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Assessment and Reporting - Year 8

YEAR 8 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE SEMESTER 2  2011

 

Subject

Due Date/

Week Beginning

Assessment Topic and Description

Time/Length

SCI42

Week 8

Energy & Force Mousetrap Racer Report

4 lessons + home (700 words)

Week 13

Geology – Presentation (poster/other media)

1 lesson + home (700 words)

Week 17

Body system model construction and in-class exam

2 lessons: 1 planning, 1 research + home (700 words)

MAT42

Week 26B

Space:  Exam

Week 30B         

Linear relationships:   Assignment

1-2 periods

Weeks 33A – 36B

Data:  Investigation

3 weeks

Week 39A

Chance & Data:  Exam

1-2 periods

REL42

14 August

Task 4:  Short Story

11 October

Task 5:  Spirituality ritual

22 November

Task 6:  Images of God art task

ENG42

Term 3:  Week 6

Newsmedia:   News Report – Written Assignment 

250-350 words

Term 3:  Week 9

 News segment – oral presentation

3-4 minutes

Term 4:  Week 4

Fairy tales, fantasy & film: Fractured fairytale–written assignment 

300-400 words

Term 4:  Week 7

                                            Film Review-oral presentation

3-4 minutes

HPE42

Week 5

Muscular/Skeletal Systems

Wk 9

Circulatory/Respiratory Systems

Ongoing

Games Assessment

ongoing

SSE42

Term 3:  Week 5

The Crusades:  Content and Short Response to Documents Exam (C2 and C3)

Class double

Term 4:  Week 5

The Reformation: Essay test in response to stimulus: C2 and C3

Class double

BUS42

Week 3

Levels of Government:   Short Answer

1week

Week 5

Marketing :  Technology Use

1 week

Week 8

Money in Australia:    $200 note + written

3 weeks

ITD 42

9 September

Design Project:  Practical

10 weeks

18 Nov (Term 4)

Design Project:  Practical

9 weeks

HEC 42

19 August

Aprons:  Practical

4 weeks

16 September

Cooking (weekly):  Practical

5 weeks

16 September

Evaluation:  Theory

1 week

18 Nov (Term 4)

Aprons:  Practical

4 weeks

18 Nov (Term 4)

Cooking (weekly):  Practical

5 weeks

18 Nov (Term 4)

Evaluation:  Theory

1 week

ART42

Term 3 Sept 12

Visual Journal and Folio of Works

Term 4 Nov 14

Visual Journal and Folio of Works

MUS42

Week 9

Performance Task

2 minutes

Week 9

Composition Piece

2 minutes

Week 9

Theory Test

30 minutes

Week 17

Performance Task

2 minutes

Week 17

Composition Piece

2 minutes

Week 17

Theory Test

30 minutes

DRA42

Week 9

Reflective Journal

30 entries

Week 9

Ritual Movement Performance

2 minutes

Week 18

Reflective Journal

30 entries

Week 18

Ritual Movement Performance

2 minutes

8CHI5

24 August

Speaking Test

90 minutes

8CHI5

31 August

Listening Test

90 minutes

8CHI5

7 September

Reading Test

90 minutes

8CHI6

25 August

Speaking Test

90 minutes

8CHI6

2 September

Listening Test

90 minutes

8CHI6

8 September

Reading Test

90 minutes