2014 NOVEMBER EXAM STUDY INFORMATION GRADE 8 GENERAL INFORMATION Each learner must consult the notice board outside the Grade 8 Tutor office to see in which venue they will write their exam. Learners are seated alphabetically and not in academic classes. The venue will be the same for the whole examination period. No sharing of stationery, calculators, compasses, coloured pencils, sharpeners etc. will be allowed. Stationery must be brought into the venue in a clear zip lock bag or clear pencil case. No space cases or coloured pencil boxes will be allowed. Calculators should be brought to school every day. No Tippex is allowed during exams. Full school uniform is required during the exams. Learners must be on time for school. Extra time will not be given to learners who arrive late for their exams. Cell phones must be switched off and remain on the learner’s desk during the exams. No cell phones are allowed to be kept on the learner during the exam. No learner may use their cell phone as their calculator. A DOCTOR’S CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED IF YOU ARE ABSENT FOR AN EXAMINATION. EXAM TIMES: SESSION 1 07:40 to 09:00 BREAK 09:00 to 09:40 SESSION 2 09:40 to 12:00 STUDY REQUIREMENTS ENGLISH All the Language covered during the year Visual Literacy including Coraline, cartoons and adverts AFRIKAANS Sinonieme Antonieme Persoonsname Voornaamwoorde Voegwoorde Verlede tyd Samestellings Trappe van vergelyking Intensiewe vorm Leestekens Indirekte rede Almoeder Algemeene Handelaar, Die goue renostertjie van Mapungubwe Sharpeville Lisa se klavier Ek het ‘n huisie by die see Thomas Kyk N’Gaai geen vissies nie Volstruis se vuur MATHS GEOGRAPHY HISTORY BIOLOGY SCIENCE EMS/ACC ARTS AND CULTURE Paper 1: The number system Integers Fractions – common and decimal Scientific Notation Number patterns Algebra Equations Probability Financial Maths Paper 2: Lines, angles and triangles Polygons Circles Polyhedra and cylinders Transformations (as done in portfolio piece) Statistics Mapwork Climatology and Natural disasters Settlement Social inequalities Natural resources Industrial Revolution Colonisation World War I Yellow book and all extra notes/handouts given in term 3 and 4 Textbook -pg 22-34, 51-69 Skills - Graphs, calculating size, hypothesis, variables, controls for experiments Topic 4 : Atoms pg 71-88 Topic 5 : Particle model of matter pg 89-112 Topic 6 : Chemical reactions pg 115-122 Topic 7 : Static Electricity pg 125 134 Topic 8 : Energy transfers in Electrical systems pg 135-152 Topic 9 : Series and parallel circuits pg 153-162 Topic 10 : Visible light pg 163- 188 Topic 2: Government Topic 3: National Budget Topic 4: Standard of living Topic 5: Accounting concepts Topic 6: Source documents Topic 8: Accounting cycle Topic 9: CRJ of a service business Topic 10: Factors of production Topic 11: Markets Topic 13: CRJ of a service business Topic 14: CPJ of a service business Topic 15: Forms of ownership Topic 17: Levels and functions of management Topic 18: General ledger and Trial Balance of a service business Elements of Art - Term 1 Linear Perspective - Term 1 Puppets - Term 3 and 4 Drawing pencils and colouring-in pencils are required for the exam. TECHNOLOGY LIFE ORIENTATION Graphical communication - 2D and 3D drawings Simple electrical circuits Resources: Technology Today: pg 20-42 and pg195-23 World of work pg 118-128 Health, social and environmental responsibility pg 132-148 Health, social and environmental responsibility pg 154-164 Constitutional rights and responsibilities pg 166-175 Constitutional rights and responsibilities pg 188-206 Constitutional rights and responsibilities pg 214-227 We wish all of you much success in these examinations. Remember you will get out what you put in; so study hard and the rewards will be yours. Regards Ms Workman-Davies, Mrs Cartwright, Mrs Palmer and Mrs Pretorius
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