Year 8 Curriculum Map
Term Term Term Term Term Term
1
2
3
4
5
6
English
Nightjohn Gary Paulsen
Poetry from
other cultures
– Dharker,
Johnson,
Ezekiel
Literacy skills
Of Mice and
Men – John
Steinbeck
The Diary of a
Young Girl –
Anne Frank
The Weight of
Water – Sarah
Crossan
Drama
Mime and
Movement
(Nightjohn)
Response to
stimulus
(Poetry)
Script Writing
Performing a
script (Of Mice
and Men)
Characterisation and Plot
(Diary of a
Young Girl)
Forum theatre
(immigration)
Mathematical problem-solving and inquiry
Maths
Fluency in the use of mathematical methods
Mathematical reasoning and argument
Mathematical character and history
Science
Are microbes
deadly?
Disease:
microbes,
infection,
prevention,
vaccination
and STD’s
Why can’t you
marry your
brother or
sister?
Reproduction
and variation:
sexual
reproduction,
inheritances,
genetics,
selective
breeding and
cloning.
Is the planet
doomed?
Humans and
the
environment:
conservation
and
endangered
species
Will Bristol be
underwater in
2050?
Humans and
the
environment:
climate
change.
Humanities
How did the
industrial
revolution
impact on the
lives of the
British?
Religious
festivals
Violent
earth
How involved
was Bristol in
the slave
trade?
Religion in
Bristol
How important
were the
suffragists in
getting women
the vote?
Creation
stories
Crowded earth
Can you
survive on
seawater?
How chemical
elements
interact to
sustain life
How is your life
powered?
Sound: waves,
speed of sound
and the ear.
How can your
life be changed
with light?
Magnetism
and generating
electricity:
magnetic
fields,
electromagneti
cs, power
stations and
renewable
energy.
Light:
properties of
light, using
colour and the
eye.
Was World
War 1
avoidable?
What was life
really like in
Nazi Germany?
Why did
people vote for
Hitler?
Buddhism
Judaism
Urban
earth
Can you see
sound?
Water earth
Eroded earth
Why can’t you
breathe at the
top of Everest?
Why do things
that float sink?
Forces 2:
pressure,
moments,
distance time
How important
was Martin
Luther King in
getting civil
rights?
Islam
Visited earth
MFL –
Spanish /
French
How is
language
interpreted,
formed and
transmitted?
Pronunciation
Dictionary skills
Definite and
Indefinite
articles Nouns
and adjectives.
Verb
conjugation
present tense.
Excitement:
Idioms poster
competition.
Project:
Learning about
Conquistadore
s and Aztec
encounter –
research.
PE - Boys
PE - Girls
Art
Music
DT
(Carousel)
What makes
Mexican
culture and
society
unique?
Obesity in
Mexico –
foods, adverbs
of frequency.
Lucha libre Mexican
wrestling –
comparative
form.
The life and
works of Frida
Kahlo –
descriptive
language. Parts
of the face.
What does it
mean to be
extreme?
Extreme
sports: sports
vocabulary.
Use of passive
voice. Use of
conditional.
The cult of
beauty in
Venezuela.
Appearance.
Opinion.
Tattoos –
revision of
colour and
descriptive
language. Parts
of the body.
Would you
survive your
first 24 hours
in a Spanish
speaking
country?
How well
would you deal
with crime in a
Spanish
speaking
country?
Transport:
booking and
cancelling.
Dealing with
unforeseen
circumstances.
Recap of
weather and
time. Getting a
taxi
Arriving at the
hotel.
Mi Vida Loca
Reporting a
crime- preterit
and imperfect
tense used
together.
Reporting a
missing person
– third person
description.
Creating an
alibi.
What’s so
great about
the “great
outdoors”?
Talking about
the physical
environment.
Using a map.
Following
instruction in
Spanish.
Revision.
Project: All
Spanish
football game.
Mi Vida Loca
Project: Drama
Project: Drama
Project:
Portrait
painting.
Audiovisuals –
wrestling.
Rugby
Basketball
Football
Badminton
Cricket
Athletics
Netball
Gym
Fitness
Football
Rounders
Athletics
Basic skills
Basic Skills
Portraits
Trees
Aboriginal Art
Aboriginal Art
Film music
Christmas
Indian music
Dance music
Musical futures
The input
process, digital
creativity
Collaboration
and learning,
web design
Blues and rock
‘n roll
Technology Learning Challenge
Food
Textiles
Product Design
Computer
Science
Computer
safety
Machines and
computation
Binary,
instructions,
Lego and
mindstorm
Sequencing
scratch
Spreadsheets
modelling