Form 2 CBA Timetable
CBA 1
| Subject | Duration | CBA Description | Dates |
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English
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3 weeks | Oral Communication: Individual or group communication or presentation/performance. During a period of 3 weeks, with support/guidance by the teacher. | March 28th – April 7th |
| Irish | CBA1 completed in 3rd Year | ||
| Maths | 3 weeks |
Mathematical Investigation: A report may be presented in a wide range of formats. A student will, over a three-week period, follow the problem-solving cycle to investigate a mathematical problem. Problem-solving cycle: define a problem; decompose it into manageable parts and/or simplify it using appropriate assumptions; translate the problem to mathematics if necessary; engage with the problem and solve it if possible; interpret any findings in the context of the original problem.
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March 21st – April 11th |
| Science | 3 weeks |
Extended Experimental Investigation (EEI): A student will, over a three-week period, formulate a scientific hypothesis, plan and conduct an experimental investigation to test their hypothesis, generate and analyse primary data, and reflect on the process, with support/guidance from the teacher.
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Jan 10th-Jan 29th 20022 |
| Business | 4 weeks |
Business in Action Group Project: Based on one of three options: • Enterprise in action • Economics in action • Finance in action During a maximum of four weeks with support/guidance from teacher. |
Monday Feb 28th-March 25th |
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MFL – German French Spanish
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3 weeks |
Oral Communication in the target language: Individual, pair or group communication using an interview, role-play, presentation (accompanied by question-and – answer session) or conversation in response to stimulus material. During a maximum of three weeks, with support and guidance from teacher. |
Apr. 25th – May 16th Apr. 25th – May 16th Apr. 25th – May 16th 2022 |
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Technical Graphics
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3 weeks | Communicating through sketching: Students will be asked to graphically communicate their ideas using two-dimensional and three-dimensional sketching techniques in response to a chosen stimulus theme. Students can communicate their work through any appropriate media. | Jan 10th – Jan31st |
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Home Economics
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Up to 8 weeks |
Creative Textiles: This is an individual project. Students will produce evidence of the application of the design brief process to one of the following options: Make a creative textile item for an individual or the home or recycle or upcycle a creative textile item for an individual or the home.
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Nov- Dec |
| Visual Art | 4 months |
From Process to Realisation: Group or individual project where students choose to work from one of a range of given themes to develop their ideas and create a realised work. During a maximum of four months with support/guidance from teacher.
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Continuous |
| Geography | 3 weeks |
Geography in the news: Structured inquiry through a response to a recent geographical event(s). Response to a media source. Response may be presented in a wide range of formats. At the end of a three-week period students will report on their inquiry, based on a recent media source, relating to a geographical event.
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Jan 10th-28th 2022 |
| History | 3 weeks |
The Past in My Place: Display which can be completed by a group, pair or individual. During a maximum of 3 weeks with support/guidance from teacher.
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Jan 6th – Feb 3rd 2022 |
| Music | N/A |
Composition Portfolio: Two pieces chosen from their portfolio. Compositions are produced over time with support and guidance from teacher.
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March-April |
| CSPE | Citizenship and Action Project |
2nd Year – one CSPE action project
Students’ Junior Cycle CSPE grades will be based on one of the CBAs/action projects completed in either 2nd or 3rd Year.
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January – May |
Form 3 – CBA 2 Calendar 2021 – 2022
| French | 3 weeks |
Oral Communication in the target language: Individual, pair or group communication using an interview, role-play, presentation (accompanied by question-and – answer session) or conversation in response to stimulus material. During a maximum of three weeks, with support and guidance from teacher. |
November 1st-November 19th |
| Science |
3 weeks 2 x groups |
CBA 2 Science in Society Investigation (SSI): A student will, over a three-week period, research a socio-scientific issue, analyse the information/secondary data collected, evaluate the claims and opinions studied, and draw evidence-based conclusions about the issues involved, with support/guidance from the teacher. |
November 1st-November 19th November 23 – December 10th |
| CSPE | Citizenship and Action | 3rd Year – one CSPE action project to be completed during the school year (no fixed window) | |
| Music | 3 weeks | CBA 2 Programme Note: Individual or group programme note in chosen format. During a maximum of 3 weeks, with support and guidance from teacher. |
14th February –11th March
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| Art |
3 months
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CBA 2 Communicate and Reflect: Individual project where students choose one from a range of given themes and generate preparatory work which they present to their class for discussion and feedback. During a maximum of three months with support/guidance from teacher.
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6th September -19th November
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| Technical Graphics | 3 weeks | CBA 2 Graphical presentation skills: This Classroom-Based Assessment will focus on how effectively students present their research graphically Through this CBA, students research and investigate the domain in which the project is situated and present their findings graphically through any appropriate graphical media. |
13th September – 8th October
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| Irish CBA 2 | 3 weeks | CBA 2 Communicative Task: 3-4 minutes of an oral task in the format or a presentation, role play or interview. Can be completed alone or in a group. | 17th January – 3rd February |
| Home Economics | 3 weeks |
CBA 2 Food Literacy Skills Brief: This is an individual submission. Students will utilise the design brief process to research, generate ideas and possible solutions for their food literacy skills brief, drawn from a list of briefs issued by the State Examinations Commission.
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February-April |
