YEAR 7 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULES - glenwood … · Glenwood High School Year 7 Assessment Handbook ....

17
YEAR 7 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULES Each course Assessment Schedule indicates the syllabus outcomes, course components and weightings, the task type and due date (Term and Week) Often a number of outcomes can be addressed by a single task Not all outcomes are assessed with each task Any variations to syllabus outcomes or tasks set for each course will be provided by the class teacher in writing giving two weeks’ notice of a change For further information on assessment schedules for the courses the class teacher or head teacher of the subject should be contacted Glenwood High School Year 7 Assessment Handbook

Transcript of YEAR 7 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULES - glenwood … · Glenwood High School Year 7 Assessment Handbook ....

Page 1: YEAR 7 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULES - glenwood … · Glenwood High School Year 7 Assessment Handbook . Glenwood High School ... visual and digital forms to communicate about the past. Assessment

YEAR 7

ASSESSMENT

SCHEDULES

Each course Assessment Schedule indicates the syllabus outcomes, course components and weightings, the task type and due date (Term and Week)

Often a number of outcomes can be addressed by a single task

Not all outcomes are assessed with each task

Any variations to syllabus outcomes or tasks set for each course will be provided by the class teacher in writing giving two weeks’ notice of a change

For further information on assessment schedules for the courses the class teacheror head teacher of the subject should be contacted

Glenwood High School Year 7 Assessment Handbook

Page 2: YEAR 7 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULES - glenwood … · Glenwood High School Year 7 Assessment Handbook . Glenwood High School ... visual and digital forms to communicate about the past. Assessment

Glenwood High School Year 7 Assessment Handbook

Final mark and rank for the year is made up from all assessment tasks described below.

ENGLISH

Report Outcomes

Semester 1

Makes effective language choices to creatively shape meaning with accuracy, clarity and coherence

Reflects analytically on the effectiveness of language and other features used in texts

Expresses ideas, feelings and views, and responds to ideas, feelings and views of

others

Reads, understands and responds critically to a written text

Composes imaginative text, using original ideas and descriptive language

Makes a commitment to engage in the learning process through a positive classroom

input

Semester 2

Demonstrates an understanding of film techniques and responds critically to visual text

Reads interpretively, analyses and responds critically to a written text

Displays an effective control of sustained written expression in a persuasive response

Makes a commitment to engage in the learning process through a positive classroom

input

Assessment Schedule

Task Assessment Task Due Date % Weight

1 Writing Task and Reflection Term 1, Week 6 15

2 Half Yearly Examination Term 2, Week 5 30

3 Viewing Task Term 3, Week 9 15

4 Yearly Examination Term 4, Weeks 3 & 4 30

5 Bookwork and participation Ongoing 10

Page 3: YEAR 7 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULES - glenwood … · Glenwood High School Year 7 Assessment Handbook . Glenwood High School ... visual and digital forms to communicate about the past. Assessment

Glenwood High School Year 7 Assessment Handbook

MATHEMATICS

Report Outcomes Semester 1

Operates with fractions, decimals and percentages

Operates with positive integers, including factors, multiples and uses index notation

Compares, orders and calculates with integers, applying a range of strategies to aid

computation

Uses algebraic notation, simplifies and recognises equivalence of algebraic expressions

Applies Maths in everyday life

Semester 2

Identifies and uses angle relationships, including those related to transversals on sets of

parallel lines

Uses formulas to calculate the areas of quadrilaterals and circles, and converts between

units of area

Draw different views of prisms and solids formed from combinations of prisms

Calculates probabilities of simple events

Uses algebraic techniques to solve simple linear equations

Classifies, describes and uses the properties of triangles and quadrilaterals

Performs transformations on the Cartesian plane

Assessment mark and rank is made up from assessment tasks described below. The final grade will be calculated from this mark.

Please note: Weighting, outcomes, dates, content, frequency and type of assessment may change, but students will receive a 2-week notification before every assessment.

Assessment Schedule

Semester Assessment Task Due Date % Weight

1

Term 1 Test

Assignment -Maths in everyday life

Term 1, Week 8/9

Term 1, TBA

45%

10%

Half Yearly Examination Term 2, Week 5 45%

2

Term 3 Test Term 3, Week 6/7 50%

Yearly Examination Term 4, Week 3 & 4 50%

Page 4: YEAR 7 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULES - glenwood … · Glenwood High School Year 7 Assessment Handbook . Glenwood High School ... visual and digital forms to communicate about the past. Assessment

Glenwood High School Year 7 Assessment Handbook

Final mark and rank for the year is made up from all assessment tasks described below.

NB. Ongoing informal assessment of classwork will contribute towards end of semester grades.

SCIENCE

Report Outcomes

SKILLS (Semester 1 and Semester 2)

Identifies questions and problems that can be tested or researched and makes predictions based on scientific knowledge

Collaboratively and individually produces a plan to investigate questions and problems

Follows a sequence of instructions to safely undertake a range of investigation types, collaboratively and individually

Processes and analyses data from a first-hand investigation and secondary sources to identify trends, patterns and relationships, and draw conclusions

Selects and uses appropriate strategies, understanding and skills to produce creative and plausible solutions to identified problems

Presents science ideas, findings and information to a given audience using appropriate scientific language, text types and representations

Semester 1

Explains how scientific understanding of, and discoveries about, the properties of mixtures relate to their uses in everyday life

Describes the actions of unbalanced forces in everyday situations Describes the dynamic nature of models, theories and laws in developing scientific

understanding of the earth and solar system

Semester 2

Relates the structure and function of living things to their classification, survival and reproduction

Explains how new biological evidence changes people’s understanding of the world. Describes the dynamic nature of models, theories and laws in developing scientific

understanding of the earth and solar system Explains how advances in scientific understanding of processes that occur within and on the

earth, influence the choices people make about resource use and management

Assessment Schedule

Task Assessment Task Due Date % Weight

1 First-hand Investigation Term 1, Week 7/8 25

2 Half Yearly Examination Term 2, Week 5 25

3 Second-hand Investigation Term 3, Week 7 25

4 Yearly Examination Term 4, Weeks 3/4 25

Page 5: YEAR 7 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULES - glenwood … · Glenwood High School Year 7 Assessment Handbook . Glenwood High School ... visual and digital forms to communicate about the past. Assessment

Glenwood High School Year 7 Assessment Handbook

Page 6: YEAR 7 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULES - glenwood … · Glenwood High School Year 7 Assessment Handbook . Glenwood High School ... visual and digital forms to communicate about the past. Assessment

Glenwood High School Year 7 Assessment Handbook

Final mark and rank for the year is made up from all assessment tasks described below.

GEOGRAPHY

Report Outcomes

Semester 1

Describes processes and influences that form and transform places and environments.

Discusses management of places and environments for their sustainability.

Examines perspectives of people and organisations on a range of geographical issues.

Communicates geographical information using a variety of strategies.

Semester 2

Explains how interactions and connections between people, places and environments

result in change.

Acquires and processes geographical information by selecting and using geographical

tools for inquiry.

Locates and describes the diverse features and characteristics of a range of places and environments.

Explains differences in human wellbeing

Assessment Schedule

Task Assessment Task Due Date % Weight

1 Landscapes and Landforms - Speech and PowerPoint

Term 1, Week 10 30

2 Geomorphic Hazard Report Term 2, Week 6 30

3 Yearly Examination Term 4, Week 3/4 40

Page 7: YEAR 7 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULES - glenwood … · Glenwood High School Year 7 Assessment Handbook . Glenwood High School ... visual and digital forms to communicate about the past. Assessment

Glenwood High School Year 7 Assessment Handbook

Final mark and rank for the year is made up from all assessment tasks described below.

HISTORY

Report Outcomes

Semester 1

Uses evidence from sources to support historical narratives and explanations.

Identifies the meaning, purpose and context of historical sources.

Semester 2

Describes major periods of historical time and sequences events, people and societies

from the past.

Describes the nature of history and archaeology and explains their contribution to an

understanding of the past.

Uses a range of historical terms and concepts when communicating an understanding

of the past.

Selects and uses appropriate oral, written, visual and digital forms to communicate

about the past.

Assessment Schedule

Task Assessment Task Due Date % Weight

1 Source-Based Task Term 1, Week 11 30

2 Information Booklet Term 3, Week 4 30

3 Yearly Examination Term 4, Week ¾ 40

Page 8: YEAR 7 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULES - glenwood … · Glenwood High School Year 7 Assessment Handbook . Glenwood High School ... visual and digital forms to communicate about the past. Assessment

Glenwood High School Year 7 Assessment Handbook

Final mark and rank for the year is made up from all assessment tasks described below.

PDHPE

Report Outcomes

Semester 1

Combines the features and elements of movement composition to perform a dance.

Participates successfully in Athletics and Cross Country.

Identifies the benefits of a balanced lifestyle and participation in physical activity.

Develops a range of skills that enables them to adopt a healthy lifestyle.

Semester 2

Identifies the consequences of risk taking behaviour and describes strategies to

minimise harm.

Describes how to access and assess health information, products and services.

Demonstrates and refines movement skills in team games.

Actively participates in practical activities.

Assessment Schedule

Task Assessment Task Due Date % Weight

1 Healthy Living Term 1, Week 5 10

2 Let’s Get Moving Term 1, Week 9 10

3 Personal Health Term 3, Week 6 10

4 Practical Assessments Ongoing 60

5 Classwork Ongoing 10

Page 9: YEAR 7 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULES - glenwood … · Glenwood High School Year 7 Assessment Handbook . Glenwood High School ... visual and digital forms to communicate about the past. Assessment

Glenwood High School Year 7 Assessment Handbook

Final mark and rank for the year is made up from all assessment tasks described below.

LOTE- Indonesian

Report Outcomes

Semester 1

applies a range of linguistic structures to compose texts in French, using a range of formats for

different audiences

applies French pronunciation and intonation patterns

identifies main ideas in, and obtains information from texts responds to information and ideas

in texts

Assessment Schedule

Task Assessment Task Due Date % Weight

1 Greetings and Numbers Assessment Term 1

Week 5/6

20%

2 Dialogue Performance

Term 1

Week 10

20%

3 Half-Yearly Examination

Term 2

Week 5

60% total

Page 10: YEAR 7 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULES - glenwood … · Glenwood High School Year 7 Assessment Handbook . Glenwood High School ... visual and digital forms to communicate about the past. Assessment

Glenwood High School Year 7 Assessment Handbook

Final mark and rank for the year is made up from all assessment tasks described below.

LOTE- French

Report Outcomes

Semester 2

applies a range of linguistic structures to compose texts in French, using a range of

formats for different audiences

applies French pronunciation and intonation patterns

identifies main ideas in, and obtains information from texts

responds to information and ideas in texts

Assessment Schedule

Task Assessment Task Due Date % Weight

1 Greetings and Numbers Assessment Term 3

Week 5/6

20%

2 ‘C’est moi’ ‘It’s me’ Assessment Term 3

Week 9/10

20%

3 Yearly Examination

Term 4

Week 3

60%

Page 11: YEAR 7 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULES - glenwood … · Glenwood High School Year 7 Assessment Handbook . Glenwood High School ... visual and digital forms to communicate about the past. Assessment

Glenwood High School Year 7 Assessment Handbook

Final mark and rank for the year is made up from all assessment tasks described below.

TECHNOLOGY

Report Outcomes

Semester 1 and 2

Design and Production Skills

TE4-1DP designs, communicates and evaluates innovative ideas and creative solutions to authentic problems or opportunities

TE4-2DP plans and manages the production of designed solutions

TE4-3DP selects and safely applies a broad range of tools, materials and processes in the production of quality projects

Depending on the units studied, an additional outcome from below will be included:

TE4-4DP designs algorithms for digital solutions and implements them in a general-purpose programming language

TE4-5AG investigates how food and fibre are produced in managed environments

TE4-6FO explains how the characteristics and properties of food determine preparation techniques for healthy eating

TE4-7DI explains how data is represented in digital systems and transmitted in networks

TE4-8EN explains how force, motion and energy are used in engineered systems

TE4-9MA investigates how the characteristics and properties of tools, materials and processes affect their use in designed solutions

TE4-10TS explains how people in technology related professions contribute to society now and into the future

Assessment Schedule

Task Assessment Task Due Date % Weight

1 Work Health and Safety Task Ongoing 20

2 Portfolio Ongoing 20

3 Practical Design Projects Ongoing 60

Page 12: YEAR 7 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULES - glenwood … · Glenwood High School Year 7 Assessment Handbook . Glenwood High School ... visual and digital forms to communicate about the past. Assessment

Glenwood High School Year 7 Assessment Handbook

MUSIC

Report Outcomes Semester 1

Performs music using different forms of notation and different types of technology across a broad range of musical styles

Performs music demonstrating solo and/or ensemble awareness

Notates compositions using traditional and/or non-traditional notation

Demonstrates an understanding of musical concepts through listening, observing, responding, discriminating, analysing, discussing and recording musical ideas

Semester 2

Performs in a range of musical styles demonstrating an understanding of musical concepts

Performs music using different forms of notation and different types of technology across a broad range of musical styles

Demonstrates an understanding of musical concepts through exploring, experimenting, improvising, organising, arranging and composing

Experiments with different forms of technology in the composition process

Demonstrates an understanding of musical concepts through aural identification and discussion of the features of a range of repertoire

Identifies the use of technology in the music selected for study, appropriate to the musical context

Final mark and rank for the year is made up from all assessment tasks described below.

Assessment Schedule

Task Assessment Task Due Date % Weight

1 Semester 1 Course Work (Ongoing) Term 1 & 2 30

2 Musical Theatre Project Term 2 20

3 Semester 2 Course Work (Ongoing) Term 3 & 4 30

4 Performance Task Term 4 20

Page 13: YEAR 7 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULES - glenwood … · Glenwood High School Year 7 Assessment Handbook . Glenwood High School ... visual and digital forms to communicate about the past. Assessment

Glenwood High School Year 7 Assessment Handbook

Final mark and rank for the year is made up from all assessment tasks described below.

VISUAL ARTS

Report Outcomes

Semester 1

Uses a range of materials, techniques and processes to explore animals as subject

matter

Documents ideas and processes in their Visual Arts Process Diary

Explores historical and art-making practice in an art timeline assignment

Demonstrates an understanding of the cooperative and responsible nature required in

art studio practice

Semester 2

Develops understanding of three-dimensional work through ceramic processes and

making.

Explores and investigates their world through photographic practice

Interprets an artwork using the subjective frame and descriptive narrative.

Demonstrates an understanding of the cooperative and responsible nature required in

art studio practice

Assessment Schedule

Task Assessment Task Due Date % Weight

1 Visual Arts Process Diary Ongoing N/A

2 Research Assignment Week 3, Term 2 N/A

3 Visual Arts Process Diary Ongoing N/A

4 Photograph and Research Task Week 1, Term 4 N/A

Page 14: YEAR 7 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULES - glenwood … · Glenwood High School Year 7 Assessment Handbook . Glenwood High School ... visual and digital forms to communicate about the past. Assessment

P a g e | 21

INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENT CALENDAR

TERM 1

WEEK MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SAT / SUN

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Page 15: YEAR 7 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULES - glenwood … · Glenwood High School Year 7 Assessment Handbook . Glenwood High School ... visual and digital forms to communicate about the past. Assessment

P a g e | 22

TERM 2

WEEK MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SAT / SUN

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Page 16: YEAR 7 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULES - glenwood … · Glenwood High School Year 7 Assessment Handbook . Glenwood High School ... visual and digital forms to communicate about the past. Assessment

P a g e | 23

TERM 3

WEEK MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SAT / SUN

1 SDD3

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Page 17: YEAR 7 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULES - glenwood … · Glenwood High School Year 7 Assessment Handbook . Glenwood High School ... visual and digital forms to communicate about the past. Assessment

P a g e | 24

TERM 4

WEEK MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SAT / SUN

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10