Geography - Below satisfactory - Year 8
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can identify simple interconnections between people and environments (WS1) and simply describe how places are perceived and valued (WS2). Through an examination of the factors associated with the movement …
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Short response: Changing nations – BELOW
Students were introduced to the topic of human migration within and between countries and its impact on the concentration of populations in major cities. During this study, comparisons were made between urban and rural environments in Australia and China. For …
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Scripted: Pyramus and Thisbe - BELOW
Students were engaged in a unit of work on Elizabethan drama using Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream as the key text for a performance-based assessment. They studied style and the acting conventions of the play’s original context. They also learned …
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Health and Physical Education - Below satisfactory - Years 7 and 8
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can identify physical changes that occur during puberty and recognise that during puberty relationships also change (WS3). They identify a number of emotions that impact on relationships and provide …
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The Arts: Dance - Below satisfactory - Years 7 and 8
This portfolio of work shows that the student can choreograph short sequences of movement. The student responds to their dance, describing some parts of their performance or the dance’s intent.
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The Arts: Drama - Below satisfactory - Years 7 and 8
This portfolio of student work shows that the student understands some of the conventions of performing a script. The student can identify some choices made to communicate to an audience.
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The Arts: Music - Below satisfactory - Years 7 and 8
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can identify some elements of music used in American folk music. The student performs music by occasionally singing or playing in an ensemble.
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The Arts: Media Arts - Below satisfactory - Years 7 and 8
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can identify some technical effects in a documentary and how they communicate meaning to an audience (WS1). The student can use some technical and symbolic elements, as well as conventions of print …
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Digital Technologies - Below satisfactory - Years 7 and 8
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can distinguish between different types of networks and defined purposes (WS5). The student explains how text, image and audio data can be represented, secured and presented in digital systems (WS2, …
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Design and Technologies - Below satisfactory - Years 7 and 8
This portfolio of student work shows that the student can explain factors that influence the design of products, services and environments to meet present and future needs (WS1, WS2, WS3, WS4). The student explains the contribution of design and technology …
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Letter: Puberty advice – BELOW
This assessment task was part of a unit of work on relationships and sexuality. Students were asked to write a letter to their Year 6 self. In the letter, they were to give advice about some of the challenges and changes they will face physically and …
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Song analysis: Relationships and values - BELOW
As part of a unit of work on respectful relationships and values, students were asked to select a song that describes a relationship between two people or two groups of people. Students were asked to write an essay to analyse the aspects of the relationship …
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Digital project: App development - BELOW
Students collaboratively designed and implemented an app for Year 7 and 8 students. They documented their process using a group wiki including guidelines for using the wiki and managing files, analysis of similar apps, functional and non-functional requirements, …
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Working safely and accurately - BELOW
Students were filmed or photographed to demonstrate working safely in the technologies classroom (below sample not published). They completed safety worksheets to demonstrate their understanding of safe work practices.
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Demonstration and discussion: Adapting skills - BELOW
Students researched and experienced playing a number of different games from other cultures and explored the similarities and differences in terms of movement skills and strategies required to be successful in each game. Students were asked to play sepak …
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Written response: Personal safety - BELOW
The class explored different scenarios where personal safety may be at risk and investigated a range of strategies that could be implemented to minimise risk to personal safety, remove themselves from unsafe situations and report inappropriate behaviour. The …
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Folk music: North American - BELOW
Students studied American folk music and the origins of blues in a 10-week unit that differentiated for a range of abilities in class. In particular, they studied traditional North American blues and gospel music, focusing on This Train is Bound for Glory …
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Analysis: Contact - BELOW
Students studied the communicative power of technical elements used in Media Arts as part of a unit of work on the documentary Contact (2009) by Bentley Dean and Martin Butler. They explored and analysed the technical elements of voice-over, music, sound …
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Exploring Islamic art - BELOW
Students explored the fundamental principles of Islamic art (geometry, calligraphy and arabesque). They researched and analysed traditional Islamic artwork and architecture, and explored the use of geometric shapes to create patterns using traditional …
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Design project: Budget pants - BELOW
Students designed and produced pants or shorts for a specified budget. They documented their work including a deconstructed design brief; mood board collage; design ideas rendered and annotated; a fashion illustration (3D sketch); storyboard; materials …
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