GROSVENOR GRAMMAR SCHOOL
SPANISH DEPARTMENT
ADVICE TO PARENTS
OF GCSE PUPILS
ASSESSMENT
CONTROLLED ASSESSMENTS
• During Form 5, pupils will be
completing four tasks in Spanish that
will count for 60% of their overall GCSE
grade. It is a little bit like coursework
and is carried out in controlled
conditions. They have a set period of
time to prepare the task in class before
completing it in exam conditions. They
will have been given plenty of
materials in class to help with their
preparation.
ORGANISATION
•Your son/daughter should bring their
Spanish folder and small blue vocabulary
book to each lesson.
•They will receive a booklet for each topic
as listed on their topic overview sheet.
They should ensure they file these in order in
their folder.
•They should bring a pencil case
containing a blue or black pen, a red pen,
a pencil, a rubber and a ruler.
FILES
•FILE SECTIONS
– General
–GCSE essentials booklet
–Language topics
–Conversation
–Writing
–Vocabulary tests
–Past papers
HOMEWORKS
•Your son/daughter will have regular
homework. It is particularly important
that he/she learns new vocabulary
regularly and this requires time and
effort. You can help by asking your
son/daughter to say, spell or write down
the new words. You can also check
progress in the booklet.
WRITING IN SPANISH (1)
•Remind your son/daughter to use the
resources available to them:
•Vocabulary book
•Topic booklets
•Essential booklet
•Gobi sheet for grammar
•Fabby phrases sheet for higher order
phrases
•Mark scheme
WRITING IN SPANISH (2)
•Get your son/daughter to use this Writing
Checklist when writing in Spanish:
-ACCENTS Are they in where they are
needed? Does this word drop or take an
accent in the plural?
-SPELLINGS
Are there words you regularly
misspell?
-AGREEMENT Adjectives – masculine/feminine
and singular/plural
-VERBS
Right verb? Right part of the verb?
-TENSES
Correct tense?
SPANISH WIKI
• The Spanish department has a wiki
http://spanishingrosvenor.wikispaces.com
Pages include:
• A list of useful websites
• Study skills
• Schemes of work
• Grammar
• Pupil work
PAGES OF INTEREST ON THE WIKI
• A list of useful websites ‐This includes a brief description of why each site is useful
• Study skills – Advice from teachers and past pupils about how best to learn speaking and writing answers
• Grammar – interactive sites to practise grammar
SPANISH BLOG
• The Spanish department has a wiki
http://spanishingrosvenormoblog.posterous.com/
Posts include work by pupils as well as updates
from the trip to Spain, songs and recent and future happenings in the Spanish Department
TERM 1
TOPIC: Self, family and friends
CAT
Who I admire presentation
Controlled Assessment
(not set until Form 5)
TOPIC: House, Daily Routine and Local Environment
CAT
Written essay on local area
Controlled Assessment
TOPIC: Environment
CAT
Controlled Assessment
TERMS 2 + 3
TOPIC: Holidays
CAT
Controlled Assessment
TERM 3
TOPIC: Education
None set
Past holiday essay
(not set until Form 5)
What are controlled assessments?
In Form 4 you will be completing work
that will help you prepare for controlled
assessment speaking and writing tasks
that you will be set in Form 5. It is a little
bit like coursework and is carried out in
controlled conditions. It is worth 60% of
your overall GCSE grade. You have a set
period of time to prepare the task in
class before completing it in exam
conditions. You will have been given
plenty of materials in class to help with
your preparation. You will find out more
about controlled assessment later in
Form 4.
(not set until Form 5)
It is vital that you keep your Spanish file well-organised throughout the year. As you can see good
organisation will help when you are preparing for the controlled assessments and for revision
purposes in Form 5. You will also need all material from Form 4 for your listening and reading exams.
As always, you are expected to complete all homeworks and CAT’s on time and to the best of your
ability.
© GGS
Departamento
de español 2011
TERM 1
Controlled Assessment (Holidays)
TOPIC: School and Work Experience cont
Controlled Assessment
TERM 2
Controlled Assessment (Personal Relationships)
TOPIC: Leisure and Hobbies
Controlled Assessment
TERM 3
TOPICS: Food and Health
Future Plans and Careers
Media and Social Issues
Festivals and Customs
What else will I need to know this
year?
You will be completing a listening
exam and a reading exam at the
end of Form 5. These papers will
test your knowledge of vocabulary
learned during both years of your
GCSE studies.
These papers will be worth 40% of
your overall GCSE grade.
We expect you to keep on top of
learning your vocabulary and we will
be doing plenty of listening and
reading practice in class in
preparation for these papers.
It is vital that you keep your Spanish file well-organised throughout the year. As you can
see, you have 4 controlled assessments this year so good organisation will help when you
are preparing for these and for revision purposes later in the year. You will also need all
material from Form 4 for your listening and reading exams. As always, you are expected to
complete all homeworks and CAT’s on time and to the best of your ability.
GGS
Departamento
de español 2010