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PAGE 1WADALBA COMMUNITY SCHOOL | YEAR 8 CURRICULUM HANDBOOK
PROGRESS WITH PRIDE
YEAR 8 2021CURRICULUM HANDBOOK
PAGE 2WADALBA COMMUNITY SCHOOL | YEAR 8 CURRICULUM HANDBOOK
PAGE 3WADALBA COMMUNITY SCHOOL | YEAR 8 CURRICULUM HANDBOOK
INTRODUCTION
SUBJECT HEAD TEACHER PERIODS PER FORTNIGHTPDHPE Jocelyn Atmore (Rel) 5 periods per fortnightTAS Meredith Smee 6 periods per fortnightEnglish Rebecca Mace 7 periods per fortnightLanguage (Japanese) Beverly Partridge 5 periods per fortnightHSIE Lesley Miller 5 periods per fortnightMathematics Triscia von Pralitz (Rel) 7 periods per fortnightCAPA Janelle Johnson 5 periods per fortnightScience Colin Harris 6 periods per fortnight
YEAR 8 PATTERN OF STUDY
The Wadalba Community School Curriculum Handbook is designed to inform students and their parents / carers about the courses they are participating in throughout the year and provides a general overview of topics covered each term and the formal assessment associated with each course.
Student learning is assessed in a variety of forms including observations in class and looking closely at tasks throughout the year.
The information in this handbook is subject to change and is to be used as a guide only. The scheduling for each topic within each course may change throughout the year. Likewise, the scheduling of each assessment task may also change from what is stated in this handbook.
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 8 who hand in work late, will be subjected to a set of consequences, including a Faculty warning letter. Assessment tasks handed in late without a valid reason will be awarded a mark of zero. The Wadalba Community School Assessment Policy will be utilised for assessments that are handed in late or not at all.
For further information about “Learning At Our School” please visit our website by scanning the QR code below.
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CAPA - MUSIC - SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
SEMESTER 1 | TERM 2
SEMESTER 2 | TERM 3
SEMESTER 2 | TERM 4
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11Music and Technology
Task 7
SEMESTER 1 | TERM 1
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Rhythms of the World
Task 1 Task 2 Task 3
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Gaming Music Film Music
Task 4
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Popular Music
Task 5 Task 6
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CAPA - MUSIC - SCOPE AND SEQUENCE CAPA - MUSIC - YEAR 8 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULETASK NUMBER TASK 1 TASK 2 TASK 3 TASK 4TOPIC AREA Rhythms of the World Rhythms of the World Rhythms of the World Game MusicTASK DESCRIPTION Drumming Ensemble
Performance Solo Keyboard Performance Listening Test Game Music Digital
Composition VALUE 10% 10% 15% 15%DATE Week 5, Term 1 Week 8, Term 1 Week 10, Term 1 Week 1-2, Term 2
TASK NUMBER TASK 5 TASK 6 TASK 7TOPIC AREA Popular Music Popular Music Music and Technology TASK DESCRIPTION Listening Test Ensemble Performance Pop Remix Composition
(Drumbit/Sound Trap)VALUE 15% 20% 15%DATE Week 6, Term 3 Week 10, Term 3 Week 3, Term 4
PAGE 6WADALBA COMMUNITY SCHOOL | YEAR 8 CURRICULUM HANDBOOK
ENGLISH - SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
SEMESTER 1 | TERM 2 TOPIC: CLOSE STUDY & GENRE
SEMESTER 2 | TERM 3 TOPIC: GENRE & AREA OF STUDY
SEMESTER 2 | TERM 4 TOPIC: AREA OF STUDY & TEACHERS CHOICE
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11Survival Drama
Narrative
SEMESTER 1 | TERM 1 TOPIC: POETRY & CLOSE STUDY
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Figurative Language Novel
Poetry Comprehension
Examination
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Novel Animation or Fantasy
Extended Response
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Animation or Fantasy Survival
Multi modal- Viewing & Listening
Comprehension
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ENGLISH - YEAR 8 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULETASK NUMBER TASK 1 TASK 2 TASK 3 TASK 4TOPIC AREA Poetry Close Study Genre Area of Study TASK DESCRIPTION Poetry Comprehension
Examination Extended Response Multi modal - Viewing and
Listening ComprehensionNarrative
VALUE 15% 30% 30% 25%DATE Week 5, Term 1 Week 2, Term 2 Week 2, Term 3 Week 1, Term 4
PAGE 8WADALBA COMMUNITY SCHOOL | YEAR 8 CURRICULUM HANDBOOK
JAPANESE - SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
SEMESTER 1 | TERM 2 TOPIC: MY WEEK
SEMESTER 2 | TERM 3 TOPIC: LET’S EAT
SEMESTER 2 | TERM 4 TOPIC: JAPAN SUPERNATURAL
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11The Supernatural in Japan
Body Parts & Body Parts KanjiColours
Describing People or Things - personal qualities and appearanceDescribing Body Parts
Reading and Writing about Characters Film Study
Yokai Task
SEMESTER 1 | TERM 1 TOPIC: WELCOME TO JAPAN
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Hiragana - A to N
The Japanese Writing SystemBackground
Location of JapanSelf Introductions
Greetings and Farewells
Hiragana - A to NWhere are you from? Nationalities and Countries
Where do you live?Numbers and Counting
Online Quiz
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Hiragana Revision Days of the WeekLikes and Dislikes
Sports and Hobbies in JapanTraditional Japanese Sports
Where are you going?What are you doing on Saturday?
What is (name) doing?Negative Form of Verbs
About Me Task My Week Task
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Japanese Food Culture
Food and Drink Likes and Dislikes (review)
Japanese FoodSaying what you Eat and Drink
Describing FoodHow Much?
Large NumbersAt the Restaurant
Menu and Skit
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JAPANESE - YEAR 8 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULETASK NUMBER TASK 1 TASK 2 TASK 3 TASK 4TOPIC AREA Welcome to Japan My Week Let’s Eat Japan Supernatural TASK DESCRIPTION Online Quiz About Me
TaskMy Week Task Menu and Skit Yearly Quiz Yokai Task
DATE Week 10, Term 1 Week 3-4, Term 2
Week 9-10, Term 2
Week 8 & 9, Term 3 Week 2, Term 4
Week 7-8, Term 4
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HSIE - SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
SEMESTER 1 | TERM 2SUBJECT: GEOGRAPHY TOPIC: INTERCONNECTIONS
SEMESTER 2 | TERM 3SUBJECT: HISTORY TOPIC: THE ANCIENT TO THE MODERN WORLD
SEMESTER 2 | TERM 4SUBJECT: HISTORY TOPIC: THE ANCIENT TO THE MODERN WORLD
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11The Black Death or Spanish Conquest of the Americas
The Asia-Pacific World - Japan under the Shoguns/Polynesian Expansion
Task 2 Skills
SEMESTER 1 | TERM 1SUBJECT: GEOGRAPHY TOPIC: WATER IN THE WORLD
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Water Resources/Water Cycle Australia’s Water Resources Water Scarcity/Management The Value of Water Natural Hazard - flood
Task 1
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Personal Connections Technology Trade Production and Consumption
Task 2 Skills
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Western and Islamic World - Medieval Europe/Vikings Expanding Contacts - The Black Death or
Spanish Conquest of the Americas Task 1
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HSIE - YEAR 8 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULETASK NUMBER TASK 1 TASK 2 TASK 3 TASK 4TOPIC AREA Geography - Water in the
World Geography - Interconnections History - Medieval Europe History - Ancient T o Modern
World TASK DESCRIPTION Photo Essay Skills Test Research Task Skills Test VALUE 25% 25% 25% 25%DATE Week 8, Term 1 Week 3, Term 2 Week 8, Term 3 Week 3, Term 4
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MATHEMATICS - SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
SEMESTER 1 | TERM 2
SEMESTER 2 | TERM 3
SEMESTER 2 | TERM 4
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11Congruency Linear Relationships Indices Data and Single Variable Analysis
Assessment Task 4
SEMESTER 1 | TERM 1
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Algebraic Techniques 2 Equations 2 Operations with Numbers
Assessment Task 1
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Right Angled Triangles (Pythagoras) Properties of 2D figures Financial Mathematics
Assessment Task 2
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Length, Area and Volume Ratio and Rates
Assessment Task 3
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MATHEMATICS - YEAR 8 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULETASK NUMBER TASK 1 TASK 2 TASK 3 TASK 4TOPIC AREA Operations with Number Financial Mathematics Ratio and Rates Data and Single Variable
AnalysisTASK DESCRIPTION Open Book Examination Summary Sheet Examination Measurement Assignment Summary Sheet Examination VALUE 25% 25% 25% 25%DATE Week 8, Term 1 Week 9, Term 2 Week 10, Term 3 Week 8, Term 4
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SEMESTER 1 | TERM 2
SEMESTER 2 | TERM 3
SEMESTER 2 | TERM 4
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11Properties of Geometrical Figures & Properties of 2D Figures Direct/Indirect Proportion & Ratio and Rates
Assessment Task 4
SEMESTER 1 | TERM 1
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Right-Angled Triangles (Trigonometry & Pythagoras) Equations
Assessment Task 1
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Equations Financial Mathematics & Operations with Number
Assessment Task 2
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Volume, Area, Numbers of any Magnitude, Length, Area and Volume Probability
Assessment Task 3
MATHEMATICS HPG A - SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
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MATHEMATICS HPG A -YEAR 8 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULETASK NUMBER TASK 1 TASK 2 TASK 3 TASK 4TOPIC AREA Equations Financial Mathematics &
Operations with NumberProbability Properties of Geometrical
Figures & 2D FiguresTASK DESCRIPTION Assessment Task 1 Assessment Task 2 Assessment Task 3 Assessment Task 4VALUE 25% 25% 25% 25%DATE Week 10, Term 1 Week 10, Term 2 Week 8, Term 3 Week 5, Term 4
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PDHPE- SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
SEMESTER 1 | TERM 2SUBJECT: THEORY UNIT
SEMESTER 2 | TERM 3SUBJECT: THEORY UNIT
SEMESTER 1 | TERM 1SUBJECT: THEORY UNIT
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Headspace
Topic Test
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Food & Nutrition
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Health Benefits of Physical Activity
Assessment Task
SUBJECT: PRACTICAL UNIT
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Team Physical Activity (Soccer) Minor Games
Ongoing Assessment Practical Application Grade
SUBJECT: PRACTICAL UNIT
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Striking Games Individual Dance
Ongoing Assessment
SUBJECT: PRACTICAL UNIT
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Run, Jump, Throw and Cross Country
Athletics Cross Country
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PDHPE - SCOPE AND SEQUENCE CONTINUEDSEMESTER 2 | TERM 4SUBJECT: THEORY UNIT
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11Risky Business - Alcohol & Other Drugs
PDHPE - YEAR 8 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULETASK NUMBER TASK 1 TASK 2TOPIC AREA Headspace Health Benefits of Physical
Activity TASK DESCRIPTION Topic Test Assessment Task DATE Week 9, Term 1 Week 7-9, Term 3
SUBJECT: PRACTICAL UNIT
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11Basketball Aussie Sports
PAGE 18WADALBA COMMUNITY SCHOOL | YEAR 8 CURRICULUM HANDBOOK
SCIENCE - SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
SEMESTER 1 | TERM 2
SEMESTER 2 | TERM 3
SEMESTER 2 | TERM 4
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11Physical World (PW3&4)
SEMESTER 1 | TERM 1
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Living World
Collaborative Project
Living World Topic Test
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Earth and Space
War on Waste Depth Study
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Chemical World (CW2+4)
Chemical World
Practical Skills Task
Chemical World Topic
Test
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SCIENCE - YEAR 8 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULETASK NUMBER TASK 1 TASK 2 TASK 3 TASK 4TOPIC AREA Living World Living World Earth and Space Chemical World (CW2+4)TASK DESCRIPTION Collaborative Project Living World Topic Test War on Waste Depth Study Chemical World Practical Skills
TaskDATE Week 7, Term 1 Week 10, Term 1 Week 8, Term 2 Week 7, Term 3
TASK NUMBER TASK 5 TASK 6TOPIC AREA Chemical World (CW2+4) Physical World (PW3&4) TASK DESCRIPTION Chemical World Topic Test Physical World Depth Study DATE Week 10, Term 3 Week 8, Term 4
PAGE 20WADALBA COMMUNITY SCHOOL | YEAR 8 CURRICULUM HANDBOOK
SEMESTER 1 | TERM 2 TOPIC: AREA OF STUDY
SEMESTER 2 | TERM 3 TOPIC: Art of Persuasion in the Modern World
SEMESTER 2 | TERM 4 TOPIC: Shakespeare
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Appropriation
SEMESTER 1 | TERM 1 TOPIC: GENRE STUDY
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Dystopian Science Fiction
Short Story and Reflection
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Representations of the Australia Landscapes
Natural Disaster News
Report
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Persuasive Texts and Advertisements
STEaM - SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
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STEaM - YEAR 8 ASSESSMENT SCHEDULETASK NUMBER TASK 1 TASK 2 TASK 3 TASK 4TOPIC AREA Genre Study Area of Study Area of Study Art of Persuasion in the
Modern World TASK DESCRIPTION Short Story and Reflection Natural Disaster News Report Extended Response Persuasive Speech and Visual
Advertisement VALUE 25% 25% 25% 25%DATE Week 9, Term 1 Week 4, Term 2 Week 10, Term 2 Week 10, Term 3
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TERM 2 OR 4SUBJECT: THEORY UNIT
TERM 1 OR 3SUBJECT: THEORY UNIT
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Identify and Define Research and Planning Produce and Implement
Research Task
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Test and Evaluate Introduction, history and design Produce and Implement Evaluate
Automata Practical and
Portfolio
SUBJECT: PRACTICAL UNIT
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Pinball Game
SUBJECT: PRACTICAL UNIT
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Automata
TAS ENGINEERED SYSTEMS - SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
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TAS ENGINEERED SYSTEMS - SCOPE AND SEQUENCETASK NUMBER TASK 1 TASK 2TOPIC AREA Automata Practical and Portfolio Automata, Folio and Research TaskTASK DESCRIPTION People in Technology Research Task Automata Practical and Portfolio VALUE 50% 50%DATE Week 10, Term 1 or 3 Week 2, Term 2 or 4
TAS ENGINEERED SYSTEMS - YEAR 8 ASSESSMENT
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TAS FOOD AND AGRICULTURE - SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
TERM 2 OR 4SUBJECT: THEORY UNIT
TERM 1 OR 3SUBJECT: THEORY UNIT
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Safety and Hygiene Food Sustainability
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Healthy Eating Multicultural Foods
SUBJECT: PRACTICAL UNIT
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Omelette Teriyaki Stir Fry Kofta, Falafel, Hummus Multicultural Burger
SUBJECT: PRACTICAL UNIT
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10Fruit Kebabs Toasties Cajun Wraps Scones Assessment Prac (Chicken or
Apple)Farm to Fork
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TAS FOOD AND AGRICULTURE - ASSESSMENT SCHEDULETASK NUMBER TASK 1 TASK 2TOPIC AREA Farm to Fork Farm to ForkTASK DESCRIPTION Portfolio PracticalVALUE 50% 50%DATE Week 10, Term 1 or 3 Week 8 or 9, Term 1 or 3
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WEEK 6 WEEK 7 WEEK 8 WEEK 9 WEEK 10
TERM 1 SCIENCE MUSICHSIEMATHEMATICSTAS
PDHPESTEaMTAS
MUSIC JAPANESEMATHEMATICS HPG ASCIENCETAS
TERM 2 SCIENCE JAPANESEMATHEMATICS
JAPANESEMATHEMATICS HPG ASTEaM
TERM 3 MUSIC PDHPESCIENCE
JAPANESEHSIEMATHEMATICS HPG APDHPETAS
JAPANESETAS
MUSICMATHEMATICSSCIENCESTEaMTAS
TERM 4 JAPANESE JAPANESEMATHEMATICSSCIENCE
2021 ASSESSMENT CALENDAR WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5
TERM 1 MUSICENGLISH
TERM 2 MUSIC MUSICENGLISH TAS
JAPANESEHSIE
JAPANESESTEaM
TERM 3 ENGLISH
TERM 4 ENGLISH JAPANESETAS
MUSIC HSIE
MATHEMATICS HPG A
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STUDY @WCS
PROGRESS WITH PRIDE
MY SCHOOL TIMETABLE
Week A Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Week B Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
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MY ACADEMIC / LIFE GOALS
Subject Previous Results My Goal Strategies for Success
MY DAILY HOMEWORK AND STUDY TIMETABLE
Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
Morning Morning
Afternoon Afternoon
Evening Evening
MY TERM PLANNER: ASSESSMENT, SCHOOL AND PERSONAL COMMITMENTS
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Notes/Reminders
Telephone: 0243 562888 Email: [email protected] Website: wadalba-c.schools.nsw.gov.au
1. Work out how many ‘productive hours’ you have available after school each day. These are the hours that can be used for productive tasks. The number of hours will vary for each person. ‘Productive hours’ does not include activities such as time watching TV.
2. Allocate “productive hours” to homework and study to a weekenly organisation template. a. a ‘rule of thumb’ for homework and study is 10 minutes for every year at school; or b. [Elevate strategy] rather than allocate ‘time’, Elevate recommend you use a task approach and list what tasks you want to complete in a week for study that will assist you in reaching your academic goals or give you an edge.
3. Decide how to use the remaining “productive hours”. Extra time can be found by converting unproductive hours, such as time watching TV, to “productive hours”.
THREE STEPS TO SUCCESS
‘What you get by achieving your goals is not as importantas what you become by achieving your goals.” Goethe
‘Write 5 things you learnt today in each class. If you cannot write 5 check your book and write these points in a different colour pen.
Read through your notes and use traffic light colours to identify what you still understand, have questions about or do not understand.
Use traffic lights to mark learning points you are reviewing in your classwork that you are;
HOMEWORK AND STUDYPRODUCTIVE HOURS
‘Productive hours’ is a term the school promotes to support students achieve a successful homework and study routine which is balanced with other interests and their lives such as playing sport or holding a part time job.
Homework and study are an important part of the learning process. Homework refers to work set by the teacher, including assignments, assessment tasks and completion of classwork, which extends and enriches learning.Study is the work initiated by students themselves to revise materials already completed which helps consolidate understanding, prepare for exams and broadens learning.
“I AM CONFIDENT”about understanding
“I ALMOST GET IT”want to check your understanding
“I AM NOT CONFIDENT”could not explain tosomeone else
STUDY IDEA 1
STUDY IDEA 2
WALL PLANNER
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