End of Year Exam Revision Booklet

Year 8

April — May 2019

Name: ________________________________________

Form: _________________________________________

The Aim of Revision:

To help students realise their potential

To encourage the development of independent study

To provide opportunities for parents to support the learning

of their children

What we expect of you:

You will present your work neatly and take pride in what you

produce

You will complete all of the work outlined in preparation for

your exams

What you can expect from your teachers:

We will outline the content of the end of year exams

We will provide you with guidance as to how to best prepare

for these exams

We will offer support through the use of after school clubs

and/or additional materials outlined in this booklet

Year 8 English Exam

Week Commencing 20th of May, 2019

Who? All students in Year 8

What? A 90 minute exam paper. Section A: Blood Brothers by Willy Russell (testing reading skills),

Section B: Imaginative Writing (testing writing skills).

When? In a double lesson in the week beginning 20th of May, 2019. English teachers will confirm

the exact day with individual classes.

Where? Regular English classrooms.

Why? To give students the experience of sitting a formal English exam. It will also give English

teachers an opportunity to assess reading and writing skills and create targets for how to

develop further.

How to revise for the Year 8 English Exam

Reading Section – Blood Brothers by Willy Russell

Create mind maps or flash cards for

characters and themes. Ask a friend or family

member to test you – can you remember

what’s on your flashcards?

Write the plot in bullet points – which parts of

the play link together?

Create a mind map or flash card about the

context of the play: Liverpool in the 1980s.

Ask someone to test you – how much can you

remember.

Write a summary of the play in your own

words.

Look back at the extracts you have studied in

lessons. Choose 5-10 interesting

words/phrases/techniques and for each one

say what makes it interesting.

Read an extract from another novel or play or

remind yourself of something you have

studied in English lessons at Chesterton.

Compare Blood Brothers to the other text –

what similarities and differences are there?

Think about: setting, characters, themes,

language used, first person/third person

narrative, context etc.

Writing Section

Read, read, read! Read a range of extracts

from fiction and non-fiction. Think about the

words and the techniques the writer has

used. How could you use those techniques in

your own writing?

Revise language devices such as similes,

metaphors, alliteration, emotive language,

personification, triples. For each one write

some examples.

Revise sentence variety. Try writing the same

sentence but starting in different ways.

Revise when to start a new paragraph.

Remember TIP TOP. TIme change, Place

change, new TOpic, new Person.

Revise punctuation. How many of these can

you use accurately? . , ? ! : ; “

Test your spellings. How many of the

spellings on the next page can you spell

correctly?

Try planning some imaginative stories. Take a

newspaper headline, ask a friend or family to

give you a word such as journey, lost, etc. or

find an interesting picture – now make a plan

of a story you would write to go with that

stimulus.

Year 8 Exam Ethics

Who? All students in Year 8

What? A 50 minute exam paper.

When? Half term 6, check specific date with your ethics teacher.

Where? In your Ethics classroom

Why? To give students the experience of sitting a formal Ethics exam. It will

also give Ethics teachers an opportunity to assess what you have learnt, and how

we can support you to move forward.

Topics for revision I have notes I have revised this

Key words listed below

Hinduism: the religion and religious teachings

Hinduism – puja worship

Life after Death – Christian funerals and beliefs

Muslims funerals and beliefs

Zoroastrian beliefs and funerals

Buddhism Life of the Buddha

Buddhism – Buddhist teachings

USEFUL LINKS

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/religion/buddhism/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/zoroastrian/ritesrituals/funerals.shtml

http://request.org.uk/life/rites-of-passage/what-happens-at-a-christian-funeral/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/rs/death/islamdeathritesrev2.shtml

https://archive.asia.si.edu/pujaonline/puja/background.html

https://www.thinglink.com/scene/731523125543436290

https://www.thinglink.com/scene/733694956299878402

http://www.thinglink.com/scene/733699016189018113

http://credo.ysgolccc.org.uk/arteffactau/puja.htm

Year 8 Geography

Who? All students in Year 8

What? 60 minute exam paper

When? Half term 6, dates will be specified by teachers.

Where? In your geography classroom.

Why? To give students vital exam practise and to give geography teachers an idea of how to support

you specifically as you move forward into Year 9.

Topic 1: Restless Earth I have notes on this I have revised this

Continental drift

Earth structure

Distribution

Plate Margins

Primary and secondary effects

Earthquake proofing

Montserrat case study

Topic 2: Rainforests I have notes on this I have revised this

Biomes

Rainforest distribution & climate

Rainforest structure

Rainforest plant & animal adaptation

Causes of deforestation

Awa tribe

Sustainable management

Topic 3: Megacities I have notes on this I have revised this

Urbanisation

Reasons for urbanisation

Social challenges of urbanisation

Economic & environmental challenges of urbanisation

Managing urbanisation

Cities of the future

Support

BBC KS3 Bitesize, class notes, teachers, peers.

Year 7 Year 8 Year 9

Autumn 1 Claims to the throne in 1066 and the Battle of Hastings? Explain why William won the Battle of Hastings.

The Tudors: the reformation, Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and Elizabeth I Write a short account of the key events in the reigns of each of the Tudor Monarchs

Twentieth Century Civil Rights Write an account of how rights changed for the following groups in the 20th Century – African Americans, Women and LGBTQ

Autumn 2 Impact of the Normans on Anglo Saxon England. Write an account of the impact of the Normans on England.

Causes of the English Civil War Explain how money, religion and disputes over power led to the Civil War

WWI causes and conditions in the Trenches Write an account of conditions in the trenches on the Western Front, include both positives and negatives

Spring 1 The murder of Thomas Becket Explain why Thomas Becket was murdered.

Political change in Britain 1832-1918 Summarise how each of the following changed who could vote in Britain – Great Reform Act 1832, Second Reform Act 1867, Third Reform Act 1884 and 1918 Representation of the People Act

Twentieth Century Dictators Explain why dictators rose to power in Russia, Italy and Germany

Spring 2 The Magna Carta Write an account of the impact of the Magna Carta at four times throughout History

Impact of the Industrial Revolution Explain two social and two economic impacts of the Industrial Revolution on Britain

Causes of WWII Write an account of how Hitler’s actions led to WWII

Year 8 – End of year Maths exams

Foundation Higher

Basic ratio Arithmetic of fractions Averages Arithmetic of fractions Basic indices and roots Single distribution averages Bar charts, pie charts Angle skills Area and perimeter Area of triangles and quadrilaterals Basic standard form and estimation Basic standard form and estimation Basic theoretical probability and scale Understanding mutually exclusive outcomes Metric measures Properties and symmetry of shape Single and double brackets Calculating with measure Geometric and quadratic sequences

Arithmetic of fractions Basic indices and surds Single and double brackets Transformations Angle calculations: polygons and more complex angle calculations Basic Standard Form and estimations Harder percentages and fractions, decimals and percentages Geometric and Quadratic Sequences Metric Measures Constructions, congruence and similarity Probability - Successive events and listing events Volume, plans and surface area Understanding y=mx+c, solving simple equations graphically, distance/time graphs More complex equations, trial and improvement and rearranging

Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 French Studio 1 - topics :

1 – personal information 2 - school 3 – hobbies + free time activities 4 – my town / village 5 – holidays Revision tasks : 1 – use your vocab booklet to create flashcards to revise vocab. Try the Leitner technique : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C20EvKtdJwQ 2 – write a paragraph about yourself – include as much as you possible can ( something from each topic)

Studio 2 - topics : 1 – media ( tv genre, film, reading, internet) 2 – a week in Paris ( past tense) 3 – my identity ( personality, relationships, music, clothes) 4 – where I live 5 – talent + ambitions Revision tasks : 1 – use your vocab booklet to create flashcards to revise vocab. Try the Leitner technique : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C20EvKtdJwQ 2 – write a paragraph about yourself – include as much as you possible can ( something from each topic)

( 9xFr9-6a – see year 8 French Studio 2 info) Studio 3 - topics : 1 – my teenage social life ( Facebook, opinions going out, a date, music) 2 – Health + fitness 3 – Jobs + the future 4 – Holidays 5 – what’s important to me Revision tasks : 1 – use your vocab booklet to create flashcards to revise vocab. Try the Leitner technique : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C20EvKtdJwQ 2 – write a paragraph about yourself – include as much as you possible can ( something from each topic)

German Stimmt 1 – topics : 1 – personal information 2 – Family and pets 3 – hobbies + free time 4 – school 5 – my town + holidays Revision tasks : 1 – use your vocab booklet to create flashcards to revise vocab. Try the Leitner technique : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C20EvKtdJwQ 2 – write a paragraph about yourself – include as much as you possible can ( something from each topic)

Stimmt 3 – topics : 1 – me ( role models, experiences, misfortune) 2 – music 3 – my ambitions 4 – my childhood 5 – rights and what’s important Revision tasks : 1 – use your vocab booklet to create flashcards to revise vocab. Try the Leitner technique : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C20EvKtdJwQ 2 – write a paragraph about yourself – include as much as you possible can ( something from each topic)

Spanish Viva 3 – topics : 1 – me ( likes, films, birthday, celebrity) 2 – jobs + the future 3 – health + fitness 4 – young people in action ( rights, fair trade, recycling) 5 – an adventure in Madrid Revision tasks : 1 – use your vocab booklet to create flashcards to revise vocab. Try the Leitner technique : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C20EvKtdJwQ 2 – write a paragraph about yourself – include as much as you possible can ( something from each topic)

Year 8 Science; End of Year Exam

Year 8 will have end of year exams during the fortnight commencing 13th May 2019. The

table below provides a summary of the content students will be examined on:

Topic Areas to Revise

Forces

Equilibrium and friction

Hooke’s Law

Pressure in fluids and floating/sinking

Electromagnets

Electromagnetic fields

Electromagnets; structure and function

Applications of electromagnets

Energy

Conduction, convection & radiation

Conductors and insulators

Work done and machines

Waves

Longitudinal and transverse wave properties

Reviewing sound and light

Eyes, lenses and correcting vision

Matter

Periodic table, elements and compounds

Metals, non-metals and reactivity patterns

Polymers, ceramics and composites

Reactions

Exothermic and endothermic reactions

Combustion and use of fuels

Thermal decompositions

Earth

The atmosphere and global warming

The carbon cycle

Earth’s resources and recycling

Organisms

Breathing and the respiratory system

Gas exchange and disease

The digestive system and healthy diets

Ecosystems

Aerobic and anaerobic respiration

Photosynthesis

Leaves and plant transport

Genes

Biodiversity and natural selection

Evolution and Extinction

Chromosomes, genes and variation

Seneca Learning; go to https://app.senecalearning.com/ and make an account – either the website or the app. Click on “Classes and Assignments” at the top of the screen. Click on Join Class and enter the code qi7zv4slkh This will allow you to follow the lessons and complete the revision tasks online The following websites can also be used for effective Science revision: https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/subjects/zng4d2p https://www.educationquizzes.com/ks3/science/ http://www.planet-science.com/categories/parentsteachers/science-resources/2013/04/online-revision-resources-for-ks2,-ks3-and-gcses.aspx