Year Eight - Schemes of Work
Autumn Term 2007

English

• Text: Fiction, non-fiction texts including those which inform, explain and describe and poetry
• Comprehension and creative writing will be based on the above genre of texts
• Preparation and practice of CE 13+ papers
• Exploration of the new CE theme: Love and Relationships
• Class reader: Holes by Louis Sachar
• Personal reading will be monitored
• Sentence – Variety of sentence structures, revision of all punctuation, paragraphing, stylistic conventions of non-fiction texts
• Word – figurative language, specialist vocabulary, prepositions, connectives and formal language

Mathematics

• Number – Four rules of number, mental calculations, estimation, calculator work, rounding, order of operations, fractions and decimals, percentages, indices and standard form.
  
• Algebra – Equations, indices, formulae and multiplication / division of algebraic fractions.
  
• Problem solving – involving money, probability, percentages, algebra and scale drawings.
  
• Shape/space and measure – angle properties, scale drawings, bearings, reflections, translations and rotations.
  
• Handling data – probability and co-ordinates.
  
• Practice CE 13+ Papers and weekly mental arithmetic tests.
  
• Extension papers as appropriate, covering Pythagorus, Theorem, Pi & Simultaneous equations.

Science

• Metals and their reactions – Properties of metals and non-metals. Metals and acids.
• Metal carbonates and acids. Metal oxides and acids.
  
• Patterns of reactivity – Metals reacting with air, water and oxygen. Displacement reactions. The activity series.
  
• Magnets and electro magnets. Magnetic forces and fields. The earth as a magent. Use of magnetism. Construction of a simple electromagnet.
• Variation and Genetics – Variation within and between species. Inheritance. The effect of Genetics on human development. Evolution and Natural Selection. Classification. Keys.
• Cell structure – Plant and animal cells.
  
• Earth and Space.
  
• Electrical circuits.

French

• Free time and holiday activities.
  
• Shopping and tourist information.
  
• Revision of grammar, especially verbs and object pronouns.
  
• CE and Scholarship papers.

Spanish

• Extended writing about self and family.
• Daily Routine.
• Life at home.
• Regular, irregular verbs.
• Sport, leisure and going out.

Latin

• 1st and 2nd conjugation verbs – past, present and future including translation.
  
• 2nd declension nouns –us and –er.
  
• 2nd declension neuter nouns and associated translations.

History

• The Making of the UK 1500 – 1750. Charles II – The Popish Plot.
  
• James II – Religious problems. Sedgemoor. Bloody Assize. 1688 Revolution.
  William and Mary – Constitutional settlement. Anne – Marlborough. Practice Papers (CE and Scholarship). Revision of previous topics.

Geography

• Fieldwork enquiry.
  
• OS Map skills.
  
• Global Knowledge – Revise knowledge on world’s major features; seas, oceans, continents, rivers etc. Countries and capital cities.
  
• Plate tectonics, volcanoes and earthquakes.
  
• Secondary activities – Revise work on economic activity. Location of industry; case study of the iron and steel industry.  Industrial change. High tech industries e.g. the M4 Corridor.

Religious Education

• New Testament: The Person of God – Christ’s Ministry, Teaching. John the Baptist.  The Problem of and Solution to “sin”.
• Martin Luther.

Art

• Drawing, painting – colour, shape, tone & line.
• Personal response to and interpretation of portraits.

Design Technology

• Logo design – incorporating drawing techniques – orthographic, isometric, single point perspective, two point perspective.
• Tipper trucks – incorporating pneumatics.

Information and Communication Technology

• Producing a web site based on a topic of their choice using Microsoft Frontpage.

Music

• Regular singing and ear training sessions including preparation for the Carol Service.
• Revision of conventional music notation of pitch and rhythm.

Physical Education

• Football, rugby, hockey, swimming and a variety of adventure activities.