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YEAR 9 XX Clubs Assessment n Book Club XX n Debate Club Excursions n ACMI Competitions n Debating n Creative writing n Reading Challenge 2022 YEARS 7-9 CURRICULUM HANDBOOK We are committed to challenging all students in their learning, promoting enthusiasm for learning, connectedness to the world and a passion for personal excellence.
Welcome from our Principal CONTENTS Our school was created in 2014 with a vision of becoming a high performing government school Since our foundation, our school has shown exceptional improvement across a number of areas and was deemed an Influence School by the Department of Education and Welcome from our Principal 3 of first choice in the area. We are proudly achieving Training in 2018 and 2019. This is the highest category this vision, with outstanding student learning that can be reached by a school. With our trajectory of Extra-Curricular Program 4 growth data testament to the effectiveness of the exceptional results over time, we are now considered Curriculum 5 research-based teaching and learning practices a leader in our system and are working to influence and support other schools to achieve best practice. we employ at our school. Through high quality GENERAL CORE CURRICULUM Our positive and welcoming school culture is underpinned practices, we aim to create global citizens who English 6 by our school values of Diversity, Aspiration, Respect and are successful in their lives and careers and to Excellence (DARE) alongside consistently high academic Mathematics 8 equip them with the skills and attributes to form expectations, as well as high expectations with regard Science 10 positive relationships. to student conduct. This is strengthened by our student leadership structure where House Captains across Humanities 12 Years 7-12 are actively involved in leading whole school student activities and enacting positive change at our SEAL CORE CURRICULUM school. There is an extensive extra-curricular program SEAL English 14 offered before school, at lunchtimes and after school, where all students can strive to attain badges and excel SEAL Mathematics 16 in the areas of Communication, STEM, Arts, Philanthropy and Sport. SEAL Science 18 “ Our teaching and learning culture is focused on challenging SEAL Humanities 20 and growing all students and our teachers are exemplary, passionate educators. There is an emphasis on teacher FRENCH BINATIONAL CURRICULUM professional learning and we work closely with universities French Binational – French Literature 22 to ensure our teachers are using highly effective, research- French Binational English 24 We are committed to based practices. Teachers use data to inform planning and teaching for each student, resulting in a highly French Binational Mathematics 26 fostering a culture of high personalised program that ensures each and every student is challenged in their learning regardless of their entry level. French Binational Science 28 academic expectations and There is an emphasis on language learning at our school French Binational Humanities 30 high expectations of student and our differentiated specialist French language programs have received national and international recognition. French Binational Language: Spanish 32 learning, where every As well as our rigorous general program, we also offer an SHARED CURRICULUM student is challenged and accredited Select Entry Accelerated Learning (SEAL) Education For Life (E4L) 33 engaged in their learning. program and are one of a limited number of Academy of Accredited SEAL (TAASS) schools in the state. We are also Sport 34 an accredited International Student Provider and offer our International students a highly supportive environment and Language: French 36 exemplary academic program. • French Specialist Programs 39 Auburn High School offers a wide range of VCE subjects and we are currently working through the International Visual Communication & Design 40 Baccalaureate® (IB) accreditation process. This will enable Performing Arts & Media 42 us to add the IB Diploma to the range of choices available to students from 2023. Visual Art 44 I extend an invitation to families to come and visit on one Digital Technologies 46 of our scheduled school tours and observe first-hand the innovative and exciting programs that are happening in our school. Maria Karvouni PRINCIPAL 3 AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL | Curriculum Handbook Years 7-9
EXTRA-CURRICULAR PROGRAM CURRICULUM Auburn High School students are encouraged to contribute to the culture and community of our school Students’ pathways through Years 7 to 9 depend upon their choice of program. All pathways lead to the through participation in our extensive extra-curricular programs. One of our school values is Diversity same breadth of choice and opportunity at Year 10 and beyond, including VCE and IB. and our extra-curricular program recognises and celebrates the wide range of interests and strengths All students have access to a highly personalised learning pathway at Year 10 including participation of our students. There is a wide variety of lunch time and after school clubs, activities and programs in the Accelerated VCE Program or General Year 10 program. available at different times throughout the year and participation counts towards earning Extra-curricular Badges and House Colours. Program structure Extra-curricular clubs and activities include: Accelerated VCE Program – AVP Acceleration is offered based on student achievement, behaviour and aptitude data. More than 60% • Arts Club • French Grammar Club • Rock Band of Year 10 students at Auburn High School take at least one VCE subject. • AHS Basketball • French Maths Club • School Production Academy • Futsal Cup • Sports team training YEAR 7 YEAR 8 YEAR 9 Year 9 data used for STEM •ARTS Basketball tournament • Gardening Club • Star Wars Club senior program selection • Chess Club • Guitar Ensemble • Sustainability Club JUNIOR YEARS COURSES • Choir YEARS 7-9 VICTORIAN CURRICULUM ACHIEVEMENT • History Club • Video Games Club • NAPLAN • Creative Writing Club • PAT • Investing Club • Volleyball tournament • Debating and Public SEAL PROGRAM • Teacher Judgement • Karaoke • Walking Club Speaking Club YEARS 7-10 VICTORIAN CURRICULUM BEHAVIOURS • Knitting Circle • W ritten Word • Dungeons and • Attendance SPORT PHILANTHROPY Dragons Club • Language Club Book Club • Teamwork FRENCH PARTIAL IMMERSION PROGRAM • Fitness Club • Lego Club • 1000 Hearts • Work completion • Organisation • French Film Club • Maths Club • Motivation FRENCH BINATIONAL PROGRAM YEARS 7-9 FRENCH CURRICULUM • Effort COMMUNICATION ARTS YEAR 10 YEAR 11 YEAR 12 SENIOR YEARS COURSES YEAR 10 VCE Units 1 & 2 Subjects VCE Units 3 & 4 Subjects VICTORIAN CURRICULUM ACCLERATED VCE Accelerated Accelerated First Year YEAR 10 VCE Unit 1 & 2 VCE Unit 1 & 2 VCE Unit 3 & 4 VCE Unit 3 & 4 University Subject Subject Subject Subject Subjects PHILANTHROPY International Baccalaureate (2023) Year 7-9 students undertake their core subjects with their Tutor Group and are in mixed groups COMMUNICATION in Languages, Arts, Music and Technology electives and Health PE. This, combined with student leadership initiatives, House programs and camps, encourages good social relationships with the rest of the year level cohort as well as with students in other year levels. 4 5 AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL | Curriculum Handbook Years 7-9
SPORT STEM PHILANTHROPY ARTS GENERAL CORE CURRICULUM ENGLISH MATHS SCIENCE HUMANITIES SPORT COMMUNICATION PHILANTHROPY English YEAR 7 YEAR 8 YEAR 9 Students read and create a range of texts with a focus Students read and create a range of texts based on the Students learn to compare and evaluate texts through their Clubs COMMUNICATION on developing their understanding of narrative structure. study of ‘Our Community’. A variety of fiction, non-fiction study of the film, The Hunger Games and novel Tomorrow n Debate Club Years 7 & 8 This is used as a starting point for an examination of and media texts are studied to develop comparative writing When the War Began. Via memoirs, Students explore what it ‘The Hero’s Journey’ as students compare a range of and descriptive writing skills in exploring how old texts means to be a young person in Australia and the challenges n Book Club ALL classical and contemporary stories that explore what help to shape new texts. Students learn how to analyse faced by different groups through an anthology of stories it means to be a hero. Texts studies include: Trash, texts more effectively through their study of The Curious across the Growing Up In Australia series including Muslim, n Public Speaking Club ALL Storm Boy and a collection of short stories. Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Crow Country and African, Aboriginal, Queer, Disabled and Asian. Students n Creative Writing Club ALL a comparative study of Edward Scissorhands alongside have the opportunity to study a selection of texts including Assessment Beauty and the Beast. The Running Man with a focus on exploring characterisation, n Text response essays themes, and the elements of essay and creative writing. Assessment Competitions n Oral presentations Assessment n Text response essays n Short stories n Memoirs n Debating Years 7 & 8 n Comparative essays n Persuasive Writing n Text response essays n Creative writing n Short-stories ALL n Oral presentations n Persuasive Writing n Reading Challenges ALL n Comparative essays n Poetry n Oral presentations ELECTIVE Year 9: Journalism (Semester 1) Students work as an editorial team to create an eight page broadsheet newspaper. They are responsible for sourcing, writing and editing the paper, following the conventions of a standard newspaper today. They also include multimedia elements to suit an online audience. Upon completion of the newspaper, students undertake an in-depth study of fake news and media literacy in the 21st century in order to develop critical thinking skills. Assessment n Editorial pitch n Production of a broadsheet newspaper We have a strong focus on promoting team- work and resilience, and creating good global citizens. 6 7 AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL | Curriculum Handbook Years 7-9
ENGLISH MATHS SCIENCE HUMANITIES STEM Mathematics YEAR 7 YEAR 8 YEAR 9 Year 7 Mathematics challenges students’ mathematical Year 8 Mathematics challenges students’ mathematical In Year 9, students continue to develop their pattern Clubs reasoning and problem solving skills in areas of number reasoning and problem solving skills, utilising technology, and algebraic skills, refine their factorising skills and SPORT P n Maths Club ALL and algebra, geometry, statistics and probability. At the communication, reasoning and reflection strategies. By the are introduced to quadratics. Financial skills are put into completion of the year, they will have explored the abstract completion of the year, they will have explored Pythagoras’ practice through real life situations and the Index Laws n Chess Club ALL field of algebra often for the first time. Students are Theorem and applied it to solve real world problems. are explored further and applied in scientific notation. introduced to building expressions using unknowns Students investigate experimental probability by testing Students also get their first taste of trigonometry. n Homework Club ALL and solving them. Students work through ideas of and re-designing a game of chance and take their first proportional reasoning through applications to fractions, steps in their long journey of exploring graphing equations. Assessment n Robotics Club ALL decimals and percentages. In Year 9 Math teachers use skills-based tests aligned Assessment to the curriculum. Students also tackle an open ended CO Assessment In Year 8 Mathematics, teachers use a range of problem solving task with designing an efficient packing Competitions In Year 7 Mathematics, teachers use a range of assessment types including formal testing, extended system of tennis balls. assessment types including formal testing, extended research tasks and investigations, analysis and problem n Australian Maths Competition ALL research tasks and investigations, analysis and problem solving projects in conjunction with informal assessment. solving projects in conjunction with informal assessment. ELECTIVE Financial Literacy (Semester duration) This subject will explore a range of different aspects of financial literacy, including money management skills, different sources of finance, budgeting and saving, investment opportunities and enterprising behaviours. Financial literacy is a subject that will suit students who may be interested in pursuing Accounting or Business Management in the senior years. Assessment n Analysis of financial data n Case studies 8 9 AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL | Curriculum Handbook Years 7-9
ENGLISH MATHS SCIENCE HUMANITIES STEM Science YEAR 7 YEAR 8 YEAR 9 In this subject students are introduced to the principles In this subject, students continue the development of their In this subject, students consolidate the development of Clubs of scientific inquiry. They learn that Science is about finding skills in science inquiry. They study cells and systems in their skills in scientific inquiry. In Year 9 they explore atoms, n Coding club SPORT ALL P the answers to questions by testing them scientifically. Biology, energy transmission and the wave and particle elements and chemical reactions in Chemistry, electrical They begin studies of mixtures and separating techniques model for light in Physics, states of matter and elements energy and the connection between electrical energy n Titration Club ALL in Chemistry, the classification of life in Biology, phenomena and compounds and chemical change in Chemistry and and magnetism in Physics and plate tectonics in Earth on Earth and renewability of resources in Earth Science, the classification and cycling of rocks and water through Sciences. In Biology they investigate the connections n Paper planes club ALL and forces and simple machines in Physics. our environment in Earth and Space Science. within and between living things in response systems in the body and ecosystems. Assessment Assessment Assessment Excursions CO Assessment of student learning occurs each term Assessment of student learning occurs each term though a: though a: Assessment of student learning occurs each term n Moonbase, Scienceworks Year 7 n Pre-test & Post-test n Pre-test & Post-test though a: n Space Centre Mission to Mars Year 8 n Pre-test & Post-test n Science Practical Report n Science Practical Report n Science Practical Report Competitions ELECTIVE n AHS Journal of Science Years 7 & 8 Psychology (Semester duration) n Big Science Competition ALL This course provides a challenging and reflective n Education Perfect Science Championships ALL introduction to the science of Psychology. Students consider the nature versus nurture debate in influencing n RACI Crystal Growing ALL what makes us who we are. They analyse the social n ConocoPhillips Science Experience Year 9 factors that lead to the formation of attitudes, stereotypes and prejudicial behaviour. Students link this learning to the criminal justice system and consider how the reconstruction of memory is a questionable source of evidence in the conviction of innocent people. Assessment n Folio n Media Analysis n Criminal Profiling Task 10 11 AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL | Curriculum Handbook Years 7-9
SPORT STEM PHILANTHROPY ARTS ENGLISH MATHS SCIENCE HUMANITIES SPORT COMMUNICATION PHILANTHROPY Humanities YEAR 7 YEAR 8 YEAR 9 Students are introduced to the concepts of social Students examine our government and structures which In Civics & Citizenship, students examine the principles Clubs COMMUNICATION cohesion and identity in society in Civics & Citizenship. support our democracy in Australia, in particular, they of Australia’s legal system, followed by an examination n History Club ALL They examine the economics of buying and selling in examine how we can make informed voting decisions of the impact of Australia’s export trade on corporate ‘Shopping Spree’, an introductory unit in Economics in our current political climate as part of their Civics and social responsibility with a focus on the mining industry in and Business. Students analyse primary and secondary Citizenship unit. They question how the objectives of Economics and Business. Students explore the significant sources to learn about the earliest human communities business differ in Economics and Business Studies through events of Australian colonial history and its effects on the Excursions until the end of the ancient era in History, with a focus examination of social enterprise, “Thankyou”. Students Indigenous population in History. They analyse the causes on pre-settlement Aboriginal Australia. They collect and use primary and secondary sources to compare the and consequences of World War I and develop a research n Geography Field Trip Year 7 analyse data to learn about water conservation and characteristics of Medieval warfare in Japan and Europe, project concerning its contribution to the Australian n Indigenous speaker Year 7 liveability in Geography. and examine the causes and effects of exploration identity. In Geography, students learn about food security involving the Spanish conquest of Mexico in the early and analyse case studies concerning world hunger. n Business speaker incursion Year 8 Assessment 1500s. Students develop topographic mapping skills to n Diversity poster understand and explain the causes and consequences Assessment n Field trip to Hanging Rock Year 8 of landscape formation through an examination of n Source analysis and Organ Pipes National Park n Timeline research task Hanging Rock and surrounds. n Research report n Source analysis n Magistrates Court (City Project) Year 9 n Field work Assessment n Case study analysis n Indigenous Australia walk Year 9 n Samurai vs knight persuasive video task n Spirit of ANZAC Prize competition n Source analysis n Natural disaster oral presentation Competitions n Civics short answer questions ELECTIVE n Spirit of Anzac Prize Year 9 n Business Expo Year 9: Social Movements (Semester 2) Students examine some of the key social movements, examining how various groups in society have sought equal rights. This is explored through various forms of popular culture, such as music, films, television, even advertising and fashion. Students consider the idealogy behind such social movements and the ways these are expressed through various media. Protest and social values can be expressed in a variety of ways and achieve social goals with varying degrees of success. Students will become familiar with different forms of messaging in these media that they may not have noticed before. Assessment n Academic Research Poster of a Social Movement n Creation of a Product that aligns with a social value 12 13 AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL | Curriculum Handbook Years 7-9
SPORT STEM PHILANTHROPY ARTS SEAL CORE CURRICULUM ENGLISH MATHS SCIENCE HUMANITIES SPORT COMMUNICATION PHILANTHROPY SEAL English YEAR 1 (UNDERTAKEN IN YEAR 7) YEAR 2 (UNDERTAKEN IN YEAR 8) YEAR 3 (UNDERTAKEN IN YEAR 9) Students study Identity and The Power of Persuasion Students read and create a range of classic and Students begin the year studying Jasper Jones. They Clubs COMMUNICATION during their first term in SEAL English. In their second term contemporary texts with a focus on different text types study the contextual themes of racism and inclusion. n Debate Club ALL they investigate the universal and enduring understanding and how they influence on another. Students are They explore and debate a wide range of media issues of the ‘The Hero’s Journey’ in literature through their introduced to graphic novels and the relationship between and how opinion is presented. Students then study the n Book Club ALL analysis of The Odyssey and Percy Jackson. In Term 3 film and literature through The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Shakespearean play, Romeo and Juliet alongside the film they study the language of storytelling and narrative while undertaking a comparative study of Hidden Figures Moonrise Kingdom. n Public Speaking Club ALL prose in their study of Things a Map Won’t Show You. and All American Boys. A range of fiction, non- fiction In Semester two, students complete an English Language n Creative Writing Club ALL By Term 4, students finish the year with an exploration and media texts are studied to develop both creative elective. This elective explores the uniqueness of human of Shakespearean language in Much Ado About Nothing. and language analysis writing skills. communication and linguistics in conjunction with Animal Farm. Assessment Assessment Competitions n Text response essays n Text response essays Assessment n Creative writing ALL n Comparative essays n Comparative essays n Tests n Short stories n Short stories n Text essays n Reading Challenges ALL n Persuasive writing n Poetry n Comparative essays n Debating Years 8 & 9 n Oral presentations n Persuasive writing n Short stories n Creative n Oral presentations n Poetry n Persuasive writing n Oral presentations 14 15 AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL | Curriculum Handbook Years 7-9
ENGLISH MATHS SCIENCE HUMANITIES STEM SEAL Mathematics YEAR 1 (UNDERTAKEN IN YEAR 7) YEAR 2 (UNDERTAKEN IN YEAR 8) YEAR 3 (UNDERTAKEN IN YEAR 9) Year 7 SEAL Maths challenges students’ mathematical Year 8 SEAL Maths continues to develop students’ Year 9 Seal Mathematics is a differentiated course, as Clubs reasoning and problem solving skills, in areas of number mathematical thinking and problem solving in areas there is a large breadth of Year 10 knowledge that is SPORT P n Maths Club Year 7 patterns, index numbers, negative numbers, measurement, of mathematics, including graphing linear equations, covered. This course will focus on more complex algebraic geometry, probability, data and algebra. Students begin right-angle triangle calculations using Pythagoras’ skills involving surds and introduce graphing quadratics. n Maths Tutoring Years 8 & 9 from what they already know, and build new skills through theorem and trigonometry and applying index laws Other aspects of the course may include financial maths, direct instruction, self-guided learning and the use of ICT. in scientific notation. Students begin from what they complex trigonometry, statistical analysis and interpreting n Chess Club ALL already know, and build new skills through direct and graphing linear equations. Students will be challenged Assessment instruction, self-guided learning and the use of ICT. beyond simple fluency skills and be asked to investigate n Robotics Club ALL In Mathematics teachers use a range of assessment proofs and provide reasoning for their responses. types including formal testing, extended research tasks Assessment CO and investigations, analysis and problem solving projects In Mathematics, teachers use a range of assessment Assessment Competitions in conjunction with informal assessment. types including formal testing, extended research tasks In Mathematics, teachers use a range of assessment and investigations, analysis and problem solving projects types, including formal testing, extended research tasks n Australian Maths Competition ALL in conjunction with informal assessment. and investigations, analysis and problem solving projects in conjunction with informal assessment. SEAL Maths challenges students’ mathematical reasoning and problem solving skills. 16 17 AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL | Curriculum Handbook Years 7-9
ENGLISH MATHS SCIENCE HUMANITIES STEM SEAL Science YEAR 1 (UNDERTAKEN IN YEAR 7) YEAR 2 (UNDERTAKEN IN YEAR 8) YEAR 3 (UNDERTAKEN IN YEAR 9) In this subject students are introduced to the principles of In this subject, students continue the development of their In this subject, students consolidate the development of Clubs scientific inquiry. They learn that Science is about finding skills in science inquiry. They study cells and systems in their skills in Science inquiry. In Semester One, students SPORT P n Coding club ALL the answers to questions by testing them scientifically. Biology and energy transmission and the wave and particle explore the connection between the electrical energy and They begin studies of mixtures and separating techniques model for light in Physics. In Earth and Space Science magnetism and how it is used to generate power. They n Titration Club ALL in Chemistry, the classification of life in Biology, the water students explore the rock cycle, geological time, the history also investigate the body system and the interconnected cycle, phenomena on Earth and renewability of resources in and structure of the Earth and plate tectonics. They begin nature of the body. They learn how the body responds n Paper planes club ALL Earth Science, and forces and simple machines in Physics. studying the Year 9 Chemistry curriculum where they to stimuli and how it defends itself. In Semester Two, They begin studies in Year 8 Chemistry as they explore explore atoms, elements and chemical reactions. students undertake one of our suite of Year 10 electives states of matter, elements, compounds and mixtures and combining Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Psychology to chemical change. Assessment explore the world around us. Excursions CO Assessment of student learning occurs each term n Moonbase, Scienceworks Year 7 Assessment though a: Assessment Assessment of student learning occurs each term Assessment of student learning occurs each term n Space Centre Mission to Mars Year 8 n Pre-test & Post-test though a: though a: n Science Practical Report n Pre-test & Post-test n Pre-test & Post-test n Science Practical Report n Science Practical Report Competitions n Big Science Competition ALL n Education Perfect Science Championships ALL n RACI Crystal Growing ALL n ConocoPhillips Science Experience ALL The SEAL program brings together like-minded, high- achieving students, giving them a sense of belonging and extending them to fulfil their potential. 18 19 AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL | Curriculum Handbook Years 7-9
SPORT STEM PHILANTHROPY ARTS ENGLISH MATHS SCIENCE HUMANITIES SPORT COMMUNICATION PHILANTHROPY SEAL Humanities YEAR 1 (UNDERTAKEN IN YEAR 7) YEAR 2 (UNDERTAKEN IN YEAR 8) YEAR 3 (UNDERTAKEN IN YEAR 9) In Year 7 SEAL Humanities, students consider the value In Year 8 SEAL Humanities, students examine factional In Year 9 SEAL Humanities, the study of Civics and Clubs COMMUNICATION of identity and cohesion in society in Civics & Citizenship, politics and populism in Civics and Citizenship, and Citizenship has students examine and compare the ways n History Club ALL and the ethics of business through an examination of how the objectives of businesses differ in Economics in which individuals do and do not access justice in our legal ‘Cotton On’ in Economics and Business. Students analyse and Business through an examination of the McDonalds system. Students consider the impact of Australia’s export primary and secondary sources to prepare a comparative corporation through the film “The Founder”. Students trade on corporate social responsibility with a focus on essay on the ancient era in History as well as examining compare and evaluate the characteristics of medieval the mining industry in Economics and Business. Students Excursions evidence regarding Aboriginal Australia presettlement. civilisations of Europe and Japan, and examine the causes explore the ways Indigenous Australians fought for and They plan and run a field study that evaluates the liveability and effects of exploration involving the Spanish conquest continue to fight for rights in Australia since settlement in n Geography Field Trip Year 7 of a local suburb in Geography. of Mexico in the early 1500s. They develop topographic 1788 and how World War 1 influenced the changing roles n Indigenous speaker Year 7 and choropleth mapping skills to explain and evaluate of women in society. Students develop an understanding Assessment landscapes involving examination of Hanging Rock and of the key indicators of human wellbeing, and how quality n Business speaker incursion Year 8 n Source analysis impacts of geological natural disasters. of life can be impacted by food and water insecurity. n Field trip to Hanging Rock Year 8 n Comparative essay Assessment Assessment and Organ Pipes National Park n Field report n Law case study analysis n Source analysis n Magistrates Court (City Project) Year 9 n Fashion brand business report n Corporate Social Responsibility research task n Media investigation n Indigenous Australia walk Year 9 n Business Expo n Source Analysis n Historical character performance oral n Oral Presentation n Natural disaster research essay n Spirit of ANZAC Prize research project Competitions n Food Security Case Study n Spirit of Anzac Prize Year 9 We teach our students life skills and habits that will provide a strong foundation for their learning and create success in their lives both at and beyond school. 20 21 AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL | Curriculum Handbook Years 7-9
SPORT PHILANTHROPY FRENCH BINATIONAL CURRICULUM FRENCH SPECIALIST PROGRAMS FRENCH ENGLISH MATHS SCIENCE HUMANITIES COMMUNICATION Auburn High School offers two French specialist programs from Year 7 to 9: the French Partial Immersion Program and the French Binational Program. French Binational – French Literature FRENCH PARTIAL IMMERSION PROGRAM FRENCH BINATIONAL PROGRAM YEAR 7 YEAR 8 Students are introduced to French literature with a focus on Students read realistic and fantasy novels from the 19th AUDIENCE Students proficient in French Students highly proficient in French methodology in Term 1. They explore a range of texts from and 20th Centuries and they learn to compare the texts the Middle Ages to the 20th Century, through narrative texts with movies in the same genre. They explore press and French literature, Humanities, mainly. They study adventure novels, travel diaries from the medias and the different ways journalists report news, CURRICULUM TAUGHT IN FRENCH French language and Science Great discoveries and Middle Ages’ chivalry stories, Students express an opinion and influence the public. In poetry, Math and Science approach poetry and figurative language, reading, reciting students study lyricism and its links to romanticism in PROPORTION OF CURRICULUM 26% (13 hours per fortnight) 51% (26 hours per fortnight) poems and creating one to participate in the Prix des écoles painting, understanding rhythm, intonation and figurative IN FRENCH françaises. They explore drama with a focus on comedies language and creating their own poem. They study the –A ll subjects are based on the from the 17th century, improvisation and role plays. relationships between master and servant in French Victorian Curriculum. – Subjects taught in French are based on comedies of the 17th century and how their evolution in the the French curriculum. Assessment 18th century relates to the ideas of the French Revolution. CURRICULUM TAUGHT –F rench language classes follow the n Tests Foundation to 10 learning sequence – Subjects taught in English follow the Assessment designed for students who started Victorian curriculum. n Text analysis n Tests their French studies in primary school. n Creative writing n Text analysis Developing listening, reading, speaking n Sketches Developing skills to analyse French n Creative writing FOCUS OF FRENCH CLASSES and writing skills as well as vocabulary n Grammar and spelling literature and write text essays. n Persuasive writing and grammar. n Oral presentations – Offering the opportunity to study part of n Grammar and spelling – Extending and challenging students the French curriculum in a multicultural n Oral presentations through advanced French classes atmosphere. and science taught in French. – Preparing students to sit the Diplome – Preparing students to sit the DELF B1 GOAL OF THE PROGRAM National du Brevet (French official exam in Year 9. examination) in Year 9. Allowing students to accelerate French Units 1 and 2 in Year 10 subject ANNÉE 7 – 5ème Français ANNÉE 8 - 4ème Francais to academic achievements, learning behaviours and teacher judgement. En année 7, les élèves s’initient à la littérature française. Les élèves explorent des nouvelles et romans réalistes Au cours du premier trimestre, l’accent est mis sur la et fantastiques du XIXe siècle et étudient l’adaptation de méthodologie et la révision de points clés de grammaire l’univers fantastique au cinéma. Ils découvrent la presse pour les amener à analyser et produire des textes. Ils et les médias, en particulier la façon dont les journalistes explorent un éventail de textes du Moyen ge au XXe rapportent un fait, expriment une opinion et influencent Comparing siècle, à travers des textes narratifs principalement. Ils étudient le roman d’aventures, lisent des passages de le public. En poésie, l’accent est mis sur le lyrisme et ses liens avec le romantisme pictural, les élèves analysent carnets de voyage des Grandes découvertes et analysent notamment le rythme, l’intonation et les figures de style. FPIP FBN n B othwill challenge students le roman de chevalerie du Moyen ge. Les élèves Ils créent également un poème dans le cadre de leur and will allow VCE acceleration découvrent la poésie et ses procédés de style, lisent et participation au concours de poésie Berthe Mouchette. n 25 % in French n 51% in French in Year 10. récitent des poèmes. Ils écrivent également un poème Enfin, ils abordent le théâtre à travers les relations entre n Teaching Vic n French Curriculum taught dans le cadre de leur participation au concours de poésie maître et valet au XVIIe siècle et leur évolution au XVIIIe n B othwith allow extended Curriculum in French Berthe Mouchette. Ils abordent le théâtre à travers la siècle en lien avec les idées de la Révolution française. (bilingual immersion) n Preparation for French exam language skills acquisition. comédie du XVIIe siècle, l’improvisation et les jeux de rôle. year 9 (Brevet) Fast pace Évaluation n Explicitly teaching language, Évaluation n Analyse de texte n Requires high command structure and grammar n Analyse de texte n Écriture créative required for VCE & IB Grammar/structure n Écriture créative n paragraphe argumentatif n French immersion subject n Builds skills to read and n Grammaire et orthographe analyse complex text as n Grammaire et orthographe provides relevance and n Présentations orales extension a native speaker n Présentations orales n jeu théâtral 22 23 AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL | Curriculum Handbook Years 7-9
FRENCH ENGLISH MATHS SCIENCE HUMANITIES French Binational – French Literature YEAR 9 Year 9 – Journalism in French Students explore the extraordinary diversity of the Clubs (Semester one) literature of the 20th and 21st Centuries. Short stories, In Term 1, French Binational students focus on n French Movies ALL poems, texts and novels about WW1 and WW2, autobiography, dramas and plays will give them a consolidating and extending their French writing skills to n Brevet Study Group Year 9 new insight into our world through the perspective write in a newsbased style. In Term 2, they practice their of contemporary literature. They continue to practice public speaking skills as they collaboratively prepare and their skills in writing with a focus on persuasive writing record a news bulletin in French, including headline stories, and develop their abilities to defend an opinion in oral interviews, as well as a sport and a weather report. Excursions presentations. They investigate the use of humour, irony, controversy to convey an opinion and analyse the Assessment n Theatre / Role Play Year 7 way a science fiction movie looks at our society. They n Speaking tasks prepare for the DELF B2 at the end of the year and are n Writing tasks encouraged to sit the exam if they are ready. Competitions Assessment n Berthe Mouchette Competition ALL n Tests n Text analysis n Creative writing n Persuasive writing n Grammar and spelling n Oral presentations ANNÉE 9 - 3ème Français ANNÉE 9 - Français – Journalisme en Français Les élèves explorent la riche littérature française des (Premier semestre) 20ème et 21ème siècles. À travers l’étude de nouvelles, poèmes, romans sur les deux Grandes Guerres, ainsi que Durant le 1er trimestre, Français étudiants binationaux d’autobiographies ou encore de pièces de théâtre, les se concentrent sur techniques du journalisme écrit et élèves gagnent une perspective différente sur le monde développent des unes de journaux et un article sur un qui les entoure grâce à la littérature contemporaine. Ils thème d’actualité. Au deuxième trimestre les élèves continuent de pratiquer leurs compétences d’écriture, en consolident et étendent leurs capacités oratoires en particulier le style persuasif, et apprennent à défendre une Français en enregistrant un bulletin d’information. opinion lors de présentations orales. Les élèves explorent Ils créent et enregistrent un bulletin météo ou sportif, aussi l’usage de l’humour, de l’ironie et de la controverse et conduisent des interviews. pour élaborer une opinion et analyser le message porté par un film de science-fiction envers notre société. Les Assessment élèves préparent le DELF B2 à la fin de l’année et sont n Tâches écrites et orales invités à passer cet examen s’ils se sentent prêts. Évaluation n Analyse de textes n Création littéraire n Écriture persuasive n Grammaire et orthographe n Présentations orales 24 25 AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL | Curriculum Handbook Years 7-9
SPORT STEM PHILANTHROPY ARTS FRENCH ENGLISH MATHS SCIENCE HUMANITIES SPORT COMMUNICATION PHILANTHROPY French Binational English YEAR 7 YEAR 8 YEAR 9 Students create a range of texts based on the study of Students create a range of texts based on the study of Students learn to compare and evaluate texts through Clubs COMMUNICATION ‘The Hero’s Journey’. A variety of fiction, non-fiction and ‘Our Community’. A variety of fiction, non-fiction and their study of the films, The Hunger Games and Tomorrow n Debate Club Years 7 & 8 media texts are studied to develop analytical essay writing media texts are studied to develop comparative writing When the War Began. Persuasive devices are explored and descriptive writing skills. Persuasive devices are and descriptive writing skills in exploring how old texts in their study of The Power of Advertising. Students have n Book Club ALL explored in written work and debating. The excursion to help to shape new texts. Students learn how to analyse the opportunity to study a selection of texts focusing on ACMI will help students understand the film, Whale Rider, texts more effectively through their study of The Curious exploring characterisation, themes, and the elements of on a deeper level. Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and Crow Country essay and creative writing. and understand the context, ‘Australian Identity and Excursions Assessment Landscape’ on a deeper level. Assessment n Australian Centre for the Year 7 n Tests n Text essays Assessment Moving image n Text essays n Comparative essays n Tests n National Gallery of Victoria Year 8 n Oral presentations n Short stories n Text essays and Yarra Cruise n Short stories n Oral presentations n Comparative essays n Melbourne Writers’ Festival Year 9 n Persuasive writing n Advertising analysis n Short-stories n Persuasive writing n Poetry Competitions n Oral presentations n Debating Years 7 & 8 n Creative writing ALL n Reading Challenges ALL ANNÉE 7 ANNÉE 8 ANNÉE 9 Les élèves s’entrainent à écrire différents textes basés Les élèves apprennent à rédiger une série de textes sur Les élèves apprennent à comparer et à évaluer des sur l’étude du « Voyage du héros ». Ils étudient les le thème ‘notre communauté’. De divers textes fictifs, textes à travers l’étude des filmes The Hunger Games caractéristiques des textes de genre variés : fiction, non-fictifs, et de format media sont étudiés de manière à et Tomorrow When the War Began. Les outils persuasifs non- fiction et médias pour développer leurs techniques développer leurs compétences d’écriture comparative et sont explorés dans l’étude de The Power of Advertising. de rédaction dans différent genres. Ils explorent les descriptive. Ceci en parallèle avec l’exploration d’anciens Les élèves ont l’opportunité d’étudier une séléction techniques persuasives tant à l’écrit qu’à l’oral. Une textes et leurs contributions à la création de nouveaux de textes qui se focalisent sur l’exploration de la excursion à l’ACMI permet d’étudier et analyser en textes. Les élèves apprennent à analyser à travers l’étude caractérisation, de thèmes différents, et des éléments détail le film Whale Rider. des textes The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night- variés de la dissertation et de l’expression écrite. Time et Crow Country ce qui leur permet de découvrir le Évaluation contexte ‘Australian Identity and Landscape’ de manière Évaluation n Contrôles approfondie. n Types d’évaluations n Dissertations n Contrôles Évaluation n Épreuves orales n Contrôles n Rédactions comparatives n Récits courts/nouvelles n Dissertations n Récits courts/nouvelles n Écriture persuasive n Rédactions comparatives n Épreuves orales n Récits courts/nouvelles n Analyses publicitaires n Écriture persuasive n Poésie n Épreuves orales 26 27 AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL | Curriculum Handbook Years 7-9
FRENCH ENGLISH MATHS SCIENCE HUMANITIES STEM French Binational Mathematics YEAR 7 YEAR 8 YEAR 9 In Year 7 Mathematics in the French Binational program, In Year 8 Mathematics in the French Binational program, In Year 9 Mathematics in the French Binational program, Clubs students develop their maths fluency, reasoning and students continue to develop their Maths fluency, students consolidate their maths fluency, reasoning and SPORT P n Maths in French ALL problem solving skills in areas of Number and Algebra, reasoning and problem solving skills in areas of Number problem solving skills, in areas of Number and Algebra, Geometry and Statistics and Probability. They start to write and Algebra, Geometry and Statistics and Probability. Geometry and Statistics and Probability. ICT skills are n Tutoring Club ALL proofs and are challenged to think in a more abstract way. They write more complex proofs and demonstrate reinforced and used for Maths enquiries. A skill-based ICT skills are also developed with the introduction of new connections between areas of learning. ICT skills are framework is used to monitor progress and develop tools to use for maths enquiries. A skill-based framework reinforced and used for Maths enquiries. A skill-based students’ ownership of their learning as they prepare for is used to monitor progress and develop students’ framework is used to monitor progress and develop their final exam Diplôme national du brevet. Students Excursions ownership of their learning. students’ ownership of their learning. will be challenged beyond simple fluency skills and be n Le Kangourou des Mathematiques Years 7 & 8 CO asked to investigate proofs and provide reasoning for Assessment Assessment their responses. In Semester 2, students refine and extend n Australian Maths Competition (AMC) ALL n Formal tests n Formal tests their skill and knowledge against the Victorian Curriculum. (optional) n Extended Investigations n Extended Investigations Assessment n Analysis and problem-solving projects n Analysis and problem-solving projects n Formal tests n Informal assessments n Informal assessments Competitions n Extended Investigations n Le Kangourou des Mathematiques ALL n Analysis and problem-solving projects n Informal assessments n iCAS ALL (optional for Years 8 & 9) 5ÈME MATHEMATIQUES 4ÈME MATHÉMATIQUES 3ÈME MATHÉMATIQUES In Year 7 Mathematics in the French Binational program, Le programme de 4ème pour les Mathématiques continue et En troisième (année 9) les élèves travaillent à renforcer leur students develop their maths fluency, reasoning and étend le travail de la première année de collège notamment maîtrise des concepts mathématiques, et à approfondir leur problem solving skills in areas of Number and Algebra, dans l’acquisition d’automatismes et le développement capacité de raisonnement et de résolution de problèmes Geometry and Statistics and Probability. They start to write du raisonnement. Les élèves continuent de développer que ce soit en Algèbre ou en géométrie. Ils travaillent sur proofs and are challenged to think in a more abstract way. leurs compétences en résolution de problèmes dans les des résolutions de problèmes appliqués à des situations de ICT skills are also developed with the introduction of new domaines des nombres et de l’algèbre, de la géométrie et la vie quotidienne. Ils continuent également à approfondir tools (as geogebra) to use for maths enquiries (They are des statistiques et des probabilités. Ils sont invités à expliciter leur connaissance en statistique et probabilités. introduced to programming with the use of Scratch.). précisément toutes les étapes de leur raisonnement et Ils continuent à travailler leurs compétences informatiques A skill-based framework is used to monitor progress explorent les connections entre les différents domaines et de programmation à travers des taches d’application and develop students’ ownership of their learning. d’apprentissages. Les compétences dans l‘emploi des outils complexe et de recherche. L’évaluation par compétence informatiques sont renforcées et mobilisées pour la résolution permet de suivre les progrès individuels des élèves et de Évaluation de taches complexes. Un cadre d’évaluation centré sur les les responsabiliser dans leurs apprentissages tandis qu’ils n Test formatifs et sommatifs compétences permet de suivre les progrès des élèves et se préparent à passer l’épreuve finale du Diplôme National n Taches complexes d ’investigation développer l’appropriation de leur apprentissage par les du Brevet. Les élèves sont mis au défi au-delà de la simple élèves. réponse de pouvoir expliquer, justifie et démontrer leur n Résolution de problèmes Évaluation raisonnement. Au cours du second semestre revisitent et n Evaluations à la volée étendent leur connaissances et compétences pour s’aligner n Test formatifs et sommatifs avec les attendus du Curriculum du Victoria. n Taches complexes d ’investigation Évaluation n Résolution de problèmes n Test formatifs et sommatifs n Evaluations à la volée n Recherche et résolution de taches complexe n Projet de programmation n Brevet Blanc 28 29 AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL | Curriculum Handbook Years 7-9
FRENCH ENGLISH MATHS SCIENCE HUMANITIES STEM French Binational Science YEAR 7 YEAR 8 YEAR 9 In this subject, students are introduced to the principles In this subject, students continue the development of their In this subject, students consolidate their skills within Excursions of scientific inquiry. They learn that Science is about finding skills within their scientific inquiry. They study electrical their scientific inquiry. They also prepare to sit their French SPORT P n Moonbase, Scienceworks Year 7 the answers to questions by testing them scientifically. circuits and the law of electricity, forces and gravitation Science examination for the Brevet in June. In Year 9 The content taught covers the two French Science in Physics, physical and chemical changes, combustions they explore atoms, elements and chemical reactions in n Space Centre Mission to Mars Year 8 disciplines: SVT (Biology and Earth Science) and Physique- and masse volumique in Chemistry. In Earth science Chemistry, electrical energy, energy consumption and the Chimie (Physics and Chemistry). They begin studies of they continue to learn about geological hazards, plaque wave and particle model for light and sound in Physics nutrition and how the body commands, regulates and tectonic and different geological Geological time scale and and renewability of resources in Earth Science. In Biology responds to physical activity in Biology, the state of matter, ecosystems, human reproduction hormonal and neural they investigate cells, the immune system response and Competitions mixtures and pure substances in Chemistry. In Earth systems in Biology. its public health implications, heritability and elements n AHS Journal of science Years 7 & 8 CO science they learn about Earth and the solar system, Earth of genetics. climate and natural disasters’ prediction/prevention and Assessment n Big Science Competition ALL movement interaction and light propagation in Physics. n Diagnostic and formative assessment Assessment n Diagnostic and formative assessment n Education Perfect Science Championships ALL Assessment n Summative post-tests n Summative post-tests n RACI Crystal Growing ALL n Diagnostic and formative assessment n Investigation tasks n Investigation tasks n Summative post-tests n ConocoPhillips Science Experience Year 9 n Investigation tasks 5ÈME SVT & PC 4ÈME SVT & PC 3ÈME SVT & PC Dans cette matière, les élèves découvrent le principe de En quatrième, les élèves continuent de développer leurs En troisième, les élèves se préparent à passer l’épreuve la démarche scientifique. Ils apprennent que la science compétences dans la démarche expérimentale. Ils étudient finale de science du Diplôme National du Brevet. Ils permet de trouver des réponses grâce à l’expérimentation les circuits électriques et les lois de l’électricité, les forces consolident leur capacité à analyser des documents scientifique. L’enseignement couvre les contenu des deux et la gravitation en Science physique. En Chimie, ils mettant en œuvre leur connaissances de science pour matières françaises: SVT (Siences de la Vie et de la Terre) explorent les réactions de combustion et le concept de argumenter et justifier la résolution de taches complexes. et Physique-Chimie. En SVT, ils découvrent le processus masse volumique. En Sciences de la Terre, ils continuent Le second semestre permet également de consolider de digestion et plus largement la manière dont le corps de comprendre les risques géologiques, la tectonique leurs compétences rédactionnelles pour rendre compte humain commande, régule et répond à une activité des plaques et l’échelle des temps géologiques. En de recherches expérimentales. En chimie les élèves physique. En Chimie, les élèves découvrent les états de la Sciences de la Vie, les élèves découvrent les écosystèmes, explorent la structure de l’atome et la formation des ions matière, les mélanges et substances pures. Les Sciences la reproduction humaine et les systèmes nerveux et ainsi que les propriétés des acides et bases. En physique, de la Terre leur font découvrir la Terre et le système endocrinien humain. ils étudient la conservation d’énergie dans un système et solaire, le climat de la Terre, ainsi que la prédiction et la l’énergie électrique en particulier ainsi que l’utilisation des prévention de désastres naturels. Les Sciences physiques Évaluation propriétés du son et de la lumière pour transmettre des incluent l’étude des mouvements et la propagation de la n Test formatifs et sommatifs signaux. En biologie, ils étudient les microorganismes, lumière. n Recherche et résolution de taches complexe le système immunitaire et les enjeux de santé publique, ainsi que les mécanismes de transmission des caractères Évaluation n Comptes rendus de Travaux Pratiques héréditaires en génétique et leurs implications sur la n Test formatifs et sommatifs n Brevet Blanc dynamique des populations. n Recherche et résolution de taches complexe Évaluation n Comptes rendus de Travaux Pratiques n Test formatifs et sommatifs n Brevet Blanc n Recherche et résolution de taches complexe n Comptes rendus de Travaux Pratiques n Brevet Blanc 30 31 AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL | Curriculum Handbook Years 7-9
SPORT STEM PHILANTHROPY ARTS FRENCH ENGLISH MATHS SCIENCE HUMANITIES SPORT COMMUNICATION PHILANTHROPY French Binational Humanities YEAR 7 YEAR 8 YEAR 9 In History, students analyse primary and secondary In History, students analyse primary and secondary In History, students analyse primary and secondary Clubs COMMUNICATION sources to explore European societies from the Early sources to explore Europe in the 18th and 19th century sources to explore the world from WW1 until the fall n Christmas Market Years 7 & 8 Middle Ages to Modern Times with a focus on France. with a focus on France, from the Enlightenment to the of the USSR with a focus on France. In Geography, In Geography, they will investigate the causes and eve of WW1. In Geography, they will investigate the causes they study the French and European territories and consequences of demographic growth, wealth inequality, and consequences of urbanisation and globalisation in the their connections to the rest of the world. In Civics global change as well technological and industrial risks. different parts of the world. In Civics and Citizenship, they and Citizenship, they examine the political, military and Excursions In Civics and Citizenship, they will reflect on the concepts will reflect on the concepts of freedom and law. humanitarian engagements of international organisations of identity, diversity and equality. such as the United Nations. n Parliament House Year 7 Assessment Assessment n Structured paragraphs Assessment n SBS / News Making Year 8 n Short answer questions n Structured essays n Indigenous Melbourne Excursion Year 9 n Vocabulary tests n Vocabulary tests n Vocabulary tests n Source analyses n Source analyses n Source analyses n Mapping n Mapping n Mapping Competitions n Oral presentations n Oral presentations n Oral presentations n Australian Geography Competition (optional) ALL n Diplôme National du Brevet 5ÈME HISTOIRE, GEOGRAPHIE, EMC 4ÈME HISTOIRE, GEOGRAPHIE, EMC 3ÈME HISTOIRE, GEOGRAPHIE, EMC En histoire, les élèves analysent des sources primaires En histoire, les élèves analysent des sources primaires En histoire, les élèves analysent des sources primaires et et secondaires pour explorer les sociétés européennes et secondaires pour explorer l’Europe aux XVIIIe et XIXe secondaires pour explorer le monde de la Première Guerre du Moyen-Âge au Temps modernes en se focalisant siècles en se focalisant plus particulièrement sur la mondiale à la chute de l’URSS en se focalisant plus plus particulièrement sur la France. En géographie, France. En géographie, ils examinent les causes et les particulièrement sur la France. En géographie, ils étudient ils examinent les causes et les conséquences de conséquences de l’urbanisation et de la mondialisation les territoires français et européens et leurs connections la croissance démographique, des inégalités de à travers le monde. En EMC, ils s’interrogent sur les au reste du monde. En EMC, ils travaillent notamment richesse, du changement global et des risques à la fois concepts de liberté, de droits et de devoirs. sur les engagements politiques, militaires et humanitaires technologiques et industriels. En EMC, ils s’interrogent d’organisations internationales telles que l’Organisation sur les concepts d’identité, de diversité et d’égalité. Évaluation des Nations Unies. n Analyses de documents Évaluation n Rédaction de Évaluation n Analyses de documents n Analyses de documents n Tests de vocabulaire n Questions de compréhension n Développements construits n Cartographie n Tests de vocabulaire n Tests de vocabulaire n Présentations orales n Cartographie n Cartographie n Présentations orales n Présentations orales n Diplôme National du Brevet 32 33 AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL | Curriculum Handbook Years 7-9
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