Grade 8 Assessment
What will you be graded on?
We will be covering all of the Criteria in this unit, A, B, C and D. During class time you will be
focusing on your performance grade (Criterion C) and thinking about what to write in your
journal. Criteria A, B and D will be covered mostly in your writing of the journal.
What is the PHE journal?
Is it a record of your engagement and performance in class for the unit. It should reflect a
development in knowledge and understanding via a process of reflection on your
performance and effort. The journal is divided into two parts that have separate
deadlines/hand-in dates on Managebac. You are in charge of your own journal and it should
reflect your development threw the unit.
What will we be covering in this unit?
Shot Put
Long Jump
Ball Throw
High Jump
Long distance running
Short distance sprinting
Interpersonal skills are going to be the main focus of this unit/school year and are part of
your journal writing and classroom development.
“Interpersonal skills are often
referred to as people skills,
social skills, or social
intelligence. They involve
reading the signals that others
send and interpreting them
accurately in order to form
effective responses. Individuals
show their interpersonal skills
all the time simply by
interacting with others.”
Journal entry 1:
1. Describe your current physical fitness and skill level. (150-300words)
General fitness/skill:
Unit specific fitness/skill:
Tips
Your answer should describe each area and evaluate your
level.
Try to use subject specific terminology/language.
2. What goals are you setting for yourself this unit? (150-300words)
Performance goals:
Interpersonal skills (See picture below):
Tips
Your goals should be directly related to the unit and be measurable.
Each goal should be measurably, where you are now and where you
want to be at the end.
3. How you intend to reach those goals? (150-300words)
In class:
Outside of class:
Tips
To answer this question you are going to need to use the
answers from question 2.
Your plan to reach your goals needs to have both sports and
interpersonal skills related answers.
Journal entry 2:
1. Identify with examples, strategies you used to improve any ONE or more of the
interpersonal skills form the picture below. (150-300words)
Answer:
Tips
2. Describe the effectiveness of your plan? (150-300words)
Parts that well in your plan:
Parts that still need development:
Tips
Look at the plan you wrote in Journal 1 to better answer the
question.
Make sure you write about the plan and not your
performance (performance is covered in the next question)
3. Describe and summarize performance? (150-300words)
Areas I made progress in:
Areas I still need development in:
Tips
Look at the anwers you wrote in Journal 1 to better answer
the question.
Criterion A: Knowing and
Understanding
Achievement descriptor i. Outline physical and ii. Identify physical and iii. Apply physical and
health education factual, health education health terminology to
procedural and knowledge to describe communicate
conceptual knowledge issues and solve problems understanding
set in familiar and
unfamiliar situations
Evidence in Journal 1 Journal 1 Journal 1 & 2
What the student needs Student will outline their Student identifies area for Students will be using the
to do current physical development and try to subject-specific
fitness/skill level. find solutions for better terminology
performance
0 None of the descriptors None of the descriptors None of the descriptors
were achieved
were achieved were achieved
1-2 Simple list of strengths Simple list of areas for Rarely used
and weaknesses.
development
3-4 Sentences identifying Sentences describing Some appropriate use
strengths and areas for development
weaknesses.
5-6 Sentences describing Relevant solutions and Frequent appropriate use
strengths and suitable plan for areas for
weaknesses. development
7-8 Sentences justified Detailed, relevant Consistent use
strengths and solutions and suitable
weaknesses. plan for areas for
development
Criterion B: Planning for
performance
Achievement descriptor i. Identify goals to enhance ii. Construct and outline a plan for
performance improving physical activity and
health
Evidence in Journal entry 1 Journal entry 1
What the student needs to do Identify goals Develop a plan to achieve goals
0 None of the descriptors were None of the descriptors were
achieved
achieved
1-2 The student identifies a goal to The journal lists some tasks
enhance performance
3-4 The student identifies more than The journal outlines a series of
one goal to enhance performance tasks
5-6 The student identifies more than The journal outlines a series of
one goal to enhance performance tasks that may help improve
relevant to their goals performance
7-8 The student identifies more than The journal outlines a series of
one goal to enhance performance tasks that will help improve their
relevant to their appropriate goals performance
Criterion D: Reflecting
and improving
performance
Achievement descriptor i. Identify and ii. Describe the iii. Describe and
demonstrate strategies to effectiveness of a plan summarize performance
enhance interpersonal based on the outcome
skills
Evidenced in Journal entry 1 & 2 Journal entry 2 Journal entry 2
What the student needs Identify and apply Describe parts of the plan Reflect on areas of
interpersonal skills during that went well and parts development you made
to do training that still need during the unit
improvements
0 None of the descriptors None of the descriptors None of the descriptors
were achieved were achieved were achieved
1-2 Identifies an interpersonal Plan is referred to Identification of an area
skill performance of performance
3-4 Identifies interpersonal Plan is linked to Basic description of an
skills performance area of performance
5-6 Identifies interpersonal Plan is linked to success of Description of areas of
skills and takes simple performance performance
steps to enhance it/them
7-8 Identifies interpersonal Effectiveness of plan is Description and summary
skills and demonstrates described and linked to of areas of performance
their effectiveness in class performance
