Middle School Winter Assessment Information
Subject
BIOLOGY 1 Hour
45 Minutes
BUSINESS STUDIES 1 Hour
30 Minutes
CHEMISTRY 1 Hour
30 Minutes
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY (Programming)
1 Hour
30 Minutes
DRAMA 1 Hour
30 Minutes
ECONOMICS 1 Hour
45 Minutes
Unit 1 and Unit 2 Booklets 2.1 to 2.4
ENGLISH
50 Minutes 1 Hour
FOOD and NUTRITION
Unit 1 ALL Booklets
2B Booklet
2C Booklet (Part 1 & 2)
All of Unit 1 (C1.1 to C1.10) and Unit 2 (2.3, 2.5).
Unit 1: Digital data; Software; Databases; Spreadsheets; Computer hardware.
Unit 4: Contemporary trends in software development; Digital data; Digital design principles; Programming constructs; Simple error handling techniques; Developing test plans and testing a solution; Evaluation of digitally authored systems against a set of user requirements
Four multiple choice questions, a theatre review and two Blood Brothers questions (6.3 & 6.4).
Booklet 1 - Basic Economics; Booklet 2 - Demand and Supply,
Booklet 3 - Competition and Growth, Booklet 4 - Costs and Revenue, Booklet 5 - Financial Capability, Booklet 6 - Market Failure, Booklet 7 - Macroeconomic objectives.
Eng Lang: Paper 2, Tasks 2, 3 & 4 (50mins)
English Lit: Prose Novel
2 Hours Booklets 1-6
FRENCH Reading 1 Hour
Writing 1 Hour
Speaking examination: 11 or 12 December Teachers will provide details.
Listening examination covering all grammar and topics studied. Higher Tier CCEA style.
FURTHER MATHS 1 Hour
30 Minutes
GEOGRAPHY 1 Hour
GERMAN 1 Hour
40 Minutes
Reading examination covering all grammar and topics studied. CCEA style.
Writing examination CCEA style past paper.
The paper will be based upon all the Applied Maths content covered this year and some Pure topics from last year. Staff will inform pupils of the individual Pure topics.
Revise all material covered this term on the topics of Population and Migration and Changing Urban Areas.
4 elements: Speaking/Listening/Reading/Writing
The prescribed vocabulary list for this specification can be found on the CCEA website.
Speaking: Test in class modelled on CCEA GCSE Listening examination ; role play and general conversation on Context 2.
Listening: Test in class modelled on past CCEA GCSE Listening examinations.
Reading: Examination modelled on past CCEA GCSE Reading examinations.
Writing: Examination modelled on past CCEA GCSE Writing examinations.
GOVERNMENT
LATIN 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Revise full USA course plus all topics in the International Relations course to date. Exam will be selected USA questions plus full International Relations paper.
All GCSE vocabulary and grammar.
Love and Marriage set text.
Virgil Hercules and Cacus set text.
LLW 1 Hour Citizenship
- Booklet 1 – Diversity and Inclusion Booklet 2 – Rights and Responsibilities - Local and Global Issues
MATHEMATICS 2 Hours The paper will be based upon all the M3 and M4 Mathematics content.
5Q & 5K - The paper will be based upon all the M6 Mathematics content covered this year.
MOVING IMAGE ARTS
1 Hour 30 Minutes Moving Image Arts
- 5 areas of film language - Genre Conventions
- Production & Distribution - ‘Unseen Clip Analysis
MUSIC 1 Hour 30 Minutes
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
(Due to the listening nature of the task, it will be completed in class before the examination period).
Revise everything related to Set Works, everything in the Glossary of Terms + all CCEA booklets.
2 Hours 60% on component 1: Body systems – all topics
40% on component 2: Developing performance - all topics
PHYSICS 1 Hour 30 Minutes All of Unit 1 Unit 2 (2.1-2.2 up to and including page 25)
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 1 Hour
RUSSIAN
Booklet 1 – Matters of Life and Death (Sanctity of Life: Abortion, Euthanasia and Capital Punishment).
Revise all Units covering the topics listed below from Red Square BLUE Textbook and complete all past paper practice materials on GC in addition to the advice given previously.
THE FOLLOWING TOPICS MUST BE PREPARED for Writing components:
1. Birthday and Birthday Party
2. Free time (TV and Films)
3. Part time jobs and money issues
SCIENCE (Single Award)
1 Hour
SPANISH 1 Hour Reading 1 Hour Writing
4. Role models
5. School
4 elements: Speaking/Listening/Reading/Writing
The vocabulary lists and support vocab are uploaded on Google Classroom and students received a hard copy of the booklet.
Speaking: Test in class time modelled on past Edexcel GCSE Speaking examinations. (6 minutes on the topics stated above)
Listening: Test in class modelled on past Edexcel GCSE Listening examinations. (Higher Tier)
Reading & Writing: 1 hour each.
Extended writing modelled on past Edexcel GCSE Writing. (please see guidance on GC) examination. Translation is included in the Writing paper.
The Christmas exam will include any Chemistry topics studied in Form 5 and all Physics topics studied in both Form 4 and Form 5.
Module 1 – Holidays
Module 2 – School
Module 3 – Family, friends and technology
Module 4 – Free time
Module 5 – Home and local area
Module 6 – Traditions and daily routine
Students should revise vocabulary from these topics from their CCEA vocabulary list.
This can also be found in the CCEA GCSE specification (page 54 onwards)
Students should revise key verbs and structures from their green sentence builder booklets.
Students will have the option to sit a Higher or Foundation tier for these examinations.
Parents/Guardians will be advised prior to the Winter examinations if a Foundation paper is being proposed for their child.
Speaking: to be completed week beginning 24th November. Class teachers will confirm exact date. The speaking examination will include two role plays and one conversation.
Listening: class teachers will advise on exact date.
TECHNOLOGY & DESIGN 1 Hour GCSE UNIT 2: Electronic and Microelectronic Control Systems; Pgs. 1-44
