curriculum overview year 7 summer term matter at the deanes
Art Fruit and Pattern Students will gain the experience of learning to see colours, lines, patterns in greater depth through observational skills. Students will draw a selection of fruit which shows internal and external patterns and textures. Students will be able to show stronger observational skills and learn to bring more detail into their work. Work will have a more finished look and presented in a good manner. World Art citizenship Students will gain experience of art around the world and explore art beyond the Western cultures. Students will look at Islamic and African Art as well as Inuit cultures which has shaped religions, myths and a different outlook on the world around us. Social, moral connections will be open for discussion and students will be asked to react in an artist creative manner towards challenging questions. The art history we will be looking at will find connections and differences which students will be able to write about and explore in depth. This will be backed up by artistic renditions and reactions to the way others see the West and visa versa. Pride will be taken in producing group pieces of work as well as the beginning of more independent learning opportunities. The Media What sort of country do you want to live in? Democracy and freedom Conflicting rights: How free should the press be? Who s watching you? To be able to explain how the use of the internet and social media makes us vulnerable. To judge the value of the government using surveillance information. dance Musical Theatre Small group choreography task to bring to life a musical theatre number using key elements of performance Students will re-create a musical number of their choice. Performances will be well researched, rehearsed and technically confident.
drama Morals and Fables- Devising Teamwork and devising theatre skills, research and using old ideas to create new ideas. Students needs to manage their time and organise themselves effectively. Students will devise a small group performance using all the skills developed this year. A particular focus will be on storyline and how the moral is reflected in the performance. Students individual performances highlight artistic intentions. english Summer Term: Gothic Literature GCSE Language Paper 1: commenting on explicit information from the text; structural features and their effects; writers methods and language techniques; descriptive/narrative skills writing skills. GCSE English Literature: inference skills; deciphering texts and developing analysis skills; strengthening understanding of subject terminology and language devices. ethics Reading Comprehension: Ability to explore and explain the effects of words, phrases, language devices, sentence forms etc.; supporting ideas with a range of textual detail, embedding their quotations; making sophisticated use of subject terminology; comparing a range of texts. Writing Skills: Use of a wide range of linguistic techniques; variety of sentence lengths and structures; sophisticated vocabulary with words chosen for effect; the full range of punctuation used with accuracy and confidence; coherent paragraphs with connectives used effectively to link them; use of figurative language to engage and interest the reader; matching texts to audience and purpose. Beliefs, teachings and practices Native American Beliefs compared to Christian Stewardship. Traditions and ways of life express ideas and beliefs. Identification of similarities and differences between ideas of stewardship in Native American and Christian beliefs. Drawing on existing knowledge of other regions to enhance these comparisons. Showing respect for beliefs of others.
french Free time and holidays Topic work includes sports and when we play, playing musical instruments, free time activities we like doing, holidays and Students will actively participate in lessons and join in speaking French. They will do their best work in class and for homework. Introduction to the past tense holiday activities. Group project geography Grammar includes jouer à and jouer de, using two verbs together, modal verbs, the near future tense and the perfect tense to describe actions in the past. Listening, speaking, reading, writing, dictionary and translation skills will be improved. In speaking and writing students will make their work more complex, including new tenses, time phrases, connectives, a variety of opinions and reasons. Students will develop their ability to work in groups and independently, and practise on language websites such as www.linguascope.com and www.memrise.com. Rivers and coasts The name and location some of the world s most famous rivers. The features of a drainage basin. The hydrological cycle. How a river changes from source to mouth. The processes of erosion, transportation and deposition and the landforms these create in river and coastal landscapes. How river flooding and coastal erosion are managed. Independence and accuracy when locating physical features (rivers, watershed, source, mouth, confluence) on a range of maps and the ability to apply to specific examples e.g. The River Thames drainage basin. Precision in the use of subject vocabulary when explaining the formation of landforms and the ability to demonstrate understanding of processes through diagrams and modelling. Use of knowledge of methods of river and coastal flooding to reach a decision of how these can be best used in a scenario.
history Tudors Henry VIII s character, Cardinal Wolsey, The Reformation and The Dissolution. Mid-Tudor Crisis: Edward VI and Mary Tudor. The Young Queen Elizabeth I, Elizabeth and Mary and The Spanish Armada. Analysing source evidence, evaluating its reliability and using this to form a judgement on key questions, for example, by evaluating the significance of factors leading to the English Civil War. Identification and analysis of the causes and consequences of the execution of King Charles leading to students forming a conclusion. The English Civil War Who was Oliver Cromwell? Why did Cromwell go to war? What happened in the Civil War? The Battle of Marston Moor. Why does Parliament win? Why did Cromwell execute King Charles? Why did Cromwell shoot the Levellers? Why did Cromwell massacre the Irish? maths How to solve 1 & 2 step equations with an unknown on both sides. Building on these skills to use sequences and identify how these can create straight line graphs used for predicting. The ability to manipulate an equation or form an equation in order to solve a problem with unknown variables in them. Recognising that an equation can be turned into a formula and used to predict events. Well laid out processes demonstrating through mathematical articulation the ability to form and solve equations applied to simple problems involving up to 4 unknowns.
music Chord Sequences Performance and Composition skills. Students can competently play chord sequences both on ukulele and keyboards. Changes are smooth and do not affect the flow of the piece and rhythms vary to create an engaging performance. Compositions show an understanding of how chords relate to each other. The highest levels may show an ability to create key changes. Samba Music Team work, performance and leadership skills. Students can maintain their rhythm while others are playing contrasting parts. Ability to play and compose syncopated (offbeat) rhythms will enable students to access the highest levels. Opportunity to lead ensemble and direct them from one section to the next, leading call and responses too. pce Some personal tips and observational skills in Thought out responses to personal Decision Making & Risk Knowledge which enables students to form supportive and positive order to stay safe around water and railways. Taking relationships and help others do the same. An introduction to Sexual Relationships Education; learning about puberty and personal relationships. Knowledge of the changes in adolescence and how to Develop Positive Relationships that are age appropriate. Excellent social skills which allow students to make good friendships that have a positive influence on others. p.e. Team Building and Striking and Fielding Basic Skills required in each sport, understanding correct technique and application, officiating & analysing performance; understanding roles, positions & tactics and how to alter plans accordingly; understanding the value of fairness. Applying the skills of the game with increased precision and speed in a competitive game situation; demonstrating knowledge of the rules/tactics when playing/ officiating with confidence; analysing performance and suggesting ways to improve; justification of POM using sport specific language.
science Energy, ecosystems, reactions, waves Flower structure, plant reproduction, food chains, food webs, predator and prey relationships, energy from food, energy from fuels, renewable energy, cost of electricity, energy transfers, work done, metals and non-metals, metal and acid reactions, oxidation, displacement, ph, acids, alkalis, neutralisation, sound waves, reflection, refraction, dispersion of light. Making models of flowers, interpreting and evaluating changes to food chains and webs, calculating energy bills, evaluating renewable energy sources, explaining energy transfers, writing equations for reactions, predicting reactions, interpreting ray diagrams. Technology Safety in the Textiles workshop. Where fabrics come from. Producing a product in response to a brief. Textiles Throughout this project students will gain experience working safely and learning how to utilise a sewing machine to improve their knowledge of the world of fabrics around them and how they can be manipulated to solve problems. They will develop their measuring and accuracy and learn to create lines of stitching. They will then utilise their skills to manufacture a quality finished product. A developed understanding of safe working in a work shop. Accurate measuring and control of a sewing machine to produce lines of stitches. The skilled and independent manufacture of a product that requires accuracy and skill to create. Creativity shown with surface decoration and the embellishment of work ensuring functionality. Safety in the Textiles workshop. Where fabrics come from. Producing a product in response to a brief. Throughout this project students will gain experience working safely and learning how to utilise a sewing machine to improve their knowledge of the world of fabrics around them and how they can be manipulated to solve problems. They will develop their measuring and accuracy and learn to create lines of stitching. They will then utilise their skills to manufacture a quality finished product. A developed understanding of safe working in a workshop. Accurate measuring and control of a sewing machine to produce lines of stitches. The skilled and independent manufacture of a product that requires accuracy and skill to create. Creativity shown with surface decoration and the embellishment of work ensuring functionality.