Claremont Fan Court School. Year 8 Revision Guide

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1 Claremont Fan Court School Year 8 Revision Guide Easter 2018

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3 Contents Introduction Year 8 revision timetable Year 8 exam timetable Subject specific advice: Art and Design English French Geography German History Latin Mathematics Religious Studies Science Spanish

4 Revision Guide for Year 8 pupils This guide has been put together to help you prepare for your summer exams. Each subject has produced a list to help you to plan your revision. During PHSE you will explore your learning style and look at different ways to revise, as well as work on preparing a timetable for revision. You should try out different ways of revising and find the techniques that work for you. Remember it is better to Learn a little and often the night before tactic does not work! Spend more time on the subjects which challenge you Exercise regularly as it keeps stress levels down Get plenty of sleep and eat sensibly Go to clinics to sort out any tricky topics Use a buddy to revise with Use all your notes but if they are incomplete, then ask a friend with a good set for a copy of missing pages Ask for help before you feel overwhelmed Keep a diary so you can evaluate your revision techniques after the results come in. This way you can be even more prepared and confident for Year 9. I am sure you will all do your very best. Remember, your tutors and teachers are part of your support team who are here to help. Miss Coombs Head of Year 8

5 YEAR 8 REVISION TIMETABLE TIME MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SCHOOL DAY 5.00pm 6.00pm 7.00pm

6 YEAR 8 REVISION TIMETABLE TIME SATURDAY SUNDAY 9.00am 10.00am 11.00am 12 noon pm 2.00pm LUNCH 3.00pm 4.00pm 5.00pm

7 YEAR 8 EXAM TIME TABLE 2018 DATE SUBJECT TIME TUESDAY 8TH MAY WEDNESDAY 9TH MAY THURSDAY 10TH MAY FRIDAY 11TH MAY NORMAL LESSONS LUNCH 1.00 REVISION 2.15 MATHS END 4.00 REGISTRATION & REVISION 8.30 HISTORY 9.20 BREAK REVISION CHEMISTRY LUNCH 1.00 REVISION 2.15 RELIGION & PHILOSOPHY 2.35 END 4.00 REGISTRATION & REVISION 8.30 ENGLISH 9.15 BREAK REVISION BIOLOGY LUNCH 1.00 REVISION 2.15 GEOGRAPHY 2.35 END 4.00 REGISTRATION & REVISION 8.30 LANGUAGES 9.00 BREAK REVISION MATHS LUNCH 1.00 PHYSICS 3.00 END 4.00

8 Subject: ART Exam content: Exam date Duration Content In lessons week beginning Mon 23 April 1 hour observational drawing Self Portrait Exam topics Pupils will be creating a sustained observational drawing working from a photograph of themselves. This drawing will demonstrate recording and mark making skills learnt in the Chiaroscuro project. Revision tips Pupils will be offered a practice attempt and advice in the lesson a week before. If pupils want to practise beforehand then they can experiment with direct observational drawing and take particular note of how to create form in an object using mark-making techniques. Think about the way the pencil can be used to create texture and a sense of light in the image.

9 ENGLISH Exam content: Exam date Duration Content Thurs 10 May 70 minutes Reading & Writing Exam topics Your English exams will consist of one exam paper where you answer comprehension questions and complete a writing task (answers written in a booklet). Comprehension questions will involve reading two non-fiction texts and answering questions on them. Aim to use 40 minutes for the comprehension paper. Writing task will consist of one non-fiction writing task. Try to spend five minutes planning your answer and this will leave you with 25 minutes for the writing. The focus for the writing task will be: Writing to express your point of view: In order to do this you many need to write to explain, advise, persuade or inform (you will need to use your judgement depending on the task) Examples of writing tasks are: Write a leaflet advising families about the best sporting facilities in your local area Write a section of the school newsletter explaining how pupils should revise for their exams. Write an essay explaining your ideas on what could be done to help the homeless in your local area. Write a letter to your local council persuading them to install a bicycle lane on a main road. You will gain marks for writing in the correct style; using interesting vocabulary; paragraphing your work accurately, spelling and being grammatically correct. Revision tips You should revise the work you have completed when studying texts during the course of the year. Focus particularly on how writers use language to create specific effects. Look at how writers use an impersonal and formal style; how writers vary the openings of sentences; how writers use rhetorical devices such as direct address or imperatives. In addition, you should revise punctuation, paragraphing and spellings of words you commonly make mistakes in. Ensure you are able to write in a formal register (slang and colloquial language should usually only be used when writing dialogue). The BBC Key stage 3 Bitesize revision website is helpful for practising reading and writing skills.

10 Are you able to: Use paragraphs correctly Use a range of punctuation Use different ways to begin sentences and paragraphs (try using adverbs and connectives to begin sentences eg Unfortunately,, Although ) Write in formal English where appropriate Use interesting vocabulary Spell common homophones correctly such as their and there; to and too Use connectives to create a logical argument Use an impersonal writing style (eg It is clear that instead of I think ) Use rhetorical devices to help you express your point of view (rhetorical questions, statistics, expert opinion etc) Create effective openings in your writing

11 Subject: FRENCH Exam content: Exam date Duration Content Fri 11 May 30 minutes reading test Fri 11 May 30 minutes writing test lesson time listening test Exam topics The summer exam will be past Foundation level GCSE exam papers for listening and reading comprehension. For writing, you will have two questions on two of the topics below. Revision tips Revise the vocabulary from the back of each of the units you have covered in lessons so far, and any vocabulary list your teacher gives you. Concentrate on recognising the meaning of French words and phrases, rather than on spelling the French words. You need to be able to write short texts in French on the following topics: - School - Holidays and the weather - Myself and my family - Free time - House and home - Your local area For grammar, you need to be able to talk very simply in the present, the past and the future. For this you need to be able to use the present tense (je visite la France etc), the perfect tense (j ai visité la France etc) and the immediate future (je vais visiter la France etc).

12 Subject: GEOGRAPHY Exam contents: Exam date Duration Content Thurs 10 May 1 hour WEATHER GLOBALISATION VOLCANOES ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Revision Topics: In the end of year exam, you will be tested on the following topics. Make sure you can answer all of the key questions for each of these topics. 1. Weather What is the difference between weather and climate? How can we forecast the weather? What is a microclimate? What causes a microclimate? How do you carry out a microclimate investigation? Does Claremont Fan Court have a microclimate? How and why does the weather at Claremont Fan Court vary? How are hurricanes formed? What were the effects of a named Hurricane? 2. Globalisation What is it to be rich or poor? How do we measure development? What are suitable development indicators? What is globalisation? What are TNCs? What are the characteristics of TNCs? What is a sweatshop? What are the advantages and disadvantages of TNCs? What are the working conditions like in a sweatshop? What are the impacts of a TNC you have researched?

13 3. Volcanoes What makes up the layers of the Earth? Crust Mantle Outer Core Inner Core What are plates and how do constructive and destructive margins form? How are volcanoes formed? What is the difference between: Composite and shield volcanoes? Extinct, dormant and active volcanoes? Case Study: what are the causes, effects and response of/to a volcanic eruption in a richer or poorer country? Why do people live near volcanoes? 4. Environmental Issues What are environmental issues? What are local and global environmental issues? What environmental issues have occurred in recent years that have had a significant impact on the environment? What is the difference between the ozone layer and the greenhouse effect? What do you know about the causes, impacts and solutions for a major environmental issue you have researched? Exam Advice: There is no set text book to use as all the notes you need are either in your exercise book or on your laptop. However, the weather and environmental issues topics are covered in the Geog.2 text book, the globalisation topic is covered in the Geog.3 text book and the volcanoes topic is covered in the Geog.1 text book. If you would like to borrow a copy of these books then see your geography teacher. Remember to read the exam questions carefully and notice how many marks each question is worth. Write in more detail for questions which are worth more marks. Try and use key words and case studies where you can.

14 Subject: GERMAN Exam content: Exam date Duration Content lesson time listening test FRI 11 MAY 30 minutes reading test FRI 11 MAY 30 minutes writing test Exam topics The exam will cover the material up to the end of Unit 3 of your Echo 2 textbook plus all of Echo 1. Revision tips You need to concentrate on making sure you know the information asked for in the Lernzieltest revision sections at the end of each unit. You will need to revise vocabulary and grammar from your exercise book and your text books. Concentrate on recognising the meanings of the German words rather than on writing them. You may be given an extra vocabulary list to learn for the exams. The page numbers for the Lernzieltest sections in Echo 2 are: Unit 1, p. 18 Unit 2, p. 36 Unit 3, p. 54 You need to be able to write short texts in German on the following topics: - Introducing yourself with personal details and personality - Describe your family members, include their personality - Your pets - saying what you like doing in your free time - what you do and don t like to eat and drink - and about your pocket money - your daily routine, school subjects and uniform - as many different weather conditions as possible - what you and others do in different seasons - what you and others have done in the past e.g. on a school trip or on holiday. - Include how you travelled and where you stayed

15 Subject: HISTORY Exam contents: Exam date Duration Content WEDS 9 MAY 70 minutes See below Revision Topics In the summer exam you will be tested on the topics below and must revise specific detail. 1. British Empire Countries of the British Empire and how they became part of the empire Impact of the British Empire on Britain and on the countries it took control both positives and negatives. 2. Slavery Conditions on board the slave ships and the middle passage Why was slavery abolished? Reasons why people did were for and against slavery 3. The Industrial Revolution What changed? Factories, public health and medicine How did the industrial revolution impact the people of Britain? The impact of changes to transport on the people of Britain: canals, roads, railways Victorian crime: the Victorian police force and Jack the Ripper 4. The French Revolution Key ideas of the revolution Causes of the French Revolution Exam Advice You should have notes on all of these topics in your exercise books or on your laptops. You have your own textbook for some of the topics and if you need to use any of the other textbooks you can come and ask a history teacher. Revise how to use PEE (point, evidence, explain) and how to evaluate a source (who, what, where, why, when, how) Ensure you can fully explain all the exam topics in detail. Remember to read the exam questions carefully and notice how many marks each question is worth. Write in more detail for questions which are worth more marks.

16 Subject: LATIN Exam content: Exam date Duration Content FRI 11 MAY 30 MINS COMPREHENSION AND TRANSLATION TEST Exam topics The exam will cover the language material up to the end of Cambridge Latin Book 1 The exam will consist of short texts in Latin. You will need to answer some questions in English about the texts, and also translate a section of Latin into English. There will not be any questions on history. There will also not be any questions on Latin grammar, but you will need to recognise the meaning of the noun/adjective endings and verb endings that we have covered this year in order to do the exercises correctly (see below). The exam will be based on Cambridge Latin Book 1. Revision tips There are two key things you need to revise: - You need know the meanings of all the words from your vocabulary lists on all the units in Book 1 you will have a single vocabulary list to revise from. You do not need to be able to write any of these words in Latin, just to recognise their meanings when you see them. - You need to be able to recognise the meanings of the noun/adjective and verb endings when you see them. You will have a grammar revision sheet with a summary of what you need to know for this. For example, you need to be able to recognise when a noun is in the accusative case, and to know that this means that you put the word to the end of the English phrase when translating the Latin, or to recognise that a verb is in the past rather than the present. You only need to be able to understand what these endings mean you will not need to write anything in Latin in the test (except perhaps individual words copied from the text in answer to a comprehension question).

17 Subject: MATHEMATICS Exam content: Exam date Duration Type of paper TUES 8 MAY 1 hour Non- calculator FRI 11 MAY 1 hour Calculator Exam topics These are the topics which could be tested in the end of year examination. All five classes are doing the same exam and there may be some topics which you have not covered yet. Do not worry about this. As long as you are able to answer the questions on the topics you have covered, you should reach the right level for you. Working with numbers Multiplying and dividing negative numbers Factors and highest common factors (HCF) Lowest common multiples (LCM) Powers and roots Prime factors Geometry Angles in parallel lines The geometric properties of quadrilaterals Rotations Translations Constructions Probability Probability scales Mutually exclusive events Using a sample space to calculate probabilities Experimental probability Percentages Calculating percentages Calculating percentage increases and decreases Calculating a percentage change Sequences Using flow diagrams to generate sequences The nth term of a sequence Working out the nth term of a sequence The Fibonacci sequence Area of 2D and 3D shapes Area of a triangle

18 Area of a parallelogram Area of a trapezium Surface areas of cubes and cuboids Graphs Graphs from linear equations Gradient (steepness) of a straight line Graphs from simple quadratic equations Real-life graphs Simplifying numbers Powers of 10 Large numbers and rounding Significant figures Standard form with large numbers Multiplying with numbers in standard form Interpreting data Pie charts Creating pie chart Scatter graphs and correlation Creating scatter graphs Algebra Algebraic notation Like terms Expanding brackets Using algebraic expressions Using index notation Congruence and scaling Congruent shapes Enlargements Shape and ratio Scales Fractions Adding and subtracting fractions Multiplying fractions and integers Dividing with integers and fractions Multiplication with large and small numbers Division with large and small numbers Proportion Direct proportion Graphs and direct proportion Inverse proportion Comparing direct proportion and inverse proportion

19 Circles The circle and its parts Circumference of a circle Formula for the circumference of a circle Formula for the area of a circle Algebra and equations Equations with brackets Equations with the variable on both sides More complex questions Rearranging formulae Comparing data Grouped frequency tables Drawing frequency diagrams Comparing data Which average to use? Equipment Remember to bring a pen, pencil, rubber, ruler, protractor and a pair of compasses to both papers. You will need a calculator for the second exam. Revision Tips Revise all topics thoroughly start with the topics you feel least confident about Record important facts, rules and methods on revision cards Practise questions use MyMaths lessons and tasks or MangaHigh or your online textbook Practise using your calculator Examination skills Read every question twice Underline important facts Show your method clearly Draw diagrams in pencil and use a ruler for straight lines Check your answers

20 Subject: RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY Exam content: Exam date Duration Content WEDS 9 MAY 1 hour See below REVISION TOPICS Part I Rules and why do we have them? The Ten Commandments may be found in Exodus 20:3 ff. Know the Ten Commandments and be prepared to write about them. They were given to the Hebrew people by Moses from God. After Moses had led them out of slavery in Egypt, they travelled around the wilderness for many years. During that time, Moses went up Mount Sinai where God spoke to him and gave him the Ten Commandments so that the Hebrew people had a guide or set of rules to help them create a good community. The Hebrews were later known as the Children of Israel and the Jews. Read over all the work that we did exploring the wider meaning of the Ten Commandments and be ready to write thoughtful ideas about them make sure that you know your class notes and the activities that you did for each commandment and how they connect with each rule. This part of the exam will focus on your ability to reason and explain. We will show you how to revise this section of your work. Part 2 The Story of Judaism Abraham 4000 years ago a wealthy couple called Abram and Sarai lived in Haran (modern day Iraq). The people there were polytheistic which meant they worshipped many gods instead of just one. One day, God told Abram and Sarai to leave their home in search of the promised land. So aged 75, they left the comfort and security of their life in Haran and set out on their travels. In response to their faithfulness, Abram and Sarai were given new names by God. Abram was called Abraham, which means Father of Nations and Sarai was called Sarah, meaning royal princess. God promised Abraham that even though he was childless, one day his descendants would outnumber the stars in the sky, and live in a land flowing with milk and honey. This promise was called a covenant; the first contract God would make with his people. Abraham and Sarah waited years for a child and began to think that they would never have one. However, in keeping with God s promise, Sarah gave birth to a son at the age of 90. They called him Isaac, which means laughter. One day, Abraham was told by God to sacrifice his beloved son Isaac as a sign of his loyalty to God. With great regret, Abraham took his son Isaac up a mountain to sacrifice him. Just before he could kill Isaac, an angel came down from heaven to stop him. Joseph Joseph was one of 12 sons but was his father s favourite. He also had the power to interpret dreams. As a present, his father gave him a multi-coloured coat. His brothers were so jealous that they attacked him and sold him as a slave to some Egyptians, pretending to their father than he had died. Years later, the Pharaoh of Egypt had a dream that only Joseph could interpret. Joseph told the Pharaoh that there would be seven years of plentiful harvest and then

21 seven years of famine. If they stored all the surplus from the seven years of plenty, then the Egyptians would survive the famine. This is exactly what happened. One day, Joseph s brothers travelled to Egypt looking for food, and were reunited with Joseph, who was now one of the most important men in Egypt. The whole family moved to Egypt to be with Joseph. Moses Since the days of Joseph and his brothers, their family had expanded massively, and there were many Israelites living in Egypt. The Pharaoh at the time felt threatened and so enslaved them all. He then ordered for all the baby boys to be killed. Moses was born at this time, but his mother hid him in a basket and he escaped. He was found by the Pharaoh s daughter who treated him as her own son. However, as an adult Moses killed a man and had to run away from Egypt into the desert, where he met his wife Zipporah. God speaks to him in a burning bush and tells him to go back to Egypt to free the Israelites from slavery. At first Pharaoh doesn t listen, so God sends 10 plagues to Egypt. The last plague was the worst of all the angel of death is sent to kill the firstborn son of every family in Egypt. The Israelites kill sheep and brush the blood above their doors, as a sign for the angel of death to not visit their homes. After this the Israelites are allowed to leave and escape, led by Moses. Esther Long ago, the Jews were invaded by the Persians, who took some of them from Israel to live at their capital, Susa. Two of these people were Esther and her cousin Modercai. The King of Persia was called Xerxes. One day, Xerxes ordered his wife, Queen Vashti, to come to a party he was hosting. She refused and the King felt so humiliated he divorced her. As a result, the King needed a new queen and so his prime minister, Haman, helped to organise a search for a replacement. Haman hated Jews, and particularly Mordercai. Many girls were taken to the King s palace for him to choose from. One of them was Esther. Her cousin Modercai told her she must not let the King know that she was a Jew. Haman continued to plot against Jews, trying to influence the King against them. He had drawn lots (called purim) to decide which day to murder Mordecai and the other Jews. Mordecai heard of Haman s plot and asked Esther for help. Esther risked her life, going to speak to the King uninvited. She told him she was a Jew and that Haman was plotting to kill her people. The King was enraged. He invited Haman to dinner and told him that he knew of his plan. He then ordered him to be hung on the gallows he had built for Mordecai. The Jews were saved. After this, the King issued an order throughout the Persian Empire that Jews should be allowed to defend themselves and that anyone who plotted with Haman would be punished. The Jews now remember this story during the festival of Purim. At this time, the story of Esther is read out in the synagogue and The people listening to the story hiss, stamp and shake rattles when Haman s name is mentioned. Many Jewish children dress up and collect money for charity. It is customary for two items of food to be given to friends at this time Anne Frank June 12, 1929: Anne Frank is born in Frankfurt, Germany. March 1933: Nazis are elected in Germany; they make policies to make life terrible for Jews. Abuse and violence against them gets worse. Summer 1933: The Frank family moves to the Netherlands. May 10, 1940: German forces invade the Netherlands. June 12, 1942: Anne's 13th birthday. She receives her diary as a present from her father. July 5, 1942: Margot Frank (Anne's sister) receives a notice to go to a Nazi concentration camp. July 6, 1942: The Frank family moves into their hiding place which becomes known as the Secret Annex where they hide for over two years. Aug 4, 1944: The Franks are arrested in the Secret Annex.

22 Sept 2, 1944: Anne and the other members of the Secret Annex are sent to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart Whoever is happy will make others happy too No one has ever become poor by giving Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy How wonderful it is that no one need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world The final forming of a person s character lies in their own hands Passover To remember the Israelites escape from slavery in Egypt, every year Jews all over the world celebrate Passover. They eat many symbolic foods to remind them of different aspects of the story: - Matzo bread similar to the bread they cooked quickly before leaving Egypt flat as they did not have time to let it rise - Egg new life found in the freedom from slavery - Parsley and horseradish bitter suffering of life in Egypt - Charoset the bricks and mortar used in all the building they did in slavery - Salt water tears of slavery Israel (The Promised Land) Jews view Israel, a small country in the Middle East, as their promised land. They believe that God promised it to their father Abraham hundreds of years ago. However, over the years, Israel has been invaded many times, and the Jews have been forced to leave. Following the Holocaust, Jews began to move back to Israel in the 1940s and make it their homeland. This has led to great conflict with the Arab people, who were living there at the time. Although Israel is now considered to be a Jewish state, it is far from peaceful. Key Words Bar Mitzvah coming of age ceremony for boys Bat Mitzvah coming of age ceremony for girls Hebrew official Jewish language Kippah a cap worn by Jewish men Menorah a 7-branched candle Rabbi a Jewish leader Shabbat Jewish holy day, Saturday, when no work is permitted Siddur prayer book Star of David the official symbol of Judaism Synagogue Jewish place of worship Tallit prayer shawl Tefillin set of small black boxes containing verses from the Torah Torah Jewish holy book

23 Subject: SCIENCE Exam content: Exam date Duration Content Biology Thurs 10 May Chemistry Weds 9 May Physics Fri 11 May 45 MINUTES 45 MINUTES 45 MINUTES See below Exam topics List of topics to revise: Biology 8A Food and Nutrition 8C Breathing and Respiration 8D Unicellular Organisms Chemistry 8E Combustion 8F The Periodic Table 8G Metals and their uses Physics 8I Fluids 8J Light 8K Energy Transfers You can use the summary sheets that have been sent to your school address, your online textbook on your laptop (the grey box at the bottom of each page has the most important points). Don t forget the interactive assignments these can be a good way of testing yourself. If you want to use the internet then BBC bitesize and scibermonkey are good websites. Revison tips 1. Start early so you don't put too much pressure on yourself. Just get SOMETHING done early you can use as a base to gradually increase the knowledge you can remember each day. 2. Starting revision is the hardest part. Work for half an hour, reading, highlighting and making very simple, short summaries of what you read; it will get easier. 3. Working in short bursts of intense concentration is better than sitting there for hours and hours without a break. Get a stop watch or kitchen timer, and set it for 20 minutes. As you see the clock ticking down, try to get as much revision done in those 20 minutes as possible. 4. You will find that you already know most of the information as you will have revised it all once for the end of unit tests so it should all come back to you quite quickly.

24 5. Write down what you know already for each topic as a list or a mind map. Then compare this to the summary sheet and fill in the gaps. 6. Revise with a classmate you could write your own quizzes and test each other, choose topics to teach each other, work out unusual ways to remember facts (e.g. funny pictures, mnemonics) 7. Make certain you learn the key words, definitions and diagram labels. 8. Practise writing out definitions and labelling diagrams. 9. Make sure you can draw graphs, tables and lines of best fit. 10. Remember to bring pens, coloured pencils, a ruler and a calculator to the exam. 11. If you have any problems during your revision ask your teacher to help you or visit a lunchtime clinic to sort out these difficulties. 12. Do not panic in the exam. Read the questions carefully. If you do not understand a question, move onto the next question and come back to it later. Do remember to go back and answer it!

25 Subject: SPANISH Exam content: Exam date Duration Content Fri 11 May 30 minutes reading test Fri 11 May 30 minutes writing test lesson time listening test Exam topics The summer exam will be past Foundation level GCSE exam papers for listening and reading comprehension. For writing, you will write on two of the topics below. Revision tips You will be given a general vocabulary list to revise from, and also short lists which are just to help you with the listening and reading tests. Concentrate on recognising the meaning of Spanish words and phrases, rather than on spelling the Spanish words. You need to be able to write short texts in Spanish on the following topics: - School - Holidays and the weather - Myself and my family - Free time - House and home - Your local area - Food and drink For grammar, you need to be able to talk very simply in the present and the past. For this you need to be able to use the present tense (yo hablo español etc) and the preterite tense (yo hablé español etc).

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