques from at least 3 stores that are aimed at your target audience.
