Year 8 English

Assessment Outline 2024

Vision for Mission
“We aim at something better...to give them Christian spirit, attitudes and virtues possessed by good Christians and
good citizens.” - St Marcellin Champagnat

1. Across the course of the year students will study texts that allow them to ask questions of and consider their place
in the world. These texts also consider the roles and influence of service on others as well as on themselves.
2. Our Marist Identity is also embedded within our studied texts through the advocation for social justice through
values-based themes and perspectives.
3. Students have the opportunity to question the impact of connection and disconnection in our world as they
consider the marginalised and disadvantaged members of real-world and literary communities.

Assessment type and Assessment When/

Assessment task
weighting task weighting duration

Task 1: PART A: 10% Term One Short Story

Part A Historical Fiction Week 5 Part A. Research, plan, and produce a short story within the
Short Story Task PART B: 10% bounds of the Australian historical fiction genre. 500 - 600
Part B Poetry Creation Term One, words.
Week 9 Part B. Research plan and produce a poem inspired by
Australian historical fiction.
Task 2: 5% Term One
Reading Log
Reading Log Week 2 to
Work on Reading and Writing Log throughout the semester.
Term 2
(Due end of Term 2)
Week 11
Task 3: 15% Term Two Novel Study: Crow Country
Paragraph Writing Week 5 Students will write three TEEAL paragraphs in response to the
novel Crow Country.

Task 4: 15% Term Two Fantasy Genre Study: Essay

In-Class Essay Week 11 Students write an analytical essay in response to one fantasy
film studied in class.

Task 5: 15% Term Three Documentary Study: Essay

In-Class Essay Week 5 Students write an analytical essay in response to one
documentary film studied in class.

Task 6: 15% Term Three

Current Affairs and News Study:
News Report Week 10
Students create a news program emulating the style of either
tv journalism or web-based video journalism. Should include
both multimodal presentation and written script.
Task 7: 15% Term Four Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare Week 8 In small groups, apply knowledge of ideas and themes
Performance explored in Romeo and Juliet as well as dramatic elements to
adapt and perform a key scene from Romeo and Juliet.