Boston Grammar School

Knowledge Organsier
Year 8- Term 1
 “An investment in knowledge always pay the best interest.” Benjamin Franklin
Week 1 homework timetable:
Instructions for use Years 7 - 9 Week 1 Subject 1 Subject 2 Subject 3
Monday French RE Maths
Each night you should study the identified subject knowledge organizer trying to learn the
information to the extent that you can recall it. You can undertake different subjects on Tuesday Geography Chemistry German

different nights, if it suits you, but it is easier to stick to an agreed timetable. Wednesday English Biology History
Thursday Maths Computing Physics
You should spend about 30 minutes on each of the identified subjects.
Friday Music DT English
You should keep the evidence of this studying in your green book, the back of your exercise Weekend Art Catch up Catch up
book, your general notebook or your own personal notebook.

You must bring this evidence in to school on Week 2 to show your subject teacher but the knowledge organiser pack can stay at home as other copies will
be kept in school. Failure to undertake and show evidence of this homework will result in lunchtime and subsequently after school detentions.

RE is an exception and you will continue to receive normal homework from your teacher which will be posted on SMHW. MFL also prefer you to do 5
minutes every day rather than in one block. Mathematics will continue to issue "tradition" written homework each week to all students. On top of this it is
expected that students use their Knowledge Organiser and MathsWatch to produce their revision aid for each end of unit assessment. There are
approximately two assessments each half term and pupils can bring their revision aid into the assessment to help them.

How to study with knowledge organisers

During tutor sessions, you have been doing more study skills work through BGS Mindset or VESPA, identifying and practicing key techniques.

It is in these techniques that you should use to learn your subject information.

• Look, cover, write, check

• Low stakes quizzing with a friend or family member, or make flashcards for yourself
• Brain dump – write down everything you can remember, review and then go again
• Get creative: mindmaps, flowcharts, diagrams, etc.
• Write some challenging questions or even some multiple-choice questions and answer them the following day
• Create fill in the blank sentences and then complete them the following day
• Making recordings
• Mnemonics, acrostics, roman room method, memorable stories
Knowledge Organiser –YR 8 Term 1: ART
KO – Y8– T1 Biology: Food and Nutrition
KO – Y8– T1 Chemistry
 KO – Y8 – T1 Computing; Spreadsheets

Spreadsheet vocab
Parts of a Spreadsheet Spreadsheet An electronic document in which data is arranged in the
Worksheet Column rows and columns of a grid and can be manipulated.
Excel Software within the Microsoft Office package used to create
spreadsheets.
Cell A cell is a single unit of storage within a spreadsheet
Cell program.
Active Cell  The currently selected cell.
Row Row A  line of cells in a spreadsheet (numbers in Excel).
Column A line of cells in a spreadsheet (letters in Excel).
Cell reference  The specific location of a cell within a spreadsheet (e.g. D2)
Range A cell reference which links to a group of connected cells
(e.g., D2:F6)
Formula An expression used in a spreadsheet to perform a
calculation.
Data Facts or information collected which has no meaning on its
own (e.g., numbers or symbols)
Information Data which has been put into context to provide meaning
(e.g., a list of people’s ages)
Sort Organise data or information into order.
Cell references begin with a A range is a selection of cells. Ascending Sorting data to get larger each time (A‐Z and 1,2,3…)
letter, and finish with a EG: (A2:F4) Descending Sorting data to get smaller each time (Z‐A and 3,2,1…)
Search Look through data or information to find results that meet a
number. EG: A1 certain criteria.
Filter Setting conditions so that only certain data is displayed.
A  B  C  D  E  F  G A B C D E F G
Conditional Changing the formatting of cells based on whether a
1 1 Formatting formula is true or not.
2 2 Worksheet An individual page within a spreadsheet document.
3 3 Workbook A collection of worksheets that make up an spreadsheet
document.
4 4
5 5
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Spreadsheet formatting tools
Fills a  with a selected colour.
Golden rule: every formula always starts with an =
Changes   colour to a selected colour.

Moves the  within a cell to the top, centre
or bottom – or left, middle or right of a cell. Name of the formula
 text either diagonally or vertically. Can See below for common formulae. Normally written in capitals.
be used for heading of columns.
Wraps long lines of text into a cell, 
so that all text can be seen.
the contents of multiple selected
cells and   the content in the new cell.
  Used to convert numbers into currency so that = sign The selected range
the data can be calculated as  .
An equal sign tells Excel that The range used in the formula. This can
Formats a number as a  .
the cell contains a formula. be selected by clicking and dragging.
Changes the   of a number so
that the number is more/less accurate.
Changes the     contained in a cell.
 all of the   of a cell so it can be Common formulae
used in another. Formula name  Example (with range)  What it does
Adds together all numbers
Sum =SUM(A1:A10)
within the given range.
Operators
Counts up all of the cells within
+ Adds two numbers / cells Count =COUNT(B2:B14)
a range that have numbers in.
‐  Subtracts one cell or number from another Finds the average number
Average =AVERAGE(A1:A10)
* Multiplies two numbers/cells within a range.
/ Divides one number / cell from another one Finds the largest number within
Maximum =MAX(A1:A10)
< Less than a range.
> Greater than Finds the smallest number
Minimum =MIN(A1:A10)
<= Less than or equal to within a range.
>= Greater than or equal to
Knowledge Organiser –YR 8 Term 1: DESIGN TECHNOLOGY
Knowledge Organiser –YR 8 Term 1: DESIGN TECHNOLOGY
Knowledge Organiser –YR 8 Term 1: DESIGN TECHNOLOGY
 KO – Y8– T1 English: ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’
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A. Keywords/Phrases:
1) Good – that which is morally right; righteousness.
2) Evil - profound immorality and wickedness.
3) Morality - principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behaviour.
4) Resistance to change - the refusal to accept or comply with an act or process through which
something becomes different.
5) Symbolism - the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities; an artistic and poetic movement or
style using symbolic images and indirect suggestion to express mystical ideas, emotions, and states of
mind.
6) Tragedy - an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime,
or natural catastrophe.
7) Contentment - a state of happiness and satisfaction.
8) Foreboding – a feeling that something bad will happen; fearful apprehension.
9) Suspense - a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.
10) Compare – estimate, measure, or note the similarity or dissimilarity between.
11) Contrast – the state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close
association.
12) Comparative/Contrasting connectives - a word or phrase whose function is to compare or contrast
one linguistic unit with another – e.g. however, instead, equally.
13) Historical context - the social, political, cultural, economic, and environmental situations that
influence the events or trends we see happen during that time.
14) Naivety - lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement.
15) Innocence - lack of guile (sly or cunning intelligence) or corruption; purity.
16) Moral Philosophy - is the branch of philosophy that contemplates what is right and wrong. It
explores the nature of morality and examines how people should live their lives in relation to others.
17) Antithesis - a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.
B. Key Concepts:
Poetic Justice - If you describe something bad that happens to someone as
poetic justice, you mean that it is exactly what they deserve because of the
things that person has done.
Karma (informal) - good or bad luck, viewed as resulting from one's actions.
C. Key Knowledge 1: Character Analysis
Character analysis considers why particular characters are created and how
they help develop a theme or moral viewpoint, as well as the explicit and
implicit meanings that the author writes. If you are analysing a character, you
should look at what the writer tells you outright and what you can read
between the lines. This is known as explicit and implicit meaning.
Something that is explicit is stated directly and is clear in meaning. For
example, explicit meaning can make clear that a character is good, bad, cruel,
generous or mean – whatever the story needs.
(Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z3vwq6f/revision/1)
D. Key Knowledge 2: Structuring a Response using PEA (or PEE)
Point: When planning a piece of writing based on a question about a character,
you first need to come up with a point for your idea about the character, for
example, ‘Father is a rather intimidating character’.
Evidence: Once you have decided on the point that you want to make, you will
then need to use evidence from the text which supports your point, for
example, “You do not speak until he speaks to you…Is that understood?”
(p.119)
Analysis (or explanation): Your analysis will be your explanation of how your
evidence conveys what it does (about the character). Example: ‘Boyne is
emphasising Father’s stern commands in order to highlight to the reader
Father’s imposing and intimidating nature; this evokes (brings out) a sense of
fear (and respect?) in the reader’.
E. For extra high level challenge explore Aristotle and the Golden Mean
and make links with characters and events in ‘The Boy in the Striped
Pyjamas’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrvtOWEXDIQ
Knowledge Organiser –YR 8 Term 1: GEOGRAPHY
 Year 8 1500-1750 Knowledge Organizer
The English Reformation
Key players
The Monarchs are crucial to this and you can find a family tree on the reverse.
Learn the relationships and order of monarchs. Better if you know the dates.
Martin Luther – a German monk who started the Reformation.
Thomas Wolsey – Archbishop of Canterbury and advisor to Henry VIII during
the early years of HVII’s reign.
Thomas Moore – Lord Chancellor, friend and advisor to HVIII, executed during
The English Reformation.
Thomas Cromwell – Key advisor to HVII after the English Reformation when he
became Lord Chancellor.
Thomas Cranmer – Archbishop of Canterbury and key advisor to HVII after the
English Reformation.
Key dates
1517 – The Reformation begins with Martin Luther posting his 95 complaints
against the Catholic Church on a church door in Germany.
1521 – HVIII granted the title ‘Defender of the Faith’.
1527 – HVIII signals his intention to divorce Catherine of Aragon.
1529 – Wolsey fails to gets the Pope’s agreement to the divorce.
1532 – HVIII made Head of Church by HVIII
1533 – HVIII Catherine of Aragon divorced
1534 – Act of Supremacy – a law making HVIII head of the church in England
instead of the Pope. Opposing it was an act of treason punishable by death.
1536 – Dissolution of the monasteries. Opposed by many but limited complaints as
HVIII shares out the wealth with key people.
1536 – HVIII executes Anne Boleyn and marries Jane Seymour. HVIII continues to
oppose the bible in English a key principle of Protestantism.
1536 – Lincolnshire Rising and Pilgrimage of Grace rebellions against changes to
the church and Dissolution.
1547 – HVIII dies and Edward VI crowned. He is raised by the protestant Dukes of
Somerset and Northumberland who strengthen the English Reformation.
1548/9 – ‘Images’ removed from churches e.g. holy water, English prayer book
introduced and saint’s days stopped.
Key terminology
Reformation – The gradual change from Catholicism to Protestantism across
Europe (not everyone).
The English Reformation (Also called ‘The Break from Rome’) – The change from
Catholicism to ‘The Church of England’ in England.
Catholicism – Christian religion with the Pope as the head of the church—based in
Rome. Services and the Bible in Latin. Accused of being too rich.
Protestantism – Christian religion with many different versions e.g. Quaker, that
do not recognise the Pope as Head of the Church. Services and Bible in English.
The Church of England – A Church set up by Henry VIII with the monarch as leader
that later developed into Anglicanism.
Dissolution – breaking something up into parts in this case monasteries.
Monastery – A large religious building that houses monks/nuns that can support
local communities.
Heir (said ‘air’) – next in line to the throne.
Treason – the act of betraying your country of monarch.
Sedition – conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a
state or monarch.
Tyrant – a cruel ruler who ignores or manipulates law for their own use.
Heretic – a person at odds with the recognised religion.
Pious – very religious
Propaganda – information, especially biased or misleading, used to promote a
point of view
Deeper contextual knowledge and understanding
Initial HVIII wrote a book attacking Martin Luther and protestants earning him the
title ‘Defender of the Faith’ from the Pope before it all turned sour.
Catherine of Aragon was the Aunty of the King of Spain who had the Pope under
house arrest at the time HVIII was asking for a divorce.
HVIII didn’t really create a true protestant church in England that came about
under his son Edward VI.
HVIII executed Catholics and Protestants during his reign – he even considered
executing Mary his daughter.
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Knowledge Organiser –YR 8 Term 1: MUSIC
KO – YR8– T1 Physics: Fluids