YEAR 9 HOME LEARNING BOOKLET SUMMER 2014 YOUR HOME LEARNING: SUMMER Student at the Aylesbury Vale Academy will be challenged at home as well as in school to ensure that they reach their potential. Year 9 students nationally are required to complete between 45 minute and 90 minutes of homework every night to ensure that they make the necessary progress. This booklet contains your home learning tasks for the Spring Term. It provides a clear outline of the task set, guidance of when to start it, the hand in date and the week it should be returned to you. The tasks are varied and have an emphasis on extended study and independent research. Teachers may set other pieces of homework from time to time. CORE SUBJECTS (English, Maths, Science) Homework for English and Maths will be set on a weekly basis and recorded in the student planner. Homework for Science will be set every two weeks, be recorded in student planners and will be available to download from the VLE. DT, Religious Studies, ICT and History will provide homework on a fortnightly basis details of which can be found on the VLE. MANAGING YOUR TIME Each subject has set an Extended Home Learning Task that should take between three to four hours to complete over a three week period. We want you to become self-managers. A good self-manager can organise their time, prioritise tasks and work to deadlines (all essential life skills). To help with this we’ve staggered the tasks so you only have to hand in a maximum of two at any one time. The timetable below shows exactly when each Home Learning task is to be undertaken. YEAR 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 SUMMER Sep May 21 April 21 April 28 Sept 5 t May12 May19 June 2 June 9 June 16 June 23 June 30 July 7 July 14 ART H M GEOGRAPHY H M PERFORMING ARTS H M PHYSICAL EDUCATION H M GERMAN H MUSIC H M KEY Work on your Home Learning Project during these weeks. H: Hand in your Home Learning Project to your teacher during the lesson you have with them this week. M: Your Home Learning Project will normally be marked and Returned during this week. ART Observational Drawing- Organic forms National Curriculum Level: 3-7 By the end of this task you will have: Created an observational study of a cross section of a natural/organic form Illustrated an effective use of tone and form Looked at pattern and shape through accurate recordings and proportions By the end of this task you will know: -Enlarge shape -Use tone and form within an observational drawing How to complete this task: Choose a cross section of an organic form, this could be the inside of a pepper for instance. On A4 paper, enlarge the shape to no smaller than an A5 scale. Create an accurate outline first then develop the details, patterns, shapes. Using a range of pencil tone, illustrate the light and dark areas to create a three-dimensional form. Keywords and phrases you could use in your work: Observation Detail Proportion Range Organic Scale Tone Enlarge Cross Form section Exceptional Home Learning may include: Working from direct observation of an object Creating texture and tone effectively Where to find help: Search engines to research possible images How parents/guardians can help: helping to choose a suitable cross section of an organic form AYLESBURY VALE ACADEMY YEAR 9 HOME LEARNING BOOKLET SUMMER GEOGRAPHY Emerging Global Superpowers National Curriculum Level: 3-7 By the end of this task you will have: Researched a geographical focus of your choice Explained what patterns or processes are taking place Examined the impact these have on either China or India (or both) Predicted what might happen in the future How to complete this task: Choose a geographical focus that interests you, and that can be seen in either China or India (or both). This could be population, tectonics (particularly earthquakes in these countries), environmental issues, shanty towns (India), tourism or any other focus you can think of. Explain clearly what the geographical focus is that you have chosen, making sure that you cover the causes of it as well as the effects/impacts/problems it has. You should also include specific case studies for either China or India. Research potential solutions to any problems you identify and describe ways in which your chosen issue can be improved/made better. Make sure that the solutions you explain are sustainable and that you explain how they are sustainable. You may want to make links between more than one focus. Keywords and phrases you could use in your work: Physical Human India Social Economic Impact China Impact Environmental Sustainable Exceptional Home Learning may include: Work on more than one country or geographical focus How parents/guardians can help: Help your child research either China or India to gain initial ideas about what to write about Help your child with their time management so they don’t leave all their work until the last minute AYLESBURY VALE ACADEMY YEAR 9 HOME LEARNING BOOKLET SUMMER Year 9 HISTORY Summer home learning opportunities 1 Country most responsible for the start of WW1 2 Changing technology of WW1 3 Research into WW2 family connections or locality 4-6 Long term topic: In what ways did the Government hide the effects of the Blitz? Assessment 7 The significance of Pearl Harbour 8 The Holocaust 9-11 Long term project: Representations of the 1960s 12 Change and continuity, 1066-2014 Year 9 RS Homework reading task Each week H/W will be set in class from the topics below: 1) Explore why poverty exists 2) Jewish Teachings on poverty 3) Jesus’s teachings on Wealth 4) Evaluate the need and success of long – term aid 5) Explore the link between Christian beliefs and relief work 6) Non – religious attitudes to poverty 7) Assessment PERFORMING ARTS Physical Theatre National Curriculum Level: 3-7 By the end of this task you will have: Produced a script using a theme of your choice. Eg love/war By the end of this task you will know: What a Motif, Stimulus, and Improvisation are and how to write a script using only 2 characters. How to complete this task: Research what the keywords Motif, Stimulus, and Improvisation are and write a definition. Write a script using a theme of your choice, for two characters set in a location of your choice. Within your script there must be reference to a disaster. Your script should make some reference to the stage and movement on the stage. Try and include stage directions. Exceptional Home Learning may include: A well-structured and presented piece of work that can be performed in front of the class. Attention to spelling and grammar achieve a better mark Where to find help: Your Teacher www.dailyscript.com There are lots of different websites that demonstrate script work. AYLESBURY VALE ACADEMY YEAR 9 HOME LEARNING BOOKLET Summer PHYSICAL EDUCATION Playing by the Rules National Curriculum Level: 3-7 By the end of this task you will have: Researched the rules of your favourite sport Created an explanation of the pitch/court markings of your favourite sport By the end of this task you will know: The rules and pitch sizes of your favourite sport How to complete this task: You are to create a booklet with a front cover saying what the sport is (with a picture). Inside the booklet you will need to list the rules (think of duration of play, fouls, restarts, extra-time, number of players) and then include a diagram of the pitch/court and identify the markings. Think of this as a guide for someone who does not know the sport. Keywords and phrases you could use in your work: Duration Foul Play Player Numbers Exceptional Home Learning may include: A definition of each of the keywords Examples of the rules being applied Where to find help: www.wikipedia.com www.thefa.com www.lta.com www.badmintonengland.com www.englandhockey.co.uk www.rfu.com www.uka.co.uk How parents/guardians can help: Is the information clear and easy to read? Is the diagram marked out appropriately AYLESBURY VALE ACADEMY YEAR 9 HOME LEARNING BOOKLET SUMMER German Year 9 Die Zukunft National Curriculum Level: 3-7 By the end of this task you will have: Consolidated your work on future plans and practised using three (past/ present/ future) By the end of this task you will know: How to recognise and use three tenses (past/ present/ future) and talk confidently about your future plans How to complete this task: Complete each of the worksheets which follow. You do not need to complete them all at once. Try to complete them weekly as we cover each section in lessons. Keywords and phrases you could use in your work: Ich werde… (I In zwei Jahre/ Ich bin Ich arbiete in… (I Die Arbeit beginnt/ will) nächstes Jahr… (In Student(in) (I am work in…) endet… (Work two years/ next a student) begins/ ends…) year…) weil… (because) Ich bin aktiv… (I Ich habe gelernt nützlich/ Mein Beruf ist am fit …) (I have learnt) wichtig… (useful/ einfach, weil… (My important) job is easy, because…) Exceptional Home Learning may include: Making decisions about your education and career plans and writing about your future! Using and recognising three tenses (past/present/future) successfully Where to find help: http://dict.leo.org/ www.atantot.co.uk (username: aylesburyvale password: 6222) How parents/guardians can help : Help your child to use an online or paper dictionary.