Our Curriculum Overview Year 8 Summer Term English Mathematics

 Our Curriculum Overview Year 8 Summer Term English This term, pupils read the novels Boy in the Striped Pyjamas; To Kill a Mockingbird and The Curious Incident of a dog in the Night­time, to explore literary concepts, including point of view, character development, figurative language, setting, plot, mood, and tone. Pupils also practise analysing literature, making predictions, and supporting their thoughts with evidence from the text. At the end of the unit, students apply their knowledge of these literary elements to write a critical essay. ● Understand different purposes in writing ● Identify and evaluate the effects of language ● Identify major themes ● Plan writing for clear purposes ● Begin to develop judgements on writers’ and readers’ sympathies ● Create vivid descriptions of places ● Identify how a writer builds narrative tension ● Consider how a play could be staged ● Research and summarise information ● Revise key elements of spelling, punctuation and grammar ● Reading for meaning – fiction and non­fiction Mathematics Year 8 will be covering the following units: Algebra and Formulae ● Changing the subject of a formula ● Solving linear equations Geometry ● Review angles and lines ● Surface area and volume ● Similar and congruent shapes ● Pythagoras ● Transformations ● Constructions Number ● Rounding and approximation ● Significant figures Probability ● Theoretical and experimental probability ● Mutually exclusive events ● Relative frequency Science Metal reactions ● Investigate how different metals take part in chemical reactions ● Construct reactivity series from experiments ● Describe displacement reactions Sound ● Define sound as being caused by vibration ● Describe ways sound can be modified ● Represent the waves of sound in various ways ● Calculate the speed of sound Movement ● Describe the motion of pendula related to their length ● Investigate the law of moments and levers ● Relate distance and time to speed and represent in graphs ● Describe pressure and how to calculate it ICT This unit is an introduction to programming in a textual language designed to make programming approachable for beginners. It starts by introducing Turtle graphics, leading to the use of variables and For…EndFor loops. Simple programs using the Text window are used to introduce input, output and selection. Pupils will get used to these programming statements while having fun producing coloured graphics and making a simple screensaver. They will learn the importance of writing statements accurately, documenting their programs and finding out for themselves in a very visual way how different program statements work. Pupils will then end the term developing their 3D design skills using TinkerCad trough a series of tutorials. Geography Year 8 Geographers are studying population this term to address and consider questions about how and why our planet´s population is growing so quickly, how many people can the earth support and what are the consequences of such rapid change? History This term year 8 will be learning about the Black peoples of the Americas, from abolition to equality. We will be studying the development of the abolition movement and those involved in supporting it. We will be studying the different groups that showed opposition to slavery and why, as well as those who risked their lives to help their fellow slaves, culminating in the American Civil War. We will then examine the lives of free African Americans after their emancipation and the continued oppression they suffered both in America and around the world. We will also examine the development of the equal rights movement and those involved, culminating in a study of the extent to which equality is enjoyed by African Americans in the modern day. Lengua y Literatura Española Léxico Enriquecer el propio vocabulario. Siglas y acrónimos Identificar y manejar los mecanismos de formación de siglas y acrónimos. Gramática
Manejar la morfosintáctica básica de las oraciones. La oración
Distinguir los tipos de oración según su significado. Tipos de oración según su predicado
Identificar sus elementos consituyentes y utilizarlos correctamente. Identificar los complementos verbales y utilizarlos correctamente. Ortografía
Valorar el error como parte del aprendizaje y aprovecharlo para superarse. Uso de Ll e Y
Aplicar correctamente sus normas de empleo. Uso de otras grafías dudosas Aplicar correctamente sus normas de empleo. Textos Ajustar la comprensión lectora a diversas situaciones comunicativas escritas. Los textos académicos
Distinguir los textos de tipo académico y manejar varias de sus formas. El texto expositivo
Reconocer sus características y manejarlas. Presentar información objetiva. El texto argumentativo
Reconocer sus características y manejarlas. Presentar información subjetiva. El cómic
Literatura
Comprender e interpretar la información de los textos literarios. La narrativa
Distinguir las características de los textos literarios narrativos. Estructura y elementos de la narración
Identificar y manejar las partes y elementos de la narración. Practicar la creatividad. El teatro y su representación Identificar y manejar las características del texto teatral. Practicar la creatividad. Geografía & Historia La Grecia antigua Identificar y comprender las características y cronología de la Grecia antigua. Antecedentes y orígenes
Conocer los antecedentes. Distinguir las características y partes de las polis. Las polis: Atenas y Esparta Comprender sus características socio­políticas y su historia. Expansión colonial e imperial Identificar las causas, desarrollo y consecuencias de estas etapas. Cultura y religión
Caracterizar la religión griega. Reconocer sus aportaciones a nuestra civilización. Arte griego
Analizar sus características y distinguirlas a lo largo de sus etapas. Historia de Roma
Identificar y comprender las características y cronología de la antigua Roma. Orígenes y monarquía
Conocer los antecedentes y caracterizar la etapa monárquica. La república
Comprender sus características socio­políticas y explorar su cronología. El imperio
Comprender sus características socio­políticas y explorar su cronología. El declive
Analizar sus causas y consecuencias. La civilización romana
Identificar y comprender sus aportaciones a nuestra civilización. La ingeniería romana Analizar sus innovaciones y aportes al desarrollo de la ingeniería. El arte romano
Analizar sus características y distinguirlas a lo largo de sus etapas. Vida en la ciudad y en el campo
Caracterizar sus sociedades y estilos de vida. Religión romana y cristianismo
Comprender su evolución y cambio, y el papel del cristianismo primititivo en ello. Physical Education Athletics: Pupils will be working on activities involving running jumping and throwing. They will develop specific techniques in a range of events. Striking and Fielding: Pupils will develop skills and tactical strategies within rounders and cricket. Net/Wall: Pupils will develop skills in Volleyball and Tennis Art Pupils will use the theme of Aboriginal Art to explore the use of colour, texture and pattern. Pupils will also study the work of artists who have used Aboriginal art as an influence and analyse how their work could influence their own. Pupils will then design, develop and make their own 3d sculpture inspired by their research found within Aboriginal culture. Music Pupils will be learning about Blues music. They will be studying all aspects of the music including geography, history and culture before forming their own Blues bands and writing their own Blues songs. They will develop their knowledge and skills in lyric writing, instrumentation, chord progression, structure and ensemble. French This term will begin with ‘food and drink’. The children will learn how to discuss what they like to eat and drink. Also they will be able to order a meal in a restaurant. Other topics will include understanding travel information, discussing travel plans and describing a person’s appearance. Grammatical points that will be covered will be: ● Irregular perfect tense verbs. ● Asking questions in the perfect tense. ● Using perfect tense of verbs with être. ● Using the expression il faut+ infinitive meaning ‘you should’ or ‘it is necessary’. As the grammar and vocabulary are beginning to get quite complex, children will be expected to complete regular homework pieces and consolidate newly learnt expressions, phrases and vocabulary independently at home. Homework Homework is detailed on a separate timetable for each specific class, which was sent home last term. Copies of this are available if required. Children should be responsible for recording and checking homework in their Homework Diaries, but we ask that parents please also check this on a weekly basis. Parents should sign the diary to confirm that they have seen any comments. Children should continue to read at home every night and record the books they have read. We will always promote politeness, helpfulness and respect for others within the school through our Golden Rules and Code of Conduct