Year 7 Assessment Booklet 20-19

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TABLE OF CONENTS

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I MPORTANT N OTICE T O S TUDENTS ................................................................................. 3

W ELCOME M ESSAGE - A CADEMIC C APTAINS ................................................................... 4

H EADS O F D EPARTMENT AND S UBJECT M ASTERS ............................................................ 5

L EANER P ROFILE ............................................................................................................ 6

IB M IDDLE Y EARS P ROGRAMME ...................................................................................... 7

A SSESSMENT I N T HE M IDDLE Y EARS P ROGRAMME ........................................................... 9

G ENERAL G RADE D ESCRIPTORS ...................................................................................... 10

S TUDY S KILLS ............................................................................................................... 11

S ENIOR S CHOOL A SSESSMENT P OLICY ........................................................................... 12

P OLICY S TATEMENT – C OPYRIGHT .................................................................................. 18

R EFERENCING Y OUR A SSIGNMENTS ............................................................................... 19

T HE H ARVARD S YSTEM ................................................................................................... 20

E XAMPLES OF REFERENCING USING H ARVARD .................................................................. 21

S UBJECT O UTLINES AND S UBJECT S PECIFIC A SSESSMENT C RITERIA

The Arts (Visual Arts) .................................................................................................. 23

The Arts (Music) ........................................................................................................... 30

Individuals and Societies .............................................................................................. 36

Language and Literature (English) ............................................................................... 44

Language Acquisition.................................................................................................... 51 (French) .................................................................................................................. 52 (German) ................................................................................................................. 54 (Italian) ................................................................................................................... 57 (Japanese) ….. ........................................................................................................ 59

Mathematics ................................................................................................................. 66

Physical and Health Education ..................................................................................... 71

Sciences ...................................................................................................................... 78

Design ......................................................................................................................... 85

IB MYP Year 7 Subject Assessment Overview.............................................................. 92

APPENDICES:

A – Missed Test/ Examination form ................................................................................ 95 B – Application for Extension – Assessment Other Than Examination/Test form ............ 96