KEY ASSESSMENT 1 INFORMATION YEAR 10 (Oct/Nov 2023)

w/b 30th October

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Monday 30th Year 10 Food Spanish Listening Lunch Islamic Surah French listening
Block E Block E memorization Higher tier
Higher Tier Block D
Media – Advertising
– Block D
Tuesday 31st Music Group 1 – English Spanish Reading
ESL - Speaking Block E

Wednesday 1st Nov ESL - Listening History 10A Spanish Listening

Block E
Foundation Tier
Thursday 2nd Arabic A&B reading Science Biology Lesson 5 – Group 2 French listening
& grammar – English ESL - Foundation tier
Speaking Block D
Friday 3rd French writing Group 3 – English
Block D ESL - Speaking

w/b 6th November

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Monday 6th Maths Paper 1 History 10E Year 10 DT Lunch Islamic written French reading
Block B paper 1 Block D
Tuesday 7th Maths Paper 2 Spanish Writing
Block D

Wednesday 8th Arabic A&B writing Science Chemistry 10E Geography Islamic written 10B Geography
paper 2

Thursday 9th Science Physics

Friday 10th
Year 10 Key Assessment 1 (Oct/Nov 2023):
Please find below the subject information to support the Key Assessment 1 (please do contact Heads of Department for subject queries):

Subject Head of Email address to contact Length of What will the assessment include and revision information
Department paper
Name
Mathematics Adheela Arshad a.arshad_wek@gemsedu.com 2 x 50 mins Both papers will include topics covered in all strands (number, algebra, geometry & statistics) from year 9 and
10. Revision material will be provided on teams for students to go through. Papers will consist of IGCSE
questions

English Second Heather Broderick h.broderick_wek@gemsedu.com 10 –15 minutes ESL students will conduct a speaking assessment describing what they learned about a text (autobiography)
Language (ESL) covered in class. The teacher will ask them questions (similar to an interview) about the text and then about
themselves. They will not be allowed notes but we will prepare in class during the weeks previous.

55 minutes One Paper. Will include topics covered in Y9 and Y10:

Unit 1 Organisation (all of cells, organ systems, diffusion, osmosis, active transport)

Biology S.Ahmed S.ahmed16_wek@gemsedu.com Unit 2 Bioenergetics (Human Biology- breathing, circulation, digestion (including everything on enzymes). Plants
as Organisms- photosynthesis, limiting factors, how plants use glucose, transport systems in plants)

Unit 3 Ecology (only up to lessons covered in class)

2 x 50 minutes ‫الدروس المقررة من كتاب الوزارة‬:

1. ‫)قصيدة ( يف مكارم األخالق‬

2. ‫قصة المناورة‬
‫المطلوب مراجعته يف درس يف مكارم األخالق‬:

Rasha Hijazi ‫األسئلة التحليلية للدرس‬.

r.hijazi_wek@gemsedu.com
Arabic A ‫المعان و األضداد و توظيف المفردات يف جمل‬
‫ي‬ ‫(ف مكارم األخالق) من حيث‬
‫مراجعة المفردات الجديدة من قصيدة ي‬
Amenah Shalabi
a.shalabi_wek@gemsedu.com
‫القواعد النحوية‬:
ّ ّ
1. ‫األفعال الناسخة والحروف الناسخة‬

ّ ‫الرصف (وزن الكلمات ف حالت‬

2- ‫الزيادة والحذف‬ ّ ‫)الميان‬. .
‫ي‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ي‬
 2 x 50 minutes How Do I look like Level 4 & Level 3
Reading:
• Read the paragraphs provided on the topic.
• Find out the main and sub-ideas for every reading text.
• Revise Comprehension questions of the text and read the comments given to you.
• Revise the expressions provided.
• Revise the new words and the word banks.
Grammar and Vocabulary:
• Singular and Plural nouns and adjectives.
• Using the masculine and feminine adjectives correctly.
• Changing adjectives into comparatives.
• Using comparatives in comparing.
• Use of possessives.
• Dual
Writing:
• Mind Map
• Descriptive text.
Arabic B Rasha Hijazi r.hijazi_wek@gemsed.com
• Comparative text.
• Report.
Arabic greetings and basic phrases: Level 1 & Level 2
Reading:
• Arabic alphabets.
• Long and short syllables.
• Revise Comprehension questions of the text and read the comments given to you.
• Revise the expressions related to the topic.
• Revise the new words and the word banks.
Grammar and Vocabulary:
• Long and short vowels.
• Use of verbs to make simple sentences.
• Use of masculine and feminine nouns and adjectives.
Writing:
• Simple sentences.
• Combined sentences using the opinion phrases

: ‫ دقيقة يف الدروس التالية‬50 ‫اختبار اليبية اإلسالمية سيكون لمدة‬

1- 26-1 ‫سورة الواقعة‬
Syed Zakir s.haq1_wek@Gemsedu.com
2- ‫حجة الوداع و وفاة الرسول صىل هللا عليه و سلم‬
3- ‫التقليد األعىم‬
Islamic A ‫ما يحل و ما يحرم من الطعام و ر‬
4- ‫الشاب‬
Fatima Alnajjar f.alnajjar_wek@Gemsedu.com
‫ مادة االختبار سيتم تحميلها عىل‬Teams

Students will be assessed on the following topics

Islamic B Syed Zakir s.haq1_wek@gemsedu.com
1. Ethical advice and instructions ( Surah Al Waqi’ah1-26 )
 2. The Farewell Pilgrimage and the Death of the Prophet, Peace be Upon him,
3. Blind imitation
4. Permissible and forbidden foods and drinks
Revision material uploaded to Teams

40 mins Paper 1 Coastal environments – Waves, Subaerial processes, Mass movement, Coastal processes: Erosion,
Geography Rujina Madaser r.madaser_wek@gemsedu.com Transportation, Deposition and landforms caused, Coastal ecosystems, Stakeholders, Coastal management
schemes
50 minutes Drawing styles – Isometric, perspective, exploded
Unit 1:
1.1 - Industry and enterprise
1.2 - Sustainability and the environment
DT Amy Rochford a.rochford_wek@gemsedu.com
1.3 - People, culture and society
1.4 - Production techniques and systems
1.5 - Informing design decisions
All revision resources are on Showbie
50 minutes Nutrition - Proteins, Carbohydrates, Fats, Vitamins, Minerals, Water, Fibre
Food Amy Rochford a.rochford_wek@gemsedu.com
All revision resources are on Showbie

3 lessons 3 Papers: Listening, Reading and Writing

Mrs. Smith will provide you with a vocabulary list. You need to ensure you revise this to ensure you can access
the papers.
Writing topics to revise:
French Fiona Eaves f.eaves_wek@gemsedu.com Foundation: school, holidays, relationships and marriage.
Higher: holidays, relationships and marriage, money and spending, jobs and your future plans.
*You need to ensure you revise the three tenses as you will need to use these in the written assessment. You need
to ensure you revise thoroughly from any written classwork as this will aid with written preparation. *

3 lessons 3 Papers: Listening, Reading and Writing

Miss. Eaves will provide you with a vocabulary list. You need to ensure you revise this to ensure you can access
the paper.
Writing topics to revise:
Spanish Fiona Eaves f.eaves_wek@gemsedu.com
Foundation: Holidays, home + town, technology, free time and school.
Higher: Technology, free time, school and future plans, free time and holidays in Spain.
*You need to ensure you revise the three tenses as you will need to use these in the written assessment. You need
to ensure you revise thoroughly from any written classwork as this will aid with written preparation*
1 Lesson Students will answer questions based on what they have done so far, looking at World War One on the Western
Front. The questions will take the form of essay questions, building on those key historical and writing skills we
History Stuart Price s.price_wek@gemsedu.com
have been practicing in their classes.

1 lesson Students will be assessed on their ‘responding to’ (AO3) drama skills based on an evaluation of the ‘Macbeth’
Drama Jessica Tickner J.Tickner_WEK@gemsedu.com performance we have seen this term. They must apply subject specific vocabulary in a written response to both
analyse and evaluate production elements such as lighting, costume or sound, and also the acting and artistic
 vision of the piece. This takes the same form as one section of the GCSE exam and serves as a practice for the
end of the course.
1 lesson One lesson: A listening assessment & quiz based on GCSE musical elements & music theory.
Music Ros Hendron r.hendron_wek@gemsedu.com
55 min One Paper. Will include topics covered in Y9 and Y10:
Chemistry Sherihan Hassan s.hassan_wek@gemsedu.com Year 9 topics: Bonding (ionic, metallic and covalent bonding)

Year 10 topics: Metals (reactivity series, displacement, extraction of metals from their ores and electrolysis)
55min Paper 1 practice paper covering all advertising topics and theories covered within.
Students will need to revise the following:
• Galaxy advert
Media John Webber j.webber_wek@gemsedu.com
• NHS advert
• OMO advert
• Theories such as Propp, Todorov, Semiotics, Stuart Hall and methods of analysis.