YEAR 8 - TERM 1 CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

Subject Topics covered Assessments

English Our first focus in Year 8 will be engaging students with the theme of 'Conflict and Theme 1 - (Conflict and Emotions) Reading: students will examine an
Emotions'. Students will primarily study this theme using the novel ‘A Monster extract from a fiction text, answering a range of different questions linked to
Calls’, which examines life, death and mental health issues related to these ideas. English skills. Writing: students will produce their own piece of fiction writing
Furthermore, students will also examine extracts from ‘The Incident of the Dog in (either a narrative or descriptive text).
the Nighttime‘, as well as other fiction extracts. Oracy: Individually, students will present about an emotion presented in a
piece of artwork of their choice.
Moving into Theme Two, students will examine their views on 'Power and War'. Theme 2 - (Power and War) Reading: an extract from a nonfiction text will
Students will study a range of non-fiction extracts from first person accounts, be explored; students will answer a range of different reading questions
including I Am Malala, The Diary of Anne Frank and The Underground Girls of linked to English skills. Writing: students will produce their own persuasive
Kabul. Students will also examine concepts and ideas presented in a range of text based on a stimuli.
poems about 'Power and War'. Oracy: In groups, students will debate a topic linked to either Power or War.
Maths In Term 1, students will be learning the following topics: End of Topic Assessments on the topics covered in this order:
• Properties of Numbers • Properties of Numbers
• Angles • Angles
• Expressions, Equations and Formulae • Expressions, Equations and Formulae
• Statistics • Statistics
Science Students will be developing their scientific skills and knowledge during the first There will be a formative assessments conducted as Topic Quiz at the end
week of lessons under the topic Working Scientifically. of each topic.
They will then learn about the following topics; Summative assessments will be conducted twice in Term 1
- 8B1 Respiration - mid Term 1: topics 8B1 & 8C1 only
- 8C1 Properties of Materials - end Term 1: topics 8P1 & 8B2 only
- 8P1 Forces and Energy
- 8B2 Ecosystems
Art In Term 1, Year 8 students will be learning about Creapy Crawlines, a project that Students will be assessed throughout the project-based work.
will be introducing Mono printing, Repetition & Mirror Image, Wire sculpting and
Scale.
Computing Students will continue to develop their understanding of the role computers play in Students will have short informal quizzes throughout the units of study to
the world in which we live. They will understand the components of a computer make sure that they understand the topics covered. They will also have a
and also how they work together to help users perform tasks. Students will also variety of end of unit assessments and projects to demonstrate how they
develop their coding skills to allow them to solve a range of problems. can apply the skills and knowledge learnt.

Design & During Term 1, students will learn about: Students will be assessed throughout the project-based work.
Technology - Basic rendering
- Marker Rendering
- Annotation Skills
Drama Students will begin this year examining Mime. Students should be able to use Students will be creating different types of performances in Drama this year.
mime skills to deliver a successful performance with particular emphasise on The first Year 8 performance will be based on students creating a mime
weight, shape and size and they should be able to successfully use body performance and then delivering this to the class.
language and facial expressions to deliver meaningful performance.
Geography In Term 1a, we will look at Global Warming, where students shall explore what is Students will complete a test on Global Warming at the end of the unit.
is, causes and impacts. They will engage in a debate whether it actually exists
and generate new technologies to combat the issues.
In Term 1b, we will look at China and different aspects of its development. We Students will be assessed through an essay on how China has developed.
look at what it is like, how it has changed and ongoing issues such as the One
Child Policy, Yangtzee River, the New Silk Road and how China is acheiving the
Sustainable Development Goals. This shall give better context of China for
students in Term 2 where they will explore China in their History lessons.
History In Term 1, first we will explore Transatlantic Slavery. Students will see what it was, 1a assessment: Students will then be assessed through an essay on the
who was involved, where was impacted, and weigh up the significance of different significance of impacts of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
impacts. This links to the next topic studied in the second half of the term Civil
Rights in USA, for understanding ongoing issues there. Plus, students will use Assessment 1b Class individual presentation on Civil Rights or a source
prior learning from Africa unit to understand the true significance of impacts of the activity.
slave trade on African countries.
French In French this term, we will be covering the following topics: Module 1 Listening and writing
Module 1: Vive les vacances! - Term 1A
Talking about the school holidays: describing days out (present tense) and Module 2 Speaking and reading
introducing the perfect tense to say what you did and where you went.
Module 2: J’adore les fêtes! - Term 1B
Talking about festivals and celebrations; shopping for food; describing special
dishes. Focus on listening and reading skills.
Mandarin Mandarin Set 1: Mandarin set 1: Comprehension and grammar
1. Textbook: Unit 1 Childhood and growing up, Unit 2 Sensibility Mandarin Set 2: Writing assessment. Assessment on comprehension,
2 .Grammar: Polyphonic and polyseme words, Rhetoric different grammar, vocabulary and making sentences.
3. Idioms to describe appearance Mandarin Set 3: Listening assessment and writing assessment. Assessment
4. Essay: Narrate childhood memories on comprehension, vocabulary, making sentences, and all grammar.
5. Others: 阅读报告 Reading review, 新闻剪报 Newspaper review,
Mandarin Set 2:
1. Textbook: Lesson 8 – School Facilities, Lesson 9 – Stationary, Lesson 10 –
Fresh Market
2. Grammar: different directions, Making sentences using “一……就”, Complete
the sentences using “比……小，比…..大”, “但是”
Mandarin Set 3:
1. Textbook: Lesson 14 Clothing (Book 1), Lesson 15 Parts of the Body (Book 1),
Lesson 1 Countries, Languages (Book 2)
2. Grammar: “一点儿”, the use of “会”, past tense “过”,
Malay In Malay, this term we will be covering the following topics: Students will complete the following assessments::
- Set 1: Festivals in Malaysia, Experience attending occasions, Festivals Around - Set 1: Reading Comprehension, Creative writing, Constructing sentences,
the World, Event hospitality, Holidays; getting around, Types of accommodations Fill in the blanks, Speaking (Role Play/ General Conversation), Grammar
Interesting place around the world, Difference in culture and development in a - Set 2 : Reading Comprehension, Fill in the blanks, Constructing
region, ASEAN Food, Grammar, Idioms, Speaking (Role Play/ Topic Sentences, Essay Writing, Speaking (Role Play/ General Conversation),
conversation) Grammar
- Set 2: Festivals in Malaysia, Experience attending occasions, Festivals Around - Set 3 : Vocabulary, Rearrange sentences, Fill in the blanks, Short essay,
the World, Event hospitality, Holidays; getting around, Types of accommodations Speaking.
Interesting place around the world, Difference in culture and development in a
region, ASEAN Food, Grammar, Idioms, Speaking (Role Play/ Topic conversation
- Set 3: Family Festivals, Family relation, My Holiday Plan, Interesting place
around the world, Preparation for holiday, Adjective Words, Speaking (Simple
Role Play)
Music After completing baseline tests on performance and notation in the first two Baseline asseessment in performance and notation reading at the start of
weeks, students will cover: the year.
Unit 1 - Programme Music - Musical devices used to express a story, musical End of Unit 1 - Group programme music composition
motifs used to represent characters or images, transformation of themes to mirror End of Unit 2 - Theme and Variations composition with a partner
a situation, timbre and colour - use of instruments to represent characters or
images, direct imitation of sounds eg birdsong or thunder, harmony, dynamics,
tempo and key
Unit 2 - Theme and Variations - Melody, Theme, Variation, Variation Form,
Canon/Round, Ground Bass, Pitch, Tempo, Dynamics, Texture, Counter Melody,
Timbre and Sonority, Articulation (Legato and Staccato), Inversion, Retrograde,
Retrograde Inversion, Pedal (Pedal Note, Pedal Point), Drone, Melodic
Decoration, Ostinato, Tonality, Major, Minor.
PE In PE, this term we will be covering the following topics: In PE new Y8 students have completed their Baseline Fitness Testing
PE Set 8A1 - Basketball, Badminton, Football & Athletics Teachers will be recording the data into PE tracking and setting students
PE Set 8A2 - Badminton, Football, Basketball & Athletics targets based on the baseline testing results.
PE Set 8A3 - Football, Basketball, Badminton & Athletics
PE Set 8B1 - Basketball, Badminton, Football & Athletics
PE Set 8B2 - Badminton, Football, Basketball & Athletics
PE Set 8B3 - Football, Basketball, Badminton & Athletics
Islamic "Topic covered for Aqeedah : N/A
Studies 1. General knowledge about Islam
2. Allah Our Creator
Topic Ibadah
1. Solat
2. Fasting
3. Zikir and doa
Topic akhlaq:
1. Duty of Muslim
2. Daily Life of Muslim
Topic Alquran and Hadis:
1. All about The Quran 2. Miracle of Al-Quran
Topic Seerah: 1.Prophet Muhammad Early Years 2. Prophet Muhammad
Timeline