COURSE ASSESSMENT SCHEDULESWorld History, World Geography Mr A Burke PD/Health/HPE Mr C O’Connell ... Art Ms K Toohey . ASSESSMENT Assessment is a process of gathering information

Marcellin College Randwick

2015

Year 7 COURSE ASSESSMENT SCHEDULES

Issued Term 1 2015

Management of the College

HH Headmaster Mr John Hickey

Deputy Headmaster Mr P Buxton

Religious Education Coordinator Mr I Laing

Director of Teaching & M-Learning Mr C Shields

Student Welfare Coordinator Mr P Daley

Director of Development & Communication Ms J Evans

SUBJECT KLA Coordinator

Religious Education Mr I Laing

English Ms A Emms

Mathematics Mr J Gibbons

Science Ms J Scevity

World History, World Geography Mr A Burke

PD/Health/HPE Mr C O’Connell

Design & Technology Ms P Bourke

Music Miss D Gamma

Visual Art Ms K Toohey

ASSESSMENT Assessment is a process of gathering information about your learning. The final mark you receive is an indication of the knowledge and skills you have shown during your studies. Assessment is standards referenced which means your achievements are measured against the specific standards in each course. Teachers use a wide variety of tasks to gather information on student achievement. Assessment Tasks include assignments, class tests, exams, presentations, practical work, long-term projects and performance. Information about the percentage of the total assessment (weighting) that must be given to particular components and the modes of assessment are found in each subject’s syllabus. Specific details of each Assessment Task, including the outcomes to be assessed, will be given to you in writing a reasonable time (usually two weeks) before the task is due. You will also be provided with marking criteria. Preparation for all aspects of an Assessment Task is the student’s responsibility. Boys returning to school after an absence should check with teachers to see whether an Assessment Task was handed out. As part of personal planning, students should keep the Assessment Booklet close to their home study area.

SUBMITTING ASSESSMENT TASKS Students are expected to hand in tasks by the specified due time to their respective teachers. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that the tasks are handed in to the correct teacher. In exceptional circumstances, assessment tasks may be submitted to the KLA Coordinator. Under no circumstances are tasks to be left at the front reception office. If a student does not complete a task, parents will be informed by the KLA Coordinator by means of a letter. Where more than two letters have been sent home in any one subject (i.e. when a student has neglected to submit more than two tasks in a subject) a meeting will be arranged with parents, the subject teacher, KLA Coordinator and Year Coordinator.

EXTENSIONS Tasks should be handed in on time. Late tasks must be handed in immediately upon return to school. Where an extension of time is required, students should apply in writing to the class teacher in advance (at least three days) and provide valid reasons for the extension (e.g. illness, misadventure). The loss of electronic work for assessment through failure of computer systems or devices is not a valid excuse for extension or non-submission. Students must make backup copies of files which could be handed in by the due date, regularly print their working drafts and keep their drafts composed on paper to support the late final submission. This policy also applies to printing (ink and toner shortages) as facilities are available via the school library network to print hardcopy assessment. As with all assessment and homework dilemmas students should consult with the class teacher prior to or by the due date.

SICKNESS, EMERGENCY OR MISADVENTURE You will not be penalised for missing classroom tasks or handing in tasks late because of illness or misadventure (accidents or non-medical problems) on the day the task is due, if you provide valid written evidence to the class teacher. All notes of explanation of absence must be shown to the relevant class teacher. The valid written evidence for students in Years 7, 8 and 9 should be a signed letter of explanation from a parent or caregiver for any illness or misadventure that prevents you from completing a task. A medical certificate may be provided but only if convenient, it is not a requirement for students in Years 7, 8 and 9. Tasks will not be compensated for factors such as holiday trips which affect preparation for or performance on tasks. Students with unacceptable reasons for not completing a task will receive a zero mark. Please see your KLA coordinator regarding penalties if tasks are not submitted, or late. Students in Years 7-9 should provide a letter from parents outlining the issue(s) if they feel there is a valid reason for late or non-submission of tasks. If your reasons for missing a task are accepted, you may be given a substitute task. In some cases, it is neither suitable for the student nor appropriate to the nature of the task for a substitute task to be given. In these cases, an estimated mark will be awarded.

LATE SUBMISSION The following penalties apply for any late submission of tasks. Be aware that “day” means calendar day; for example, a piece of work due on a Friday and submitted on the following Monday is THREE days late.

1. Submission ONE day late: 20% of the mark scored will be deducted. 2. Submission TWO days late: 40% of the mark scored will be deducted. 3. Submission THREE days late: 60% of the mark scored will be deducted. 4. Submission FOUR days late: 80% of the mark scored will be deducted. 5. Submission FIVE or more days late: no mark will be recorded.

UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOUR If you are found to be cheating in a class test or formal examination, you will be awarded a zero mark and your parents will be notified. Plagiarism is also considered cheating and will result in a penalty of some or all marks depending on the extent of the plagiarism. Plagiarism is the presenting of the words and ideas of others as if they were your own. It includes copying sections from books, articles or websites without indicating a quotation and acknowledging the author. Paraphrasing (changing a passage into your own words) is also plagiarism when the author of the original works is not acknowledged. Taking or copying from other students and presenting it as your own are also plagiarism.

GENERAL INFORMATION The date of an Assessment Task can be changed if school circumstances make it advisable. In such cases you will be given reasonable notice, in writing, of the alteration. For each Assessment Task, you are given a mark and appropriate feedback for the task. Your mark for any task is confidential. It is not given to other students. Your Homeroom Teacher is the person you see every day. If you are having trouble adjusting to the assessment routine, they can help you plan a study timetable and provide advice on time management. Your Year Coordinator is the person to go to when the problem seems serious. Year Coordinators work on your behalf with KLA Coordinators and the Curriculum Coordinator. The Curriculum Coordinator is the person to go to with concerns involving assessment procedures.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

TASK DESCRIPTION TOPIC OUTCOMES % DATE

1 Writing Task What it means to be

Catholic

B74 – K

B74 – V

B74 – S

25 Term 1

Week 7

2 ICT Task Affirming Human

Dignity

E74 – K

E74 – V

E74 – S

25 Term 2

Week 5

3 Source Based

Examination Bible: Sacred Scripture

A74 – K

A74 – V

A74 – S

25 Term 3

Week 3

4 Speech/ICT Task Stewardship,

A way of Life

C74 – K

C74 – V

C74 – S

25 Term 4

Week 5

ENGLISH


3 Narrative Composition Narrative Writing 1A, 3B, 4B, 9E 30

Term 3

Week 3

29/7

4 Semester 2 Examination Section 1: Reading Comprehension

Section 2: Extended Response 8D, 9E 30

Term 4

Week 7

Exam Block

1 Speaking and Visual Representation

Task Heroes 1A, 2A, 5C, 6C 20

Term 1

Week 7

10/3

2 Viewing and Listening Task Poetry 1A, 3B, 4B, 7D, 8D

20

Term 2

Week 6

26/5

MATHEMATICS

Task Description of Task TOPIC % DATE

1 Test Beginnings in Number,

Number and Indices. 15

Term 1

Tues 17th Mar

2 Half Yearly Exam

Beginnings in Number, Number

and Indices,

Patterns & Algebra,

Angles,

Decimals, Fractions.

30 Term 2

Week 7

3 Test

Percentages, Probability,

Directed Number and the

Number Plane,

Equations

20

Term 3

Week 8

Tues 1st Sept

4 Yearly Exam

Statistics

Angles

2D and 3D Shapes

Perimeter, Area & Volume

Symmetry and Transformations

35 Term 4

Week 7

SCIENCE


1 Research Task Blue Planet 1VA, 7WS, 9WS 25 Term 1

Week 6 3rd March

2 Practical Nature’s Factories 3VA, 5WS, 7WS, 8WS, 9WS, 14LW

25

Term 2 Week 8 Tuesday -Thursday

3 Research Task/Presentation The Science of toys 4WS, 7WS, 8WS,

9WS, 10PW 25

Term 3Week 8 31st August

4 Exam Off the planet

3VA, 8WS, 9WS,

15CW 25

Term 4 Week 7

WORLD HISTORY/GEOGRAPHY


1 In-class Test

Investigating the World

Geographical tools

Maps

Fieldwork

Photographs

4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4,

4.5, 4.6, 4.10 50

Week 7

Term 1

2 Video Lesson

Global Environments-

Rainforests

Maps

Graphs and Statistics

Photographs

4.5, 4.6, 4.10 50

Week 6

Term 2

3

Research Task

The Mediterranean World

Egypt

HT4-2, HT4-3,

HT4-6, HT4-9,

HT4-10

50 Week 6

Term 3

4

Time Capsule

The Asian World : China

HT4-2, HT4-3,

HT4-6, HT4-9,

HT4-10

50

Week 6

Term 4

PDHPE


1 Skills Tests AFL

SEMESTER 1 OC 1 and OC 2

25% Begins

Term 1 Week 9

2 Video Presentation Growing Up – The Challenges Ahead


25%

Term 2 Week 6

3 Fitness Tests Fitness

SEMESTER 2 OC1 and OC2

25% Begins

Term 3 Week 5

4 Assignment Risky Business


25% Term 4 Week 2

MUSIC

TASK COMPONENT DESCRIPTION OF TASK TOPIC OUTCOMES % DATE

1 Aural/theory Theory and Listening

examination paper.

Theory of

Music

and

Keyboard

Skills

4.1, 4.2, 4.3 25% Term 1,

Week 7

2 Performance

Performance on Keyboard of

a chosen piece studied in

class.

Theory of

Music

and

Keyboard

Skills

4.4, 4.5 25% Term 2,

Week 6

3 Composition

Compose a 12-24 bar piece

that reflects a style from a

chosen decade from the

50’s-2000’s.

Decades

of Music 4.6, 4.7, 4.8 25%

Term 3,

Week 8

4 Performance Keyboard performance of

the 12 bar blues.

12 Bar

Blues.

4.1, 4.2, 4.3,

4.4, 4.5 25%

Term 4,

Week 5

VISUAL ART


1 Me, Myself & I

The Portrait in Art: What is a Portrait?

With written assignment

4.1, 4.3, 4.5, 4.6, 4.9, 4.10

30%

Term 1

Week 10 Tuesday 31st

March

2 Masks 3D cardboard

construction of cultural mask

4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.6 20%

Term 2 Week 6

Wednesday 27th May

3 Animorphs

Clay animals Photoshop and clay

with written assignment

4.1, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.10

30%

Term 3

Week 10 Monday 14th September

4 Still Life Drawing, Painting &

Mixed Media 4.1, 4.3, 4.5, 4.6

20%

Term 4 Week 6

Tuesday 10th November

TECHNOLOGY (Mandatory)

TASK DESCRIPTION OUTCOMES % DATE

1 Design Project 1

4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.4.1, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6.1, 4.6.2

25%

Term 1 Week 10 Monday

30th March

2 Design Project 2

4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.4.1, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6.1, 4.6.2

25%

Term 2 Week 7 Monday 1st June

3 Design Project 3

4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.4.1, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6.1, 4.6.2

25%


9th September

4 Design Project 4

4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.4.1, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6.1, 4.6.2

25%


9th November

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Assessment Timeline Year 7, 2015

For most courses, this timeline indicates the week in which your assessment tasks are scheduled. Your teacher will advise you of the specific day of a task when you are given the information regarding the task requirements. You may then wish to write the write the task in the specific day on this timeline.

Term 1, 2015

Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1 . College Swimming Carnival

2

3

4

5

6 Science

7 Music Religion

Music English

World Geography Music

8

Mathematics

9 PDHPE Skills Testing

Science (7.1 p 4; 7.2 p 3; 7.4 p 2) PDHPE Skills Testing

Science (7.5/6) PDHPE Skills Testing

PDHPE Skills Testing PDHPE Skills Testing

10

Science 7.3

Technology

Visual Art

Term 2, 2015


1

2

3

4

5 Religion

6 Music Visual Art

Music English

World Geography Visual Art

Music PDHPE

Staff Day

7 Half Yearly Exams Technology

Half Yearly Exams

Half Yearly Exams Champagnat day

8 Science

Science Science

9

10

Page 16

Term 3, 2015


1

2

3 Religion English

4 Camp

Camp Camp

5 PDHPE Fitness Testing PDHPE Fitness Testing PDHPE Fitness Testing PDHPE Fitness Testing PDHPE Fitness Testing

6 World History

7

8 Science Music

Music Mathematics

Music

9 Technology

10 Visual Art Yr 12 Graduation

Pupil Free

Term 4, 2015


1

2 PDHPE

3 College Walkathon

4

5 Religion Music

Music Music Music

6

Technology

Visual Art World History

Staff Day

7 Yearly Exams

Yearly Exams Yearly Exams Yearly Exams Yearly Exams

8

9

10

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