Knowledge Organiser

2019-2020 Knowledge Organiser YEAR GROUP: 8 TERM: 2 NAME FORM “Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it” – Lao Tzu Year 8 Knowledge organiser Term 2 Page: 1 How to use your knowledge organiser You are expected to bring your knowledge organiser to the academy every day This knowledge organiser contains all the key knowledge that you need to know for your learning this term. You should spend at least 30 minutes every evening using the knowledge organiser to complete a learning homework. You should record the subject or subjects on the learning homework page and show this to your form tutor on a weekly basis. You will be tested in lessons on your learning from this knowledge organiser. In some lessons, your teacher will ask you to learn specific sections of the knowledge organiser, but otherwise you should work through each subject independently, trying to memorise the information in the booklet. The more you can remember, the more useful it will be for your lessons. How to learn using a knowledge organiser The best way to use a knowledge organiser is to revise the information so that you can recall it when you are asked. The best methods to do this are: . Look, cover, write and check the key words and knowledge lists . Ask a family or friend member to test you on the knowledge . Create a mind map to remember the information in each section . Write down on a blank piece of paper as much as you can remember from the organiser . Use the knowledge organiser to help you complete work in school and at home Year 8 Knowledge organiser Term 2 Page: 2 Art Colour Vocabulary Mark Making Primary Colours are the 3 main colours. They cannot be made but are used to To make your drawings look more make other colours. realistic, you should try to use different Secondary Colours are made my mixing marks to show textures and surfaces. 2 primary colours together. You can do this by changing the Complementary Colours are opposite direction, pressure or length of your on the colour wheel. marks. Harmonious Colours are next to each other on the colour wheel. Pop Art Movement 1950’s -1970’s Tint – when you add white to a colour to make it lighter. Shade – when you add black to make the colour darker. Art Formal Elements Colour/Line/Tone/Texture/ Shape/Pattern/Form Year 8 Knowledge organiser Term 2 Page: 3 Citizenship Key words Living together in the UK 1. Immigration: coming to live permanently in a foreign country 2. Respect: having a consideration for the feelings, wishes, or rights of others. 3. Equality Act 2010: Legally protects people from discrimination in the workplace and in wider society. 4. Democracy: government of a country by representatives elected by the citizens. 5. Islamophobia: Dislike or prejudice against Islam or Muslims. A type of racism that targets expressions of Muslimness. 6. Xenophobia: dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries. 7. Mayor: the head of a particular area who accountable for the strategic government of that area. 8. Devolution: the power that gets moved from one level of government to a lower level. This allows decisions to be made locally by people who understand the area. 9. Taxation: money that has to be paid by citizens and businesses to the government as taxes. Key knowledge 10. Throughout its history, people have settled in Britain from many different countries. They have brought their language, ideas and customs, all of which have combined to make up the country’s culture. 11. The United Nations wrote the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 to set out the basic rights for all individuals. All the expectations of respect are included in the declaration. It underpins the way individuals should be treated by each other, governments and all other organisations. 12. This law bans unfair treatment and helps achieve equal opportunities in the workplace and in wider society. It replaced previous anti discriminations laws with a single Act to make the new law simpler. It also strengthened protection in some situations. 13. The UK is a democratic society which means that citizens have the right to take part in how the country is run through activities such as voting, protesting and joining pressure groups. 14. Treating people differently based on their religious beliefs is totally unacceptable and all such behaviour is rooted in racism. 15. Xenophobia can involve perceptions of groups of people from different countries, it can manifest itself in suspicion of the activities of others and not wanting others to be part of communities. It may relate to a fear of losing national, ethnic or racial identity. 16. The role of a mayor comes with many responsibilities which include; governance in the region that includes health, transport, housing, strategic planning, waste management, policing, and Fire and Rescue Service. 17. In the United Kingdom devolution has happened in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Each of these three countries now has an elected legislature which can pass some laws and a government to administer those laws and propose new ones. 18. Tax is money that people have to pay to the government. The government uses the money it gets from taxes to pay for things. For example, taxes are used to pay for people who work for the government, such as the military & police, provide services such as education & health care, and to maintain or build things such as roads, bridges & sewers. People pay different rates of tax depending on how much money they earn. Year 8 Knowledge organiser Term 2 Page: 4 Citizenship and PSHE Key words I Matter 1. Assertiveness: a person who is confident and has forceful behaviour. 2. Passive: accepting or allowing what happens or what others do, without responding or resistance. 3. Aggressive: behaviour that causes physical or emotional harm to others, or threatens to. 4. Pressure: the use of persuasion or intimidation to make someone do something. 5. Consent: permission for something to happen or agreement to do something. 6. Confidence - the feeling or belief that one can have faith in or rely on someone or something. 7. Self-confidence: a feeling of trust in one's abilities, qualities, and judgement. 8. Teenage Pregnancy: pregnancy in females under the age of 20 which can have a huge impact on both the mother and the baby. 9. FGM: female genital mutilation is when a female's genitals are deliberately altered or removed for non-medical reasons. Key knowledge 10. Assertive behaviour is one of the most powerful ways of acting when interacting with other people. Assertiveness can be widely misunderstood, often equated with aggression, which it is not. 11. Passive behaviour involves putting other people’s needs ahead of your own. Passive people often lack their own opinions and may seem very easy going as they are happy to be bossed about and have life planned out for them. 12. Aggressive behaviour might be a person’s way of trying to achieve what they need. It may be a sign of a need that isn’t being met or an attempt to communicate it. Aggressive behaviour can harm people in many ways and can at times lead to law breaking and to consequences. 13. To try to influence or persuade someone to do something or act a certain way; to make demands on or expect something from someone. 14. Consent is an absolutely necessary part of a healthy relationship. Consent in a dating relationship is when partners mutually agree to actions. This can include hugging, kissing, touching or sex. Both partners must be consenting. 15. The idea of self-confidence is usually used as self-assurance in our own personal judgment, ability, power, etc. One's self confidence increases from experiences of having mastered particular activities. It is a positive belief that in the future one can generally accomplish what one wishes to do. 16. If pregnancy occurs there are a number of options available which include; continuing with the pregnancy and taking responsibility to both become parents, continue with the pregnancy and put the baby up for adoption or alternatively terminating the pregnancy, how this happens depends on the length of time that the female has been pregnant. 17. Those who practice FGM on a girl and those who support a girl to go through FGM can go to jail for 14 years. Year 8 Knowledge organiser Term 2 Page: 5 Computing HTML Key Vocabulary Definition HTML Hypertext Mark-up language used to create webpages. Tags Used to structure HTML pages <h1> <h2> <h3> Heading tags <p> Used when creating paragraphs <li> Used to create lists in a webpage Used in the head section of the webpage to let the user know the name of the page especially for users with <title> accessibility needs. Meta Data Used to tell those with an accessibility what the webpage is about and used by search engines. Browser A web page viewer. Adobe Dreamweaver A website creation software, which allows you to visually see what your HTML code creates unlike Notepad. Serif Web Plus X6 A website creator but much easier to use as no HTML input is required. <img src> A tag, which allows the user to embed images into a web page. <a href> A tag which allows the user to embed hyperlinks into a webpage Hyperlinks Links, which allow the user to go to different destinations on the internet or download files. <left, right, centre align> Allows the user to align text when creating a webpage <head> Used in the top part of the HTML code usually where meta data is stored.

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