Year 9 HLP
Year 9 ART
Home Learning Programme Spring 2016
Staff contact: [email protected]
This half term I am learning:
- About the history and myths of gargoyles and I will be looking at different architectural structures.
- How to use different mark making techniques
- How to use a range of media and techniques
- How to research relevant artists
- How to evaluate and assess my work
For week 1 homework, I will:
Complete all your work to the best of your ability using your feedback.
For week 2 homework, I will:
Complete an evaluation for the project
In week 3 homework I will:
Complete your title page for the project Gargoyles. This must include bubble writing, drawings linking to the
theme, colour and shading. Gather images and research on gargoyles.
In week 4 homework I will:
Complete your research page on gargoyles. Research the artist Ian Murphy, find five facts and images of his
work.
In week 5 homework I will:
Complete your research page on
In week 6 homework, I will:
Draw a gargoyle using a biro pen. Annotate how you have created this, WWW and EBI
Key Terms I will learn this half term: Gargoyle, Architecture, Acrylic,
Charcoal, Chalk, Ink, Pencil, Pattern, Symmetry, Repetition. Line,
linear quality, Observation, Mark making, Thick, Fine, Delicate,
Scribble, Curvy, Zigzag, Dotted, Broken, Form, Shape, Cross
hatching, Directional, Creative, Text, Composition Tone, Detail,
Appropriate, Background, Presentation, Original, Annotate,
Template, Present, Machine stitch, Evaluate, Design, 3D,
Sculpture
Optional task
Add extra drawings fro your
MCM collage
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Optional task:
Explain what new techniques
you want to learn/ develop
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Optional task:
Add a detailed drawing of a
gargoyle using a pencil.
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Optional task:
Copy drawing of the
artists work
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Optional task:
Copy drawing of the artists
work
Optional task:
Ink and water drawing.
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Year 9 Spring Half term January to February 2016
Staff contact:
S Collins
This half term I am learning:
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Set 1 and 2 - Drawing Accurate Triangles and Quadrilaterals, Extended Finding Missing Angles, Converting Units of Measure between Lengths,
Areas and Volume, Extended Area (Trapeziums), Area of a Circle
Set 3 and 4 - Properties of ShapesDraw, measure and name angles, Finding, Missing Angles, Symmetry and Reflection
By the end of this half term I will:
• Have mastered the topics above as well as recapped topics from Term 1
In week 1 homework I will complete the homework sheet with 25 questions on a range of topics. These questions will
either forma basis for what I am learning in lesson or they will recap topics I have already learned. The questions will
change slightly each week but will be based on the same topics so that I can see myself improving throughout the term.
In week 2 homework I will complete the homework sheet with 25 questions on a range of topics. These questions will
either forma basis for what I am learning in lesson or they will recap topics I have already learned. The questions will
change slightly each week but will be based on the same topics so that I can see myself improving throughout the term.
In week 3 homework I complete the homework sheet with 25 questions on a range of topics. These questions will either
forma basis for what I am learning in lesson or they will recap topics I have already learned. The questions will change
slightly each week but will be based on the same topics so that I can see myself improving throughout the term.
In week 4 homework, I will complete the homework sheet with 25 questions on a range of topics. These
questions will either forma basis for what I am learning in lesson or they will recap topics I have already
learned. The questions will change slightly each week but will be based on the same topics so that I can
see myself improving throughout the term.
For week 5 homework, I will complete the homework sheet with 25 questions on a range of topics. These
questions will either forma basis for what I am learning in lesson or they will recap topics I have already
learned. The questions will change slightly each week but will be based on the same topics so that I can
see myself improving throughout the term.
For week 6 homework, I will complete the homework sheet with 25 questions on a range of topics. These questions will
either forma basis for what I am learning in lesson or they will recap topics I have already learned. The questions will
change slightly each week but will be based on the same topics so that I can see myself improving throughout the term.
Key Terms I will learn this half term: Angle
Reflex
Acute
Obtuse
Parallelogram
Quadrilateral
Reflection
Optional task:
Ask for the next level if you
feel ready to have a go at
some questions at a higher
grade.
Optional task:
Ask for the next level if you
feel ready to have a go at
some questions at a higher
grade.
Optional task:
Ask for the next level if you
feel ready to have a go at
some questions at a higher
grade.
Optional task:
Ask for the next level if you
feel ready to have a go at
some questions at a higher
grade.
Optional task:
Ask for the next level if you
feel ready to have a go at
some questions at a higher
grade.
Optional task:
Ask for the next level if you
feel ready to have a go at
some questions at a higher
grade.
Construction
Polygons
Speed
Compound Measures
Pi
Radius
Circumference
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Year 9 Home Learning Plan – Chemistry (9E Making materials,
9F Reactivity)
This half term I am learning:
This half term I am learning:
About different materials Evaluate
such asdifferent
polymers
ceramics.
fertilityand
treatments
and different ways to keep your body
healthy.
By the end of this half term I will be able to:
By the end of this half term I will:
Describe how ceramics are•Be
made
able to give advice regarding fertility treatments and how infertile couples
Explain how the structure ofcandifferent
materials relates to their function
have a baby.
I willdisadvantages
be able to explainof
howpolymers
the rate of diffucion can be changed and how
Evaluate the advantages and
this can affect organs in the body
In week 1 homework I will:
Complete an activity from the first column of the Chemistry 9 project
grid.
In week 1 homework I will:
Complete an activity from the first column of the Chemistry 9 project grid
In week 2 homework I will:
Complete an activity from the second column of the Chemistry 9 project grid
In week 2 homework, I will:
Complete an activity from the third column of the Chemistry 9 project grid
For week3 homework, I will:
Complete an activity from the fourth column of the Chemistry 9 project grid
For week 3 homework, I will:
Complete an activity from the 5th column of the Chemistry 9 project grid
Staff contact:
Miss Johnson
Key Terms I will learn this half term::
Atom, element, compound, mixture,
polymer, ceramic, biodegradable,
composite, flammable, reactivity.
Optional task:
Complete a second task from the Chemistry 9
homework Grid
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Optional task:
Complete another task from the Chemistry 9 homework
Grid.
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Optional task:
Complete another task from column 2 of the
Chemistry 9 homework grid
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Optional task:
Complete another task from column 3 of Chemistry 9
homework grid
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Optional task:
Complete another task from the 4th column of the
Chemistry 9 homework Grid
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Optional task:
Complete another task from the 5th Column of the
Chemistry 9 homework Grid
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1.) Write 5 true or false questions
about polymers and their uses.
CREDITS = 15
1.) Guess the chemical. Write a
paragraph describing a chemical that
you have used in chemistry this term.
Your teacher has to guess what it is.
CREDITS = 15
2.) What is the reactivity series?
Can you design a poster to explain 2.) Choose 3 how science works key
what it is and why it is important? words and explain how they relate to
an experiment we have done this
term.
CREDITS = 50
CREDITS = 20
3.) Research nano particles. What
are they? Why are they used for?
CREDITS = 60
4. How do buildings get eroded
and worn away? What is acid
rain?
CREDITS = 30
3.) Write a scientific report about
plastic bags in supermarkets and the
5p charge. Why has this been
introduced by the government? What
is the problem with plastic?
CREDITS = 60
4.) Go through your kitchen to find 5
different utensils (e.g. saucepan,
spoons). For each, state what type of
material it has been made out of and
why that material has been used.
CREDITS = 30
1)
How are explosions caused? Write
a paragraph explaining how
explosions occur.
CREDITS = 15
1) Who was Alfred Nobel? What did he
do?
CREDITS = 15
2) Make a cartoon strip to show how
2) Research Asbestos. What is it, why
we can separate different mixtures. You
was it used and why is it so dangerous?
must show three different ways!
CREDITS = 35
CREDITS = 35
3) Design a unique house made of
3) Research metals. What is the most
composite materials (e.g. concrete,
common metal used by humans and
paper, plywood). Explain why you have
why? Where do we get it from? What is
chosen these materials for each part of
it used for?
your house.
CREDITS = 50
CREDITS = 50
4) Design a leaflet for primary school
children about calcium carbonate.
What is it? Where do you find it and
what is it used in?
CREDITS = 30
4) Write a poem about recycling.
Include: What is it, how do we do it and
why is it important?
CREDITS = 30
Year 9 Food, Nutrition and Cookery
Home Learning Programme
Staff contact: [email protected]
This half term I am learning:
All about menu planning, healthy eating recipes and cookery books.
By the end of the half term I will:
- Know how to produce my own recipe and method
- Understand the need for aesthetics in food preparation.
In week 1 homework I will: Collect/find examples of menus (min of 2).
These must show starters, main meal and dessert options. You can also get
these from the internet.
In week 2 homework I will:
Research cook book layouts. Present your findings.
In week 3 homework I will:
Research healthy starters, compile a list and find and write down the recipe
for one of your found starters.
In week 4 homework, I will:
Research healthy main meals, compile a list and find and write down the
recipe for one of your found meals.
Key vocabulary used during this term.
Critique, menu planning, recipe, method, aesthetics,
starter, main, dessert, nutritional, professional, healthy,
hygiene, weighing, measuring, healthy eating.
Optional task: rate your menus on
the following (max 5*)
Choice, Value for money, layout
and presentation
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Optional task:
What do you notice about the
layout and presentation?
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Optional task:
List the nutritional content of your
recipe.
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Optional task: List the nutritional
content of your recipe.
For week 5 homework, I will:
Research healthy desserts, compile a list and find and write down the recipe
for one of your found desserts.
Optional task: List the nutritional
content of your recipe.
For week 6 homework, I will: Produce a food critique for a meal that you
have eaten at a restaurant.
Optional task: find out what the
top 5 cookbooks are at the
moment.
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Year 9 Computing Home Learning Plan Half Term 3
This half term I am learning:
• The functions of the main parts of a computer
• Understand the different types of software a computer uses
By the end of this half term I will:
•Understand the differences between input and output devices
• Know about key people in the development of computers and the internet
• Create an electronic booklet to demonstrate my knowledge of a chosen topic from this term
In week 1 homework I will show that I understand the different components that
make a PC:
Draw and label a computer (maybe your own), showing all the parts we have discussed
in the lesson
Label
peripherals
as input
or output
In
week your
2 homework
I will find correctly
out what software
a member
of your family uses at work
Staff contact:
[email protected]
Key Terms I will learn this half term:
Input device, output device, storage, data,
information, memory, CPU, operating system,
utility, application
Optional task:
Find some more
peripherals we have not
discussed in class and
be able to talk about
them
Find out the name of the software.
What is it used for
How did they learn how to use it?
Optional task:
Try to find out through
discussion with family
members what the most
common software in use
at work is
In week 3 homework I will carry out some research using the provided sheet to
record my answers
Find out what peripherals are available to assist those with disabilities in using a
computer
Optional task:
Design a peripheral for
a disability that has not
been addressed
In week 4 homework, I will carry out some research using the provided sheet to
record my answers
What impact did Alan Turing have on modern computing. Briefly describe his life and
achievements
In week 5 homework, I will carry out some research using the provided sheet to record my answers
What impact did Tim Berners-Lee have on modern computing and the internet?
For week 6 homework, I will evaluate the work I have carried out this half-term and suggest
personal improvements and a target for next half-term.
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Optional task:
What did Charles
Babbage do for
computing?
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Who are the key figures
in the development of the
internet and social
media?
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Year 9 Music
Home Learning Program Spring 2015
This half term I am learning:
- How to play in a band
- How to learn a new instrument
- Team working skills
- How to set up instruments safely and correctly
In week 1 homework I will:
• Write about a band or group of instrumentalists. Explain what instruments each member plays, what
genre of music they play and what makes them sound good
In week 2 homework I will:
• Explain why it is important that musicians practice a lot and why they need to be able to play in time
In week 3 homework I will:
• Explain how to work effectively in a band and what to do if someone is struggling
Staff contact:
Hannah.dixon@oasismediaci
tyuk.org
Key Terms I will learn this half
term: Ostinato, texture, structure,
ensemble, triad, etc…
Optional task:
Come to some of our Music Clubs to
improve your attainment. We have:
Monday lunch time: Choir
Monday after school: Choir
Tuesday after school: Guitar Club
Thursday lunch time: Keyboard Club
In week 4 homework, I will:
• Describe the successes and difficulties you have had working in a band
For week 5 homework, I will:
• Create a poster for your first gig as a band. Include date, location, band name, time and an image
that is appropriate to your genre of music
If you would like private instrument lessons
and a free instrument to borrow, see Miss
Dixon. We offer lessons in every
instrument you can think of!
Year 9 History
Home Learning Programme January – February 2016
This half term I am learning:
• How to research independently.
• To analyse and evaluate sources and form opinions based on the sources.
• How slaves lived in the USA.
• How slaves protested against their situation.
• The rise of the civil rights movement
Key Terms I will learn this half term:
Empire, British, slavery, triangular trade,
middle passage, abolitionist, slave spiritual,
civil rights, source, analysis, evaluation,
cause, consequence, chronology, significance
Staff contact:
Mrs Crowther
[email protected]
In this half term’s homework I will:
Create a project on a famous African American person of your choice.
It needs to include:
• An attractive and relevant title page clearly showing who the project is about.
• An introductory page providing the background of the black person’s life. (E.g.
where they were born, when, where did they grow up and go to school, have
they any brothers/sisters…)
• A section answering the question: How did they become famous?
• Details of what they have achieved.
• A section answering: What do you like about them? Is there anything that
makes you want to be like them?
• Finally, a list of your sources should be written at the end.
Optional task:
• Add pictures
throughout to support
your information.
• Decorate the project
to improve the
presentation.
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Year 9 English Home Learning Programme January 2016
This half term I am learning:
•How to write descriptively, and analyse examples of descriptive writing
•How to select relevant words, understand writer’s effects and explain the meaning of words
By the end of this half term I will:
•Know how to use structure, punctuation and vocabulary for effect
• Have completed a formal assessment of Writing, and completed follow-up tasks on these to
move my learning forward
•Have completed a formal assessment of Reading, and completed follow-up tasks on these to
move my learning forward
Staff contact:
Key Terms I will learn this half term:
Synonyms, imagery, adjective, verb,
symbolism, context, tone, analyse, structure,
connotations
In week 1 homework I will complete the RESEARCH assignment.
Optional task:
Date Due:
Research the poets of World War 1. Create a fact file, including information about their lives and the
poems they wrote.
In week 2 homework I will complete the TRANSFORMATION assignment.
Choose one of the conflict poems you have studied in class and write a monologue inspired by the
poem. You could be a character from the poem, and write about the events of the poem from their
perspective.
In week 3 homework I will complete the ANALYSIS assignment.
Optional task:
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Date Due:
Date Due:
Collect a copy of the poem ‘Who’s For The Game’ by Jessie Pope and answer the following question:
How does the poet use language devices to persuade the reader to support the war effort?
In week 4 homework, I will complete the RESEARCH assignment.
Optional task:
Date Due:
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Date Due:
Research the murder of Sophie Lancaster. Find 5 facts about the crime and consequent trial.
For week 5 homework, I will complete the assignment.
Write a paragraph which explains which hate crime, in your opinion, is the worst: hate towards race,
hate towards religion, hate towards sexual orientation or hate towards disability.
For week 6 homework, I will complete the assignment.
Create a list of ten rules that your school could adopt which would reduce the chances of hate-related
incidences.
Optional task: select
Date Due:
Year 9 Spanish Home Learning Programme January- March 2015
In week 1 homework I will practice and memorise:
• Types of TV programmes in Spanish
• Opinion verbs
This half term I am learning:
• How to discuss which types of TV programmes and films I like.
• How to form the future tense in Spanish.
• How to form the past tense in Spanish.
By the end of this half term I will:
• Have practised using key vocabulary in each of the four skills, reading, writing, speaking and
listening
Have tested my vocabulary knowledge through weekly tests in class.
• Have completed a reading and listening assessment based on the vocabulary they have
learned.
• Have completed an extended piece of writing in Spanish using the language I have learned in
this topic.
In week 2 homework I will practice and memorise:
• Types of film in Spanish
• How to form the future tense
In week 3 homework I will practice and memorise:
• How to form the past tense in Spanish
• Key verbs for describing a film plot
In week 4 homework I will practice and memorise:
• Adjectives to describe a film or TV programme
In week 5 homework,
I will revise all of the vocabulary from this half term for my assessment.
For week 6 homework,
I will learn any vocabulary that I did not recognize in my assessment.
Staff contact:
[email protected]
Optional task:
Write a short essay
about which types of
programmes you like
and dislike and why in
Spanish.
Optiona task: Write a short
essay about which types
of films you like and
dislike and why in
Spanish.
Optional taskWrite a
description of the last
film you saw using the
past tense. Use
www.wordreference.co
m to find any verbs you
do not know.
Optional task:
Write a description of
your favourite film/TV
programme in Spanish,
explaining in detail
why you like it.
Optional task:
Create vocabulary
revision cards – write
the Spanish on one side
and the English on the
other.
Optional task:
Create a spidogramr or
presentation with all of
the language you have
learnt this half term.
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