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YEAR10:CURRICULUMOVERVIEW(Apr-May2017) 1

Subject Topics to be covered

Key Learning

Modern Text (Either ‘An Inspector Calls’ or ‘The Woman in Black’)

Students study either ‘An Inspector Calls’ by J B Priestley or ‘The Woman in Black’ by Susan Hill. They read the full text and explore the plot, characters and themes in detail. Students will develop skills to analyse how the language, form, structure and context of the novel create meanings and effects as well as develop skills to maintain a critical style and informed personal response. The skills they practise in this unit are assessed at GCSE in the English Literature exam (Paper 1b).

Pre-exposure homework

1. Watch film versions of the texts ‘An Inspector Calls’ or ‘The Woman in Black’.

2. Research the lives of the writers. 3. Read other novels/ plays by the same writers.

Higher tier

Key learning: For full details please look in the specification at http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/mathematics/gcse/mathematics-8300 and search for the code below.

Transformations Congruence and Similarity

G7, G24, G8 G5, G6, G19

2D representations of 3D shapes

G13

Statistical Measures S4, S5, S1

Calculating with Percentages

R9


Have a look on the topics on listed above on MyMaths and see what you can teach yourself to be ahead.

Foundation Tier

Key learning: For full details please look in the specification at http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/mathematics/gcse/mathematics-8300 and search for the code below. Equations A2, A17 Basic Probability P1, P4, P7 Transformations G7, G24 Congruence and similarity G5, G6, G19 Statistical Measures S4, S5, S1 Pre-exposure homework

Have a look on the topics on listed above on MyMaths and see what you can teach yourself to be ahead.

Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Biology Topic 3 Genetics

How are gametes formed? What is the structure and function of DNA? How are proteins made? How are characteristics inherited and how do scientists predict the inheritance of characteristics?


1. Search you tube for ‘Secret of Life – Discovery of DNA Structure’ Listen to the story of Watson and Crick and make notes on how the discovery was made.

2. Go to BBC Bitesize. Click on GCSE then biology then Inheritance and Genetics. Work through the revision on Genetics Diagrams and Pedigree to introduce you to inheritance. Try remembering the key terms which are highlighted and see if you can explain how your gender has been inherited.

Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Chemistry C10 Electrolytic Processes and C11 Obtaining and using metals

• What is an electrolyte? • What happens to ions in electrolysis? • How do you predict the products formed in electrolysis? • How is copper purified using electrolysis? • How do you explain displacement reactions as redox

reactions? • Which metals are found uncombined in the Earth's crust? • How is the method of extraction linked to a metal's reactivity?



Search for and watch this video on YouTube to prepare you for your continued study of the electrolysis. ‘Electrolysis of molten Zinc Chloride’ Royal Society of Chemistry (5:28min long)

P5 Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum & P6 Radioactivity

• How can lenses be used to focus light? • What are electromagnetic waves and what do they have in

common? • What determines the properties of electromagnetic waves? • How are short and long wavelength electromagnetic waves

used? • What is the structure of an atom and how do we know? • Why are some materials radioactive? • What are the sources of back ground radiation? • How can radioactive materials be used and handled

safely, including wastes? How can radioactive materials be used in medicine and to generate electricity?


Search for and watch this video on YouTube to prepare you for your continued study of the electromagnetic spectrum. ‘The electromagnetic spectrum’ bestofscience (5:20min long) YouTube search ‘Virtual School Radioactivity’ and watch the video titled ‘Types of radiation - 3:17 long’. Write down the different types of radiation and some of their properties.

Edexcel GCSE (9-1) B5 Health, Disease and the Development of Medicines

• How we define health • Pathogens and the disease they cause, how their spread can

be reduced or prevented • Lifecycles of viruses • How plants defend themselves from pests and pathogens • How the body is protected against infection • About the immune system • How antibiotics work • About aseptic technique for culturing microorganisms • How new medicines are developed


Search for and watch these videos on YouTube to prepare you for your continued study Health, Disease and the development of medicines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuvdB-3Jdnc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp45a42gxYQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1GT2bKgci8

Edexcel GCSE (9-1) C8 Acids and Alkalis

• Acid, alkalis and indicators • Looking at acids • Bases and salts • Preparing copper sulphate • Alkalis and balancing equations • Investigating neutralisation • Alkalis and neutralisation • Reactions of acids with metals and carbonates • Solubility

Pre-exposure Homework

Do some research into acids, alkalis and indicators, to describe each one. Research what neutralisation is?

Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Physics P6 Radioactivity

• Atomic models • Inside atoms • Electrons and orbits • Background radiation • Types of radiation • Radioactive decay • Half-life • Dangers of radioactivity

Pre-exposure Homework

YouTube search ‘Virtual School Radioactivity’ and watch the video titled ‘Types of radiation - 3:17 long’. Write down the different types of radiation and some of their properties.


Natural Forms (continued)

Students will: • Select a natural object and using their recording skills produce

a series of detailed observational resources. • Record using a wide range of different techniques looking at

line, form, tone and texture. • Research and respond to a range of artists who explore natural

forms in their work. • Develop their research and observational studies into a

creative composition. Pre-exposure homework

Students can also select from the following activities to support the Natural forms unit of work:

1. Select an inspiring natural object, for example a Shell, Flower, Fruit etc if possible take some close-up photos of this object.

2. Use the internet to research the work of O’Keefe and use You tube to watch Sam Taylor Wood’s ‘Still life 2001’ – How are these artists similar/different?

3. Any visits to galleries would also enrich the wider understanding of art – take photos if possible or collect leaflets.

GCSE APPLIED BUSINESS STUDIES

Controlled Assessment 1

Students will complete the first Controlled Assessment. This is worth 20% of the overall mark for the course.


As the CA is a research based project where students must compare a local and a national business. The national business (Barratt Developments Plc) has been provided for them and a school visit is taking place. Students need to ensure they have carried out all the necessary research and planning into their local business.

Complete Production Unit

Students will learn about the different types of production and how businesses ensure that the quality of their products is high. They will investigate how businesses add value to their products and how technology impacts what is made. Students will then learn about the links between production and staffing whilst comparing Eastern and Western approaches to production.

Begin External Influences Unit

Finally, students will investigate methods of increasing efficiency and how businesses benefit from economies of scale when they grow. Students will learn how businesses analyse their external environments before investigating international trade and the EU. They will learn how laws are created and what key laws businesses must follow. Finally they will look at social and ethical business issues and evaluate examples of real businesses that have acted ethically and unethically. Students will be asked to decide if being ethical actually matters and if so can it actually increase a businesses profits.


Visit the EU website http://europa.eu/index_en.htm Find out what the EU does. What is the Single Market, the Social Chapter, Common Agricultural Policy and the Single Currency?

RESISTANT MATERIALS Wooden storage

Identifying main ways of fabricating timber. Manufacturing a carcass with rebated and grooved lid and base. Designing a suitable lid.


Identify 3 softwoods and 8 Hardwoods. Outline 5 key material properties of a timber for revision books. What are the advantages of using timber over polymers and metals? What is a key disadvantage?

Butter, Marg, Oils and Sugar

• To understand the relationship between diet and health. • To be able to apply and demonstrate a knowledge of the

functions of food ingredients in the development of dishes and meals.

• Students will focus their K & U on fats and sugar, they will create a variety of food products from such ingredients including: choux pastry, nectarine galette and Victoria sponge cake. Focussing on developing practical skills.


Research the different types of low fat food. Analyse the packaging and identify how this persuades the consumer to purchase these products.


Year 10 exam – listening and reading exam practice

Some classes will be finishing the topic of free time and completing an assessment on this with GCSE style skills. We will then complete a shorter topic on customs and festivals. Students will then be practising the listening and reading papers for their GCSE examination and they will be focussing on strategies for dealing with complicated texts, getting the gist in listening, and also learning vocabulary. They will complete the year 10 exam at the end of this short study module.


1. Visit website languageskills.co.uk and practise reading and listening activities to familiarise yourself with reading and listening strategies

2. Use your knowledge of grammar and verbs so far to write about what you do at Christmas/Birthdays/Holiday times with your family

Coasts The types of wave: destructive and constructive. The impact of weathering, erosion and mass movement on the coast: cliffs and wave-cut platforms, headlands and bays, caves, arches, stacks and stumps. The process and impact of longshore drift on the coastline and the formation of beaches, spits and bars. Differential rates of cliff recession due to factors such as fetch, geology and coastal management. The effects of coastal recession on people and the environment. Prediction and prevention of the effects of coastal flooding by forecasting, building design, planning and education and coastal management.


1. Make a dictionary of 15 key coastal terms eg Stack visit http://www.s-cool.co.uk/gcse/geography/coasts to help with this 2. Identify 5 different landforms found on the coast – describe

what they look like and explain how they are formed within the river – use the bbc bitesize website to help

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/coasts/

Free time

Students will know vocab and structures on the topics of Music, TV and film, Food and eating out and Sport. They will review the present tense and word order and understand how to form the perfect tense with regular and irregular verbs, and the future tense. Skills will focus on translations, Role-plays, photo cards, listening, reading and longer pieces of writing.


1. Use quizlet, memrise or the Kerboodle digital textbook to learn vocab from each topic.

2. Revise the present tense using your notes. 3. Use www.languagesonline.co.uk to prepare for learning the

perfect and future tense.

SELF PROMOTION Project

Students will create a poster to promote an image of themselves, using international Street Art as inspiration, photography skills and CAD CAM. Students will manipulate a digital image using CAD to manufacture a stencil which could mass produce the image.


Who is ‘Banksy?’ Why has he been so successful? (list 5 ways.) Find and print 3 of your favourite Bansky images and give 3 reasons why you have chosen them.

Elizabethan England

Students continue to develop their historical knowledge and understanding regarding Elizabethan England by focusing on key aspects of Elizabethan life. Practice exam questions will be completed as part of the process of developing the required historical skills.


Independent research- what were Elizabethan attitudes to the poor? Make a note of how Elizabethan compare to modern attitudes towards the poor. What examples of continuity and change can you identify? Complete a character profile of Sir Francis Drake. Independent research- find five interesting facts to do with Elizabethan attitudes to the poor.

Digital Publications and Animations

To develop the technical skills needed to design and create a range of digital publication


Go to www.moovly.com sign up for an account to make an animated video


FILM PROMOTION Completion of controlled assessment started in Spring Term For details see Curriculum overview – SPRING TERM This is a very important piece of work and accounts for 20% of the final GCSE grade.

MUSIC VIDEO

Assignment 3 - Practical Production and Evaluation In this assignment students will;

• Undertake a practical production of a three minute music video, from conception to realisation, together with an evaluation of 700-800 words.

• Become familiar with the production process involved in moving image production; research, planning, filming and editing.

• Develop their skills in team work in the production of this practical assignment.

This is a very important piece of work and accounts for 30% of the final GCSE grade.


§ Watch as many music videos as possible § Become familiar with codes and conventions, technical

features such as camera work, editing techniques, narrative

Area of study 2 & 3

In Composition student will be acting on feedback given on Composition 1. Clear criteria will be given to ensure exam success. In Performance, students choose their final pieces to perform and rehearse. In Listening, students will focus on Area of Study 2 & 3 – Defying Gravity and Music for a while


Continue to listen to set works and wider listening pieces Preparation for performance

Component 1 – Devised theatre 40%

Pupils will be continuing to develop there devised pieces of theatre from a stimulus. The pupils have been working on this since last term.

• Pupils must take part in practical rehearsals whilst contributing ideas to allow for the development of their piece.

• Pupils will use prior knowledge of dramatic mediums, elements and forms to allow them to create a piece of theatre.

Students will then be assessed upon their piece under exam conditions in May. (date to be confirmed)


Students are all working on individual and group ideas. Therefore the nature of homework is personal to every student. Students should do tasks such as:

1. Research into chosen topics or genres. For example this could be through using the internet or watching documentaries.

2. Students should widen their knowledge of theatre genres through research, where possible view live theatre. Pre-recorded theatre is appropriate and there are several good examples on YouTube, for example :

National Theatre : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUqZPfGIX6U&t=93s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKd9ERhV5SI

Girls Outwitting opponents in Rounders or Tennis or cricket Performing to maximum levels In Athletics Boys Combinations of tennis and cricket or softball and athletics

Evaluating personal physical skills so that students can identify what they need to do to improve. Develop further the rules and structures of the game so that they can become more tactical in their outwitting. Students will begin to make informed choices about which events they will to have a greater understanding and learn about the impact those choices have on their health and fitness Accurately replicate technique and exercise safely in athletics. Develop observation skills for evaluation and improving performance. Taking on different roles within their groups to improve coaching skills


Religion and Early Life

• Having Children • The Pro-Life Argument • The Pro-Choice Argument • Religious Attitudes to Abortion • The Quality of Life Argument • Alternatives to Abortion


Look out for any news articles or social media comments about abortion. Look out for any storylines on television dramas which focus on abortion and the difficulties of having a child in 2016

Leisure

Students will study the topic of film. They will be able to express their opinion about different types of films and will write a film review of the Spanish Film ‘Voces inocentes’. They will then move on to discuss food, drink and sports. They will learn the formation of the future tense and develop their reading and listening skills.


1. Make a list of 10 different types of films and then use www.wordreference.com to find out what your words are in Spanish and then learn them.

2. Research the film ‘Voces Inocentes’ and make a list of the main characters, the director and a summary of the plot.

Theory Sports psychology Practical Coursework

Psychology of sport – goals and targets, information processing, guidance and feedback Tennis and athletics will be the main focus for assessment in practical lessons.


Revise skill continuum and research goal setting

Interpersonal skills and communicating effectively.

Awareness of body language and how to communicate effectively in a variety of situations. Transferable skills to feed into all curriculum areas re effective communication – oral and written, explanations, effective structure and language used for purpose.

Continue Interpersonal and Self Management skills Preparing for a Healthy Lifestyle

Students will learn about : • how different behaviours can impact on others • comparing body language in different situations • demonstrating effective communication in different situations • Identify good time management techniques • Evaluate own interpersonal skills

Students will learn about: • the factors that contribute to a healthy lifestyle • be able to plan a healthy meal • be able to cook a healthy meal • be able to work towards a healthy lifestyle

Unit 1: Creative Design and Make Activities (controlled assessment)

CA Objective: To be able to follow the creative design process and produce a final design proposal that fully meets the requirements of the identified user group. Students will explore and show the range of issues connected to the item chosen from the range of tasks set by the exam board. Students will independently produce analysis of the brief Students will continue to develop skills and confidence in using the sewing machine and additional specialist equipment including the over locker. They will complete the production of a skirt in a ‘mock’ industry production line where they will focus on high level skills such as application of a zip, buttonhole and pocket. This will enhance portfolio and final practical outcomes for the Controlled Assessment.


Gather images from magazines, Pinterest, websites that meet inspiration requirements of the brief. Consider colours, shapes, prints, fabrics.

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