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HumanitiesKey Stage 3 - Year 8In Year 8 students continue to develop their knowledge, understanding and skills. Humanities - Geography and History Key Dates | October 2005 - Black History Month | 4th October – Ramadan | 4th October – Rosh Hashanah | 1st November - Diwali | 3rd November - EID- Ul- Fitr | 1st December – World Aids Day | 27th January – Holocaust Memorial day | | End of Year Exams - 23-27 May 2005 |
Autumn | From Slavery to Equality. Key questions for enquiry: - What was Africa like in the 14th century?
- How and why were people captured?
- What was the Middle Passage?
- How were slaves sold?
- What was life like on the plantations?
- What was the Underground Railroad?
- How did slaves become free?
- What was the Civil Rights Movement?
- Who were the key figures in Black people gaining equality?
Brazil Key questions for enquiry: - Where is Brazil located?
- What are the main physical and climatic features of Brazil?
- Why do ¾ of Brazil’s population live in Brazil?
- What is life like in a favela?
- Why are there children living on the streets of Brazil?
- How developed is Brazil?
Cross Curricular links - English – the story of street children in Brazil | Spring | The French Revolution Key questions for enquiry: - What was life like in France in the 18th Century?
- What caused the French Revolution?
- What were the effects of the revolution?
- How did people respond to the revolution?
Weather and Ecosystems Key questions for enquiry: - What is weather?
- How is weather measured?
- What is the difference between weather and climate?
- What factors affect climate?
- What causes rainfall?
- What is an ecosystem?
- What are the main characteristics of tropical rainforest ecosystems?
- How can people affect ecosystems?
| Summer | The impact of Empire Key questions for enquiry: - What factors lead to the development of the British Empire?
- How did the empire affect different countries around the World?
- How did people respond to the Empire?
Rivers and Flooding Key questions for enquiry: - Where do rivers start?
- What physical processes are responsible for the shape of the river?
- How does the river change shape along its course?
- Why do rivers flood?
- How are people and the environment affected?
- How do people respond?
| | | | Assessment is an integral part of the curriculum. Students are assessed each lesson through question and answering, class work, homework and peer and self assessment. There is also a formal assessment in each unit which will test a combination of their knowledge, understanding and skills. |
Humanities – religious EducationKey Dates | 4th October Ramadan | 4th October – Rosh hashanah | 1st November - Diwali | 3rd November - EID- Ul- Fitr | 1st December – World Aids Day | 27th January – Holocaust Memorial day | October 2005 Black History Month | End of Year Exams - 23-27 May 2005 |
Autumn | Judaism Key questions and concepts: - Why was the Torah received during the Exodus?
- What is the relationship between the Torah and freedom?
- What do Jews believe about the authority of written and the oral Torah?
| Spring | Christianity Key questions and concepts: - What is Christianity?
- Jesus – the historical person
- Jesus – Son of God
- What can we learn from the Prodigal son?
- The Tax Collector – transforming power of love
- Christianity in action –Mother Theresa
- Christianity in action – Christianity around the World
| Summer | Hinduism Key concepts and stories: - Brahman and Atman
- Karma, Samsara and Moksha
- Varna and Darma
- Wheel of life
- Arjuna’s dilemma
- Yuddhistra’s lie
| | | | Assessment is an integral part of the curriculum. Students are assessed each lesson through question and answering, class work, homework and peer and self assessment. There is also a formal assessment in each unit which will test a combination of their knowledge, understanding and skills. |
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