Maitland Grossmann High School

Year 8 Assessment Booklet

2020

“Providing quality education in a caring learning community”

Maitland Grossmann High School

Stage 4 & 5 Assessment Policy

The purpose of assessment

Assessment is the process of identifying, gathering and interpreting information about student’s learning. The central purpose of assessment is to provide information on student achievement and progress and set direction for ongoing learning.

The key reasons for assessment are to:

● Support & monitor learning ● Diagnose student learning needs and support strategic interventions ● Evaluate the effectiveness of teaching & learning programs ● Inform the reporting process

Outcomes Based Assessment

All schools are required to deliver programs of study that comply with the requirements of the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) syllabuses (formerly BOSTES). More detailed information concerning each course and syllabus outcomes are available on the NESA website or use the following link:

http://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/home/)

It is a requirement of the school assessment program that, for each course taught, schools establish a program of assessment tasks. These tasks are conducted throughout the year and each have a weighting which is used as a component of the reporting process.

School-based assessment tasks are linked to performance descriptors because the task focuses on outcomes. They are valid instruments for what they are designed to assess and the marking guidelines relate to the outcomes and the BOSTES performance standards.

The assessment program at MGHS incorporates the principles of assessment for learning, assessment as learning and assessment of learning.

• Assessment for learning enables teachers to use information about students’ knowledge, understanding and skills to inform teaching and provide feedback to students about their learning and how to improve.

• Assessment as learning involves students in the learning process where they monitor their own progress, ask questions and practise skills. Students use self-assessment and teacher feedback to reflect on their learning, consolidate their understanding and work towards learning goals

• Assessment of learning uses evidence of students learning to assess student achievement against learning goals and standards.

This assessment booklet contains detailed assessment schedules and scope and sequences that clearly indicate:

• Syllabus outcomes relevant to each topic • Content being studied • Timing of the individual assessment task (weeks / terms only) • Weightings of each task

Procedural fairness:

All faculties support student learning by adopting a consistent approach to assessment by ensuring that:

• All students receive 2 weeks’ notice of an assessment task. • All students sign for their official assessment notification. • All students sign that they have submitted their assessment task. • A parent/caregiver is notified within 14 days if a task has not been submitted by the due date.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Tasks are mandatory for each course. Students are expected to complete set work regularly, in order to be determined as having satisfactorily studied the course.

A variety of assessment task styles- for example speaking, listening, reading and writing- are included in assessment programs to provide students with varied opportunities to demonstrate achievement of outcomes.

Submission of tasks

Students are required to complete and submit mandatory assessment tasks on or before the due date. Furthermore, students must: • Make a serious attempt at all assessment tasks. • Avoid any behaviour which disrupts other students during the completion of a task. • Approach any task with honesty and avoid any malpractice including cheating or plagiarism. • Submit work directly to the relevant teacher. • Inform their teacher in advance if they know they will be absent for a task. • Ask their teachers about any assessment tasks which may have been issued during any absence.

Late submission

Assessment Tasks submitted late, without prior arrangement, will lose marks.

Penalties for late submission of tasks

For Stage 4:

A penalty of 10% per day (including weekend days) will be applied for the late submission of tasks. After 10 days, a zero mark will be awarded. Prior arrangement must be with the approval of the Head Teacher.

For Stage 5:

A penalty of 20% per day (including weekend days) will be applied for the late submission of tasks. After 5 days, a zero mark will be awarded.

Extensions

If an extension of time is needed, the student must negotiate with the Classroom and Head Teacher of the course at least one week prior to the due date.

Absence, illness & misadventure

• When a student is absent on the day when a task is due or an in-class assessment performed, and the absence is known beforehand, the student must make arrangements for the task to be submitted or completed on or before time.

• A note from the parent/caregiver is required to explain the student’s absence from an assessment task. Wherever possible, this is required on the student’s first day back at school.

• Where special consideration is required, the teacher, in consultation with the Head Teacher, may make arrangements for one of the following options:

(i) completing the original task or (ii) completing an alternate task or (iii) giving an estimate

• Examples of illness/ misadventure include (but not limited to): o Bereavement o Illness o Family Leave o School Representation for sports or academic pursuits o Personal Issues

Parental Notification

Years 7-9 – All assessment tasks not submitted will result in an Academic Warning Letter being sent. Teachers are required to send one warning per task.

Malpractice

Malpractice is any activity undertaken by a student that allows them to gain an unfair advantage over others. It includes, but is not limited to: • copying someone else’s work in part or in whole, and presenting it as their own • using material directly from books, journals, CDs or the internet without reference to the source • building on the ideas of another person without reference to the source • buying, stealing or borrowing another person’s work and presenting it as their own • submitting work to which another person such as a parent, coach or subject expert has

contributed substantially using words, ideas, designs or the workmanship of others in practical and performance tasks without appropriate acknowledgement

• paying someone to write or prepare material • breaching school examination rules • using non-approved aides during an assessment task • contriving false explanations to explain work not handed in by the due date • assisting another student to engage in malpractice.

Where cheating is detected a mark of zero will be given for the task to each student involved.

Student Preparation of Assessment Tasks

Our aim at MGHS is for all students to become responsible for their own learning. Parents / Carers are encouraged to assist in their students learning and establishing a regular home study / revision routine.

Student Responsibilities

1. Students are expected to complete ALL assessment tasks by the due dates and times specified. 2. Where assessment tasks involve attendance at excursions, field studies etc, attendance is compulsory. 3. All work submitted for assessment must be your own work. (See Malpractice above) 4. It is each student’s responsibility to be aware of assessment task dates for all courses and to organise a study schedule accordingly. 5. Technology malfunction is not an acceptable excuse for non-submission of a task. If this occurs, students should to submit your ‘draft’ (labelled as such) of the task to their teacher on the due date. Keep copies of all drafting so that your progress can be shown in the case of a computer/printer/technology USB malfunction.

Essential Organisation- Advice to students ✓ Be positive and optimistic. ✓ Ensure that you are familiar with the sections of this assessment booklet relevant to your pattern

of study. ✓ As an active learner who exercises self-regulation, take responsibility for managing your

assessment schedule and meeting deadlines. The assessment for each term has been mapped out for you in the following pages. Use the summary and a diary or electronic calendar to help with your organisation.

✓ Keep a record of tasks completed for each subject so that, at any given time, you know exactly what proportion of your course assessment has been completed and how much remains.

✓ Seek feedback from teachers if you are unsure about what you need to do to improve and make further progress.

✓ Open communication helps to minimise misunderstanding and confusion. Communication regarding assessment tasks is managed by each faculty- the classroom teacher in the first instance, and then the Head Teacher of the subject concerned. If issues with your health and wellbeing are impacting upon your learning, contact your teachers and Year Advisers so that measures of guidance and support can be discussed.

✓ Inform your teacher if you know that you will be absent when a task is due and make alternative arrangements for the task to be submitted or completed on or before time.

Summary of Year 8 Assessment Tasks Term 1, 2020 Subject Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11

English

Mathematics

Science

History

Geography

PDHPE

LOTE

Music

Technology

Visual Arts

Summary of Year 8 Assessment Tasks Term 2, 2020 Subject Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10

English

Mathematics

Science

History

Geography

PDHPE

LOTE

Music

Technology

Visual Arts

Summary of Year 8 Assessment Tasks Term 3, 2020 Subject Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10

English

Mathematics

Science

History

Geography

PDHPE

LOTE

Music

Technology

Visual Arts

Summary of Year 8 Assessment Tasks Term 4, 2020 Subject Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10

English

Mathematics

Science

History

Geography

PDHPE

LOTE

Music

Technology

Visual Arts

Year 8 SUBJECTS SCOPE & SEQUENCES

and ASSESSMENT SCHEDULES

Year 8 – English –Scope & Sequence 2020

Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Term 1

2020

Unit of Work

Manipulating Perspectives Written and Visual texts

Characterisation film

Outcomes 1A, 2A, 3B, 4B, 5C, 6C 1A, 2A, 3B, 9E

Assessment Speech

Term 2

2020

Unit of Work

Characterisation novel

Characterisation drama

Outcomes 1A, 2A, 3B, 9E 1A, 2A, 3B, 9E

Assessment Creative Writing

Term 3

2020

Unit of Work

Cultural Point of View Film

Outcomes 3B, 7D, 8D

Assessment Essay

Term 4

2020

Unit of Work

Personal Voices Short stories, poetry

Outcomes 1A, 3B, 4B

Assessment Reading Task

,

Year 8 – English – 2020 Assessment Schedule

Task Description Outcome Assessed

Weighting Date Due

1

Multimodal 2A, 5C, 6C 25 T1, W8

2

Creative Writing 1A, 3B, 9E 25 T2, W4

3

Essay 7D, 8D 25 T3, W8

4

Reading Task 1A, 3B, 4B 25 T4, W5

Year 8 –Mathematics –Scope & Sequence 2020

Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Term 1

2020

Unit of Work Pythagoras Theorem Percentages Perimeter & Area

Outcomes MA4-16MG, MA4-1WM, MA4-2WM MA4-5NA, MA4-6NA, MA4-1WM, MA4-2WM, MA4-3WM MA4-12MG, MA4-13MG, MA4-1WM, MA4-2WM

Assessment Test

Term 2

2020

Unit of Work Algebraic Techniques and Indices Volume Equations

Outcomes MA4-8NA, MA4-9NA, MA4-1WM, MA4-2WM, MA4-3WM MA4-14MG, MA4-1WM, MA4-2WM MA4-10NA, MA4-1WM, MA4-2WM,

MA4-3WM

Assessment Test

Term 3

2020

Unit of Work Investigating & Analysing Data Ratios, Rates and Financial Mathematics

Outcomes MA4-19SP, MA4-20SP, MA4-1WM, MA4-2WM, MA4-3WM MA4-6NA, MA4-7NA, MA4-1WM, MA4-2WM, MA4-3WM

Assessment Project

Term 4

2020

Unit of Work Graphing Linear Relationships Congruent Figures

Outcomes MA4-11NA, MA4-1WM, MA4-3WM MA4-17MG, MA4-1WM, MA4-2WM, MA4-3WM

Assessment Test

Year 8 – Mathematics – 2020 Assessment Schedule

Task Description Outcomes Assessed Weighting Date Due

1

Term 1 Assessment In Class Test – Pythagoras, Percentages

MA4-1WM, MA4-2WM, MA4-3WM, MA4-5NA, MA4-6NA,

MA4-16MG 25 Week 8

Term 1

2

Term 2 Assessment In Class Test – Perimeter & Area, Algebraic

Techniques & Indices

MA4-1WM, MA4-2WM, MA4-3WM, MA4-12MG, MA4-

13MG, MA4-8NA, MA4-9NA 25 Week 5

Term 2

3

Term 3 Assessment Investigation Project

MA4-1WM, MA4-2WM, MA4-3WM 25 Week 5

Term 3

4

Term 4 Assessment In Class Test – Ratio Rates & Financial Maths,

Graphing Linear Relationships, Recall

MA4-1WM, MA4-2WM, MA4-3WM, MA4-6NA, MA4-7NA,

MA4-10NA, MA4-11NA, MA4-14MG, MA4-19SP, MA4-20SP

25 Week 6 Term 4

Year 8-Science-Scope & Sequence 2020

Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Term 1

2020

Unit of Work Elements, Compounds and Chemical Reactions

Outcomes CW2, CW4, WS4, WS5, WS6, WS7, WS8, WS9

Assessment Working Scientifically Task

Term 2

2020

Unit of Work Energy and energy transformations

Outcomes PW3, PW4, WS4, WS5, WS6, WS7, WS8, WS9

Assessment Half

Yearly Exam

Term 3

2020

Unit of Work Multicellular Organisms

Outcomes LW3, LW4, WS4, WS5, WS6, WS7, WS8, WS9

Assessment Research Task

Term 4

2020

Unit of Work Ecosystems Solar System

Outcomes LW5, ES4d, WS4, WS5, WS6, WS7, WS8, WS9 ES2, WS4, WS5, WS6, WS7, WS8, WS9

Assessment Yearly Exam

Year 8 – Science – 2020 Assessment Schedule

Task Description Outcomes Assessed Weighting Date Due

1

Working Scientifically Skills Task WS4, WS5, WS6,

WS7, WS9 25

Term 1

Week 9

2

Half-Yearly Examination CW2, CW4, PW3,

WS7, WS9 25

Term 2

Week 4

3

Research Task LW4, WS7, WS8,

WS9 20

Term 3

Week 7

4

Yearly Examination PW3, PW4, LW3,

LW4, LW5 30

Term 4

Week 4

Year 8 – Geography –Scope & Sequence 2020

Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Term 1

2020

Unit of Work Water in the World

Outcomes GE4-1, GE4-2, GE4-3, GE4-5, GE4-7, GE4-8

Assessment Presentation Task

Term 2

2020

Unit of Work Interconnections

Outcomes GE4-1, GE4-2, GE4-3, GE4-5, GE4-7, GE4-8

Assessment Semester Test

Term 3

2020

Unit of Work Water in the World

Outcomes GE4-1, GE4-2, GE4-3, GE4-5, GE4-7, GE4-8

Assessment Presentation Task

Term 4

2020

Unit of Work Interconnections

Outcomes GE4-1, GE4-2, GE4-3, GE4-5, GE4-7, GE4-8

Assessment Semester Test

Year 8 – Geography – 2020 Assessment Schedule

Task Description Outcome Assessed

Weighting Date Due

1

Presentation Task 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-5, 4-7, 4-8

20 Term 1

Week 8

2

Semester Test 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-7, 4-8

30 Term 2

Week 4

3

Presentation Task 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-5,

4-7, 4-8 20 Term 3

Week 8

4

Semester Test 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5,

4-7, 4-8 30 Term 4

Week 4

Year 8 – History – Scope & Sequence 2020 Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Semester 1 Classes

Term 1

2020

Unit of Work Medieval Europe (integrating Black Death in Asia, Europe and Africa.)

Outcomes HT4-2, HT4-3, HT4-5HT4-4, HT4-6, HT4-7, HT4-8, HT4-9, HT4-10

Assessment Site Study

Term 2

2020

Unit of Work Medieval Europe (integrating Black Death) Japan Under the Shoguns

Outcomes HT4-2, HT4-3, HT4-5HT4-4, HT4-6, HT4-7, HT4-8, HT4-9, HT4-10 HT4-2, HT4-4, HT4-6, HT4-7, HT4-9, HT4-10

Assessment Historical Investigation

Semester 2 Classes

Term 3

2020

Unit of Work Medieval Europe (integrating Black Death in Asia, Europe and Africa.)

Outcomes HT4-2, HT4-3, HT4-5HT4-4, HT4-6, HT4-7, HT4-8, HT4-9, HT4-10

Assessment Site Study

Term 4

2020

Unit of Work Medieval Europe (integrating Black Death) Japan Under the Shoguns

Outcomes HT4-2, HT4-3, HT4-5HT4-4, HT4-6, HT4-7, HT4-8, HT4-9, HT4-10 HT4-2, HT4-4, HT4-6, HT4-7, HT4-9, HT4-10

Assessment Historical Investigation

Year 8 – History – 2020 Assessment Schedule

Semester 1 Classes

Task Description Outcomes Assessed Weighting Date Due

1

Site Study HT4-3, HT4-4, HT4-5, HT4-6 40 28/02/2020

2

Historical Investigation HT4-2, HT4-8, HT4-9, HT4-10 60 15/05/2020

Semester 2 Classes

Task Description Outcomes Assessed Weighting Date Due

1

Site Study HT4-3, HT4-4, HT4-5, HT4-6 40 21/08/2020

2

Historical Investigation HT4-2, HT4-8, HT4-9, HT4-10 60 30/10/2020

Year 8 – LOTE –Scope & Sequence 2020

Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Term 1

2019

Unit of Work Introduction & Greetings Family & Descriptions Daily Routines

Outcomes LFR4-1C, LFR4-2C, LFR4-3C, LFR4-5U, LFR4-7U, LFR4-8U LFR4-1C, LFR4-2C, LFR4-4C, LFR4-6U, LFR4-7U LFR4-1C, LFR4-2C, LFR4-3C, LFR4-4C,

LFR4-6U, LFR4-7U

Assessment Vocabulary Family Tree

Term 2

2019

Unit of Work Daily Routines Food Animals

Outcomes LFR4-1C, LFR4-2C, LFR4-3C, LFR4-4C, LFR4-5U, LFR4-6U, LFR4-7U, LFR4-8U

LFR4-2C, LFR4-3C, LFR4-4C, LFR4-6U, LFR4-7U

Assessment Compreh

ension Task

Term 3

2019

Unit of Work Film Appreciation Study Out & About

Outcomes LFR4-2C, LFR4-3C LFR4-1C, LFR4-2C, LFR4-3C, LFR4-4C, LFR4-5U, LFR4-6U, LFR4-7U, LFR4-8U

Assessment Film Study

Term 4

2019

Unit of Work Out & About Clothing Culture Specific Study

Outcomes LFR4-1C, LFR4-2C, LFR4-3C, LFR4-4C, LFR4-5U, LFR4-6U, LFR4-7U, LFR4-8U

Assessment Summative Task

Year 8 – LOTE – 2020 Assessment Schedule

Task Description Outcome Assessed

Weighting Date Due

1

Vocabulary – Family Tree LFR4-1C, LFR4-6U 20 Term 1

Week 8

2

Comprehension Task LFR4-2C, LFR4-3C 30 Term 2

Week 4

3

Film Study LFR4-8U 25 Term 3

Week 5

4

Summative Task LFR4-4C, LFR4-5U, LFR4-7U 25

Term 4

Week 3

Year 8 – PDHPE Scope & Sequence 2020

Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Term 1

2020

Theory Unit of Work A Beautiful Mind

Outcomes PD4-1, PD4-2, PD4-6, PD4-7, PD4-8, PD4-9, PD4-10

Practical Unit of Work Dribbling Skills Athletics Outcomes PD4-4, PD4-5, PD4-10, PD4-11 PD4-4, PD4-5, PD4-10, PD4-11

Assessment Progressive Practical Assessment

Term 2

2020

Theory Unit of Work Eat Well, Live Well

Outcomes PD4-2, PD4-6, PD4-7, PD4-8, PD4-9

Practical Unit of Work Hybrid Football Games

Outcomes PD4-4, PD4-5, PD4-10, PD4-11

Assessment Progressive Practical Assessment Task 2 Progressive Practical Assessment

Term 3

2020

Theory Unit of Work Hit the Road

Outcomes PD4-1, PD4-2, PD4-6, PD4-7, PD4-8, PD4-9

Practical Unit of Work Australian Bush Dance Net Games

Outcomes PD4-4, PD4-5, PD4-10, PD4-11 PD4-4, PD4-5, PD4-10, PD4-11

Assessment Progressive Practical Assessment Task 3

Term 4

2020

Theory Unit of Work I Like to Move It

Outcomes PD4-1, PD4-3, PD4-4, PD4-6, PD4-7, PD4-8, PD4-9

Practical Unit of Work Small Ball Games Large Ball Games

Outcomes PD4-4, PD4-5, PD4-10, PD4-11 PD4-4, PD4-5, PD4-10, PD4-11

Assessment Progressive Practical Assessment

Year 8 – PDHPE Assessment Schedule 2020

Task Description Outcome Assessed

Weighting Date Due

1

Semester One Progressive Practical ● Progressive Practical Assessment throughout all

units completed in Terms 1 and 2.

PD4-4, PD4-5, PD4-10, PD4-11 20 Terms 1 & 2

2

Topic Test ● Students complete a formal examination on

content covered throughout the Term 1 and Term 2 units of study. Multiple choice, short response and labelling diagrams.

PD4-1, PD4-2, PD4-6, PD4-7, PD4-8, PD4-9,

PD4-10

30 Term 2

Week 5

3

Road Safety Board Game ● Students demonstrate their knowledge and

application of understanding through the creation of a board game focusing on harm minimisation strategies when using roadways.

PD4-1, PD4-2, PD4-6, PD4-7, PD4-8, PD4-9

30 Term 3

Week 9

4

Semester Two Progressive Practical ● Progressive Practical Assessment throughout all

units completed in Terms 3 and 4. PD4-4, PD4-5,

PD4-10, PD4-11 20 Terms 3 & 4

Year 8 –Technology Mandatory –Scope & Sequence 2020

Technology Mandatory is taught between the TAS and IA Faculties and is semesterised. Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Term 1, 2,3 or 4 2019

Unit of Work Food & Agriculture - TAS

Outcomes 1DP, 2DP, 3DP, 5AG, 6FO, 10TS

Assessment Task 1

Term 1, 2,3 or 4

2019

Unit of Work Material Technologies - TAS

Outcomes 1DP, 2DP, 3DP, 4DP, 9MA, 10TS

Assessment Task 2

Term 1, 2,3 or 4

2019

Unit of Work Engineered Systems - IA

Outcomes 1DP, 2DP, 3DP, 8EN, 10TS

Assessment Task 3

Term 1, 2,3 or 4

2019

Unit of Work Material Technologies - IA

Outcomes 1DP, 2DP, 3DP, 4DP, 9MA, 10TS

Assessment Task 4

Year 8 – Technology Mandatory – 2020 Assessment Schedule

Task Description Outcome Assessed

Weighting Date Due

1

Materials Technology 9MA, 10TS 35 Term 1

Week 9

2

Portfolio/Practical

2DP, 3DP 15

Term 2

Week 5

3

Aboriginal Innovation 1DP, 10TS 35 Term 3

Week 9

4

Portfolio/Practical 2DP, 3DP 15 Term 4

Week 5

Year 8 – Visual Arts –Scope & Sequence 2020

Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Term 1

2019

Unit of Work Suburban Dreams Animals In Art

Outcomes 4.1 - 4.6 and 4.7 - 4.10

Assessment Task 1

Term 2

2019

Unit of Work Animals In Art Movement in Art

Outcomes 4.1 -4.6 4.1 -4.6 and 4.7 – 4.10

Assessment Task 2

Term 3

2019

Unit of Work Movement in Art

Outcomes 4.1 -4.6 and 4.7 – 4.10

Assessment Task 3

Term 4

2019

Unit of Work Movement in Art Street Art + Photoshop

Outcomes 4.1 -4.6

Assessment Task 4

Year 8 – Visual Arts – 2020 Assessment Schedule

Task Description Outcome Assessed

Weighting Date Due

1

Making Art: Painting Arkley house +

Studying Art: In-Class Critical and Historical Writing

4.1 -4.6

4.7 – 4.10

35

15

Term 1

Wk 6-8

2

Making Art: Drawing and Printmaking portfolio

4.1 -4.6 15 Term 2

Wk 7-8

3

Studying Art: Sculptural Practice 4.7 – 4.10 15 Term 3

Wk 5-6

4

Making Art: 2-D and 3-D Drawing and Sculpture

4.1 -4.6 20 Term 4

Wk 4-6