Subject Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7

2021

YEAR 7

ASSESSMENT

BOOKLET

Maitland Grossmann High School

Stage 4 & 5 Assessment Policy

The purpose of assessment

Assessment is the process of identifying, gathering and interpreting information about students’ learning. The central purpose of assessment is to provide information on student achievement and progress and set direction for ongoing learning.

The key reasons for assessment are to:

● support and monitor learning; ● diagnose student learning needs and support strategic interventions; ● evaluate the effectiveness of teaching and learning programs; and ● inform the reporting process.

Outcomes Based Assessment

All schools are required to deliver programs of study that comply with the requirements of the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) syllabuses (formerly BOSTES). More detailed information concerning each course and syllabus outcomes are available on the NESA website or use the following link:

http://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/home/)

It is a requirement of the school assessment program that, for each course taught, schools establish a program of assessment tasks. These tasks are conducted throughout the year and each have a weighting which is used as a component of the reporting process.

School-based assessment tasks are linked to performance descriptors because the task focuses on outcomes. They are valid instruments for what they are designed to assess and the marking guidelines relate to the outcomes and the NESA performance standards.

The assessment program at MGHS incorporates the principles of assessment for learning, assessment as learning and assessment of learning.

● Assessment for learning enables teachers to use information about students’ knowledge, understanding and skills to inform teaching and provide feedback to students about their learning and how to improve.

● Assessment as learning involves students in the learning process where they monitor their own progress, ask questions and practise skills. Students use self-assessment and teacher feedback to reflect on their learning, consolidate their understanding and work towards learning goals

● Assessment of learning uses evidence of students’ learning to assess student achievement against learning goals and standards.

http://educationstandards.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/nesa/home/

This assessment booklet contains detailed assessment schedules and scope and sequences that clearly indicate:

● Syllabus outcomes relevant to each topic ● Content being studied ● Timing of the individual assessment task (weeks / terms only) ● Weightings of each task

Procedural fairness:

All faculties support student learning by adopting a consistent approach to assessment by ensuring that:

● All students receive two weeks’ notice of an assessment task. ● All students sign for their official assessment notification. ● All students sign that they have submitted their assessment task. ● A parent/caregiver is notified within 14 days if a task has not been submitted by the due date.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Tasks are mandatory for each course. Students are expected to complete set work regularly, in order to be determined as having satisfactorily studied the course.

A variety of assessment task styles (for example speaking, listening, reading and writing) are included in assessment programs to provide students with varied opportunities to demonstrate achievement of outcomes.

Submission of tasks

Students are required to complete and submit mandatory assessment tasks on or before the due date. Furthermore, students must: ● make a serious attempt at all assessment tasks: ● avoid any behaviour which disrupts other students during the completion of a task; ● approach any task with honesty and avoid any malpractice including cheating or plagiarism; ● submit work directly to the relevant teacher; ● inform their teacher in advance if they know they will be absent for a task; and ● ask their teachers about any assessment tasks which may have been issued during any absence.

Late submission

Assessment tasks submitted late, without prior arrangement, will lose marks.

Penalties for late submission of tasks

For Stage 4:

A penalty of 10% per day (including weekend days) will be applied for the late submission of tasks. After 10 days, a zero mark will be awarded. Prior arrangement must be with the approval of the Head Teacher.

For Stage 5:

A penalty of 20% per day (including weekend days) will be applied for the late submission of tasks. After 5 days, a zero mark will be awarded.

Extensions

If an extension of time is needed, the student must negotiate with the Classroom and Head Teacher of the course at least one week prior to the due date.

Absence, illness & misadventure

● When a student is absent on the day when a task is due or an in-class assessment performed, and the absence is known beforehand, the student must make arrangements for the task to be submitted or completed on or before time.

● A note from the parent/caregiver is required to explain the student’s absence from an assessment task. Wherever possible, this is required on the student’s first day back at school.

● Where special consideration is required, the teacher, in consultation with the Head Teacher, may make arrangements for one of the following options:

(i) completing the original task or (ii) completing an alternate task or (iii) giving an estimate

● Examples of illness/misadventure include (but not limited to): o Bereavement o Illness o Family leave o School representation for sports or academic pursuits o Personal issues

Parental Notification

Years 7-9 – All assessment tasks not submitted will result in an Academic Warning Letter being sent. Teachers are required to send one warning per task.

Malpractice

Malpractice is any activity undertaken by a student that allows them to gain an unfair advantage over others. It includes, but is not limited to: ● copying someone else’s work in part or in whole, and presenting it as their own ● using material directly from books, journals, CDs or the internet without reference to the source ● building on the ideas of another person without reference to the source ● buying, stealing or borrowing another person’s work and presenting it as their own ● submitting work to which another person such as a parent, coach or subject expert has contributed

substantially using words, ideas, designs or the workmanship of others in practical and performance tasks without appropriate acknowledgement

● paying someone to write or prepare material ● breaching school examination rules ● using non-approved aides during an assessment task ● contriving false explanations to explain work not handed in by the due date ● assisting another student to engage in malpractice.

Where cheating is detected a mark of zero will be given for the task to each student involved.

Student Preparation of Assessment Tasks

Our aim at MGHS is for all students to become responsible for their own learning. Parents / Carers are encouraged to assist in their child’s/children’s learning and establishing a regular home study / revision routine.

Student responsibilities

1. Students are expected to complete ALL assessment tasks by the due dates and times specified. 2. Where assessment tasks involve attendance at excursions, field studies etc, attendance is compulsory. 3. All work submitted for assessment must be your own work. (See Malpractice above) 4. It is each student’s responsibility to be aware of assessment task dates for all courses and to organise a study schedule accordingly. 5. Technology malfunction is not an acceptable excuse for non-submission of a task. If this occurs, students should to submit the ‘draft’ of the task (labelled as such) to their teacher on the due date. Keep copies of all drafting so that your progress can be shown in the case of a computer/printer/technology USB malfunction.

Essential Organisation- Advice to Students ✓ Be positive and optimistic. ✓ Ensure that you are familiar with the sections of this assessment booklet relevant to your

pattern of study. ✓ As an active learner who exercises self-regulation, take responsibility for managing your

assessment schedule and meeting deadlines. The assessment for each term has been mapped out for you in the following pages. Use the summary and a diary or electronic calendar to help with your organisation.

✓ Keep a record of tasks completed for each subject so that, at any given time, you know exactly what proportion of your course assessment has been completed and how much remains.

✓ Seek feedback from teachers if you are unsure about what you need to do to improve and make further progress.

✓ Open communication helps to minimise misunderstanding and confusion. Communication regarding assessment tasks is managed by each faculty- the classroom teacher in the first instance, and then the Head Teacher of the subject concerned. If issues with your health and wellbeing are impacting upon your learning, contact your teachers and Year Advisers so that measures of guidance and support can be discussed.

✓ Inform your teacher if you know that you will be absent when a task is due and make alternative arrangements for the task to be submitted or completed on or before time.

Summary of Year 7 Assessment Tasks- Term 1, 2021

Subject Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10

English

Mathematics

Science

History

Geography

PDHPE

Music

Visual Arts

Technology


Subject Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10

English

Mathematics

Science

History

Geography

PDHPE

Music

Visual Arts

Technology

Summary of Year 7 Assessment Tasks- Term 3, 2021 Subject Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10

English

Mathematics

Science

History

Geography

PDHPE

Music

Visual Arts

Technology


Subject Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week

11

English

Mathematics

Science

History

Geography

PDHPE

Music

Visual Arts

Technology

Year 7 SUBJECTS ASSESSMENT SCHEDULES & SCOPE & SEQUENCES

Year 7 English – Scope & Sequence 2021

Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Term 1

2021

Unit of Work Who Am I? Visual and other short written texts

Outcomes 1A, 2A, 3B, 7D, 8D

Assessment Task 1

Term 2

2021

Unit of Work Other Places, Other Times Novel

Outcomes 1A, 4B, 5C

Assessment Task 2

Term 3

2021

Unit of Work The Hero’s Journey Film and multimodal texts

Outcomes 3B, 4B, 5C, 8D, 9E

Assessment Task 3

Term 4

2021

Unit of Work My World, Your World Poetry and Indigenous texts

Outcomes 8D, 6C, 9E

Assessment Task 4

Year 7 English – 2021 Assessment Schedule

Task Description Outcomes Assessed

Weighting Date Due

1

Creative Writing 1A, 7D 25% T1 W9

2

Extended Response 4B, 5C 25% T1 W9

3 Short Answer Response

3B, 6C 20% T3 W8

4 Multimodal and Reflection

2A, 9E 30% T4 W4

Year 7 – Mathematics – Scope & Sequence 2021

Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Term 1

2021

Unit of Work Whole Numbers Angles Integers

Outcomes MA4-4NA, MA4-1WM, MA4-2WM, MA4-3WM MA4-18MG, MA4-1WM, MA4-2WM,

MA4-3WM MA4-4NA, MA4-1WM, MA4-2WM, MA4-

3WM

Assessment Task 1

Term 2

2021

Unit of Work Fractions Algebra & Equations

Outcomes MA4-5NA, MA4-1WM, MA4-2WM, MA4-3WM MA4-8NA, MA4-10NA, MA4-1WM, MA4-2WM, MA4-3WM

Assessment Task 2

Term 3

2021

Unit of Work Decimals Area Probability

Outcomes MA4-5NA, MA4-1WM, MA4-2WM, MA4-3WM MA4-12MG, MA4-13MG, MA4-14MG, MA4-1WM, MA4-

2WM MA4-21SP, MA4-1WM, MA4-2WM, MA4-3WM

Assessment Task 3

Term 4

2021

Unit of Work Geometry The Number Plane Time

Outcomes MA4-17MG, MA4-1WM, MA4-2WM, MA4-3WM MA4-11NA, MA4-1WM, MA4-2WM,

MA4-3WM MA4-15MG, MA4-1WM, MA4-2WM,

MA4-3WM

Assessment Task 4

Year 7 – Mathematics – 2021 Assessment Schedule

Task Description Outcomes Assessed

Weighting Date Due

1

Semester 1 Mathematics Portfolio

MA4-4NA, MA4-1WM, MA4-2WM, MA4-3WM, MA4-18MG, MA4-1WM

25% Term 1 Week 10

2

Semester 1 Examination (Whole Numbers, Angles, Integers & Fractions)

MA4-4NA, MA4-1WM, MA4-2WM, MA4-3WM, MA4-

18MG, MA4-1WM, MA4-5NA

25% Term 2 Week 3

3

Semester 2 Mathematics Portfolio

MA4-8NA, MA4-10NA,


12MG, MA4-13MG, MA4-14MG, MA4-

21SP

25% Term 3

Week 10

4

Semester 2 Examination (Algebra, Equations, Decimals, Area, Probability & Geometry)

MA4-8NA, MA4-10NA,


12MG, MA4-13MG, MA4-14MG, MA4-21SP, MA4-17MG

25% Term 4 Week 5

Year 7 – Science – Scope & Sequence 2021

Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Term 1

2021

Unit of Work Introduction to Science and Matter Rocks

Outcomes CW1, WS4, WS5, WS6, WS7, WS8, WS9 ES1, WS4, WS6, WS7, WS8, WS9

Assessment

Term 2

2021

Unit of Work Classification and Cells

Outcomes LW1, LW2, WS4, WS5, WS6, WS7, WS9

Assessment Task 1 Task 2

Term 3

2021

Unit of Work Scientific Method Forces

Outcomes WS4, WS5, WS6, WS7, WS8, WS9 PW1, PW2, WS4, WS6, WS7, WS8, WS9

Assessment Task 3

Term 4

2021

Unit of Work Separating Mixtures and Resources

Outcomes CW3, ES3, ES4, WS4, WS5, WS6, WS7, WS8, WS9

Assessment Task 4

Year 7 – Science – 2021 Assessment Schedule

Task Description Outcome Assessed

Weighting Date Due

1

½ Yearly Examination CW1, ES1, WS7,

WS9 25%

Term 2 Week 2

2

Research Task LW2, WS7, WS8,

WS9 20%

Term 2 Week 9

3

Working Scientifically Skills Task WS4, WS5, WS6,

WS7, WS9 25%

Term 3 Week 5

4

Yearly Examination CW3abc, LW1,

LW2, PW1, PW2, WS7

30% Term 4 Week 3

Year 7 – Geography – Scope & Sequence 2021

Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Term 1

2021

Unit of Work Place and Liveability

Outcomes GE4-1, GE4-3, GE4-4, GE4-6, GE4-7, GE4-8

Assessment Research Task

Term 2

2021

Unit of Work Landscapes and Landforms


Assessment Semester Exam

Term 3

2021

Unit of Work Place and Liveability


Assessment Research Task

Term 4

2021

Unit of Work Landscapes and Landforms


Assessment Semester Exam

Year 7 – Geography – 2021 Assessment Schedule


Weighting Date Due

1

Research Task GE4-1, GE4-3,

GE4-8 40%

Week 8

Term 1

2

Semester Examination

GE4-1, GE4-2, GE4-4, GE4-5, GE4-7, GE4-8

60% Week 1

Term 2

3

Research Task GE4-1, GE4-3,

GE4-8 40%

Week 8

Term 3

4

Semester Examination

GE4-1, GE4-2, GE4-4, GE4-5, GE4-7, GE4-8

60% Week 1

Term 4

Year 7 – History – Scope & Sequence 2021

Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Semester 1 Classes

Term 1

2021

Unit of Work Investigating the Ancient Past Ancient Egypt

Outcomes HT4-1, HT4-5, HT4-6, HT4-8, HT4-9, HT4-10 HT4-2, HT4-3, HT4-6, HT4-9, HT4-10

Assessment Task 1

Term 2

2021

Unit of Work Ancient Egypt Ancient China

Outcomes HT4-2, HT4-3, HT4-6, HT4-9, HT4-10 HT4-2, HT4-3, HT4-6, HT4-9, HT4-10

Assessment Task 2 Semester 2 Classes

Term 3

2021

Unit of Work Investigating the Ancient Past Ancient Egypt

Outcomes HT4-1, HT4-5, HT4-6, HT4-8, HT4-9, HT4-10 HT4-2, HT4-3, HT4-6, HT4-9, HT4-10

Assessment

Task 1

Term 4

2021

Unit of Work Ancient Egypt Ancient China

Outcomes HT4-2, HT4-3, HT4-6, HT4-9, HT4-10 HT4-2, HT4-3, HT4-6, HT4-9, HT4-10

Assessment Task 2

Year 7 – History – 2021 Assessment Schedule

Semester 1 Classes


Weighting Date Due

1

Site Study HT4-1, HT4-5,

HT4-6 40%

Term 1

Week 5

2

Historical Investigation HT4-2, HT4-3, HT4-

9, HT4-8, HT4-10 60%

Term 2

Week 2

Semester 2 Classes


Weighting Date Due

1

Site Study HT4-1, HT4-5,

HT4-6 40%

Term 3

Week 5

2

Historical Investigation HT4-2, HT4-3, HT4-

9, HT4-8, HT4-10 6%0

Term 4

Week 2

Year 7 – PDHPE – Scope & Sequence 2021

Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Term 1

2021

Theory Unit of Work Respectful Relationships

Outcomes PD4-1, PD4-2, PD4-3, PD4-9, PD4-10

Practical Unit of Work Dream Team Athletics

Outcomes PD4-4, PD4-5, PD4-10, PD4-11 PD4-4, PD4-5, PD4-10, PD4-11

Assessment Progressive Practical Assessment

Term 2

2021

Theory Unit of Work Growing and Changing

Outcomes PD4-1, PD4-2, PD4-3, PD4-8, PD4-9, PD4-10

Practical Unit of Work Kick, Strike, Dribble

Outcomes PD4-4, PD4-5, PD4-10, PD4-11

Assessment Progressive Practical Assessment Task 2 Progressive Practical Assessment

Term 3

2021

Theory Unit of Work Understanding Me


Practical Unit of Work International Line Dance Track, Catch, Throw

Outcomes PD4-4, PD-4-5, PD4-10, PD4-11 PD4-5, PD4-10, PD4-11

Assessment Progressive Practical Assessment Task 3 Progressive Practical Assessment

Term 4

2021

Theory Unit of Work I Choose To Be Healthy


Practical Unit of Work Summer Games

Outcomes PD4-4, PD4-5, PD4-10, PD4-11

Assessment Progressive Practical Assessment

Year 7 – PDHPE – 2021 Assessment Schedule


Weighting Date Due

1

Semester One Progressive Practical Progressive Practical Assessment throughout all units completed in Terms 1 and 2.

PD4-4, PD4-5, PD4-10, PD4-11

20% Terms 1 & 2

2

Topic Test Students complete a formal examination on content covered throughout the Term 1 and Term 2 units of study. Multiple choice, short response and labelling diagrams.

PD4-1, PD4-2, PD4-3, PD4-8, PD4-9, PD4-10

30% Term 2

Week 3

3

Case Study Students demonstrate their knowledge and application of understanding through the completion of a case study in class / at home.

PD4-1, PD4-2, PD4-3, PD4-9,

PD4-10 30%

Term 3

Week 6

4

Semester Two Progressive Practical Progressive Practical Assessment throughout all units completed in Terms 3 and 4.

PD4-4, PD4-5, PD4-10, PD4-11

20% Terms 3 & 4

Year 7 – Technology Mandatory – Scope & Sequence 2021

Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Term 1,2,3 or 4 2021

Unit of Work Practical Projects / Specific Theory / Safety

Outcomes

Food & Agriculture - TAS TE4-1DP, TE4-3DP Digital Technologies - TAS TE4-2DP, TE4-3DP, TE4-4DP, TE4-7DI Engineered Systems - IA TE4-2DP, TE4-8EN Digital Technologies - IA TE4-2DP, TE4-4DP, TE4-10TS

Assessment Task 1

Term 1,2,3 or 4 2021


Outcomes


Assessment Task 2

Term 1,2,3 or 4 2021


Outcomes


Assessment Task 3

Term 1,2,3 or 4 2021


Outcomes


Assessment Task 4

Year 7 – Technology Mandatory – 2021 Assessment Schedule Technology Mandatory is taught between the TAS and IA Faculties and is semesterised.


Weighting Date Due

SEMESTER 1

1

Practical / Portfolio

Food & Agriculture TAS TE4-1DP, TE4-3DP

70% Term 1 Week 10

Digital Technologies TAS TE4-2DP, TE4-4DP

Engineered Systems IA TE4-2DP, TE4-8EN

Digital Technologies IA TE4-2DP, TE4-4DP

2

Research Task Digital Systems Comic Strip TE4-1DP, TE4-7DI 30% Term 2 Week 3

SEMESTER 2

3

Practical / Portfolio

Food & Agriculture TAS TE4-1DP, TE4-3DP

70% Term 3 Week 10

Digital Technologies TAS TE4-2DP, TE4-4DP

Engineered Systems IA TE4-2DP, TE4-8EN

Digital Technologies IA TE4-2DP, TE4-4DP

4

Research Task Technology and Society TE4-1DP, TE4-10TS 30% Term 4 Week 3

Year 7 – Music – Scope & Sequence 2021

Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Term 1

2021

Unit of Work Introduction to the Concepts of Music

Outcomes 4.1, 4.2, 4.3

Assessment Task 1

Term 2

2021

Unit of Work Orchestra and Film Music

Outcomes 4.7 - 4.10

Assessment Task 2

Term 3

2021

Unit of Work Rock and Blues Music

Outcomes 4.1, 4.2, 4.3

Assessment Task 3

Term 4

2021

Unit of Work Music from Diverse Cultures Popular Music

Outcomes 4.7 - 4.10

Assessment Task 4

Year 7 – Music – 2021 Assessment Schedule


Weighting Date Due

1

Solo Keyboard Performance 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.12 25% Term 1

Week 8/9

2 Half Yearly Examination 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10 25% Term 2

Week 2

3

In Class Guitar Performance 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.12 25% Term 3

Week 7/8

4

Yearly Examination 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.11 25% Term 4

Week 4

Year 7 – Visual Arts – Scope & Sequence 2021

Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Term 1

2021

Unit of Work Portraiture

Outcomes 4.1 - 4.6 & 4.7 & 4.9

Assessment Task 1

Term 2

2021

Unit of Work Portraiture My Backyard

Outcomes 4.1 - 4.6 4.1 - 4.6

Assessment Task 2

Term 3

2021

Unit of Work My Backyard

Outcomes 4.1- 4.6 & 4.7 - 4.10

Assessment Task 3

Term 4

2021

Unit of Work My Backyard Street Art

Outcomes 4.1- 4.6 Continued Unit into Year 8 2022 4.1- 4.6 & 4.8 & 4.10

Assessment Task 4

Year 7– Visual Arts – 2021 Assessment Schedule


Weighting Date Due

1

Studying Art: In-class Critical and Historical Writing Task + Making: Homework - Self Portrait in a Room

4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7,4.9

15% + 5% Term 1

weeks 8- 10

2

Making Art: Portfolio – Portraiture 4.1,4.2,4.3,4.4,4.5,4.6 30% Term 2

weeks 2-3

3

Studying Art: In-class Critical and Historical Writing Task 4.7,4.8,4.9,4.10 15% Term 3

weeks 4-6

4

Marking Art: Portfolio – My Backyard - 3D Design & Ceramics 4.1,4.2,4.3,4.4,4.5,4.6 35% Term 4

weeks 4-5

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