QCS Preparation Course
Work Rate Calendar - Term 1 2016
It is important that all students follow the WRC in conjunction with Blackboard resources and other assigned materials.
All students should be attending scheduled lessons. Students who have been approved (by DP) with a lesson exemption must ensure that weekly
contact is maintained with each teacher through email, Blackboard, phone, return of work, blogs or wikis etc.
Variations and differentiated instruction: At certain times a teacher may access different resources/make minor amendments to topics or adjust
Return of Work depending on the ability and needs of the different students in the class. Announcements about any of these minor adjustments will
be in Blackboard.
Dates
1
25 Jan
29 Jan
2
3
1 Feb
5 Feb
8 Feb
12 Feb
SL
Unit
Topic
N/A
N/A
Literacy and Numeracy Diagnostic tests
Pathways to
Success
Pages 7 - 19
Activity 8 - 11
Attend Senior
Secondary
Orientation
Wednesday, 3 Feb
Pathways to
Success
Pages 20 – 25
Tasks 1 - 6
Pathways to
Success
Pages 103 – 105;
Diagnostic test
Due: Monday, 8 Feb
Results reviewed 11
Feb
QCS Classes
published
Due: Monday, 15 Feb
Goal setting
Due: Friday, 19 Feb
Open QCS Test Reflection Survey, Learning
Styles Survey and Diagnostic tests – complete via
BB; upload by Monday 8 February
Snr Sec Orientation – 3rd February
Mighty Minds workshops 9.00 am – 12 noon
Senior Presentations, Assessment Policy
1.15 pm – 2.45 pm
Literacy and Numeracy Diagnostic tests
BSDE Swimming Carnival (Friday 12 Feb)
Discuss results of surveys and diagnostic tests
4
Thursday
8.30 am –
10.00 am
P-12 Goal setting due
Writing Task
5
22 Feb
26 Feb
Thursday
8.30 am –
10.00 am
6
29 Feb
4 Mar
Thursday
8.30 am –
10.00 am
7
7 Mar
11 Mar
Thursday
8.30 am –
10.00 am
Work/Activity
to be completed
Pathways to
Success
Pages 1 – 6
Activity 1 - 7
QCS preparation course introduction
15 Feb
19 Feb
Refer to text
Tuesday- Australia Day Public Holiday
N/A
Introduction
Week
Things you need to know and what you know
Criteria assessed
Planning: Mind Map
Key Term: Describe
Pages 26 – 33
Tasks 7 - 12
Pathways to
Success
Pages 107 – 137
Writing Task
Writing Task
Responding to stimulus; 2 stimulus given
Planning: Mind Map (15 min for planning)
Key Term: Explain
Writing Task
Writing Task
8
14 Mar
18 Mar
Thursday
8.30 am –
10.00 am
Discussion of draft response
Unpack model response
Key Term: Evaluate
Strategies for responding to Multiple
Choice and Short Response
FRIDAY- Good Friday Public Holiday
9
21 Mar
24 Mar
Draft response
Due: Tuesday, 15
Mar
Responding to stimulus; 1 stimulus given
Planning: Mind Map
Draft response (30 min)
Key Term: Compare
QCS Practice Yr 12 (Tues 22 – Thurs 24)
Pathways to
Success
Pages 175 – 177
(MC)
Pages 139 – 140
and 142 – 143 (SR)
Attend QCS Practice
test Tues, 22 Mar &
Thurs, 24 Mar
N/A
Attend Mighty
Minds Workshop –
Wed, 23 Mar
Public Holidays: Australia Day (TUESDAY 26th January); Good Friday (25th March)
School Holidays: Friday 25th March – Sunday 10th April
March 25th Good Friday
QCS Preparation Course
Work Rate Calendar - Term 2 2016
It is important that all students follow the WRC in conjunction with Blackboard resources and other assigned materials.
All students should be attending scheduled lessons. Students who have been approved (by DP) with a lesson exemption must ensure that
weekly contact is maintained with each teacher through email, Blackboard, phone, return of work, blogs or wikis etc.
Variations and differentiated instruction: At certain times a teacher may access different resources/make minor amendments to topics or
adjust Return of Work depending on the ability and needs of the different students in the class. Announcements about any of these minor
adjustments will be in Blackboard.
Week
Dates
SL
1
11 Apr
15 Apr
Tuesday
8.30 am –
10.00 am
2
18 Apr
22 Apr
Unit
Topic
3
25 Apr
29 Apr
Thursday
8.30 am –
10.00 am
Thursday
8.30 am –
10.00 am
Short Response Items
Short response
Focus on written literacy/visual literacy items for
Maths students
Focus on numeracy items for Humanities
students
Key Term: Suggest
Short response
MONDAY- ANZAC DAY Public Holiday
Short response
Focus on written literacy/visual literacy items for
Humanities students
Focus on numeracy items for Maths students
Key Term: Discuss
Multiple choice
6
16 May
–
20 May
Thursday
8.30 am –
10.00 am
N/A
7
23 May
–
27 May
Thursday
8.30 am –
10.00 am
8
30 May
–
3 Jun
Thursday
8.30 am –
10.00 am
6 Jun
–
10 Jun
N/A
10
13 Jun
–
17 Jun
Thursday
8.30 am –
10.00 am
11
20 Jun
–
24 Jun
Thursday
8.30 am –
10.00 am
9
Multiple Choice Items
5
9 May
–
13 May
Pathways to
Success
Literacy:
Pages 144 – 156
Pages 157 – 165
Numeracy:
Pages 55 - 88
Pathways to
Success
Literacy:
Pages 144 – 156
Pages 157 – 165
Numeracy:
Pages 55 - 88
Pathways to
Success
Literacy:
Pages 176 – 189
Numeracy:
Pages 193 - 202
Due:
Friday, 29 Apr
BSDE Cross Country (either week 3 or
4)
Multiple choice
Focus on written literacy/visual literacy items for
Maths students
Focus on numeracy items for Humanities
students
Key Term: Substitute
Senior Camp (Mon- Friday)
QCS Workshop (Thursday)
Feedback from QCS Practice Test Term 1
Feedforward for QCS Practice Test Term 2
Multiple choice
Focus on written literacy/visual literacy items for
Humanities students
Focus on numeracy items for Maths students
Key Term: Verify
QCS Practice test/preparation/review
4
Focus on written literacy/visual literacy items for
Maths students
Focus on numeracy items for Humanities
students
Key Term: Estimate
Thursday
8.30 am –
10.00 am
Work/Activity
to be completed
Focus on written literacy/visual literacy items for
Maths students
Focus on numeracy items for Humanities
students
Key Term: Contrast
MONDAY- Public Holiday
2 May
–
6 May
Refer to text
Revision
Strategies for responding to Short Response and
Multiple Choice items
Planning and preparing response for Writing
Task
11/12 Exam Block
QCS Practice Yr 12 (Thursday, Friday)
QCS preparation survey to be
completed
Review
Areas requiring further development
Review
Areas requiring further development
School Holidays: 25th June- 10th July
Attend Mighty
Minds Workshop –
Thurs,
19 May
Pathways to
Success
Literacy:
Pages 176 – 189
Numeracy:
Pages 193 - 202
Pathways to
Success
Page 141 and 204
Pages 262 - 263
Attend QCS Practice
test Thurs, 9 & Fri,
10 Jun
QCS preparation
survey
Due:
Friday,10 Jun
QCS Preparation Course
Work Rate Calendar - Term 3 2016
It is important that all students follow the WRC in conjunction with Blackboard resources and other assigned materials.
All students should be attending scheduled lessons. Students who have been approved (by DP) with a lesson exemption must ensure that weekly
contact is maintained with each teacher through email, Blackboard, phone, return of work, blogs or wikis etc.
Variations and differentiated instruction: At certain times a teacher may access different resources/make minor amendments to topics or adjust
Return of Work depending on the ability and needs of the different students in the class. Announcements about any of these minor adjustments will
be in Blackboard.
Week
Dates
SL
1
11 Jul
15 Jul
Thursday
8.30 am –
10.00 am
2
18 Jul
22 Jul
Thursday
8.30 am –
10.00 am
3
25 Jul
29 Jul
Thursday
8.30 am –
10.00 am
Unit
Topic
Refer to text
Work/Activity
to be completed
Recap Core Knowledge
Writing Task
Short Response
Multiple Choice
Literacy/Visual Literacy
1 Aug
5 Aug
Thursday
8.30 am –
10.00 am
5
8 Aug
12 Aug
Thursday
8.30 am –
10.00 am
6
15 Aug
19 Aug
Thursday
8.30 am –
10.00 am
7
22 Aug
26 Aug
N/A
QCS Test - Testing Formats
WT, SR, MC
4
Short Response
Multiple Choice
Literacy/Visual Literacy
Short Response
Multiple Choice
BSDE Athletics Carnival
Numeracy
Feedback from QCS Practice Test Term 2
P-12 Goal setting due
Show Holiday 10th August
Multiple choice and Short response CCEs
Pathways to
Success
Page 254 - 260
Focus on numeracy items
Multiple choice and Short response CCEs
Focus on written literacy/visual literacy items
Pathways to
Success
Page 223 – 226
Page 247 – 248
Year 12 Exam Block (Wed, Thurs, Fri)
QCS Test
8
N/A
2015 QCS Test
Unit 7
Unit 9
Short Response
Multiple Choice
Use of calculator, protractor, compass
QCS Workshop (Monday)
Strategies workshop – 2 hours
29 Aug
2 Sep
Pathways to
Success
Page 209 - 260
QCS Writing Task/Multiple Choice –
Tuesday 30th
QCS Short Response/Multiple Choice –
Wednesday 31st
Pathways to
Success
Pages 261 – 263
Good
luck!
9
5 Sep
9 Sep
Thursday
8.30 am –
10.00 am
10
12 Sep
16 Sep
Thursday
8.30 am –
10.00 am
QTAC
Information
QTAC Information Session following QCS
Test – Wed 31
QCS Program SLs become QTAC
Information Sessions
QCS Program SLs become QTAC
Information Sessions
School Holidays: Saturday 17th September- Monday 3rd October
QCS Preparation Course
Work Rate Calendar - Term 4 2016
It is important that all students follow the WRC in conjunction with Blackboard resources and other assigned materials.
All students should be attending scheduled lessons. Students who have been approved (by DP) with a lesson exemption must ensure
that weekly contact is maintained with each teacher through email, Blackboard, phone, return of work, blogs or wikis etc.
Variations and differentiated instruction: At certain times a teacher may access different resources/make minor amendments to
topics or adjust Return of Work depending on the ability and needs of the different students in the class. Announcements about any of
these minor adjustments will be in Blackboard.
Assessment: Please be aware that summative exams need to be supervised by your official
exam supervisor.
Class work send in
Summative Assessment
Week
Dates
1
3 Oct
7 Oct
2
10 Oct
14- Oct
3
17 Oct
21- Oct
4
24 Oct
28- Oct
5
31 Oct
4- Nov
6
7 Nov
11 Nov
7
14 Nov
18 Nov
SL
Unit
MONDAY- Public Holiday
MONDAY- Student Free Day
Year 12 Exam Block
8
21 Nov
25 Nov
9
28 Nov
2 Dec
10
5 Dec
9 Dec
Alternate program – Year 12
Friday 18th November – Year 12 finish
School Holidays: Saturday 10th Dec - 23rd January 2017
Topic