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Year 10 Assessment

2016

Year 10 Assessment 2016

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Information for Students and their Parents ...................................................... 3 What should I be aiming for? ...................................................... 3 What must I do? ...................................................... 3 How does the grading system work? ...................................................... 3 How do I “satisfactorily complete” a course? ...................................................... 4 What happens if I miss an assessment task? ...................................................... 4 Late Submission ...................................................... 4 Cheating ...................................................... 5 Non-serious Attempt ...................................................... 5 Plagiarism ...................................................... 5 ‘N’ Awards ...................................................... 5 What about school reports:

are they still important? ......................................................

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Can I leave school after Year 10? ...................................................... 6 Who do I see for more information? ...................................................... 6 Year 10 Assessment Schedule

Agricultural Technology ...................................................... 8 Commerce ...................................................... 9 English ...................................................... 10 Food Technology ...................................................... 11 Geography ...................................................... 12 History ...................................................... 13 Industrial Technology – Metal ...................................................... 14 Industrial Technology – Wood ...................................................... 15 Mathematics – 5.1 ...................................................... 16 Mathematics – 5.2 ...................................................... 17 Mathematics – 5.3 ...................................................... 18 PD/H/PE ...................................................... 19 Photography & Digital Media ...................................................... 20 Physical Activity and Sport Studies ...................................................... 21 Science ...................................................... 22 Visual Arts ...................................................... 23

TABLE OF CONTENTS


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Year 10 2016

Information for Students and their Parents

Some Questions and Answers

1 What should I be aiming for? Good school reports in both Years 9 and 10 - to enhance your job prospects

and/or to prove to yourself and your parents that you are capable of tackling the HSC.

Sound grades in all the courses you complete in Stage 5. These grades will be available for you to view on a Transcript of Study accessed on the net and on your Record of School Achievement when you finally leave school (ROSA).

2 What must I do? You must satisfactorily complete the following courses: English, Mathematics, Science, HSIE (History & Geography) and at least one 200 hour elective. You must have had adequate experience in Design and Technology, Art, Music, LOTE and PE at some time in Years 7-10. Sport (including carnivals) is also compulsory in Years 7-10. Your attendance must be satisfactory. This means that: you must attend school on at least 85% of all available school days; you must have a pattern of attendance which shows that you are making a

genuine effort. Your overall application to your studies must be satisfactory. This means that your attendance, effort and attitude must be up to scratch in all your subjects!

3 How does the grading system work? In all courses, you will be given a grade (A – E) by the school. In Mathematics you will be given either an A10, A9, B8, B7, C6, C5, D4, D3, E2. All these grades will be based on Course Performance Descriptors, which your teachers will provide you with a copy.

If you do not satisfactorily complete a course, you will receive an N grade.


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4 How do I “satisfactorily complete” a course? You must attend lessons in that course for the required number of hours. If you do not bring the correct equipment (including safety equipment) to a lesson such as PD/H/PE, Industrial Technology - Metal, Industrial Technology - Wood, Agriculture, Science, or Food Technology, then you will be marked absent from the lesson. You must make a real effort in all class activities.

You must make a serious attempt at all your assessment tasks.

You must have achieved some or all of the course outcomes.

If you fail to meet one or more of the above requirements you will be given an N determination.

5 What must I do if I miss an assessment task or fail to submit the task by the due date? If you are absent for an assessment task because of illness or exceptional circumstances:

you must submit a completed misadventure form signed by your parents/caregivers (with relevant documentation eg medical certificate) to the head teacher of that subject as soon as possible.

Complete the task by the new date specified by the teacher.

6 What penalty provisions exist for late or non-submission of tasks or unexplained absence when a task is set?

a) Late Submission

A due date will be determined for each task. Any task submitted after the 8.55am deadline will be awarded ZERO MARKS for assessment purposes, except where an illness or misadventure appeal is upheld. Students should hand in uncompleted tasks on the due date rather than be late. Teachers will provide feedback on the quality of the task.


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b) Cheating If there is a clear evidence of cheating in any set assessable work, the students involved will be awarded ZERO MARKS for that submission.

c) Non-serious Attempt Any student who presents work for assessment which, in the opinion of the teacher and the head teacher, constitutes a non-serious attempt at the exercise set, shall be awarded ZERO MARKS.

d) Plagiarism Any student who plagiarises will receive ZERO MARKS. This includes:

Downloading information from the internet and presenting this as your own work

Taking information from a published text and presenting it as your own work.

Copying another student’s work

7 ‘N’ Awards If you get an ‘N’ determination in a subject it will appear on your Transcript of Achievement as ‘N’ (Unjustified). You must satisfactorily complete English, Mathematics, Science, HSIE and PD/H/PE.

8 What about school reports: are they still important? Yes!!! If you are looking for a job in the next few years, your school reports and the comments on them will be absolutely critical! Employers simply do not want “dead wood”, rather, they want people who are prepared to work hard. You will need to make sure that your marks, grades, comments and attendance show that you are a good worker. If you are intending to go on to do your Preliminary and HSC courses, good reports will show you, your teachers and your parents that you are a serious candidate for senior school.


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9 Can I leave school after Year 10? The school leaving age is now 17 years. Students can no longer leave school at the end of Year 10 unless they have turned 17. The only exception to this rule is if they have full-time employment, or are undertaking a full-time TAFE course.

10 Who do I see for more information? Mr Noonan (Principal), Mr Johnston (Deputy Principal) and Mrs Roberts (Year 10 Student Adviser) will answer any questions you may have. Darren Noonan Principal


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Year 10 Assessment

Schedule


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Semester 1 Topics: 1. Alpacas and Vegetable Technologies

2. Wool and Wheat

Task Type Weighting Date Due

1 Research Project 10% Term 1 – Week 5

2 Presentation 10% Term 1 – Week 10

3 Half Yearly Examination 15% Term 2 – Week 3

4 Practical Participation 10% Ongoing

TOTAL 45%

Semester 2 Topics: 1. Poultry (Eggs) and Worms

2. Pigs and Viticulture


1 Research Task 20% Term 3 – Week 9

2 Yearly Examination 25% Term 4 – Week 3

3 Practical Participation 10% Ongoing

TOTAL 55%

Year 10 - Agricultural Technology


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Semester 1 Topics: 1. Consumer Choice

2. Employment Issues


1 Business Report 20% Term 1 – Week 8

2 Research and Extended Response 20% Term 2 – Week 5

3 Topic Tests 10% Each Term

Total 50%

Semester 2 Topics: 1. Political Involvement

2. Our Economy

3. Running a Business


4 Oral Presentation 20% Term 3 – Week 4

5 Media Report 20% Term 4 - Week 1

6 Topic Tests 10% Each Term

Total 50%

Year 10 - Commerce


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Semester 1 Topics: 1. Careers Training 2. Area of Study: Power

3. Distinctive Voice: Mixed Poetry


1 Cover letter for Resume 5% Term 1 - Week 3

2 Mock Interviews 5% Term 1 - Week 9

3 Visual Text and Speech 20% Term 1 - Week 9

4 Half Yearly Examination 20% Term 2 - Week 4

Total 50%

Semester 2 Topics: 1. Comparison of Texts Study 2. Novel Study 3. Close Study of Text


1 Text Comparison Essay 15% Term 3 -Week 4

2 Novel Review 15% Term 3 -Week 10

3 Yearly Examination 20% Term 4 - Week 4

Total 50%

Year 9/10 - English


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Semester 1 Topics: 1. Careers Training 2. Area of Study: Power

3. Distinctive Voice: Mixed Poetry


1 Cover letter for resume 5% Term 1 - Week 3

2 Mock Interviews 5% Term 1 - Week 9

3 Visual Text and Speech 20% Term 1 - Week 9

4 Half Yearly Examination 20% Term 2 - Week 4

Total 50%

Semester 2 Topics: 1. Comparison of Texts Study 2. Science Fiction Novel Study 3. Close Study of Text


1 Text Comparison Essay 15% Term 3 -Week 4

2 Novel Review 15% Term 3 -Week 10

3 Yearly Examination 20% Term 4 - Week 4

Total 50%

Year 10 - English


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Semester 1

Topics: 1. Food Equity

2. Food for Special Needs


1 Food Equity Debate 10% Term 1 – Week 10

2 Dietary Plan for Special Needs 25% Term 2 – Week 8

3 Practical Cookery 15% Term 2 – Week 9

Total 50%

Semester 2 Topics: 1. Food in Australia

2. Food Product Development


1 Food product and Advertisement 20% Term 3 – Week 7

2 Australian Food Timeline + case studies 20% Term 4 – Week 3

3 Practical Skills 10% Term 4

Total 50%

Year 10 - Food Technology


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Semester 1 Topics:

1. Investigating Australia’s Physical Environments

2. The Australian Continent

3. Physical Characteristics that make Australia Unique


1 Australian Environment Class Test 25% Term 1 – Week 9

2 Natural Hazards Research Task 25% Term 2 – Week 5

Total 50%

Semester 2 Topics:

1. Changing Australian Communities

2. Human Characteristics that make Australia Unique

3. Factors Causing Change in Australian Communities


1 Demographics Database Task 25% Term 3 – Week 9

2 Geography Yearly Examination 25% Term 4 – Week 1

Total 50%

Year 10 - Geography


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Semester 1 Topics: 1. Australia in the Vietnam War Era

2. Rights and Freedoms


1 Essay 20% Term 1 – Week 9


3 Rights and Freedoms Speech 20% Term 2 - Week 8

Total 60%

Semester 2 Topics: 1. Rights and Freedoms

2. Popular Culture


1 Individual Research Project 20% Term 3 – Week 9


Total 60%

Year 10 - History


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Semester 1 Topics:

1. Welding and Fabrication 2. Permanent fabrication joints and their applications 3. Fitting and Machining


1 Marking Gauge Project and Portfolio 20% Term 1 – Week 10


3 Bike Stand Project and Portfolio 20% Term 2 – Week 5

Total 50%

Semester 2 Topics: 1. Student centred design project presentation

2. Student centred design project and portfolio


1 Self Design project proposal presentation 10% Term 3 – Week 3

2 Research Task/Presentation 15% Term 3 – Week 9

3 Self Designed Project and Portfolio 25% Term 4 – Week 4

Total 50%

Year 10 - Industrial Technology Metal


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Semester 1 Topics:

1. Construction Joints 2. Permanent cabinet joints and their applications


1 Mortise and Tenon (Coffee Table) Project and Portfolio - Interim

20% Term 2 – Week 2


3 Mortise and Tenon (Coffee Table) Project and Portfolio 20% Term 2 – Week 10

Total 50%

Semester 2 Topics: 1. Student centred design project presentation

2. Student centred design project and portfolio


1 Self Design Project proposal presentation 10% Term 3 – Week 3

2 Research Task/Presentation 15% Term 3 – Week 9

3 Self Design Project and Portfolio 25% Term 4 – Week 3

Total 50%

Year 10 - Industrial Technology Wood


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Semester 1 Topics:

1. Integers, decimals, fractions, ratios and rates 5. Right-angled triangles 2. Algebra and equations 3. Financial Mathematics 4. Linear and non-linear relationships


1 Class Assessments 10% Ongoing

2 Homework/Assignments 10% Ongoing

3 Working Mathematically 5% Ongoing


Total 40%

Semester 2 Topics:

1. Length, area, surface area and volume 4. Probability 2. Indices 5. Data

3. Properties of geometrical figures


1 Class Assessments 20% Ongoing

2 Homework/Assignments 15% Ongoing



Total 60%

Year 10 - Mathematics 5.1


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Semester 1 Topics: 1. Number Skills 5. Trigonometry

2. Algebra and Linear Equations 6. Coordinate Geometry

3. Financial Mathematics 7. Congruence and Similarity

4. Data Analysis and Evaluation 8. Simultaneous Equations


1 Class Assessments – Topic Tests 10% Ongoing

2 Assignments 10% Ongoing



Total 40%

Semester 2 Topics: 1. Curve Sketching 5. Quadratic Equations

2. Graphs of Physical phenomena 6. Products and Factors

3. Probability 7. Surds 4. Surface Area and Volume 8. Review of Algebra






Total 60%



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Semester 1 Topics: 1. Rational and Irrational Numbers 5. Trigonometry

2. Algebra and Linear Equations 6. Deductive Geometry

3. Financial Mathematics 7. Coordinate Geometry 4. Data Analysis and Evaluation 8. Simultaneous Equations






Total 40%

Semester 2 Topics: 1. Graphs of Physical Phenomenon 5. Quadratics/Sketching Parabolas

2. Functions and Line Sketching 6. Circle Geometry

3. Probability 7. Polynomials

4. Logarithms 8. Review of Algebra






Total 60%



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Semester 1 Topics: 1. Introduction – How to get ready for better marks in PDHPE

2. Nutrition – Doing Health Promotion Justice 2. Practical Unit – Net/wall Games

3. Road Safety Education – Let’s Hit the Road

4. Practical Unit - Dance


1 Written test 15% Term 1 -Week 6

2 Practical application, teamwork and skill development 25% Ongoing

3 Written Essay 10% Term 2 - Week 3

Total 50%

Semester 2 Topics: 1. Advocacy Rules! Let Me Tell You

2. Practical Unit – Invasion Games

3. Sexual and Drug Education – Do You Party Right?

4. Practical Unit – How can I Lead a Physically Active Life in Future?


1 Advocacy PowerPoint 15% Term 3 -Week 5

2 Practical application, teamwork and skill development 25% Ongoing

3 Topic test 10% Term 4-Week 2

Total 50%

Year 10 - PD/Health/PE


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Semester 1


1 Photographic and Digital Media Portfolio 20% Term 1 -Week 10

2 Research Task – Photographic Case Study 10% Term 1 -Week 8

3 Graphic Design Task 15% Term 2 -Week 5

Total 45%

Semester 2


1 Photographic and Digital Media Portfolio 20% Term 3 -Week 10

2 Yearly Examination 15% Term 4 -Week 3

2 Film and Video Task 20% Term 4 -Week 3

Total 55%

Year 10 - Photographic and Digital Media


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Semester 1 Topics:

1. Enhancing participation and performance – Module C

2. Physical Activity and Sport in Society - Module B


1 Essay 20% Term 1 – Week 8

2 Practical work including skill development, teamwork, cooperation, leadership, tactics strategy development

20% Ongoing


Total 60%

Semester 2 Topics:

1. Foundations of Physical Activity - Module A

2. Enhancing participation and performance – Module C


1 Research and Written Report 20% Term 3 – Week 4

2 Practical work including skill development, teamwork, cooperation, leadership, tactics and strategy development

20% Ongoing throughout the

semester

Total 40%

Year 10 - Physical Activity and Sports Studies


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Semester 1 Topics: 1. Up and Atom 2. It’s Elementary

3. I like to move it, move it 4. It’s Electrifying


1 Assignments/Tests 10% Ongoing

2 Practical Assessment 15% Ongoing


Total 45%

Semester 2 Topics:

1. Body Snatchers

2. Going Green

3. Slip, Slide and Collide

4. Always take the weather with you



2 Topic Tests 15% Ongoing


TOTAL 55%

Year 9/10 - Science


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Semester 1 Topics: 1. The Theory of Evolution 2. Chemical Reactions

3. Working Scientifically 4. Wave and Particle Models


1 Assignments/Tests 10% Ongoing

2 Practical Assessment 15% Ongoing


Total 45%

Semester 2 Topics:

4. Reproduction and DNA

5. Energy Transfers – Chemical Products

6. The Universe and the Big Bang

4. Energy Conservation



2 Topic Tests 15% Ongoing


TOTAL 55%

Year 10 - Science


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Semester 1 Topics: 1. Art Making Process

2. Critical/Historical Writing


1 Body of Work and Visual Arts Process Diary 25% Term 1 – Week 10

2 Critical/Historical Writing Assessment 15% Term 2 – Week 4


Total 60%

Semester 2 Topics:

1. Art Making Practice

2. Conceptual Framework and The Frames




Total 40%

Year 9/10 - Visual Arts


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MERRIWA CENTRAL SCHOOL

YEAR 10 ASSESSMENT

The assessment booklet aims to provide a guide for students and parents to assist preparation and time management.

Receipt and Acknowledgement

We have read and understood the procedures for assessments for the Years 10 courses at Merriwa Central School.

We are aware of the indicative dates for exams, assessments and the handing in of tasks.

We are aware that these dates may change slightly, however this will be confirmed by the class teacher in advance throughout the year.

Parent/Caregiver: ______________________________ (Signature)

Student: ______________________________ (Signature)

Date: ___________ Please return to the Year Adviser


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Merriwa Central School Bow Street Merriwa NSW 2329 [email protected] December 2015

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