Year 9 Curriculum Information Booklet 2017-2018

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Rotation 3 – Materials and Make: Card Engineering Assessment Points: A01 – Design A02 – Evaluate Students work in small groups to engineer structures out of card to create a small city scape. They will use both traditional cutting and folding methods alongside computer design and manufacture to create a model world with moving elements. To be successful in this challenge students have to combine a range of different elements including the use of smart materials with some small scale electronics. Topics and skills covered are: Industrial practices Nets Card engineering CAD CAM Smart materials Electronic circuits Additional Information There will be a small cost to some rotation areas over the year in order to support the department to provide practical materials for design and make based projects. Parents/ carers will be always be fully informed in advance and in writing by the department, and support is available for any students with any financial concerns. Mrs. H. Barry – Curriculum Leader for Design Technology design@stretfordgrammar.com
English English is taught to all students in Year 9. All classes will have a dedicated teacher. Students complete the same curriculum, but units 2, 3 and 4 are taught on a ‘carousel’ basis, so students may not be studying the same unit at the same time. Much of the work in Year 9 centres on the study of whole literature texts in preparation for the demands of GCSE English Literature; units 1 and 5 focus on English Language GCSE preparation and skills. Unit 1 – Travel Writing Students will read a number of extracts of literary non-fiction by writers such as Misha Glenny and Bill Bryson, in order to develop their non-fiction writing skills. They will practise, develop and revise the following skills: Conscious crafting of structure, content and style Generating plausible and imaginative content Writing about how writers use language and structure to create effects Adapting writing and content for different genres Assessment: Non-fiction travel writing Unit 2 – Animal Farm Students will read George Orwell’s novel, Animal Farm in its entirety and will complete full class notes about character, setting, context and theme. They will practise, develop and revise the following skills: Note-taking and annotation Using notes to help prepare and plan academic essays Making links to wider contextual knowledge from other texts and times Working in timed conditions
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