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Year 9

Term 6

Home Learning Task

Year 9 Term 6 – Art

This term Year 9 will be continuing to create an Identity Book, producing pages within

their book using imagery that represent their identity/ memories. They will create their

pages using a range of different Art techniques and skills. Their home learning tasks will

be based on research and collecting relevant imagery/objects for their books.

Task 1 Selective Research

Task 2 Art Technique

Guide

Task 3 Plan

4a-5b (C)

Continue to collect images/ photographs/ objects that represent a

specific memory.

Write a step by step of the lesson’s art skill/ technique learned.

Include Health and Safety.

Plan what you would like to do in next week’s lesson, making

sure you are using an artistic skill/

technique.

5a-6b (B)

Sketch objects/ from photographs that represent one particular

memory.

Include illustrations/ drawings to explain the process.

Add imagery to your plan to demonstrate your inspiration

6a-7b (A)

Considering what

technique you are using next lesson, collect research you feel would

be most successful.

Present creatively-

booklet? Leaflet?...

Make a link to an artist

with your plan. Can you find your own artist to be inspired

by?

Home Learning Task

Year 9 Term 6 – English

IGCSE Coursework

In order to make the home learning more accessible and beneficial to each

individual class English home learning tasks will no longer be set in

advance. Your teacher will ensure that home learning tasks are set each

week but these will be tailored to your individual needs based on your

progress in lessons. This term Year 9 will be starting on coursework for the

IGCSE English Language. Home learning tasks will be centred on developing

the skills needed to successfully complete your coursework.

Home Learning Task

Year 9 Term 6 - French

Moi et ma vie (me and my life)

During this term the students have been set in a way that will allow us to start teaching

GCSE topics. Your daughter will learn to introduce herself in the language and may also

learn vocabulary useful to travel to French-speaking countries during the holidays.

All other homework will be as detailed below. There may be times when amendments to

the timetable may be necessary and due to a number of cover lessons taking place in

Term 4, these tasks may vary depending on each individual teachers’ programmes of

study.

Task Number

Core Tasks Extension Tasks

1

Memorise key verbs to describe yourself and familiarise with the key structures needed to

describe your age, nationality, your family and what you do.

Look at the verbs on écrire page 7 of Expo.

Parler 6 page 7 Expo (F). Prepare 6 phrases to

introduce yourself to a French person.

2

Prepare a PPT or a poster about yourself and what you like to do in your spare time, you

can present to the rest of the class. You may want to use pictures and you must

include opinions.

Memorise a script including opinions on hobbies, family

and friends.

3

Produce a family tree and briefly include name and age of your relatives. Use it as inspiration

to present your family to a friend in the class. See the example given on page 10 parler 3.

Write opinions on your family members and if you get on

well with them and why.

4

Write a detailed description of your personality and your aspect. You can use the adjectives in the colourful bubbles on page 14 Expo (F).

Use quantifiers (un peu, assez, très) and sequencers (d’abord, en fin, etc.)

5 Les champions sportifs. Describe your

favourite sportsmen. Include key vocabulary and structures from pages 16, 17, 26 and 27

(vocab sheets).

Make a display on your favourite sportsmen.

Home Learning Task

Year 9 Term 6 - Geography

This term we complete our study of Australia and look at the development of countries as

a whole. The physical and human Geography of Australia will be covered and pupils will

also reflect on what makes a country more or less developed. We then compare Australia

to other locations around the globe

Task

Number

Core Tasks Extension Tasks

1 Revise all the key words from the year for a final test on their spelling and/or meaning.

The list is as follows:

site, situation, impact, local, national, global, prevent, conflict, development environment connected, effect

core, plates, convection currents, plate boundary, constructive boundary, destructive plate boundary, conservative plate boundary, magma, geology

drainage basin, channel, tributary, confluence, mouth source, watershed, environmental, infiltration, surface run off. Also revise the location and spelling of the 5 Oceans and 7 continents: North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania/Australasia and Antarctica. Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, Southern, Arctic

To be able to locate individual countries within continents as

well

2 and 3 To complete the worksheets on Economic

Development in South America (sheet 5.5a and 5.5b) This sheet will be handed to your daughter in the lesson.

(Necessary for anyone aiming

to get a 6c or above) Nepal is a less developed country like many of those in

South America. It recently suffered a terrible

earthquake. Choose one short term and one long term aid plan. For each one

explain how it would have an impact on both quality of life

and standard of living in Nepal

Home Learning Task

Year 9 Term 6 – History

Getting ready for GCSE!

In term 6, students will focus on fine-tuning their skills ready to study GCSE History next

year.

Task Number

Basic Tasks Core Tasks Extension Tasks

1 News Find a recent news story

and summarise it.

You could use: www.bbc.co.uk/news

A national newspaper A local newspaper

GCSE exam-style question Using the information from your lesson on how the reporting of war has changed, answer the following

question. Choose one option below and explain how the war was

reported. (6 marks) The Boer War 1899-1902 The Iraq War 2003-2010

2 Terrorism in the UK Using the information

you have learned in lessons and your own

research, why were civilians often targeted

in war?

Terrorism in the UK Using the information you

have learned in lessons and your own research,

answer the following questions.

1. Why were civilians often targeted in

war? 2. How did bombing

civilians changed

between WW1 and WW2?

3. How did bombing civilians stay the

same between WW1

and WW2?

Terrorism in the UK “Various groups targeted

civilians in Britain during the 20th century.”

How far have they been successful in achieving their

aims?

Consider what aims different groups had

Consider how successful they were in achieving these

aims Make your

judgement

3 Summary

Create 3 tweets to summarise anything you

have learned this term.

Quiz time!

Create 10-15 challenging quiz questions about

anything you have learned this term.

A (w)rap

Write a poem, song or rap that summarises what you

have learned in this topic.

Home Learning Task

Term 6 – Maths

Due to the nature of Maths home learning tasks will not be set in advance.

Your teacher will ensure that home learning tasks are set each week but

these will be tailored to your individual needs based on your progress in

lessons. These tasks may include:

Revision in preparation for a test

Investigative so that you have the opportunity to discover reasons or

rules to understand processes.

Reinforce work covered in class to be sure you can complete work

independently

Complete an exercise started in class

Help in assessment and planning of future targets

Support the development of independent learning e.g. using the

MyMaths website.

Home Learning Task

Year 9 Term 6 – Music

During term 6 you will start the Calypso Yellow Bird project. In this project you will need

to have a good understanding of syncopated rhythms. Home learning task 1 will help

consolidate your learning with a class performance.

Home Learning task 2 is an evaluation of your achievements or missed opportunities over

the past 3 years and it will be a good exercise in reflection as you look ahead to your

GCSE studies.

Task Number

Core Tasks

1

Calypso Rhythm notation. Invent three different calypso rhythms and write them down in music notation. Use tropical sounding words or names

of fruit to help you get the rhythms right. You will perform these rhythms as part of a group performance in class.

2

Think back through your musical journey at St Eds. What have you learnt, enjoyed, not enjoyed over the last 3 years. Write at least a side of A4

paper about your music lessons.

Home Learning Task

Year 9 Term 6 – Religious Studies

Introduction

During Term 6 students will study one discrete GCSE topics:

A) Religious Attitudes to Drug Abuse Within this topic candidates should be aware of religious beliefs and teachings

concerning the mind and body. They should be aware of the implications of these

in relation to the taking of drugs for non-medical purposes and with reference to

the following areas:

the religious beliefs and teaching concerning the mind and body and rights and

responsibilities;

religious attitudes to the use of drugs, including medically prescribed, legal and

illegal drugs;

legally accepted drugs and their effects, including caffeine, alcohol, tobacco;

the use of the taxes raised on alcohol and tobacco for medical research and

treatment;

the reasons why illegal drugs may be taken; physical, mental, and social

consequences of taking drugs for social and recreational purposes.

issues concerning obtaining drugs and the effects on other people, e.g. stealing to

pay for their habit, drinking or taking illegal drugs and driving, family problems;

the effectiveness of methods aimed at reducing drug abuse and rehabilitating

users;

the law and drugs, including the debate about the classification and legal status of

different drugs, including cannabis, ecstasy, heroin, solvents, alcohol.

Homework:

Students in Year 9, (as it is a 2 year GCSE), will have 5 lessons a fortnight and homework, which is differentiated appropriately, is set by teachers to meet both the

student’s needs and the rigours of the GCSE exam. Any additional resources required to

assist students in completing their homework will be provided by the classroom teacher and will

be aimed at pushing students toward achieving their target grades and in practising key GCSE skills - we hope that your daughter will enjoy these topics and find their study rewarding!

Home Learning Task

Year 9 Terms 5 and 6 – Science

During term 5 Year 9 students will commence their GCSE studies in Biology, Chemistry and Physics. This will not involve any

changes in groups and all students will be covering subject knowledge that is common to those who will be studying for a Core

Science GCSE and those opting for a separate science route. Each class will be receive specialist teaching and will complete

blocks of approximately 8 lessons in each subject area, before moving onto another block with a different subject teacher.

Different groups will complete the blocks in slightly different orders. Home learning will follow a take away format, sometimes

directed by the subject teacher and sometimes the student. Home learning choices allow for all students to be challenged

whatever level they are working at.

Biology Chemistry Physics

A

Create a title page/glossary using

key words for the Environment topic.

D

Give an example of

one animal and one plant and describe

how they are adapted to hot, dry conditions.

A

Make a fact file on

an element. What’s its symbol? Is it

metal or non-metal? What are its properties? Can it

conduct electricity? Is it a solid liquid or

gas at room temperature? Useful website – RSC

periodic table

D

Ask your teacher for

a sheet on Balancing

Equations and complete it.

A

Find a picture or draw one for each

energy type

D

Draw a Sankey

diagram for a teenager/famous

person showing the energy going in and the different

energies coming out

B

Give a definition of

competition and reasons why animals and plants need to

compete

E

Describe how a

named animal competes for

territory, mates and food.

B

Make a fact file on

an element. Include all the information from Home learning

Chemistry task A and then also add in

details of its melting

E

Produce a revision

poster or revision cards summarising

what you have learnt

B

Do energy transfer

diagrams for 5 appliances you use at home

E

Draw a Sankey

Diagram for a teenager/famous person. Show energy

types going in and out. Add numbers to

show the Law of

and boiling point.

What’s it used for? Who and when was

it discovered?

in this block of

lessons.

Conservation of

Energy.

C

Draw a food chain labelling producer,

herbivore, carnivore, prey, and predator.

F

Describe how the

sun’s energy is obtained by top carnivores. Refer to

energy exchange and loss at each

level of the feeding relationship.

C

Ask your teacher for

a sheet on Word Equations and complete it. Have a

go at using some of the symbols.

F

Produce a power point or game that

could be used to help with revision.

C

Research how home/kitchen

appliances are rated for efficiency and

why it is important for them to be efficient.

F

Draw a Sankey diagram for a

teenager/famous person and calculate

their efficiency (making up numbers that follow the Law

of Conservation of Energy)

Home Learning Tasks

Year 9 Term 6 – Spanish

Mi vida (My life)

During this term the students have been set in a way that will allow us to start teaching

GCSE topics. Your daughter will learn to introduce herself in the language and may also

learn vocabulary useful to travel to Spanish-speaking countries during the holidays.

All other homework will be as detailed below. There may be times when amendments to

the timetable may be necessary and these tasks may vary depending on each individual

teachers’ programmes of study.

Task Number

Core Tasks Extension Tasks

1

Memorise key verbs to describe yourself and

familiarise with the key structures needed to describe your age, nationality, your family and what you do.

See the questions on Hablar 4 Page 23 of ¡Mira! GCSE F or H (depending on ability).

Practice questions and

answers with a friend and record the role-play.

2

Prepare a PPT or a poster about yourself you can present to the rest of the class.

You may want to use pictures and you must include opinions.

Memorise a script including opinions on your family

members.

3

Page 62 Leer 2 in iMira! F – Match the names of family members. Match the feminine version to the masculine.

Example- Madre> Padre

Hermano> Hermana

Produce a family tree and briefly include name and age of your relatives.

4

Page 63 escribir 7. Write a detailed description of yourself using the Present and Past tense. Use page 80 and 81 for extra support.

Include a detailed description of someone else. Use page 80 and 81 for extra

support.

5 Memorise SER and ESTAR (to be and to be

located). Spelling test on this will take place the lesson after this work is set.

Make a song or mnemonics to remember these key

verbs.

6

Holiday vocabulary revision.

Using the ‘advanced’ section on linguascope attempt the

games on the topic of holidays.

Home Learning Tasks

Year 8 Term 5 – Spanish Second Language

‘¡A comer!’- Let’s eat!

In MFL, regular vocabulary learning is essential and pupils are expected to learn spellings

and meanings according to the homework timetable. There may be a vocabulary test the

following lesson and pupils are expected to be able to show their teacher how they learnt

(vocabulary practised on paper/ parental signature …)

All other homework will be as detailed below. There may be times when amendments to

the timetable may be necessary and due to a number of cover lessons taking place in

Term 4, these tasks may vary depending on each individual teachers’ programmes of

study.

Task Number

Core Tasks Extension Tasks

1

Learning the 12 words for foods in the yellow box on page 53 of ¡Viva2!

Memorise their spelling for a test next lesson.

Make a word search or a crossword puzzle to test your

friends’ knowledge.

2

Write 6 opinions on food (3a max) Be careful to select the correct verbs ‘me

gusta’ for ‘el/la’ words (singular) and ‘me gustan’ for ‘los/las’ words (plural).

You can use the yellow box on page 53 and/or page 70/71 for key vocabulary.

Memorise your opinions and improve your pronunciation

using VOKI.com

3

Write a dialogue between 2 people describing what they eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

You must use the key questions and verbs on page 54.

You could justify your opinions with ‘porque es…’

‘because it is’

4 Viva 2 page 69 number 3 and translate using

the future tense (Level 5c)

Viva 2 page 69 exercises

number 3 and 4.

5 Memorise all key questions a waiter would ask

in a restaurant in preparation for a speaking assessment (See page 56 and page 70 for reference)

To produce a dialogue with a

partner to be performed in class or alternatively they can revise with a parent (please

sign planner to confirm this)