Year 7 Booklet - Broughton Hall High School

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Opening Minds: Going Global Overview Literacy In this unit you will explore poetry from other cultures and traditions. You will perform a poem and learn to analyse language and imagery. You can use this to write some poetry of your own. R.E. You will be able to explain that Hinduism is another world religion apart from Christianity, and write about the Hindu story of Rama and Sita in relation to the Hindu festival of Diwali. All will also be able to describe some of the Hindu Gods Geography Geographical concepts and skills, such as map skills, places, describing and explaining and photographic analysis. ICT Globalisation is the process by which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected as a result of massively increased trade and cultural exchange. It is the result of technological changes that enable people, goods, money and above all information and ideas to travel the world much faster than ever before. We will explore the spread of Global Communications and look at what is known as 'The Digital Divide'. You will also learn about global communications. Technology In this section you will explore popular foods from around the globe. You will also investigate how what we buy is produced and the conditions of the workers who produce our food. History In this unit you are going to research What an Empire is, how big The British Empire was in 1900 and which countries it covered at that time. As an Interactive Whiteboard task research the British Empire. Then, using atlases, try to find the new countries that once formed the Empire. PSHE Will be linked to ICT here and will be the comparison of your life with one of a pupil in another country. Page 8 of 19
Opening Minds: The Play’s The Thing Overview Literacy For this unit you will be studying a play by William Shakespeare. You will explore the plot of the play, write about one of the key scenes and perform one of the scenes. You will write an analytical essay exploring Shakespeare's use of language R.E. From studying this unit you will know and understand what the Bible is. Know that the Bible is made up of the New and Old Testament, and the significance of each. You will also know about some of the characters of the Old Testament (Abraham, Moses, Joseph and David). History For the Historical element of this unit you will conduct research into Shakespeare, his life and works, and research what life was like in Elizabethan times ICT Publicity is a very important part of any theatrical production, your task is to publicise the contribution that your group is making to the play. A section about e-safety will be included, in this section you will be asked to prepare a Socail media profile for one of the characters from the play. P.S.H.E This section of personal wellbeing concentrates on health matters including: healthy eating, understanding the risks of drug/alcohol abuse. You will think about the choices you make & how they will affect your family & friends. Page 9 of 19
Page 1 and 2: 2012 - 2013 CURRICULUM BOOKLET FOR
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