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Art – Half Term 1

Lesson FocusResources
Choose one of the insects on the PowerPoint or something else of your choice and produce a fine-liner drawing.

Include different types of marks to add texture. See examples on the PowerPoint and video demonstration.
Link to document
Demonstration video
Find a suitable object from around your house or a natural object to draw from (There are some examples on the PowerPoint).

Draw in pencil. Add shading and mark making to show texture or reflections. See PowerPoint and video demo.
Link to document
Demonstration Video
Demonstration video
Choose one of the animal images from the PowerPoint and produce a drawing in biro.

Add shading and mark-making to show tone and texture. See PowerPoint for examples, techniques and video demo.
Link to document
Finish off biro drawing.Link to document
Choose another animal image (you can use ones off the biro PowerPoint or find your own).

Add coloured pencil. Use layering and blending technique. See You tube clip on the PowerPoint and teacher demo.
Link to document
Finish off coloured pencil drawing.Link to document

Computer Science – Half Term 1

Lesson FocusResources
BinaryOneNote (link in email) >
Page will be created every lesson to complete.

Extra help link
AlgorithmsOneNote (link in email) >
Page will be created every lesson to complete.

Extra help link
Data TypesOneNote (link in email) >
Page will be created every lesson to complete.

Extra help link
Binary ArithmeticOneNote (link in email) >
Page will be created every lesson to complete.

Extra help links
Python programming basicsOneNote (link in email) >
Page will be created every lesson to complete.

Extra help link
Flow chartsOneNote (link in email) >
Page will be created every lesson to complete.

Extra help link

Computing – Half Term 1

Week CommencingLesson FocusResources
Half Term 1E-safetyWatch the videos and complete the worksheets on this page.
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Construction – Half Term 1

Lesson FocusResources
Cutting toolsLink to document
Link to resources
Other toolsLink to document
Link to resources
WoodsLink to document
Link to resources
Composite woodsLink to document
Link to pupil worksheet
Quiz sheet
AdhesivesLink to document
Performance requirementsLink to document
Strength and stabilityLink to document

Drama – Half Term 1

Lesson FocusResources
Writers Practice and ProcessLink
Directors Practice and ProcessLink
Designers Process and practicalitiesLink
Actors Preparing and PlayingLink
Theatre Job Roles and responsibilitiesLink
Theatre roles and responsibilities worksheet
Watch The Crucible- Review through Quiz QuestionsLink
The Crucible Quiz questions

Engineering – Half Term 1

Lesson FocusResources
Natural Disasters – SurvivalLink to document
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Natural Disaster response – Problems and solutionsLink to document
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Natural Disaster response – FloorplansLink to document
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Natural Disaster response – Emergency Shelter ModellingLink to document
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Natural Disaster response – WaterLink to document
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Natural Disaster response – Animal TrapsLink to document
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English – Half Term 1

Lesson FocusResources
Welcome and intro to OMAM

OMAM lesson 2 character analysis

Writing Workshop 1
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Lesson 1 quick 6 BIG
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Character analysis Curley

The American Dream and links to characters

Writing Workshop 2
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Lesson 2 BIG
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Curley’s wife

Discrimination

Writing Workshop 3
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Lesson 3 BIG
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Candy’s dog

Chapter 6 George and Lennie Relationship

Writing Workshop 4



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Lesson 4 BIG
Spelling Prefixes
Tion lower
Tion higher
Writing Workshop
Creating a response

Analysing characters and linking context

Writing Workshop 5











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BIG High
BIG Mid
BIG Low
Homophones High
Homophones Mid
Homophones Low
ThereTheirThey’re Task High
ThereTheirThey’re Task
YourYou’re Task
YourYou’re Task Low
Writing Workshop 5
Candy and discrimination GCSE style response

Writing Workshop 6






Writing Workshop 7



Link to document


Correct the homophone task
Correct the homophone task low
World Class Revision PowerPoint
World Class Revision Sheet
Writing workshop 6


BIG
Character Extracts
Creating a character template low
Writing workshop 7

Food – Half Term 1

Lesson FocusResources
Religion, Culture & FoodLink to pupil instructions
Link to British Multicultural Booklet
Link to Recipe Book
Cuisine & eating patterns in the UK.Link to pupil instructions
Link to British Multicultural Booklet
Link to Recipe Book
Cuisine & eating patterns in the UK.Link to pupil instructions
Link to British Multicultural Booklet
Link to Recipe Book
Fresh Pasta, Tomato Sauce & Cheese SauceLink to pupil instructions
Link to British Multicultural Booklet
Link to Recipe Book
European Food & Asian FoodLink to pupil instructions
Link to British Multicultural Booklet
Link to Recipe Book
European Food & Asian FoodLink to pupil instructions
Link to British Multicultural Booklet
Link to Recipe Book

French – Half Term 1

Lesson FocusResources
Describing others using etreLink
Describing others using etreLink
Feminine adjectivesLink
Definite articleLink
The verb faireLink
Faire + nounsLink

Geography – Half Term 1

Lesson FocusResources
Life on EarthTherapy booklet AP1-2
(page 1-4)
How Has Life on Earth Changed?Therapy booklet AP2
(page 5-8)
Natural Wonders & Factors Affecting ClimateTherapy booklet AP3-4
(page 9-12)
Characteristics & Climate of Hot DesertsTherapy booklet AP10 & 6 (page 13-16)
Plant & Animal AdaptationsTherapy booklet AP11
(page 17-20)
How Do People Use Hot Deserts?Therapy booklet AP12
(page 21-24)
Importance of Cold Deserts & Tourism in AntarcticaTherapy booklet AP9 & 8 (page 25-28)

Health & Social Care – Half Term 1

Lesson FocusResources
Conception to birthLink to document
Antenatal careLink to document
Stages in pregnancyLink to document
Healthy eating in pregnancyLink to document
Exercise in pregnancyLink to document
Role of the father in pregnancy and birthLink to document

History – Half Term 1

Lesson FocusResources
Vikings: Life before the Vikings


Vikings: Who were the Vikings?


Vikings: Raid at Lindisfarne
Anglo Saxon England
Vocab Audit

The Vikings BIG
The Vikings BQ
The Viking Raids BIG
The Viking Raids BQ
Vikings: The Viking Invasions


Vikings: The Danelaw



Vikings: Becoming England
The Viking Invasions BIG
The Viking Invasions BQ

The Danelaw BIG
The Danelaw information sheet
The Danelaw worksheet

Becoming England BIG
Becoming England information sheet
Becoming England BQ
Empire: What was the British Empire?


Empire: How did Britain gain an empire?


Empire: Life in the British Empire
British Empire BIG
British Empire BQ

How did Britain gain an empire BIG
How did Britain gain an empire BQ

What was life like BIG
What was life like BQ
What was life like Cards
Empire: Migration within the British Empire



How did Britain lose an empire?



Should we be proud of the British Empire?


Vikings & Empire revision lesson
Migration PowerPoint
Migration BQ
Migration worksheet

How did Britain lose an empire BIG
How did Britain lose an empire BQ
How did Britain lose an empire mark plan

Should we feel proud BIG
Should we feel proud worksheet

Revision BIG
Example Questions
Revision worksheet
Vocab Audit
Vikings and Empire Assessment
Vikings and Empire Assessment Feedback

Women: Role and lives of women in the late 19th/early 20th Century?
Assessment worksheet
Assessment questions

A woman’s roles
Women in 1900
A woman’s mind magnified
Resource table
Women template
Exam questions
Women: Arguments for and against women having the right to vote.



Women: Differences between Suffragists and Suffragettes

Women: How did the campaign become more violent after 1910?
Arguments for and against suffrage
Source A
Source B
Table

Suffragettes & Suffragists
Story source

Help or Hinder
Vocab Audit
Women: Emily Davison


Women: Women’s work in World War One

Women: Reasons why women got the vote
Who is Emily Davison
Scales

Women in WW1

Women get the vote BIG
Women get the vote BIG 2
Why did women gain the vote?
Women get the vote worksheet
Women get the vote worksheet 2

Life & Society – Half Term 1

Lesson FocusResources
Introduction to L&SLink
Digital footprintLink
Fake NewsLink
Social Media & E-SafetyLink
Cyber-bullying & Mental HealthLink
Radicalism, Extremism & TerrorismLink
Positive Body ImageLink
LGBTQ+ RightsLink

Maths (Higher) – Half Term 1

Lesson FocusResources
HCF LCMLesson 1
Lesson 2
Basic AlgebraLesson 1
Lesson 2
ProportionLesson 1
Lesson 2
PercentagesLesson 1
IndicesLesson 1
Lesson 2
SurdsLesson 1

Maths (Foundation) – Half Term 1

Lesson FocusResources
Product of Primes HCF LCMLesson 1
Lesson 2
Basic AlgebraLesson 1
Lesson 2
Solving equationsLesson 1
Lesson 2
PercentagesLesson 1
Lesson 2
RatioLesson 1
Lesson 2
FractionsLesson 1
Lesson 2

Media (with Games) – Half Term 1

Lesson FocusResources
Types of Games, Genre, Graphics, Colour.OneNote (link in email) >
Content Library >
Dictionary >
Pages for each area
Lighting
Hardware
Sound
OneNote (link in email) >
Content Library >
Dictionary >
Pages for each area
Mise-en-Scene
Storyboarding
Examples
OneNote (link in email) >
Content Library >
Dictionary >
Pages for each area
Examples
Game Production Cycle
Look at example games, investigating the type, genre, graphic style, colour, lighting, hardware, sound and mise-en-scene.
A Brief History of GamingOneNote (link in email) >
Content Library >
Dictionary >
Pages for each area
ExamplesLook at example games, investigating the type, genre, graphic style, colour, lighting, hardware, sound and mise-en-scene.

Media (Film) – Half Term 1

Lesson FocusResources
Camera Angles & Distances
Composition
Use of Colour
OneNote (link in email) >
Content Library >
Dictionary >
Pages for each area
Lighting
Sound
Editing
OneNote (link in email) >
Content Library >
Dictionary >
Pages for each area
Mise-en-Scene
Storyboarding
Examples
OneNote (link in email) >
Content Library >
Dictionary >
Pages for each area
Examples
Film Production Cycle
Watch a TV Episode, spot examples of camera work, composition, colour, lighting, sound, editing, mise-en-scene
A Brief History of FilmOneNote (link in email) >
Content Library >
Dictionary >
Pages for each area
ExamplesWatch a TV Episode, spot examples of camera work, composition, colour, lighting, sound, editing, mise-en-scene

Music (GCSE & BTEC) – Half Term 1

Lesson FocusResources
Music Technology Lo-Fi Hip Hop Project – DrumsLink
Music Technology Lo-Fi Hip Hop Project – Chopping Up SamplesLink
Music Technology Lo-Fi Hip Hop Project – Layering and Adding BassLink
Music Technology Lo-Fi Hip Hop Project – Arranging & Finishing Your TrackLink
Music Technology Challenge – Create Your Own GenreLink
Music Technology Challenge – Create Your Own GenreLink

PE – Half Term 1

Lesson FocusResources
PE with Joe Wicks

BTEC Sport











GCSE PE





Link to video

Components of fitness worksheet
Components of fitness wordsearch
Flexibility Sheet
Download Components of Fitness
Download Components of Fitness 2 video

Download video
Student Skeletal System Exam Questions
Student Skeletal System Worksheets
PE with Joe Wicks

BTEC Sport











GCSE PE





Link to video

Components of fitness worksheet
Components of fitness wordsearch
Flexibility Sheet
Download Components of Fitness 1
Download Components of Fitness 2 video (36mb)

Download video (23mb)
Student Skeletal System Exam Questions
Student Skeletal System Worksheets
PE with Joe Wicks

BTEC Sport












GCSE PE
Link to video

Components of fitness worksheet
Components of fitness wordsearch
Flexibility Sheet
Download Components of Fitness 1
Download Components of Fitness 2 video (36mb)

Muscular System
PE with Joe Wicks

BTEC Sport

GCSE PE
Link to video

Principles of Training – Screencastify
Principles of Training – task sheet

Muscular System
PE with Joe Wicks

BTEC Sport

GCSE PE
Link to video

Principles of Training – Screencastify
Principles of Training – task sheet

Components of fitness worksheet TS
PE with Joe Wicks

BTEC Sport

GCSE PE
Link to video

Principles of Training – Screencastify
Principles of Training – task sheet

Download Comp Fit ScreenCast TS
Components of fitness worksheet TS
PE with Joe Wicks

BTEC Sport

GCSE PE
Link to video

Principles of Training – Screencastify
Principles of Training – task sheet

Download Comp Fit ScreenCast TS
Components of fitness worksheet TS

Photography – Half Term 1

Lesson FocusResources
Shutter Speed
Aperture
ISO
OneNote (link in email) >
Content Library >
Dictionary >
Pages for each area
Exposure Triangle / Histogram
Shooting Modes
OneNote (link in email) >
Content Library >
Dictionary >
Pages for each area
Types of Photography
Course Requirements
OneNote (link in email) >
Content Library >
Dictionary >
Pages for each area
Photo Editing BasicsEditing done in Photoshop. If absent from school watch YouTube videos for photo editing in Photoshop ready for return to school.
Contact Sheet
Photo Editing: Mini Project
Mini Project scenario on ShowMyHomework. Editing can be done using free apps (e.g. Snapseed) and sent via email if absent.
Photo Editing: Mini ProjectMini Project scenario on ShowMyHomework. Editing can be done using free apps (e.g. Snapseed) and sent via email if absent.

Product Design – Half Term 1

Lesson FocusResources
Designers and end users.

Use textbook / ECopy on SMHW to answer questions.
Link to document
Design Briefs & Research.

Use textbook / ECopy on SMHW to answer questions.
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Product Analysis.

Use textbook / ECopy on SMHW to answer questions.
Link to document
Design Ideas.

Use textbook / ECopy on SMHW to answer questions.
Link to document
Specification & Planning.

Use textbook / ECopy on SMHW to answer questions.
Link to document
Prototypes & Modelling.

Use textbook / ECopy on SMHW to answer questions.
Link to document

RE – Half Term 1

Lesson FocusResources
CreationLink
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CreationLink
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ConnectionsLink
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ConnectionsLink
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LoveLink
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LifeLink
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LifeLink
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Science – Half Term 1

Lesson FocusResources
Chemistry 1 atomic structureLink
Chemistry 1 atomic structureLink
Chemistry 1 atomic structureLink
Chemistry 1 atomic structureLink
Chemistry 1 atomic structureLink
Chemistry 1 atomic structureLink
Chemistry 1 atomic structureLink

Spanish – Half Term 1

Lesson FocusResources
Asking and answering questionsLink
Link
Describing peopleLink
Link
Link
Describing people and placesLink
Link
Saying what someone is likeLink
Link
Talking about familyLink
RelationshipsLink
Link

Textiles – Half Term 1

Lesson FocusResources
ResearchLink to document
Drawing developmentsLink to document
Drawing developmentsLink to document
SamplingLink to document
SamplingLink to document
Sandra Meech researchLink to document
Sandra Meech Artist planLink to document
Drawing mixed mediaLink to document