Year 8 Autumn Term Revision Guide
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“ Cleverer and kinder every day”
INTRODUCTION
Year 8 Autumn 2 exam week will commence on
12th November 2018 We want all students to do well and improve their grades to meet or exceed their targets. This booklet gives you an overview of what you will be tested on for each of your subjects. Practice make perfect. I am hoping you will use this booklet to prepare and revise and ensure that you are performing to the best of your ability
Good luck!
Achieving Your Potential
BEHAVIOUR IN EXAMINATIONS
You MUST come prepared with all equipment. 2 black pens 2 sharpened HB pencils 30cm Ruler Clear pencil case
In the examination room you MUST be silent. If there is revision time – revise quietly. Once any
student has started an examination, all students must be completely silent.
There should be silence during the entire
examination, until you leave the examination room.
You must not attempt to communicate with any
other student. This will be viewed as cheating. If you break these rules, your paper will be taken from you and you will be removed from the examination room by a member of On Call
Your parents will be informed.
You will be required to take the paper again after school.
Year 8 Autumn 2 - Assessment
English – Sherlock Holmes
Exam Length
1 hour 15 minutes
Topics to Re-
vise
Stories: The Red-Headed League, A Scandal in Bohemia and The Blue Carbuncle.
Characters – who features in each story and what part they play Plot – What happens in each story, including the crime committed and how
Sherlock unravels the case
Useful Web-sites
http://arkelvinacademy.org/sites/default/files/Year%208%20English%20Revision%20Booklet.pdf
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sherlock-Holmes https://owlcation.com/humanities/Plot-Summary-of-the-Blue-Carbuncle
https://owlcation.com/humanities/Plot-Summary-of-a-Scandal-in-Bohemia
https://www.sparknotes.com/short-stories/the-red-headed-league/character/sherlock-holmes/
Revision / In-tervention ses-
sions
In class
Teacher con-tact for Sup-
port
Your class teacher
Year 8 Autumn 2 - Assessment
Exam Length
Maths Core – 60 minutes Consolidation – 30 minutes Extension– 30 minutes
Topics to Re-vise
11) Compare and calculate with negative numbers. 12) Find and use both term-to-term and position-to-term rules to de-scribe sequences. 13) Form and solve linear equations in one unknown.
Useful Web-sites
www.hegartymaths.com
www.corbethmaths.com Also use your exercise/homework book to revise!!
Revision / Intervention
Sessions
In class and any time after school Monday-Wednesday.
Teacher Con-tact for Sup-
port
Respective class teacher
Subject – Science
Exam Length
Biology- 30 minutes Chemistry-30 minutes Physics – 30 minutes
Topics to
Revise
Health and Lifestyle – Nutrients, Food tests, Unhealthy diet, Energy content of Food, Digestive system, Drugs & Alcohol The Periodic Table – Metals & Non-Metals, Groups and Periods, The elements of Group 1, The elements of Group 7, The elements of Group 0 Electricity & Magnetism – Charging up, Circuits and Current, Potential difference, series and parallel circuits, Resistance, Magnets & magnetic fields, Electromagnets, Us-ing electromagnets.
Useful Websites
https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/levels/z4kw2hv
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxRGahK7B48
Revision / Interven-tion Ses-
sions
Homework help on Fridays in room 2-35 with Mr Thompson
Teacher Contact for Sup-
port
Mr Thompson in Room 2-35 Mr Gordon-Smith Room 2-32 Mrs Clarke Room 2-34 Ms Florence Room 2-33
Year 8 Autumn 2 - Assessment
Year 8 Autumn 2 - Assessment
Subject –Geography
Exam
Length
50 mins
Topics to Re-
vise
Coasts Waves To know coastal processes and how they shape the coast. Constructive and destructive waves To know what mass movement is To describe the different types Erosion types What landforms are formed from erosion? Caves, arches, stacks, stump How are these landforms formed? How does long shore drift work? Why does deposition occur at the coastline? How are spits and bars formed? Coastal management What are the different methods to manage the coastline Coastal management What are the effects and conflicts that arise from management strategies Case study- Lyme Regis coastal management
Useful Websites
https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/guides/zmwxsbk/revision/2
Revi-sion / Inter-
vention Sessions
In class and any time after school.
Teacher Contact for Sup-
port
Mr Hadden Ms Mcmanamon
Year 8
Autumn 2 - Assessment
Subject – History
Exam
Length
50 minutes
Topics to Revise
Divine Rights of Kings The build up to the English Civil War Why Parliament won the English Civil War Charles Execution Oliver Cromwell’s England
Useful Websites
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/civil_war_revolution/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/history/tudors_stuarts/charles_i_civil_war/video/
https://ks3historyhelp.weebly.com/the-english-civil-war.html
Revi-sion / In-terventio
n Ses-sions
In class or any time after school
Teacher Contact for Sup-
port
Mr O’Flynn
Year 8
Autumn 2 - Assessment
Subject – Computer Science
Exam
Length
55 Minutes
Topics to Revise
Netiquette and E-Safety Malware Firewalls and Encryption Cryptography Social Engineering
Useful Websites
https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/articles/zcmbgk7
https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/clips/z2vkwmn
https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/guides/z9p9kqt/revision/1
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/ict/history_impact_ict/esafety/revision/4/
Revision / Interven-tion Ses-
sions
ICT club's lunchtime daily in room 3.11
Teacher Contact for Sup-
port
Mr Awofadeju Mr Mohammed Mr Bunton-Cole
Year 8 Autumn 2 - Assessment
Subject – Music
Year 8
Autumn 2 - Assessment
Subject – Drama
Exam
Length
The assessment will take place over the double lesson during the assessment week.
Topics to Revise
For this assessment you will be asked to create a piece of dra-ma based upon a stimulus (similar to the work that we have done recently in class). In addition you will develop and per-form in it and techniques such as ‘See, hear and experience’ and ‘What would Sir say?’ will help with this. You will also be asked to produce a short written evaluation during the lesson.
Useful
Websites
The most useful website for you to look at in preparation for this is the Drama section of the BBC Bitesize website. These pages contain lots of helpful tips on creating, performing and evaluating Drama work. The website can be found here https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/guides/zsf8wmn/revision/1
Revision / Interven-tion Ses-
sions
In class and any time after school.
Teacher Contact for
Support
Mr Kemp
Year 8
Autumn 2 - Assessment
Subject – RE
The Five Pillars
The Five Pillars of Islam are the obligations that Muslims must satisfy to live a good and responsible life and to bring them closer to God. These are:
Shahadah - sincerely reciting the declaration of faith. Salat - performing set prayers five times a day at specific times. This is a con-
stant reminder of the importance of Allah in the life of a Muslim.
Zakat - giving a portion of one's income, usually one fortieth, to help the
poor. This creates a bond between rich and poor and helps Muslims to puri-fy their wealth and keep away from greed. It is usually paid once a year.
Sawm - fasting during the month of Ramadan, for Muslims who have reached
maturity and are in good health. This helps Muslims connect with Allah, and also with those less fortunate than themselves who live with hunger daily.
Hajj - the annual pilgrimage to Mecca (Makkah) made during the twelfth
month of the Islamic calendar. Muslims are expected to undertake this pil-grimage at least once in their lifetime, if they are physically able and can afford it.
Teacher Con-tact for Sup-
port
Your Teacher
Mind Map
Tree Map
Double Bubble Map
Brace Map
Revision Timetable
Time
Monday
Tuesday
W
ednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
8:00
9:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
1:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
5:00
6:00
7:00
8:00
9:00
10:00