Year 8 Assessment Task

Course: Year 8 Health and PE Teacher:

Task Name: Athletics Assignment Due Date

Australian Curriculum Content (if applicable)

84. Demonstrate and explain how the elements of effort, space, time, objects and people can enhance
movement sequences

Text Type (if applicable)

Task Description

PART 1
Select one of the following athletic events:
 Javelin, Shot Put, Discus, or Long Jump.
Video your performance of the event.

PART 2
Make a keynote which has:
1. A title page slide of the athletic event you have chosen:
 Include your name, the name of the athletic event and a picture of the event.

2. A you tube video of an elite athlete performing your chosen event. This can be found on the
internet. Cut and paste the video into your keynote or insert the link onto your keynote.

3. From looking at the elite performer and from what you have learnt in class, list at least 5 of
the key points to remember when performing the athletic event you have chosen.

4. One performance video of you performing your chosen event. Insert this on a page.

5. Compare the video of your performance to the video of the elite performer in your chosen
event and write about how you performed in relation to the key points identified in
question 3. In your answer:
 Discuss (write about) the key points you performed well? What do you see yourself
doing in your performance video which is similar to what the elite athlete is doing?
Provide examples from both videos.
 Discuss (write about) the key points which are your weaknesses and which you
need to improve? What do you see the elite athlete doing in the video of the elite
performer that you don’t see you doing in yours? Provide examples from both
videos.
 Discuss (write about) two strategies you could implement to improve your
performance in your chosen event.
Assessment conditions (e.g. format, maximum word count etc.)

Your work must be presented through a keynote or powerpoint.

It must include video of an elite performer and yourself performing the event and written text to
discuss the questions. You should refer to both the videos to support your answer.

Year 8 Adjusted Assessment

Course: Year 8 Health and PE Teacher:

Task Name: Athletics Assignment Due Date

Australian Curriculum Content (if applicable)

84. Demonstrate and explain how the elements of effort, space, time, objects and people can enhance
movement sequences

Text Type (if applicable)

Task Description

PART 1
Select one of the following athletic events:
 Javelin, Shot Put, Long Jump or High Jump.
Video your performance of the event.

PART 2
Make a keynote which has:
Slide 1
A title page slide of the athletic event you have chosen:
 Include your name, the name of the athletic event and a picture of the event.

Slide 2
From what you have learnt in class, list at least 3 of the key points to remember when performing
the athletic event you have chosen.

Slide 3
One performance video of you performing your chosen event. Insert this on slide 3.

Slide 4
Write about how you performed in your chosen athletic event. In your answer:
 Write one or more sentence about: What you do well? Provide examples from your video.
 Write one or more sentence about: What you are not good at and which you need to
improve. Provide examples from your video.
 List one strategy you could use to improve your performance in your chosen event.
Assessment conditions (e.g. format, maximum word count etc.)

Your work must be presented through a keynote or powerpoint.

It must include a video of yourself performing the event and written text to discuss the questions.
You should refer to the video to support your answer.