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Varsity College Year 8 - English As a second Language / Dialect - Semester 2, 2019 WK Date Topics Assessment 1 15-7 to 19-7 Reading Comprehension CONTENT: English (BS reading & writing) 2 22-7 to 26-7 Fact & Opinion CONTENT: English (BS speaking & listening) 3 29-7 to 2-8 Analytical paragraphs (TEEL) CONTENT: English Formative: Book Work 4 5-8 to 9-8 Choir EISTEDDFOD Verb Tense CONTENT: English 5 12-8 to 16-8 Strings EISTEDDFOD Reading Comprehension CONTENT: English 6 19-8 to 23-8 Bands EISTEDDFOD Analytical paragraphs (TEEL) CONTENT: Geography (BS reading & writing) Formative: Book Work 7 26-8 to 30-8 Friday GC Show PH Plurals CONTENT: Geography 8 2-9 to 6-9 7-9 CAMP Week Camp Week 9 9-9 to 13-9 Reading Comprehension CONTENT: Geography Summative: Exam 10 16-9 to 20-9 Short-response writing CONTENT: Geography (BS speaking & listening) Spring Holidays begin on 21-9-2019 to 7-10-2019 1 7-10 to 11-10 Monday Queens Birthday PH Thursday 7-10 PTO Reading Comprehension CONTENT: Creative Writing: Steps 1&2 2 14-10 to 18-10 Thurs Academic Awards Narrative Writing (Seven Steps) CONTENT: Creative Writing: Steps 1&2 (BS reading & writing) 3 21-10 to 25-10 Monday SFD Narrative Writing (Seven Steps) CONTENT: Creative Writing: Steps 3&4 Formative: Book Work 4 28-10 to 1-11 Monday Cultural Exc Award Tuesday Sports Awards Narrative Writing (Seven Steps) CONTENT: Creative Writing: Steps 3&4 (BS reading & writing) 5 4-11 to 8-11 Narrative Writing (Seven Steps) CONTENT: Creative Writing: 5,6&7 Formative: Book Work 6 11-11 to 15-11 Mon -Year 12 Final Assembly Assessment Task 1: Narrative response to stimulus CONTENT: Planning & Drafting 7 18-11 to 22-11 Assessment Task 1: Narrative response to stimulus DUE CONTENT: Synthesising and Finalising Final Copy 8 25-11 to 29-11 Mon 7-9 Instrumental Concert Spoken presentations CONTENT: Narrative Story & PPT Summative: Multi-Modal Speech 9 2-12 to 6-12 Review Writing CONTENT: Film (BS reading & writing) 10 9-12 to 13-12 Film Review Speech CONTENT: Film (BS speaking & listening) Summer Holidays begin on 14.12.2019 to 27.1.2020 Summative Assessment will take place in Week 9: Term 3 Week 8: Term 4

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Page 1: Varsity College Year 8 - English As a second Language ...... · Vocabulary: music and dance Verbs for different musical instrument Describe what instrument do you play 5 4-11 to 8-11

Varsity College

Year 8 - English As a second Language / Dialect - Semester 2, 2019

WK Date Topics Assessment 1 15-7 to 19-7 Reading Comprehension

CONTENT: English (BS reading & writing)

2 22-7 to 26-7 Fact & Opinion CONTENT: English (BS speaking & listening)

3 29-7 to 2-8 Analytical paragraphs (TEEL) CONTENT: English

Formative: Book Work

4 5-8 to 9-8 Choir EISTEDDFOD

Verb Tense CONTENT: English

5 12-8 to 16-8 Strings EISTEDDFOD

Reading Comprehension CONTENT: English

6 19-8 to 23-8 Bands EISTEDDFOD

Analytical paragraphs (TEEL) CONTENT: Geography (BS reading & writing)

Formative: Book Work

7 26-8 to 30-8 Friday GC Show PH

Plurals CONTENT: Geography

8 2-9 to 6-9 7-9 CAMP Week Camp Week

9 9-9 to 13-9 Reading Comprehension CONTENT: Geography

Summative: Exam

10 16-9 to 20-9 Short-response writing CONTENT: Geography (BS speaking & listening)

Spring Holidays begin on 21-9-2019 to 7-10-2019

1 7-10 to 11-10 Monday Queens Birthday PH

Thursday 7-10 PTO

Reading Comprehension CONTENT: Creative Writing: Steps 1&2

2 14-10 to 18-10 Thurs Academic Awards

Narrative Writing (Seven Steps) CONTENT: Creative Writing: Steps 1&2 (BS reading & writing)

3 21-10 to 25-10 Monday SFD

Narrative Writing (Seven Steps) CONTENT: Creative Writing: Steps 3&4

Formative: Book Work

4 28-10 to 1-11 Monday Cultural Exc Award

Tuesday Sports Awards

Narrative Writing (Seven Steps) CONTENT: Creative Writing: Steps 3&4 (BS reading & writing)

5 4-11 to 8-11 Narrative Writing (Seven Steps) CONTENT: Creative Writing: 5,6&7

Formative: Book Work

6 11-11 to 15-11 Mon -Year 12 Final Assembly

Assessment Task 1: Narrative response to stimulus CONTENT: Planning & Drafting

7 18-11 to 22-11 Assessment Task 1: Narrative response to stimulus DUE CONTENT: Synthesising and Finalising Final Copy

8 25-11 to 29-11 Mon 7-9 Instrumental Concert

Spoken presentations CONTENT: Narrative Story & PPT

Summative: Multi-Modal Speech

9 2-12 to 6-12 Review Writing CONTENT: Film (BS reading & writing)

10 9-12 to 13-12 Film Review Speech CONTENT: Film (BS speaking & listening)

Summer Holidays begin on 14.12.2019 to 27.1.2020

Summative Assessment will take place in Week 9: Term 3 Week 8: Term 4

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Varsity College

Year 8 - Mathematics - Semester 2, 2019

WK Date Topics Assessment 1 15-7 to 19-7 Ratios – Introduction, Simplifying and Dividing Quantities

2 22-7 to 26-7 Rates – Speed, Distance and Time 3 29-7 to 2-8 Time – 12/24 hours, Time Zones and Time Differences 4 5-8 to 9-8

Choir EISTEDDFOD Straight Line Graphs – Using Tables to Find Points and Plot Points

5 12-8 to 16-8 Strings EISTEDDFOD

Straight Line Graphs – Find Gradient and Y-Intercepts to Find Equations of a Line

6 19-8 to 23-8 Bands EISTEDDFOD

Straight Line Graphs – Interpolation and Extrapolation Solving Equations

7 26-8 to 30-8 Friday GC Show PH

Revision and Exam Exam

8 2-9 to 6-9 7-9 CAMP Week Camp Week

9 9-9 to 13-9 Problem Solving Task – Speed Investigation 10 16-9 to 20-9 Problem Solving Task – Speed Investigation

Spring Holidays begin on 21-9-2019 to 7-10-2019

1 7-10 to 11-10 Monday Queens Birthday PH

Thursday 7-10 PTO

Pythagoras’ Theorem – Discovering Pythagoras

2 14-10 to 18-10 Thurs Academic Awards

Pythagoras’ Theorem – Finding the Hypotenuse and Sides in a Right Angled Triangle

3 21-10 to 25-10 Monday SFD

Congruent Shapes – Identifying corresponding parts of shapes

4 28-10 to 1-11 Monday Cultural Exc Award

Tuesday Sports Awards Congruence in Quadrilaterals – Proving diagonals bisect

5 4-11 to 8-11 Similar Shapes - Identifying corresponding features and using scale factor

6 11-11 to 15-11 Mon -Year 12 Final Assembly

Probability – Complementary Events

7 18-11 to 22-11 Probability – Two-Way Tables and Venn Diagrams 8 25-11 to 29-11

Mon 7-9 Instrumental Concert Revision and Exam Exam

9 2-12 to 6-12 Year 8 Consolidation 10 9-12 to 13-12 Final Week for 2019

Summer Holidays begin on 14.12.2019 to 27.1.2020

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Varsity College

Year 8 – Athlete Development Program - Semester 2, 2019

WK Date Topics Assessment 1 15-7 to 19-7 Introduce Risky Business for Athletes

Prac: Striking Games

2 22-7 to 26-7 Risk management in regards to student’s individual sports. Prac: Striking Games

3 29-7 to 2-8 Decision making when faced with risky business. Prac: Striking Games

4 5-8 to 9-8 Choir EISTEDDFOD

What effect does alcohol have on athletes? Prac: Striking Games

5 12-8 to 16-8 Strings EISTEDDFOD

Drug use in sport Prac: Striking Games

6 19-8 to 23-8 Bands EISTEDDFOD

Performance enhancing drugs in sport Prac: Striking Games

7 26-8 to 30-8 Friday GC Show PH

Drug agencies and their roles, ASADA online course Prac: Striking Games Assessment

Exam Essay

8 2-9 to 6-9 7-9 CAMP Week Camp Week

9 9-9 to 13-9 Prac: Striking Games Assessment 10 16-9 to 20-9 Prac: Striking Games

Spring Holidays begin on 21-9-2019 to 7-10-2019

1 7-10 to 11-10 Monday Queens Birthday PH

Thursday 7-10 PTO

Introduce Injury Prevention 7 Management

2 14-10 to 18-10 Thurs Academic Awards

Common injuries in teenagers/athletes

Prac: Aquatic pre-testing – swimming fitness

3 21-10 to 25-10 Monday SFD

Causes of injuries Prac:Swim fitness Water polo skill development

4 28-10 to 1-11 Monday Cultural Exc Award

Tuesday Sports Awards

Management of injuries in athletes Prac: Swim fitness Water polo skill development

5 4-11 to 8-11 Treatment of soft tissue injuries Prac: Swim fitness Water polo skill development

6 11-11 to 15-11 Mon -Year 12 Final Assembly

Prevention of injury through best practices Prac: Swim fitness Game play – Water polo

7 18-11 to 22-11 The importance of stretching and massage Multimodal prep

8 25-11 to 29-11 Mon 7-9 Instrumental Concert

How can a Physio help me? Multimodal Prep

Multi-model Project

9 2-12 to 6-12 Thurs Yr 7 2020 Orientation Day

Midfulness through Yoga and how it help the athlete Prac: Team Challenges

10 9-12 to 13-12 Prac: Team Challenges

Summer Holidays begin on 14.12.2019 to 27.1.2020

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Varsity College Year 8 – ASPIRE Music - Semester 2, 2019

WK Date Topics Assessment 1 15-7 to 19-7 Course Outline, Class Expectations and Organisation

Aural & Theory: Lesson 1 (Students continue working through the courses starting from the lesson they completed at the end of last semester)

Performance: Outline performance assessment & organise in duets for trial performance activity.

2 22-7 to 26-7 Aural & Theory: Lesson 2 Performance: Rehearse 1 minute trial performance piece

3 29-7 to 2-8 Aural & Theory: Lesson 3 Performance: Rehearse 1 minute trial performance piece

4 5-8 to 9-8 Choir EISTEDDFOD

Aural & Theory: Lesson 4 Performance: 1 minute trial performance in front of the class.

5 12-8 to 16-8 Strings EISTEDDFOD

Aural & Theory: Lesson 5 Performance: Practice and rehearse performance piece

6 19-8 to 23-8 Bands EISTEDDFOD

Aural & Theory: Lesson 6 Performance: Practice and rehearse performance piece

7 26-8 to 30-8 Friday GC Show PH

Aural & Theory: Lesson 7 Performance Exam: Lesson 2.

8 2-9 to 6-9 7-9 CAMP Week Camp Week

9 9-9 to 13-9 Performance: Practice and rehearse performance piece Performance 10 16-9 to 20-9 Aural & Theory: Lesson 8

Spring Holidays begin on 21-9-2019 to 7-10-2019

1 7-10 to 11-10 Monday Queens Birthday PH

Thursday 7-10 PTO

Aural & Theory: Lesson 9 Musicology: Understanding and defining Cognitive Verbs.

Demonstrating Short Response strategies

2 14-10 to 18-10 Thurs Academic Awards

Aural & Theory: Lesson 10 Musicology: Identifying and analysing Rock Music characteristics.

3 21-10 to 25-10 Monday SFD

Aural, Theory & Musicology Exam: Thursday Lesson 2 Exam

4 28-10 to 1-11 Monday Cultural Exc Award

Tuesday Sports Awards

Composition:

5 4-11 to 8-11 Composition: 6 11-11 to 15-11

Mon -Year 12 Final Assembly Composition:

7 18-11 to 22-11 Composition: 8 25-11 to 29-11

on 7-9 Instrumental Concert Composition: Composition

9 2-12 to 6-12 Analyse and interpret student compositions. Introduction to using Mixcraft and implementing basic Recording Skills

10 9-12 to 13-12 Final Week for 2019

Summer Holidays begin on 14.12.2019 to 27.1.2020

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Varsity College

Year 8 – ASPIRE Chinese - Semester 2, 2019

WK Date Topics Assessment 1 15-7 to 19-7 Vocabulary: rooms in your house

Doing something in some where Counting rooms

2 22-7 to 26-7 Types of accommodation and facilities Position words

3 29-7 to 2-8 Vocabulary: furniture in the house Measure word for the items in the house

Difference between 有 and 在

4 5-8 to 9-8 Choir EISTEDDFOD

Your room: what’s in your room Location of the furniture in your room

5 12-8 to 16-8 Strings EISTEDDFOD Speaking practice Exam S1

6 19-8 to 23-8 Bands EISTEDDFOD My neighbourhood: names of the shops in my neighbourhood

Far away from; close to

7 26-8 to 30-8 Friday GC Show PH

Introduce your neighbourhood: writing practice How do you go to school, first…then…

8 2-9 to 6-9 7-9 CAMP Week Camp Week

9 9-9 to 13-9 Exam revision Session 1 Exam Part 2: Extended Response

10 16-9 to 20-9 Draw a map of your neighbourhood

Spring Holidays begin on 21-9-2019 to 7-10-2019

1 7-10 to 11-10 Monday Queens Birthday PH

Thursday 7-10 PTO

Vocabulary: hobbies Describe: How long do you spend on your hobbies everyday

2 14-10 to 18-10 Thurs Academic Awards

Like and dislike;

How to describe an action is in the progress 正在

Both, all 都

3 21-10 to 25-10 Monday SFD

Vocabulary: sports that I like How long and how frequent do you do sports: frequency words Word order: when, where, how

4 28-10 to 1-11 Monday Cultural Exc Award

Tuesday Sports Awards

Vocabulary: music and dance Verbs for different musical instrument Describe what instrument do you play

5 4-11 to 8-11 一边,一边 Doing something while doing something Content question words: when, where, how often…

6 11-11 to 15-11 Mon -Year 12 Final Assembly

Exam Revision

7 18-11 to 22-11 Exam revision Short Response

exam 8 25-11 to 29-11

Mon 7-9 Instrumental Concert Brochure design

9 2-12 to 6-12 Culminating activities 10 9-12 to 13-12 Final Week for 2019

Summer Holidays begin on 14.12.2019 to 27.1.2020

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Varsity College Year 8 - Chinese - Semester 2, 2019

WK Date Topics Assessment 1 15-7 to 19-7 Vocabulary

cities and country

2 22-7 to 26-7 - Where is the (city)? 北京在哪里? - I am from Beijing. (I am Beijing people.) 我是北京人。

(The City) is in (the Country) 北京在中国。

3 29-7 to 2-8 Sentences patterns - I like/dislike (country/city). 喜欢/不喜欢 - I want/ don’t want to go to (place) 想/不想

I am going to / not going to (place). 要/不要

4 5-8 to 9-8 Choir EISTEDDFOD

Describing the city - Describing cities - Adjectives: pretty, modern, antique, famous - Forming a Yes/No question

5 12-8 to 16-8 Strings EISTEDDFOD

Someone feels like to go to cities, because … - Using linking words 想去/要去…因为…

Chinese word order rule

6 19-8 to 23-8 Bands EISTEDDFOD Speaking Exam preparation

7 26-8 to 30-8 Friday GC Show PH

Combination exam Speaking

Exam

8 2-9 to 6-9 7-9 CAMP Week Camp Week

9 9-9 to 13-9 Short Response Exam 10 16-9 to 20-9 Culture learning- famous cities in China Exam

Spring Holidays begin on 21-9-2019 to 7-10-2019

1 7-10 to 11-10 Monday Queens Birthday PH

Thursday 7-10 PTO

Vocabulary sports and hobbies

2 14-10 to 18-10 Thurs Academic Awards

Sentences patterns - I like to play/do… - I like to play/do… the most.

Linking word 因为 reason for liking and disliking

3 21-10 to 25-10 Monday SFD

Sentences patterns - I am very good at play/do… - I can/ cannot play/do…

I can’t really play/do …

4 28-10 to 1-11 Monday Cultural Exc Award

Tuesday Sports Awards Vocabulary for time and frequency

5 4-11 to 8-11 Describe time in Chinese Year- Month- Date- specific time

6 11-11 to 15-11 Mon -Year 12 Final Assembly

Sentences patterns Name of the person + time/frequency words + activity

7 18-11 to 22-11 Writing preparation 8 25-11 to 29-11

Mon 7-9 Instrumental Concert Short Response Exam: reading, listening and writing Exam

9 2-12 to 6-12 Culture learning popular sports and hobbies in China

10 9-12 to 13-12 Final Week for 2019

Summer Holidays begin on 14.12.2019 to 27.1.2020

Indicated date for return to school is 28.1.2020 – Check notifications for Year level return dates

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Varsity College Year 8 - Drama - Semester 2, 2019

WK Date Topics Assessment 1 15-7 to 19-7 Introduction to Unit and Key Inquiry Questions

Dramatic Languages: Elements of Drama, Skills of Drama

2 22-7 to 26-7 Conventions: Realism, Magical realism Exploration of playtexts: Perceptions and Masks

3 29-7 to 2-8 Interpretation to identify purpose, context and meaning 4 5-8 to 9-8

Choir EISTEDDFOD Task A given Skills of Drama: Critiquing

5 12-8 to 16-8 Strings EISTEDDFOD

Introduction to Practice Led Project -Drama Text Purpose, Context and Dramatic Meaning

6 19-8 to 23-8 Bands EISTEDDFOD

Skills of Drama: Directing and Dramatic Treatment Applying literacy skills and dramatic languages Drafting and teacher consultation for Part A

7 26-8 to 30-8 Friday GC Show PH

Rehearsals and consultation

8 2-9 to 6-9 7-9 CAMP Week Camp Week

9 9-9 to 13-9 Submission of Part A Project Part A 10 16-9 to 20-9 Project Part B – Introduction to Performance

Spring Holidays begin on 21-9-2019 to 7-10-2019

1 7-10 to 11-10 Monday Queens Birthday PH

Thursday 7-10 PTO

Skills of Drama: Acting, Stagecraft, Working as an Ensemble Selection of groups for Performance

2 14-10 to 18-10 Thurs Academic Awards Developing Rehearsal Processes

Skills of Drama: Acting (Voice and Movement)

3 21-10 to 25-10 Monday SFD

Conventions of realism: Script and blocking annotations Rehearsals Draft of Part B Due

4 28-10 to 1-11 Monday Cultural Exc Award

Tuesday Sports Awards

Teacher feedback on rehearsals of performance Skills of Drama: Acting, Stagecraft, Working as an Ensemble

5 4-11 to 8-11 Performance assessment Submission of Part B

Project Part B

6 11-11 to 15-11 Mon -Year 12 Final Assembly

Practice Exam Questions Applying Literacy Skills: Drama terminology& Critiquing

7 18-11 to 22-11 Stimulus for Exam Analyse, interpret purpose, context and meaning Revision of Relevant Exam Objectives

8 25-11 to 29-11 Mon 7-9 Instrumental Concert Revision of relevant Exam Objectives Exam

9 2-12 to 6-12 Reflection and feedback 10 9-12 to 13-12 Final Week for 2019

Summer Holidays begin on 14.12.2019 to 27.1.2020

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Varsity College

Year 8 - ENGLISH - Semester 2, 2019

WK Date Topics Assessment 1 15-7 to 19-7 Advertising

Introduction to Unit: Check for prior knowledge of advertising Glossary of terms English Basics, spelling, skills focus, quick writes

2 22-7 to 26-7 Explore advertising and begin analysis of advertisements English Basics, spelling, skills focus, quick writes

3 29-7 to 2-8 Analyse Advertisements and TEEEL structure English Basics, spelling, skills focus, quick writes

4 5-8 to 9-8 Choir EISTEDDFOD

Analyse Advertisements and TEEEL structure Essay preparation – genre and structure English Basics, spelling, skills focus, quick writes

5 12-8 to 16-8 Strings EISTEDDFOD

Analyse Advertisements and TEEEL structure Analytical paragraph writing – essay preparation English Basics, spelling, skills focus, quick writes

6 19-8 to 23-8 Bands EISTEDDFOD

Analytical essay genre – essay preparation (one lesson planning & drafting)

English Basics, spelling, skills focus, quick writes

Analytical Essay Exam L3

7 26-8 to 30-8 Friday GC Show PH

Essay preparation English Basics, spelling, skills focus, quick writes

Analytical Essay Exam L1 & L2

8 2-9 to 6-9 7-9 CAMP Week Camp Week

9 9-9 to 13-9 Grammar and Punctuation revision Advertising culmination activities

10 16-9 to 20-9 Novel Study • Introduction to unit – social and historical context • English Basics, spelling, skills focus, quick writes

Spring Holidays begin on 21-9-2019 to 7-10-2019 1 7-10 to 11-10

Monday Queens Birthday PH Thursday 7-10 PTO

Introduction to unit continued Novel activities English Basics, spelling, skills focus, quick writes

2 14-10 to 18-10

Novel activities Chapter questions English Basics, spelling, skills focus, quick writes

3 21-10 to 25-10 Monday SFD

Introduce assessment task – persuasive monologue Novel activities Chapter questions English Basics, spelling, skills focus, quick writes

4 28-10 to 1-11 Monday Cultural Exc Award

Tuesday Sports Awards Novel activities Chapter questions English Basics, spelling, skills focus, quick writes

5 4-11 to 8-11 Persuasive monologue genre Planning and drafting English Basics, spelling, skills focus, quick writes

6 11-11 to 15-11 Mon -Year 12 Final Assembly

Drafting English Basics, spelling, skills focus, quick writes

Drafts due L2

7 18-11 to 22-11 Delivery skills, rehearsal Editing English Basics, spelling, skills focus, quick writes

8 25-11 to 29-11 Mon 7-9 Instrumental Concert

Delivery English Basics, spelling, skills focus, quick writes

Good copies due L1 Delivery begins

9 2-12 to 6-12 Culmination activities 10 9-12 to 13-12 Final Week for 2019

Summer Holidays begin on 14.12.2019 to 27.1.2020

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Varsity College Year 8 – Food Studies - Semester 2, 2019

WK Date Topics Assessment 1 15-7 to 19-7 Theory: Introduction to food Studies – Course overview

Safety in the kitchen - Hazard identification and reduction Practical: Orientation to kitchen and procedures and food hygiene

2 22-7 to 26-7 Theory: Measuring and making sense of a recipe Practical: Chocolate Weet-Bix Bliss Balls

3 29-7 to 2-8 Theory: Kitchen equipment uses and safety Practical: Pappadums with Cucumber and Mint Raita

4 5-8 to 9-8 Choir EISTEDDFOD

Theory: Introduction to vegetables Classification of vegetables Practical: Apple and Cinnamon Pancake

5 12-8 to 16-8 Strings EISTEDDFOD

Theory: Revision – safety hygiene posters Practical: Savoury Scones

6 19-8 to 23-8 Bands EISTEDDFOD

Theory: Exam (safety) theory Practical: Mini Quiche

Exam

7 26-8 to 30-8 Friday GC Show PH

Theory: Australian Healthy Eating Guidelines, Eat For Health Practical: Zucchini Slice

8 2-9 to 6-9 7-9 CAMP Week Camp Week

9 9-9 to 13-9 Theory: Sustainability – Food miles and seasonality Practical: Sweet Potato Parcel

10 16-9 to 20-9 Theory: Australian Indigenous Vegetables, Assessment feedback Practical: Kitchen Stocktake & Cleaning

Spring Holidays begin on 21-9-2019 to 7-10-2019

1 7-10 to 11-10 Monday Queens Birthday PH

Thursday 7-10 PTO

Theory: Unpacking of assessment What are grains and cereals? Grains for good health, AGHE eating guide Practical: Creamed Rice & Apple Puree. Methods of cooking rice

2 14-10 to 18-10 Thurs Academic Awards

Theory: Rice Varieties Health benefits of rice. International Rice based meals Practical: Savoury Rice

3 21-10 to 25-10 Monday SFD

Theory: Rice Varieties Health benefits of rice. International Rice based meals Practical: Couscous Salad

Monitoring Date

4 28-10 to 1-11 Monday Cultural Exc Award

Tuesday Sports Awards

Theory: Sustainability – Production Wheat/Rice Practical: Coconut, Quinoa and Sunflower Seed Slice

Project Q1,2 & 3

5 4-11 to 8-11 Theory: Ancient Grains Practical: Hearty Meatball and Barley Soup

6 11-11 to 15-11 Mon -Year 12 Final Assembly

Theory: Properties and varieties of flour Practical: Assessment practical: Vegetable Parcel Design

Project Q4 Practical

7 18-11 to 22-11 Theory: Assessment work - Evaluation of practical component Practical: The science of baking – pizza

Project Q5 Final

8 25-11 to 29-11 Mon 7-9 Instrumental Concert

Theory: Assessment due Bread a staple of the diet – Yeast activity Practical: Exploration of bread – flat bread

9 2-12 to 6-12 Theory: Breads around the world - taste, texture and appearance Grains are great – Revision Activities Practical: Kitchen Stocktake & Cleaning

10 9-12 to 13-12 Final Week for 2019

Summer Holidays begin on 14.12.2019 to 27.1.2020

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Varsity College Year 8 - Geography - Semester 2, 2019

WK Date Topics Assessment 1 15-7 to 19-7 Where are urban areas in Australia?

Where are urban centres around the world? Where are the world’s megacities?

2 22-7 to 26-7 What are features of megacities? What factors influence the development of urban centres in Asia?

3 29-7 to 2-8 *Continuation of Week 3 4 5-8 to 9-8

Choir EISTEDDFOD What are the impacts of high concentrations of populations

throughout Asia? How can the sustainability of Asia’s population be managed in the

short and long term?

5 12-8 to 16-8 Strings EISTEDDFOD *Continuation of Week 5

6 19-8 to 23-8 Bands EISTEDDFOD Exam Revision and Consolidation

7 26-8 to 30-8 Friday GC Show PH

Combination Exam (Lesson 2 and 3) Exam

8 2-9 to 6-9 7-9 CAMP Week Camp Week

9 9-9 to 13-9 10 16-9 to 20-9

Spring Holidays begin on 21-9-2019 to 7-10-2019

1 7-10 to 11-10 Monday Queens Birthday PH

Thursday 7-10 PTO

Where are different coastal environments around the world?

2 14-10 to 18-10 Thurs Academic Awards

What are different coastal landforms? How are different processes that form coastal landforms? How are the beaches of the Gold Coast being used?

FIELD REPORT: Title Page; Table of Contents; List of Table of Figures; Geographic Context

3 21-10 to 25-10 Monday SFD *Continuation of Week 2 Field Trip

(TBC) 4 28-10 to 1-11

Monday Cultural Exc Award Tuesday Sports Awards

How does landscape use impact landscape quality? FIELD REPORT: Analysis

5 4-11 to 8-11 *Continuation of Week 4 6 11-11 to 15-11

Mon -Year 12 Final Assembly What can be done to improve the quality of coastal landscape

quality?

FIELD REPORT: Proposal; Appendices; References

7 18-11 to 22-11 *Continuation of Week 6 8 25-11 to 29-11

Mon 7-9 Instrumental Concert Geography Field Report (Lesson 3) Assignment

9 2-12 to 6-12 Culminating Activities 10 9-12 to 13-12 Alternative Program

Final Week for 2019

Summer Holidays begin on 14.12.2019 to 27.1.2020

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Varsity College

Year 8 – Health and Physical Education - Semester 2, 2019

WK Date Topics Assessment 1 15-7 to 19-7 Introduction to Exercise Physiology, Training Principles & Methods

2 22-7 to 26-7 Specificity, Progressive Overload, Resistance and Plyometric Training 3 29-7 to 2-8 Circuit, Interval and Flexibility Training 4 5-8 to 9-8

Choir EISTEDDFOD Energy Systems, Designing a Training Program

5 12-8 to 16-8 Strings EISTEDDFOD

Practical component focusing on ball games (touch football, netball, basketball, AFL)

6 19-8 to 23-8 Bands EISTEDDFOD Touch Football Analysis, Exam Revision

7 26-8 to 30-8 Friday GC Show PH

Revision & Exam Exam

8 2-9 to 6-9 7-9 CAMP Week Camp Week

9 9-9 to 13-9 Ball sports continued (double practical lessons) 10 16-9 to 20-9 Ball sports continued (double practical lessons)

Spring Holidays begin on 21-9-2019 to 7-10-2019

1 7-10 to 11-10 Monday Queens Birthday PH

Thursday 7-10 PTO

Risky Business or Risk Taking Indigenous Games Unit Teacher led activity (Indigenous Games Introduction)

2 14-10 to 18-10 Thurs Academic Awards

Alcohol Teacher led activity (Indigenous Games Introduction)

3 21-10 to 25-10 Monday SFD

Smoking Students prepare practical assessment lesson

4 28-10 to 1-11 Monday Cultural Exc Award

Tuesday Sports Awards

Sun Safety Students led activity –

Practical Assessment 1

5 4-11 to 8-11 Surf & Water Safety

Students led activity –

Practical Assessment 2

6 11-11 to 15-11 Mon -Year 12 Final Assembly

Research assessment continued Students led activity –

Practical Assessment 3

7 18-11 to 22-11 Research assessment continued, draft due Students led activity – practical assessment Draft

8 25-11 to 29-11 Mon 7-9 Instrumental Concert Research assessment due Assessment

9 2-12 to 6-12 Thurs Yr 7 2020 Orientation Day

Final week of HPE – practical options open

10 9-12 to 13-12 Final Week for 2019

Summer Holidays begin on 14.12.2019 to 27.1.2020

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Varsity College

Year 8 – Product, Design and Manufacturing - Semester 2, 2019

WK Date Topics Assessment 1 15-7 to 19-7 General Class Induction and Workplace Health and Safety

Course Overview Introduction to the Design Folio The Design Process and the Design Brief

2 22-7 to 26-7 Elements and Principles of Design 3 29-7 to 2-8 Introduction to Skills Development project – teacher prescribed

Marking out and cutting Basic static machinery

4 5-8 to 9-8 Choir EISTEDDFOD

Skills Development continued Joining and fastening (assembly processes) Surface preparation

5 12-8 to 16-8 Strings EISTEDDFOD

Skills Development continued Surface finishing

6 19-8 to 23-8 Bands EISTEDDFOD Finalise Skills Development project

7 26-8 to 30-8 Friday GC Show PH

Finalise Skills Development project Skills Development

Project (practical)

8 2-9 to 6-9 7-9 CAMP Week Camp Week

9 9-9 to 13-9 Introduction to Design Project – Household Storage Design Brief and PMI Analysis

10 16-9 to 20-9 Design and Development Sketching – form and function

Spring Holidays begin on 21-9-2019 to 7-10-2019

1 7-10 to 11-10 Monday Queens Birthday PH

Thursday 7-10 PTO

Design and Development Sketching – materials and components

2 14-10 to 18-10 Thurs Academic Awards

Design Practical - Product Manufacturing Material Types and Preparation Workshop Tools and Machinery

3 21-10 to 25-10 Monday SFD

Design Practical - Product Manufacturing Hardware

4 28-10 to 1-11 Monday Cultural Exc Award

Tuesday Sports Awards

Design Practical - Product Manufacturing Joining, assembly and power tools

5 4-11 to 8-11 Design Practical - Product Manufacturing Surface preparation and finishing

6 11-11 to 15-11 Mon -Year 12 Final Assembly

Design Folio - Production Plan

7 18-11 to 22-11 Design Folio – Evaluating and Reflecting 8 25-11 to 29-11

Mon 7-9 Instrumental Concert Finalise Design Project – practical

9 2-12 to 6-12 Finalise Design Project and Folio Design project (practical)

Design Folio 10 9-12 to 13-12 Feedback Final Week for 2019

Summer Holidays begin on 14.12.2019 to 27.1.2020

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Varsity College Year 8 – Science - Semester 2, 2019

WK Date Topics Assessment 1 15-7 to 19-7 Chemistry Unit

Physical and Chemical Change

2 22-7 to 26-7 Chemical Reactions 3 29-7 to 2-8 Metals and Non Metals 4 5-8 to 9-8

Choir EISTEDDFOD Interpreting the Periodic Table

5 12-8 to 16-8 Strings EISTEDDFOD Molecules, Compounds and Mixtures

6 19-8 to 23-8 Bands EISTEDDFOD Revision Exam

7 26-8 to 30-8 Friday GC Show PH

Science Investigation – Planning & Data Collection

8 2-9 to 6-9 7-9 CAMP Week Camp Week

9 9-9 to 13-9 Science Investigation – Data Analysis 10 16-9 to 20-9 Earth Unit

Earth layers and the Rock Cycle Lab Report

Spring Holidays begin on 21-9-2019 to 7-10-2019

1 7-10 to 11-10 Monday Queens Birthday PH

Thursday 7-10 PTO Tectonic Plates

2 14-10 to 18-10 Thurs Academic Awards Sea Floor Spreading and Continental Drift

3 21-10 to 25-10 Monday SFD Convection Currents and Types of Tectonic Boundaries

4 28-10 to 1-11 Monday Cultural Exc Award

Tuesday Sports Awards

Interpretation of Tectonic Maps

5 4-11 to 8-11 Volcanoes, Earthquakes and Tsunamis 6 11-11 to 15-11

Mon -Year 12 Final Assembly Pangaea and Igneous Rocks

7 18-11 to 22-11 Revision Exam 8 25-11 to 29-11

Mon 7-9 Instrumental Concert Deep Ocean Currents

9 2-12 to 6-12 Interpreting and applying Seismographs

10 9-12 to 13-12 Alternative Program Final Week for 2019

Summer Holidays begin on 14.12.2019 to 27.1.2020

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Varsity College

Year 8 - Subject - Semester 2, 2019

WK Date Topics Assessment 1 15-7 to 19-7

2 22-7 to 26-7 3 29-7 to 2-8 4 5-8 to 9-8

Choir EISTEDDFOD

5 12-8 to 16-8 Strings EISTEDDFOD

6 19-8 to 23-8 Bands EISTEDDFOD

7 26-8 to 30-8 Friday GC Show PH

8 2-9 to 6-9 7-9 CAMP Week CAMP WEEK

9 9-9 to 13-9 10 16-9 to 20-9

Spring Holidays begin on 21-9-2019 to 7-10-2019

1 7-10 to 11-10 Monday Queens Birthday PH

2 14-10 to 18-10 Thursday 7-11 PTO

Thurs Academic Awards

3 21-10 to 25-10 Monday SFD

4 28-10 to 1-11 Monday Cultural Exc Award

Tuesday Sports Awards

5 4-11 to 8-11 6 11-11 to 15-11

Mon -Year 12 Final Assembly

7 18-11 to 22-11 8 25-11 to 29-11

Mon 7-9 Instrumental Concert

9 2-12 to 6-12 10 9-12 to 13-12 Final Week for 2019

Summer Holidays begin on 14.12.2019 to 27.1.2020

Indicated date for return to school is 28.1.2020 – Check notifications for Year level return dates

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Varsity College Year 8 – Visual Design - Semester 2, 2019

WK Date Topics Assessment 1 15-7 to 19-7 Introduction to topic Memories

Confirm installation of Adobe Photoshop and Premier Pro Class to be taken to IT to get programs downloaded

2 22-7 to 26-7 Revise Photography elements and Principals and editing in Photoshop

3 29-7 to 2-8 Identify and describe colour association associated with memories Reflect on Memories- cultural, family, personal, travel. Write a story of a memory - Brain and Heart

4 5-8 to 9-8 Choir EISTEDDFOD

Composition of photographs revised Photographs taken of place for memory

5 12-8 to 16-8 Strings EISTEDDFOD

Editing in Photoshop Draft printed on A4 Printed A3 cartridge Mixed media used

6 19-8 to 23-8 Bands EISTEDDFOD Add watercolour and representative text

7 26-8 to 30-8 Friday GC Show PH

Mount resolved art work on coloured card Write artist statement 50 words

Project Part A

8 2-9 to 6-9 7-9 CAMP Week Camp Week

9 9-9 to 13-9 Introduce written response- compare artworks and film are a lens to explore memories

Draft Due for written response

10 16-9 to 20-9 Work on written response Written response due second lesson

Assignment

Spring Holidays begin on 21-9-2019 to 7-10-2019

1 7-10 to 11-10 Monday Queens Birthday PH

Thursday 7-10 PTO

Introduction to Memories in Focus View experimental film and video – conventional and

unconventional filming techniques

2 14-10 to 18-10 Thurs Academic Awards Experimental filming e.g. ice melting

3 21-10 to 25-10 Monday SFD

Experimental filming e.g. projections, shadows Edit in adobe Premier Pro – colour, filters, timing, distortion

4 28-10 to 1-11 Monday Cultural Exc Award

Tuesday Sports Awards

Edit in adobe Premier Pro – colour, filters, timing, distortion

5 4-11 to 8-11 Brainstorm Memory - Looking at senses Mixed media to represent 2 sensory memories

6 11-11 to 15-11 Mon -Year 12 Final Assembly

Develop ideas on how to represent memory in an experimental film – 2 min

Create story board, filming schedule

7 18-11 to 22-11 Filming and editing of experimental film School and home filming Must save regularly

8 25-11 to 29-11 Mon 7-9 Instrumental Concert

Students must use premier pro for editing Conferencing with teacher re progression with draft

9 2-12 to 6-12 Final work to be exported and saved to school multimedia drive Write a 100 word artist statement to support their work Reflection

Project Part B

10 9-12 to 13-12 Final Week for 2019

Summer Holidays begin on 14.12.2019 to 27.1.2020