SOCIAL STUDIES (HISTORY) - GRADE 8 2020

PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT
TOPIC ASSESSMENT STANDARDS
TASKS
PHASE 1 (15 January 2020 – 20 March 2020)

Exploring the School  Task 1

Worksheets
(Ongoing assessment -
History of School Houses; Badge and Motto
throughout term)
WBHS
The School Bell and Headmasters  Task 2
Mid-term test
Honours’ Badge 17 – 21 Feb

Origins of Westville
 Task 3
Early Westville
Controlled Test
Historic sites of Westville 9 – 20 March
PHASE 2 (31 March 2020 – 12 June 2020)
 Task 4
The term defined Informal Assessment:
(Worksheets, etc -
throughout term)
Shaping of the world
 Task 5
Colonialism
Midterm Test
4 – 8 May
An Example of Colonialism:
The Anglo-Zulu war  Task 6
June Exams
1 – 12 June
PHASE 3 (7 July 2020 – 30 October 2020)
 Task 7
Causes Source Based
Exercises (ongoing)

 Task 8
World War Features Control Test
One
11 – 14 Aug

Events
 Task 9
October Exam
19 – 30 Oct