RAND COLLEGE MID-YEAR EXAMINATION DEMARCATIONS 2017 GRADE 8

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1 Page 1 of 6 RAND COLLEGE MID-YEAR EXAMINATION DEMARCATIONS 2017 GRADE 8 SUBJECT CONTENT EDUCATOR ENGLISH Paper 1 Language concepts from T1 & T2 Punctuation Figures of speech Cartoon and interpretation of advertisements Poetry Covered in Poetry Experience Book Comprehension skills Mrs. Byrne Dictionary Skills Paper 2 Format of Friendly Letter / Diary Entry / Point form Summary Bongani s Secret Themes / Character Sketches / Content of Novel MATHEMATICS Numbers and the number system Miss McBride Bodmas Integers Percentage Operations with fractions Squares and cubes and roots Scientific notation Prime and composite numbers H.C.F and L.C.M Exponents

2 Page 2 of 6 Number patterns Algebraic expressions Algebraic equations (solving and writing) NATURAL SCIENCE PHYSICAL SCIENCES SOCIAL SCIENCES CREATIVE ARTS Life Sciences: Ecology, Micro-organisms (everything covered to date) Lab safety The Scientific Method Atomic structure Periodicity Naming elements Compounds and mixtures States of matter Expansion and contraction Pressure Chemical reactions Geography Map work The globe Factors that affect temperature and rainfall History The Industrial Revolution Southern Africa after 1860 The mineral revolution Learners are required to study all notes handed to them throughout the first half of the school year. Learners have to study from their writing books. The Creative Arts Examination will consist out of Section A which will examine the theory component of the subject and Section B that will examine the practical component of the subject. What to study for Section A? The Elements of Art. Mr. Kreyvelt Miss McBride Mr. Ndoda Mr. De Beer

3 Page 3 of 6 The plan of the Ancient Roman House. What is a fresco? The still life Different Artistic styles such as Realism (Floris van Dijk), Expressionism (Van Gogh), Surrealism (Salvador Dali). Pop Art (Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein) Architecture - Vernacular Architecture( Beehive Hut and mud houses), Post and Lintel System, Parthenon Temple, Stonehenge, Temple of Karnak, Arch System, Aqueduct, Coliseum, Pantheon Temple etc.) Ancient Greece and the Five Stages of Greek sculpture. LIFE ORIENTATION Section B: What to bring for the practical assessment? You will have to make a drawing. You will be given guidelines to do so. You must bring a pencil, ruler, color pencils and pastels to the exam for this purpose. TOPIC 3 HEALTH, SOCIAL and ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY UNIT 1 Social factors that contribute to substance abuse Pages Mrs. Shepstone UNIT 2 UNIT 3 Appropriate behaviour to stop and avoid substance abuse, and consequences of substance abuse. Pages Rehabilitation options: where to find help, care and Support. Pages Revision Activity 6 Page 98 TOPIC 4 PHYSICAL EDUCATION Basic First Aid Pages 6-7 What parts of your body make your engine work well?

4 Page 4 of 6 (Diagram) Page 12 Muscles in the human body. (Diagram) Page 42 What are target games? Page 64 Jukskei. Explain what Jukskei is. Page 92 Improve your posture: Why is your spine important? and diagram. Page 110 TOPIC 6 THE WORLD OF WORK UNIT 2 Six career categories Pages UNIT 3 UNIT 4 Interests, abilities, skills and school subjects required by and related to each career category. Pages The role of work in relation to South Africa s social and Economic needs. Pages UNIT 5 Identify needs in the community and country. Pages TOPIC 8 SEXUALITY EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY Information and notes from all the lessons May 2017 to 9 June All homework activities from all the lessons May 2017 to 9 June (All in learner s exercise book). Chapter 1: Frame structures. Types of forces acting on a frame structures Electrical pylons Chapter 2: Structures that span over space. MR Engelbrecht

5 Page 5 of 6 AFRIKAANS ISIZULU CAT ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT SCIENCES Structural failure Chapter 4: Complex Machines The wedge, the wheel and axle Gears wheels with teeth Mechanisms that change the direction of motion Communication skills. Study all activities in the textbook. Platinum technology Grade 8 Comprehension Language (All language structures done in class) Literature (Totsiens Koning Arthur p 1-97 and all poems done in class) Transactional writing Section A Reading and Picture Comprehension, Section B Summary, Section C - 1 seen poem, Section D Language, Section E contextual and short essay questions on 2 stories read in class, Section F 1 long essay. Introduction to Client Side Web Development all tags / acronyms covered until exams start.!doctype, HTML, HEAD, TITLE, BODY, P, H1-H6, MARQUEE, OL, UL, LI History of Internet 1. What is Economics & What is an Economy? Scarcity/ wants/ needs/ Supply and Demand/ Commodities/ Product Life Cycles. Micro, Macro, Market Environment, Resources 2. The Economy and Government: What is Government? Different Levels of Government: Cabinet, Provincial, Local Roles relative to household recourse use. Government as Consumer/ Producer Services: Role in this respect Business: Regulator and Referee 3. National Budget: Ms Eagar Mrs. Leta Mrs. Wilsch Mr. Williamson

6 Page 6 of 6 Tax, Types of Tax, Accountability for Taxes, Flow of Tax to services,. What is essential and what can be done privately? 4. Standards of Living(LSM) Forms of Ownership 5. All documents and handouts relevant to Routine Tasks, Rules of the Class, Rules of Procedure, The Lizard Brain What is Money? Definition Commodity Money Receipt Money Fractural Money Fiat Money 6. Factors of Production Knowledge the fifth and newest factor Labour The original factor Natural resources. Even more original factor Remuneration/Reward: Wages or Salaries Entrepreneurship: The ill- considered role of business innovation ACCOUNTING Study the following chapters and content in Classroom Matters Grade 8 Mr. Engelbrecht Chapter 1 Accounting Concepts Page Study all tasks covered in the class Chapter 2: Source documents: Page Study al, tasks covered in the class. Good luck for the EXAM.