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ISMIBCurriculumOutlineGuide2016-17

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IBDIPLOMAREQUIREMENTS

TheIBdiplomaisawardedbasedonperformanceacrossallpartsoftheDiplomaProgramme.Atotalofsixsubjectsmustbestudied,withacombinationofstandardandhigherlevels(SLandHL).Studentsmustalsocompletethe“core”,whichismadeupofcreativity,activity,service(CAS),theoryofknowledge(TOK)andextendedessay(EE).

Eachsubjectisgraded1–7,with7beingthehighestgrade.Thesegradesarealsousedaspoints(thatis,7pointsforagrade7,andsoon)indeterminingifthediplomacanbeawarded.TOKandtheEEaregradedA–E,withAbeingthehighestgrade.Thesetwogradesarethencombinedinthediplomapointsmatrixtocontributebetween0and3pointstothetotal.CASisnotassessedbutmustbecompletedinordertopassthediploma.TheoverallmaximumpointsfromsubjectgradesandTOK/EEistherefore45((6Å~7)+3).Theminimumthresholdforcompletingtheprogrammeis24points,belowwhichthediplomaisnotawarded.Theadditionalrequirementsarethefollowing.

• CASrequirementshavebeenmet.• Thereisno“N”awardedforTOK,theEEorforacontributingsubject.• ThereisnogradeEawardedforTOKand/ortheEE.• Thereisnograde1awardedinasubject/level.• Therearenomorethantwograde2sawarded(HLorSL).• Therearenomorethanthreegrade3sorbelowawarded(HLorSL).• Thecandidatehasgained12pointsormoreonHLsubjects(forcandidateswhoregister

forfourHLsubjects,thethreehighestgradescount).• Thecandidatehasgained9pointsormoreonSLsubjects(candidateswhoregisterfor

twoSLsubjectsmustgainatleast5pointsatSL).• ThecandidatehasnotreceivedapenaltyforacademicmisconductfromtheFinalAward

Committee.

Inaddition,studentswhohavecompletedtheseconditionsthroughmultiplelanguagesmaybeeligibleforabilingualdiploma.

NewTOKandEEMatrixTOK/EE A B C D E

A 3 3 2 2 FAILING

B 3 2 2 1 CONDITION

C 2 2 1 0 FAILING

D 2 1 0 0 CONDITION

E FAILING CONDITION FAILING CONDITION FAILING

N(Nograde)

FAILING CONDITION FAILING CONDITION CONDITION

• A+EcombinationnowresultsinzeropointsandafailingconditionSources:IBOHandbookofProcedures2017

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ENGLISHA:LANGUAGE&LITERATUREHL/SLAPPROXIMATEORDEROFSTUDY YEAR12AND13Year12,term1Part2Language&MassCommunication

Avarietyoftextsfrommassmediae.g.MagazineCoversAdvertising,Journalismetc.;EnglishasAGlobalLanguage;VarietiesofEnglish;LanguageandPower;LanguageandGender;PoliticalRhetoric;AnalysingVisualImages;Language&Film.ExamPracticeforPaper1onnon-fictiontextsOutcome:WrittenTaskType1(basedonPt2),FurtherOralActivity1

Year12,term2Part1–LanguageInACulturalContext

AvarietyoftextsinEnglish/dialectsofEnglishfromaroundtheworld,studyoftranslationandbilingualismandlanguagedeath;Linguisticrelativismanddeterminism.Mayincludestudyofrelatedliterarytext,egonefrom:Persepolis–M.Satrapi,CatcherintheRye–J.D.Salinger,AClockworkOrange–A.BurgessKingdomByTheSea–P.Theroux,NotesfromaSmallIsland–B.Bryson.Outcome:WrittenTaskType1(basedonPt1),FurtherOralActivity2plusWrittenTaskType2(HLonly)

Year12,term3Part4:Literature:CriticalStudyStudyofworksallchosenfromthePrescribedListofAuthors;(3textsforHigherand2textsforSL)

2or3from-AModestProposal–J.Swift,ThingsFallApart–C.Achebe,AClockworkOrange–A.Burgess,TheHandmaid’sTale–M.Atwood,TheBloodyChamber–A.Carter,TheThingsTheyCarried–TO’BrienPoetry-Auden,Frost,Heaney,Larkin,ColeridgeOutcome:End-of-yearexam–Paper1WrittentaskType2–(criticalanalysisofliterature2(HLonly)WrittenTasksType1(FreeChoice)FormalOralCommentary(June2015)

Year13,term1Part1and2–completion(e.g.ThePress)Part3–Literature–TextsandContexts

2or3from–OneFlewOverTheCuckoo’sNest–K.Kesey,AStreetcarNamedDesire–T.Williams,OedipusRex–Sophocles,TheGreatGatsby–F.S.Fitzgerald,ChronicleofADeath

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(3textsforHigherand2textsforStandard)(MustincludeonetextintranslationfromPLT)

Foretold–G.G.Marquez,Slaughterhouse5-K.Vonnegut,TheCrucible-AMiller.Outcome:FurtherOralActivity3and4WrittenTaskType2(criticalanalysisofliterature3)FinalisationofWrittenTasksandFurtherOralActivities

Year13,fromChristmastoExamsPart3:Literature–textsandcontexts(endandrevision)UnseenPaper1CommentaryandLiteraryEssayPaper2practicethroughout

RevisionofPart3ExamtextsRevisionofPaper1non-fictiontextsOutcome:ExamPaper1(25%)ExamPaper2(25%)

AssessmentBreakdownHLSelectedWrittenTasks1+220%FormalOralCommentary15%FurtherOralActivity15%Paper1UnseenCommentary25%Paper2(Part3Texts)25%ExamsPaper1HLUnseenCommentary:Studentsarerequiredtowriteoneessay,whichanalyticallycomparesapairoftexts,whichcanbedrawnfromanygenre–literaryornon-literary.Paper1SLUnseenCommentary:Studentsarerequiredtowriteoneessay,whichanalysesasinglenon-fictiontext.Paper2Literature-TextsandContexts:TheexampaperisthesameforHLandSL–studentsarerequiredtowriteoneliteratureessay,whichcriticallyanalysesatleasttwooftheirpart3literatureexamtexts.

AssessmentBreakdownSLSelectedWrittenTask120%FormalOralCommentary15%FurtherOralActivity15%Paper1UnseenCommentary25%Paper2(Part3Texts)25%HomeworkHomeworkisconsideredacrucialpartofthecourseandstudentsshouldbespendingatleast2-3hoursperweekonspecifictasksset.Awidevarietyoftasksaresetrangingfromresearch,specificreadingtasks,preparingfororalpresentationstodraftingandredraftingwrittentasks,writingessays,andpracticefortheexampapers.Inadditionitishighlyrecommendedthatstudentscompletetheirownwiderreading,whichshouldincludechallengingliterarytextsaswellasarangeofnon-fictiontextssuchasmagazines,newspapers,journals,blogs,articles,reports,speeches,letters.

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ENGLISHA:LITERATUREHL/SLAPPROXIMATEORDEROFSTUDY YEAR12AND13Year12,term1Part4Studyofthreeworksfreelychosen.OralPresentationpractice.IntroductiontoUnseenLiteraryCommentary(Paper1)andLiteraryEssay

Options1.BrandNewAncients–K.Tempest(poetry)2.AModestProposal–J.Swift(satire)3.SelectedspeechesfromAustraliaandIndia–various(non-fiction/rhetoric)Outcome:IndividualOralPresentation(15%),Basedononeofthethreeworksstudied

Year12,term2andterm3Part1–WorksintranslationStudyofthreeworksfromthetitlesinthePrescribedLiteratureinTranslationList.LiterarycommentaryonunseenpassagesandEssay.

Literatureintranslation1ADoll’sHouse–H.Ibsen2.Poetry–W.Szymborska3.DevilOnTheCross–NgugiWaThiongoOutcome:Interactiveoral,reflectivestatement,supervisedwriting,essay.–oneachtext-

- WrittenAssignment–1500wordessay(25%)

- Developedfromoneofthepiecesofsupervisedwriting

Year12,term3–DetailedStudyPart2:DetailedStudy(2works)Oralcommentarypractice.StudyofthreeworkschosenfromthePrescribedListofAuthors;eachworkmustbefromadifferentliterarygenre.

1. TheBloodyChamber–A.Carter2. TheCrucible–A.Miller

Outcome:FormalOralinYear13(Term1)IndividualOralCommentary(15%)

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Part2:DetailedStudy(1work)Oralcommentarypractice.

Part3-LiterarygenresStudyoffourworksofthesamegenrechosenfromthePrescribedListofAuthors.LiteraryEssaypracticeExamPracticeforPaper2

3.Poetry–R.Frost

Outcome:FormalOralinYear13(Term1)IndividualOralCommentary(15%)

Part3–LiteraryGenres-Poetry

AselectionofRomanticandModernpoetryFromW.Blake,W.B.Yeats,T.S.Eliot,W.H.Auden

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Outcome:MockExam–January2015/16

Year13,fromChristmastoExamsPart3:Literarygenres(endandrevision)UnseenCommentaryandLiteraryEssaypracticethroughoutAssessmentBreakdownStandardandHigherLevelPaper1LiteraryCommentary20%Paper2Essay25%WrittenAssignment25%IndividualOralCommentary15%IndividualOralPresentation15%ExamsPaper1SLGuidedLiteraryAnalysis-studentswriteacriticalessayanalysinganunseenproseextractorpoemsupportedbyguidingquestions.HLLiteraryCommentary–studentswriteacriticalessayanalysinganunseenproseextractorpoemPaper2Essay–ForbothHLandSLstudentswritealiteratureessay–criticalanalysisandcomparisonofatleasttwooftheirsetexamtextsfromPart3ofthecoursewhichfocusesononeliterarygenre

RevisionoftheworksofPart3Outcome:ExamPaper1(25%)ExamPaper2(25%)HomeworkThisisacrucialpartofthecourseandstudentsshouldbespendingatleasttwotothreehoursonspecificsettasks.Thesetaskscouldrangefromresearch,specificreadingtasks,preparationoforalpresentationsorseminarpaperstodraftingandredraftingthewrittenassignmentandwritingcriticalessaysaspracticeforpaper1and2.Inadditionstudentsareexpectedtoreadwidelyintheirowntimewithaparticularfocusonchallengingliterarytextsrangingacrosstheliterarygenresofpoetry,dramaandnovelsaswellasliterarynon-fiction,graphicnovelsandnewmediums.Studentsarealsoexpectedtoreadacrosstimeperiods–bothcontemporaryandclassics.

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FRENCHA:LITERATUREHL2015-2017APPROXIMATEORDEROFSTUDY YEAR12AND13Year12,Term1Part4Studyofthreeworksfreelychosen.OralExampractice.IntroductiontoLiteraryCommentaryandLiteraryEssay

Littératureetcinéma:LecolonelChabert–HonorédeBalzacUnlongdimanchedefiançailles–JéromeParisotL’écumedesjours–BorisVianOutcome:IndividualOralPresentation(15%),basedononeofthethreeworksstudied

Year12,Term2andTerm3Part1–WorksintranslationStudyofthreeworksfromthetitlesinthePrescribedLiteratureinTranslationList.LiterarycommentaryonunseenpassagesandEssay.

LittératureentraductionLetumultedesflots–YukioMishimaL’honneurperdudeKatharinaBlum–HeinrichBöllLemeilleurdesmondes–AldousHuxleyOutcome:Interactiveoral,reflectivestatement,supervisedwriting,essay.

- Oneforeachworkstudied- Developedfromoneofthepiecesof

supervisedwriting

Year12,Term3Part2:DetailedStudy(2works)Oralcommentarypractice.StudyofthreeworkschosenfromthePrescribedListofAuthors;eachworkmustbefromadifferentliterarygenre.

Poésie:Poèmes:unesélection-EmileVerhaerenNouvelles:Lesauroresmontréales–MoniqueProulxOutcome:FormalOralinYear13

Year13,Term1Part2:DetailedStudy(1work)Oralcommentarypractice.Part3-LiterarygenresStudyoffourworksofthesamegenrechosenfromthePrescribedListofAuthors.

Roman:L’étranger–AlbertCamusOutcome:IndividualOralCommentary(15%)LeThéâtre:DomJuan–MolièreLemariagedeFigaro–BeaumarchaisAntigone-AnouilhHuisclos-Sartre

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LiteraryEssaypractice Outcome:MockExam–January2017

Year13:fromChristmastoExamsPart3:Literarygenres(endandrevision)UnseenCommentaryandLiteraryEssaypracticethroughout

RevisionoftheworksofPart3Outcome:ExamPaper1(25%)ExamPaper2(25%)

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FRENCHA:LITERATURESL2016-2018APPROXIMATEORDEROFSTUDY YEAR12AND13Year12,Term1Part4Studyoftwoworksfreelychosen.OralExampractice.IntroductiontoLiteraryCommentaryandLiteraryEssay

Littératureetcinema:Stupeurettremblements–NothombVipèreaupoing–H.BazinOutcome:IndividualOralPresentation(15%),basedononeofthethreeworksstudied

Year12,Term2andTerm3Part1–WorksintranslationStudyoftwoworksfromthetitlesinthePrescribedLiteratureinTranslationList.LiterarycommentaryonunseenpassagesandEssay.

LittératureentraductionL’adieuauxarmes–ErnestHemingwayOncleVania–AntonTchekhovOutcome:Interactiveoral,reflectivestatement,supervisedwriting,essay.

- Oneforeachworkstudied- Developedfromoneofthepiecesof

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Year12,Term3Part2:DetailedStudy(2works)Oralcommentarypractice.StudyoftwoworkschosenfromthePrescribedListofAuthors;eachworkmustbefromadifferentliterarygenre.

Roman:L’étranger–AlbertCamusNouvelles:Nouvelles–GuyMaupassantOutcome:FormalOralinYear13Outcome:IndividualOralCommentary(15%)

Year13,Term1Part2:DetailedStudy(2works)Oralcommentarypractice.Part3-LiterarygenresStudyofthreeworksofthesamegenrechosenfromthePrescribedListofAuthors.LiteraryEssaypractice

LeTHEÂTRE:EnattendantGodot–SamuelBeckettAntigone–JeanAnouilhHuit-Clos–Jean-PaulSartre Outcome:MockExam–January2018

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Year13,fromChristmastoExamsPart3:Literarygenres(endandrevision)UnseenCommentaryandLiteraryEssaypracticethroughout

RevisionoftheworksofPart3Outcome:ExamPaper1(25%)ExamPaper2(25%)

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RUSSIANLANGUAGEA:LITERATUREHL2015-2017APPROXIMATEORDEROFSTUDY YEAR12AND13Year12,term1Part4Studyofthreeworksfreelychosen.OralExampractice.IntroductiontoLiteraryCommentaryandLiteraryEssay

• TheIdiot–F.Dostoyevsky• Dowerlessgirl–N.Ostrovsky

(photocopies)• Heartofadog-M.Bulgakov

Outcome:IndividualOralPresentation(15%),basedononeofthethreeworksstudied

Year12,term2Part1–WorksintranslationStudyofthreeworksfromthetitlesinthePrescribedLiteratureinTranslationList.LiterarycommentaryonunseenpassagesandEssay.

• AFarewelltoArms–E.Hemingway• L’Etranger–A.Camus(HL)• Stupeurettremblement–A.Notomb

Outcome:Interactiveoral,reflectivestatement,supervisedwriting,essay1500words.

- Oneforeachworkstudied- Developedfromoneofthepiecesof

supervisedwriting.

Year12,term3Part2:DetailedStudy(3works)Oralcommentarypractice.StudyofthreeworkschosenfromthePrescribedListofAuthors;eachworkmustbefromadifferentliterarygenre

• Novel:TheMasterandMargarita-

M.Bulgakov• Shortstory:«TheRiver»T.Tolstaya

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Year13,term1Part2:DetailedStudy(3works)Oralcommentarypractice.StudyofthreeworkschosenfromthePrescribedListofAuthors;eachworkmustbefromadifferentliterarygenre.

Part3-LiterarygenresStudyoffourworksofthesamegenrechosenfromthePrescribedListofAuthors.LiteraryEssaypractice

• Poetry:A.S.PushkinOutcome:FormalOral:IndividualOralCommentary(15%)DRAMA:TheWoesofWit-A.GroboyedovRevizor–N.Gogol(HL)Outcome:MockExam–January2017

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Year13,fromChristmastoExamsPart3:Literarygenres(endandrevision)UnseenCommentaryandLiteraryEssaypracticethroughout

Theseagull–A.TchekhovDuckHunting–V.VampilovRevisionoftheworksofPart3Outcome:ExamPaper1(25%)ExamPaper2(25%)

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ITALIANA:LITERATURESL2015-2017

APPROXIMATEORDEROFSTUDY YEAR12AND13

Year12,Term1Part1-WorksintranslationStudyoftwoworksfromthetitlesinthePrescribedLiteratureinTranslationlist.IntroductiontoLiteraryCommentaryandEssay.

1)K.Chopin,Ilrisveglio2)A.Nothomb,Stuporeetremori Outcome:WrittenAssignment(25%)Foreachwork:interactiveoral,reflectivestatement,supervisedwriting.Essaytobedevelopedfromoneofthepiecesofsupervisedwriting.

Year12,Term2-3Part4–Option:LiteratureandfilmStudyofthreeworksfreelychosen.OralExampractice.LiteraryCommentary/Essaypractice.

1)A.Baricco,Novecento2)G.TomasidiLampedusa,IlGattopardo3)K.Hosseini,IlcacciatorediaquiloniOutcome:IndividualOralPresentation(15%),basedononeofthethreeworksstudied.

Year13,Term1Part2-DetailedStudyStudyoftwoworkschosenfromthePrescribedListofItalianAuthors;differentliterarygenres.Oralcommentarypractice.

1)E.Montale,Ossidiseppia2)I.Calvino,Seunanotted’invernounviaggiatoreOutcome:IndividualOralCommentary(15%)October2016

Year13,Term2Part3-Literarygenres-DramaStudyofthreedramaworkschosenfromtheListofItalianAuthors.LiteraryEssay/Unseencommentarypractice.

1)Machiavelli,Lamandragola2)Goldoni,Lalocandiera3)Pirandello,Seipersonaggiincercad’autoreOutcome:essaybasedontwoofthethreeworksstudied(Paper2-25%)

Year13,Term3Part3-Literarygenres–Drama:revisionUnseenCommentaryandLiteraryEssaypractice.

RevisionoftheworksofPart3

Outcome:MockExam-January2017ExamPaper1(20%)ExamPaper2(25%)

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ExamsPaper1-LiteraryAnalysis:studentswriteacriticalessayanalysinganunseenproseextractorpoemsupportedbyguidingquestions.Paper2–Essay:studentswriteacriticalanalysisandcomparisonofatleasttwooftheirsetexamtextsfromPart3ofthecoursewhichfocusesononeliterarygenre.

HomeworkStudentsshouldbespendingatleasttwotothreehoursonspecificsettasks.Thesetaskscouldrangefromresearch,reading,preparationoforalpresentationsorseminarpaperstodraftingandredraftingthewrittenassignmentandwritingcriticalessaysaspracticeforpaper1and2.Inaddition,studentsareexpectedtoreadwidelyintheirowntimeandacrosstimeperiods–bothcontemporaryandclassics.

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LANGUAGEBSLFRENCH YEAR12(2016-2018) YEAR13(2015-2017)Term1ThefollowingCORETOPICSwillbestudied:Socialrelationships:relationships(friendship,work,family),youngstersandsociety,socialbehavioursandstances,taboosversuswhatissociallyacceptableCommunicationandmedia:internet,mail,telephone,press,radioandtelevision,sensationalisminmedianWritingformatandgrammar:Officialletter,diary,report,newspaperarticle,blog,brochureUseofpasttenses,imperative,conditional,indirectstyle,differentlevelsofregisterandlinkingwordsHomework:-OralPresentation-Readingcomprehensionwithquestions-Writing:learnvocabularyandpracticespecificwrittenformats:officialletter,diary,report,newspaperarticle,blog,brochureGrammarexercisesandstudyingfortestsAssessment:InteractiveOralPresentation-Readingcomprehension-Grammartests-EssaysTerm2Customsandtraditions:inFranceandthefrancophoneworldGlobalissues:theeffectofmanonnature,theenvironmentandresourcesWritingformatandgrammar:Guide,Email,editorial,lettertoanewspaperFuturtense,agreementswiththepasttenses,

Term1ThefollowingOPTIONTOPICSwillbestudiedinpreparationfortheindividualOralinNovember.Leisure:avarietyofactivitiesperformedforenjoyment(travel-sports)+revisionof“Loisirsculturels”Health:Physical,mentalandsocialwell-being,aswellasmattersrelatedtoillnesses.“Santéetsociété”Homework:-FinalcopyoftheWrittentask-Optiontopicstorevise,prepareadescriptionofapictureindetailinordertoperformaMockoral(speakfor10min)-Writing:DifferentformsofwritingontopicsfromtheCoretopicsandtheOptionsandpastpapersquestions.-Grammarexercisesandstudyingfortests.Assessment:InteractiveOralPresentation-Readingcomprehension-Grammartests-Essays-ForExternalAssessment:Writtenassignment:Receptiveandwrittenproductiveskills(20%)Creativewritingof300-400wordsplusa150wordsrationale,basedon3textsrelatedtotheCoretopics.Wordprocessed,e-marked.September-October2016

ForInternalAssessment:Individualoral(10minutes)(20%)Basedontheoptions:15minutes’preparationtimeanda10-minute(maximum)presentationanddiscussionwiththeteacher.InNovember2016.

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comparativesHomework:-OralPresentation-Readingcomprehensionwithquestions-Writing:learnvocabularyandpracticespecificwrittenformats:guide,Email,editorial,lettertoanewspaperGrammarexercisesandstudyingfortestsAssessment:InteractiveOralPresentation-Readingcomprehension-Grammartests-EssaysTerm3Leisure:culturalactivities(cinéma,chanson,theatre,danse)Writingformatandgrammar:Filmcritic,reviewofallformatsAdjectivesandpronounsPreparationfortheWrittentask:Basedon3textsrelatedtotheCoreoptions,creativewritingofanothertextandrationale.Homework:-OralPresentation-Readingcomprehensionwithquestions-Writing:learnvocabularyandpracticespecificwrittenformats:filmcritic,reviewofallformatsforwrittentaskGrammarexercisesandstudyingfortestsAssessment:InteractiveOralPresentation-Readingcomprehension-Grammartests-EssaysEndofYearExamPaper1(1hour30minutes):Text-handlingexercisesonfourwrittentexts,basedonthecore(25%)Paper2:Writtenproductiveskills:(250to400words)basedonoptions(25%)

Term2:fromJanuarytoMay2017SessionCulturaldiversity:Thediversityoflanguages,intheXXIstcentury,Europeandmigrations.“Quellelangueparlez-vous?”“Emigration:àlarecherchéd’uneviemeilleure”Scienceandtechnology:Therelationshipbetweenscienceandtechnology:challengesofmankind“Scienceetsociét锓Lascienceendébat”Customsandtraditions:inFranceandthefrancophoneworld(Revision)Homework:Pastpapers:readingcomprehensionandalltypesofwritingAssessment:May2017examPaper1(1hour30minutes):Text-handlingexercisesonfourwrittentexts,basedonthecore(25%)Paper2(1hour30minutes):Writtenproductiveskills(25%)SectionA(250to400words)Materials:LemondeenfrançaisfromAdvancedMaterialsGrammarbook:Grammaireprogressivedufrançais(marron),NiveauAvancéCléInternationalPastpapersNewspapersandmagazines:Monaco-Matin,LesDossiersdel'Actualité,SciencesetVieJunior,LeMondehebdomadaire,PhosphoreSelectedInternetsitesforrevision

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Materials:LemondeenfrançaisfromAdvancedMaterialsGrammarbook:Grammaireprogressivedufrançais(marron),NiveauAvancéCléInternationalPastPapersNewspapersandmagazines:Monaco-Matin,LesDossiersdel'Actualité,SciencesetVieJunior,LeMondehebdomadaire,Phosphore

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LANGUAGEBHLFRENCH YEAR12(2016-2018) YEAR13(2015-2017)Term1ThefollowingCORETOPICSwillbestudied:Socialrelationships:relationships(friendship,work,family),youngstersandsociety,socialbehavioursandstances,taboosversuswhatissociallyacceptableLiterature:M.BarberyL’éléganceduhérissonCommunicationandmedia:internet,mail,telephone,press,radioandtelevision,sensationalisminmedianHomework:-OralPresentation-Readingcomprehensionwithquestions-Writing:learnvocabularyandpracticespecificwrittenformats:officialletter,diary,report,newspaperarticle,blog,brochureGrammarexercisesandstudyingfortestsAssessment:InteractiveOralPresentation-Readingcomprehension-Grammartests-EssaysTerm2Globalissues:theeffectofmanonnature,theenvironmentandresourcesLiterature:StudyofL’Etranger(Camus)Homework:-OralPresentation-Readingcomprehensionwithquestions-Writing:learnvocabularyandpracticespecificwrittenformats:guide,Email,editorial,lettertoanewspaper

Term1ThefollowingOPTIONTOPICSwillbestudiedinpreparationfortheindividualOralinNovember.Health:Physical,mentalandsocialwell-being,aswellasmattersrelatedtoillnesses.Leisure:avarietyofactivitiesperformedforenjoyment(Revision)Customsandtraditions:inFranceandthefrancophoneworld(Revision)Homework:-FinaldraftoftheWrittentask-Optiontopicstorevise,prepareadescriptionofapictureindetailinordertoperformamockoral(speakfor10min)-Writing:mainlyargumentativewritingontopicsfromtheCoreOptionsandpastpapersquestions.GrammarexercisesandstudyingfortestsAssessment:InteractiveOralPresentation-Readingcomprehension-Grammartests-EssaysAssessment:IndividualOral-Readingcomprehension-Grammartests-ArgumentativewrittenresponseForInternalAssessment:Writtenassignment:Receptiveandwrittenproductiveskills(20%)Creativewritingof500-600wordsplusa150-250wordrationale,basedononeortwoliterarytextsreadinclass.Wordprocessed,writtenoutsideofschool,e-marked.

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GrammarexercisesandstudyingfortestsAssessment:InteractiveOralPresentation-Readingcomprehension-Grammartests-EssaysTerm3Leisure:culturalactivitiesandtraveling,vacationLiterature:Writtentaskononeofthetwoworksstudiedduringthe1stand2ndterm.Homework:-OralPresentation-Readingcomprehensionwithquestions-Writing:learnvocabularyandpracticespecificwrittenformats:filmcritic,reviewofallformatsforwrittentaskGrammarexercisesandstudyingfortestsAssessment:InteractiveOralPresentation-Readingcomprehension-Grammartests-EssaysEndofYearExamPaper1(1hour30minutes):Text-handlingexercisesonfourwrittentexts,basedonthecore(25%)Paper2:Writtenproductiveskills:(250to400words)basedonoptions(25%)Materials:LemondeenfrançaisfromAdvancedMaterialsGrammarbook:Grammaireprogressivedufrançais(marron),NiveauAvancéCléInternationalPastpapersNewspapersandmagazines:Monaco-Matin,LesDossiersdel'actualité,SciencesetVieJunior,LeMondehebdomadaire,Phosphore

Individualoral(8–10minutes)(20%)Basedontheoptions:15minutes’preparationtimeanda10-minute(maximum)presentationanddiscussionwiththeteacher.Term2:fromJanuarytoAprilCulturaldiversity:Thediversityoflanguages,intheXXIstcentury,EuropeandmigrationsScienceandtechnology:Therelationshipbetweenscienceandtechnology:challengesofmankindHomework:Pastpapers:readingcomprehensionandalltypesofwritingAssessment:Paper1(1hour30minutes):Text-handlingexercisesonfivewrittentexts,basedonthecore(25%)Paper2(1hour30minutes):Writtenproductiveskills(25%)SectionA(250to400words)+SectionB:(150–250words)Materials:LemondeenfrançaisfromAdvancedMaterialsGrammarbook:Grammaireprogressivedufrançais(marron),NiveauAvancéCléInternationalPastpapersNewspapersandmagazines:Monaco-Matin,LesDossiersdel'actualité,SciencesetVieJunior,LeMondehebdomadaire,Phosphore

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LANGUAGEAbInitioFRENCH

YEAR12(2016-2017) YEAR13(2016-2017)Term1Unité1–JemeprésenteLespaysfrancophonesSymbolesdeLaFrancophonieL’alphabet,lessalutations,lenom,l’âge,lalangue,lanationalité,lafamille,lesanimauxdecompagnie,lesnombresde0à100,lesmoisdel’année,lesdates,lesanniversaires.Unité2–Tuescomment?Lecorps,leportraitphysique,lapersonnalité,lesvêtements,lescouleurs,lesgoûts.Unité3–LaviequotidienneL’heure,lesjoursdelasemaine,lamaison,laroutineàlamaison,lesnombres.Unité4–Bonappétit!Lesrepas,lescourses,lescommercesetlemarché,aurestaurant,lesrecettesdecuisine,lestraditionsculinaires,lesnombres.Unité5–EnvilleLaville,lesservices,lesdirections,lestransportsencommun.Term2Unité6–MonparadissurterreLesvacances,Environnementsurbainsetruraux,météo,voisinage.Unité7–TempslibreLoisirsettravail,divertissements,medias,lesport.Unité8–ProjetsdevacancesLoisirsettravail,vacances,transportsetdivertissements,géographiephysiqueetmétéo.

Term1Unité1-Enroutepourl’aventureLesactivitésLescoutumesettraditionslocalesL’hébergementLetempsLesmoyensdetransportLesvoyagesUnité2-Lesmedias:s’informer,s’amuser,réfléchirLesjournaux,lesmagazinesLaradio,latélévisionInternetLesréseauxsociauxenligneLapublicitéUnité3-l’éducationpourtousIndividuetsociété/EnseignementLoisirettravail/MondedutravailUnéchangescolaireLeportableencoursLemeilleursystèmescolaireLedroitàl’éducationLescarrièresetlesdébouchésUnité4–LetravailécritComprendrecequ’ilfautfaireChoisirsonsujetSedocumenterExploiterlessourcesDévelopperlecontenuBienécrireLetravailécritdansl’examenoralUnité5–Artsfrancophones:traditionsetmodernitésLesdifférentesformesartistiquesLalecture,lecinéma,lethéâtre,lamusique,lesfêtesfolkloriques,lesbeauxarts

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Unité9–AulycéeIndividuetsociété,enseignement,mondedutravail.Unité10–Faiteslafête!Lesdivertissements,alimentsetboissons,voisinage.Term3Unité11–LasantépourtousSantéphysique,alimentsetboissons,lemondedutravail.Unité12–L’évolutiondushoppingLesachats,technologie,villeetservices.Unité13–Nous,lesjeunesLesrelations.Unité14–LefrançaisdanslemondeQuestionsmondiales,renseignementspersonnels,apparenceetcaractère,habitudesquotidiennes.

Homework:Learnspecificvocabularyrelatedtotopics,grammarexercises,readingcomprehensionwithquestions,researchaboutspecificissues,readnewspaper,watchTV…

Assessments:Quizzesonspecificvocabulary,grammarpoints,readingcomprehension,orals…EndofYearExamOral,mockexamMaterials:Panoramafrancophone1Panoramafrancophone1–ExercisebookLanguageAbInitioStudentWorkbookPastpapers.InternationalNewspapersandmagazines:Monaco-Matin,LesClésdel'actualité,SciencesetVieJuniorInternet

Unité6–AutravailLesprofessions,lesmétiersLescarrières,lesdébouchés,LesconditionsdetravailLesstagesLesqualifications,lesdiplômesLechômageTerm2Unité7–Manger;bouger:voschoixLoisirsetsportIndividuetsociétéLesport,lesloisirs,lanutrition,leschoixalimentaires,LesommeiletlasantéUnité8–ProtégeonsnotreenvironnementEnvironnementsurbainsetrurauxPréoccupationsenvironnementalesLesénergiesrenouvelables/lesressourcesnaturellesIndividuetsociétéUnité9–VivreensembleIndividuetsociétéEnvironnementsurbainsetrurauxUnité10–LaplanèteendangerEnvironnementsurbainsetrurauxTerm3Unité11–ProblèmesmondiauxEnvironnementsurbainsetrurauxUnité12–Nouvellestechnologies:lemeilleuretlepireLoisirsettravailHomework:Learnspecificvocabularyrelatedtotopics,grammarexercises,readingcomprehensionwithquestions,researchaboutspecificissues,readnewspaper,watchTV…

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Assessments:Quizzesonspecificvocabulary,grammarpoints,readingcomprehension,orals…Materials:Panoramafrancophone2Panoramafrancophone2–ExercisebookLanguageAbInitioStudentWorkbookPastpapers.InternationalNewspapersandmagazines:Monaco-Matin,LesClésdel'actualité,SciencesetVieJuniorInternet

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LANGUAGEBHLGERMAN

YEAR12(2016–2017) YEAR13(2016–2017)Term1ThefollowingCORETOPICSwillbestudied:Socialrelationships:relationships(friendship,work,family),youngstersandsociety,socialbehavioursandstances,taboosversuswhatissociallyacceptableCommunicationandmedia:internet,mail,telephone,press,radioandtelevision,sensationalisminmedianLiterature:Tschick(WolfgangHerrndorf)Homework:-OralPresentation-Readingcomprehensionwithquestions-Writing:learnvocabularyandpracticespecificwrittenformats:officialletter,diary,report,newspaperarticle,blog,brochureGrammarexercisesandstudyingfortestsAssessment:InteractiveOralPresentation-Readingcomprehension-Grammartests-EssaysTerm2Customsandtraditions:inGermany,SwitzerlandandAustriaGlobalissues:theeffectofmanonnature,theenvironmentandresourcesWritingformatandgrammar:Guide,Email,editorial,lettertoanewspaperFuturtense,agreementswiththepasttenses,comparatives

Term1ThefollowingOPTIONTOPICSwillbestudiedandrevisedinpreparationfortheindividualOralinDecember.Culturaldiversity:Thediversityoflanguages,intheXXIstcentury,Europeandmigrations.“EineSprache–eineKultur?”“MigrantenveränderndiedeutscheSprache”Leisure:avarietyofactivitiesperformedforenjoyment(Revision)Customsandtraditions:inGermany,SwitzerlandandAustria(Revision)Literature:DieOrdnungderSterne(MonikaZeiner)

Homework:-FinalcopyoftheWrittentask-Optiontopicstorevise,prepareadescriptionofapictureindetailinordertoperformaMockoral(speakfor10min)-Writing:mainlyargumentativewritingontopicsfromtheCoreOptionsandpastpapersquestions.-Grammarexercisesandstudyingfortests.Assessment:InteractiveOralPresentation-Readingcomprehension-Grammartests-Essays-Argumentativewrittenresponse

ForExternalAssessment:Writtenassignment:Receptiveandwrittenproductiveskills(20%)Creativewritingof500-600wordsplusa150-250wordrationale,basedononeortwoliterarytextsreadinclass.Wordprocessed,writtenoutsideofschool,e-marked.

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Homework:-OralPresentation-Readingcomprehensionwithquestions-Writing:learnvocabularyandpracticespecificwrittenformats:guide,Email,editorial,lettertoanewspaperGrammarexercisesandstudyingfortestsAssessment:InteractiveOralPresentation-Readingcomprehension-Grammartests-EssaysTerm3Leisure:culturalactivitiesandtraveling,vacationWritingformatandgrammar:Filmcritic,reviewofallformatsAdjectivesandpronounsIntroductionoftheWrittentask:Basedon3textsrelatedtotheCoreoptions,creativewritingofanothertextandrationale.Homework:-OralPresentation-Readingcomprehensionwithquestions-Writing:learnvocabularyandpracticespecificwrittenformats:filmcritic,reviewofallformatsforwrittentaskGrammarexercisesandstudyingfortestsAssessment:InteractiveOralPresentation-Readingcomprehension-Grammartests-EssaysEndofYearExamPaper1(1hour30minutes):Text-handlingexercisesonfourwrittentexts,basedonthecore(25%)Paper2:Writtenproductiveskills:(250to400words)basedonoptions(25%)

September-October2016Individualoral(8–10minutes)(20%)Basedontheoptions:15minutes’preparationtime and a 10-minute (maximum)presentationanddiscussionwiththeteacher.Term2:fromJanuarytoAprilHealth:Physical,mentalandsocialwell-being,aswellasmattersrelatedtoillnesses.“Dubist,wasduisst”Scienceandtechnology:Therelationshipbetweenscienceandtechnology:challengesofmankind“DieGenerationInternet”“NaturundWissenschaft”Homework:Pastpapers:readingcomprehensionandalltypesofwriting.Assessment:May2017examPaper1(1hour30minutes):Text-handlingexercisesonfivewrittentexts,basedonthecore(25%)Paper2(1hour30minutes):Writtenproductiveskills(25%)SectionA(250to400words)+SectionB(150–250words)Materials:DeutschimEinsatzfromAdvancedMaterialsGrammarbook:KlippundKlar–ÜbungsgrammatikMittelstufeB2/C1DeutschalsFremdsprache,KlettVerlaglPastpapersNewspapersandmagazines:Zeitonline,Focusonline,DerSpiegelonline,PresseundSprache

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LANGUAGEBSLGERMAN

YEAR12 YEAR13(2016–2017)Term1ThefollowingCORETOPICSwillbestudied:Socialrelationships:relationships(friendship,work,family),youngstersandsociety,socialbehavioursandstances,taboosversuswhatissociallyacceptableCommunicationandmedia:internet,mail,telephone,press,radioandtelevision,sensationalisminmedianWritingformatandgrammar:Officialletter,diary,report,newspaperarticle,blog,brochureUseofpasttenses,imperative,conditional,indirectstyle,differentlevelsofregisterandlinkingwordsHomework:-OralPresentation-Readingcomprehensionwithquestions-Writing:learnvocabularyandpracticespecificwrittenformats:officialletter,diary,report,newspaperarticle,blog,brochureGrammarexercisesandstudyingfortestsAssessment:InteractiveOralPresentation-Readingcomprehension-Grammartests-EssaysTerm2Customsandtraditions:inGermany,SwitzerlandandAustriaGlobalissues:theeffectofmanonnature,theenvironmentandresources

Writingformatandgrammar:Guide,Email,editorial,lettertoanewspaperFuturtense,agreementswiththepasttenses,comparatives

Term1ThefollowingOPTIONTOPICSwillbestudiedandrevisedinpreparationfortheindividualOralinDecember.Culturaldiversity:Thediversityoflanguages,intheXXIstcentury,Europeandmigrations.“EineSprache–eineKultur?”“MigrantenveränderndiedeutscheSprache”Leisure:avarietyofactivitiesperformedforenjoyment(Revision)Customsandtraditions:inGermany,SwitzerlandandAustria(Revision)Homework:-FinalcopyoftheWrittentask-Optiontopicstorevise,prepareadescriptionofapictureindetailinordertoperformaMockoral(speakfor10min)-Writing:mainlyargumentativewritingontopicsfromtheCoreOptionsandpastpapersquestions.-Grammarexercisesandstudyingfortests.Assessment:InteractiveOralPresentation-Readingcomprehension-Grammartests-Essays-Argumentativewrittenresponse

ForExternalAssessment:Writtenassignment:Receptiveandwrittenproductiveskills(20%)Creativewritingof300-400wordsplusa150wordrationale,basedon3textsrelatedtotheCore.Wordprocessed,writtenoutsideofschool,e-marked.September-October2016

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Homework:-OralPresentation-Readingcomprehensionwithquestions-Writing:learnvocabularyandpracticespecificwrittenformats:guide,Email,editorial,lettertoanewspaperGrammarexercisesandstudyingfortestsAssessment:InteractiveOralPresentation-Readingcomprehension-Grammartests-EssaysTerm3Leisure:culturalactivitiesandtraveling,vacationWritingformatandgrammar:Filmcritic,reviewofallformatsAdjectivesandpronounsIntroductionoftheWrittentask:Basedon3textsrelatedtotheCoreoptions,creativewritingofanothertextandrationale.Homework:-OralPresentation-Readingcomprehensionwithquestions-Writing:learnvocabularyandpracticespecificwrittenformats:filmcritic,reviewofallformatsforwrittentaskGrammarexercisesandstudyingfortestsAssessment:InteractiveOralPresentation-Readingcomprehension-Grammartests-EssaysEndofYearExamPaper1(1hour30minutes):Text-handlingexercisesonfourwrittentexts,basedonthecore(25%)Paper2:Writtenproductiveskills:(250to400words)basedonoptions(25%)

ForInternalAssessment:Individualoral(8–10minutes)(20%)Based on 2 options: 15minutes’ preparationtime and a 10-minute (maximum)presentation and discussionwith the teacher(inDecember2016).Term2:fromJanuarytoAprilHealth:Physical,mentalandsocialwell-being,aswellasmattersrelatedtoillnesses.“Dubist,wasduisst”Scienceandtechnology:Therelationshipbetweenscienceandtechnology:challengesofmankind“DieGenerationInternet”“NaturundWissenschaft”Homework:Pastpapers:readingcomprehensionandalltypesofwritingasrevisionfortheMay2017examsAssessment:May2017examPaper1(1hour30minutes):Text-handlingexercisesonfourwrittentexts,basedonthecore(25%)Paper2(1hour30minutes):Writtenproductiveskills(25%)SectionA(250to400words)Materials:DeutschimEinsatzfromAdvancedMaterialsGrammarbook:KlippundKlar–ÜbungsgrammatikMittelstufeB2/C1DeutschalsFremdsprache,KlettVerlaglPastpapersNewspapersandmagazines:Zeitonline,Focusonline,DerSpiegelonline,PresseundSprache

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Materials:DeutschimEinsatzfromAdvancedMaterialsGrammarbook:KlippundKlar–ÜbungsgrammatikMittelstufeB2/C1DeutschalsFremdsprache,KlettVerlagPastpapersNewspapersandmagazines:Zeitonline,Focusonline,DerSpiegelonline,PresseundSprache

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LANGUAGEBHLITALIAN

YEAR12 YEAR13Term1Socialrelationships(Core)Individual and society, rules and values, thefamily, its changes and problems, the web-generation,socialgroups, taboosversuswhatis socially acceptable, bullying, socialbehaviours.

Globalissues(Core)Universal human rights, the ItalianConstitution, Amnesty International, theInternational Court of Justice, children’s andwomen’srights,refugeesandasylum-seekers.LiteratureStudy of F. Geda “Nel mare ci sono icoccodrilli”. Link to Global Issues (migrantsescaping wars and risking death to come toEurope).Homework:- text-handlingexercises- readingcomprehensionwithquestions- learnvocabulary- practice specific written formats (diary,

letter,article,flyer,leaflet,blog)- preparefororalpresentation- grammarexercises

Assessment:- reading comprehension tests (unseen

texts)- essaysandspecifictexttypes(Paper2A)- grammartests- interactiveoralactivity

Term1Health(Options)Therighttohealth,thenationalhealthservice,healthemergencies.Food,under-andover-nutrition.Customsandtraditions(Options)Food,celebrations,theopera,theCarnivalofVeniceandViareggio,theVenicefilmfestival,thePalioofSiena.Scienceandtechnology(Options)Therelationshipbetweenscienceandtechnology,andtheirimpactontheindividualandthesociety.CompletionoftheWrittenAssignment(acreativewritingtaskof500-600words+250wordrationale).Revisionoftheoptiontopicsstudiedinyear12inpreparationfortheIndividualOralExam(November)Homework:- text-handlingexercises- readingcomprehensionwithquestions- learnvocabulary- practicespecificwrittenformats- prepareforIndividualFormalOral

Assessment:- readingcomprehensiontests(unseen

texts)- essaysandspecifictexttypes(Paper2A)- FinalversionoftheWrittenAssignment- IndividualFormalOral

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Term2Globalissues(Core)Energy reserves, food and water, globalwarming, climate change, natural disasters,the effect of man on nature, animal rights,animal maltreatment, vivisection and animaltesting.Communicationandmedia(Core)Press,radio,television,internet,advertising.Positive and negative aspects of the massmedia. Bias and sensationalism in media,censorship.LiteratureStudy of P. Crepet “Il caso della donna chesmisedimangiare”.LinkwiththeoptionHealth,nutritionandeatingdisorders.Homework:- text-handlingexercises- readingcomprehensionwithquestions- learnvocabulary- practicespecificwrittenformats(petition,

interview,introductiontodebate,speech)- preparefororalpresentation- grammarexercises

Assessment:- reading comprehension tests (unseen

texts)- essaysandspecifictexttypes(Paper2A)- grammartests- interactiveoralactivity- argumentativewriting(Paper2B)Term3Health(Options)Physical,mentalandsocialwell-being.Leisure(Options)The variety of activities performed forenjoyment.

Term2RevisionoftheCoretopics

- Communicationandmedia- GlobalIssues- Socialrelationships

Homework:- text-handlingexercises,- readingcomprehensionwithquestions,- learnvocabulary,- practicespecificwrittenformats.

Assessment:- readingcomprehensiontests(Paper1)- essaysandspecifictexttypes(Paper2)Term3RevisionoftheOptiontopics

- Culturaldiversity- Customsandtraditions- Health- Leisure- Scienceandtechnology

Homework:- text-handlingexercises- readingcomprehensionwithquestions- learnvocabulary- practicespecificwrittenformats

Assessment:- readingcomprehensiontests(Paper1)- essaysandspecifictexttypes(Paper2)Resources:“Lasocietàpossibile”“Almanaccod’attualità”A.D’Avenia“Cio’cheinfernononè”P.Crepet“Ilcasodelladonnachesmisedimangiare”InternetGiornali(CorrieredellaSera,LaStampa,Repubblica,IlSole24ore,ecc.)

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Scienceandtechnology(Options)The relationship between science andtechnology,andtheirimpactontheindividualandthesociety.LiteratureStudy of P. Crepet “Il caso della donna chesmisedimangiare”.LinkwiththeoptionHealth,nutritionandeatingdisorders.First draft of the Written Assignment (acreativewriting task of 500-600words + 250wordrationale).Homework:- Text-handlingexercises- Readingcomprehensionwithquestions- Learnvocabulary- Practice specific written formats (official

letter,newsreport,proposal,review)- Argumentativewriting

Assessment:Paper1andPaper2questions.Resources:R.BozzoneCosta“NuovoContatto”A.DeMatteis“Almanaccod’attualità”P. Crepet “Il caso della donna che smise dimangiare”F.Geda“Nelmarecisonoicoccodrilli”Internet, newspapers (Corriere della Sera, LaStampa,Repubblica,IlSole24ore),movies.

ExaminationPaper1(1hour30minutes)25%Receptiveskills:text-handlingexercisesonfivewrittentexts,basedontheCore.Paper2(1hour30minutes)25%Writtenproductiveskills:SectionA:onetaskof250–400words,basedontheOptions.SectionB:responseof150–250wordstoastimulustext,basedontheCore.WrittenAssignment20%Receptiveandwrittenproductiveskills:Creativewritingof500-600wordsplusa150-250-wordrationale,basedononeortwoliterarytextsreadinclass.Wordprocessed,writtenoutsideofschool,e-marked.IndividualOral(8–10minutes)20%BasedontheOptions:15minutes’preparationtimeanda10-minutepresentationanddiscussionwiththeteacher.InteractiveOralActivity10%BasedontheCore:threeclassroomactivitiesassessedbytheteacher.

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LANGUAGEBHLRUSSIAN YEAR12 YEAR13Term1ThefollowingCORETOPICSwillbestudied:Socialrelationships:relationships(friendship,work,family),youngstersandsociety,socialbehavioursandstances,taboosversuswhatissociallyacceptableLiterature:StudyofTheIdiot(F.Dostoevsky)Homework:-OralPresentation-Readingcomprehensionwithquestions-Writing:learnvocabularyandpracticespecificwrittenformats:officialletter,diary,report,newspaperarticle,blog,brochureGrammarexercisesandstudyingfortestsAssessment:InteractiveOralPresentation-Readingcomprehension-Grammartests-EssaysTerm2ThefollowingCORETOPICSwillbestudied:Communicationandmedia:internet,mail,telephone,press,radioandtelevision,sensationalisminmediaGlobalissues:theeffectofmanonnature,theenvironmentandresourcesLiterature:MasterandMargarita(M.Bugakov)BuryMeBehindtheBaseboard"(P.Sanaev)(extraits)

Term1ThefollowingOPTIONTOPICSwillbestudiedinpreparationfortheindividualOralinNovember.Scienceandtechnology:Therelationshipbetweenscienceandtechnology:challengesofmankindLeisure:avarietyofactivitiesperformedforenjoyment(Revision)Homework:-FinaldraftoftheWrittentask-Optiontopicstorevise,prepareadescriptionofapictureindetailinordertoperformamockoral(speakfor10min)-Writing:mainlyargumentativewritingontopicsfromtheCoreOptionsandpastpapersquestions.GrammarexercisesandstudyingfortestsAssessment:InteractiveOralPresentation-Readingcomprehension-Grammartests-Essays

Assessment:IndividualOral-Readingcomprehension-Grammartests-Argumentativewrittenresponse

ForInternalAssessment:Writtenassignment:Receptiveandwrittenproductiveskills(20%)Creativewritingof500-600wordsplusa150-250wordrationale,basedononeortwoliterarytextsreadinclass.Wordprocessed,writtenoutsideofschool,e-marked.Individualoral(8–10minutes)(20%)Basedontheoptions:15minutes’preparationtimeanda10-minute(maximum)presentationanddiscussionwiththeteacher.

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Homework:-OralPresentation-Readingcomprehensionwithquestions-Writing:learnvocabularyandpracticespecificwrittenformats:guide,Email,editorial,lettertoanewspaperGrammarexercisesandstudyingfortestsAssessment:InteractiveOralPresentation-Readingcomprehension-Grammartests-EssaysTerm3Leisure:culturalactivitiesandtraveling,vacationLiterature:Writtentaskononeofthetwoworksstudiedduringthe1stand2ndterm.Homework:-OralPresentation-Readingcomprehensionwithquestions-Writing:learnvocabularyandpracticespecificwrittenformats:filmcritic,reviewofallformatsforwrittentaskGrammarexercisesandstudyingfortestsAssessment:InteractiveOralPresentation-Readingcomprehension-Grammartests-EssaysEndofYearExamPaper1(1hour30minutes):Text-handlingexercisesonfourwrittentexts,basedonthecore(25%)Paper2:Writtenproductiveskills:(250to400words)basedonoptions(25%)Materials:RussianforRussiansThewindowtoRussiaBrochureISMPastpapersNewspapersandmagazines:ArgumentyiFakty

Term2:fromJanuarytoAprilCulturaldiversity:Thediversityoflanguages,intheXXIstcentury,EuropeandmigrationsHealth:Physical,mentalandsocialwell-being,aswellasmattersrelatedtoillnesses.Customsandtraditions:inRussiaandtheRussianspeakersworld(Revision)Homework:Pastpapers:readingcomprehensionandalltypesofwritingAssessment:Paper1(1hour30minutes):Text-handlingexercisesonfivewrittentexts,basedonthecore(25%)Paper2(1hour30minutes):Writtenproductiveskills(25%)SectionA(250to400words)+SectionB:(150–250words)Materials:RussianforRussiansThewindowtoRussiaPastpapersNewspapersandmagazines:ArgumentyiFakty

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LANGUAGEBSLRUSSIAN(2015-2017)

YEAR12 YEAR13Term1ThefollowingCORETOPICSwillbestudied:Socialrelationships:relationships(friendship,work,family),youngstersandsociety,socialbehavioursandstances,taboosversuswhatissociallyacceptableCommunicationandmedia:internet,mail,telephone,press,radioandtelevision,sensationalisminmedianHomework:-OralPresentation-Readingcomprehensionwithquestions-Writing:learnvocabularyandpracticespecificwrittenformats:officialletter,diary,report,newspaperarticle,blog,brochureGrammarexercisesandstudyingfortestsAssessment:InteractiveOralPresentation-Readingcomprehension-Grammartests-EssaysTerm2Customsandtraditions:inFranceandthefrancophoneworldGlobalissues:theeffectofmanonnature,theenvironmentandresourcesHomework:-OralPresentation-Readingcomprehensionwithquestions-Writing:learnvocabularyandpracticespecificwrittenformats:guide,Email,editorial,lettertoanewspaperGrammarexercisesandstudyingfortests

Term1ThefollowingOPTIONTOPICSwillbestudiedinpreparationfortheindividualOralinNovember.Scienceandtechnology:Therelationshipbetweenscienceandtechnology:challengesofmankindLeisure:avarietyofactivitiesperformedforenjoyment(Revision)Homework:-FinaldraftoftheWrittentask-Optiontopicstorevise,prepareadescriptionofapictureindetailinordertoperformamockoral(speakfor10min)-Writing:mainlyargumentativewritingontopicsfromtheCoreOptionsandpastpapersquestions.GrammarexercisesandstudyingfortestsAssessment:InteractiveOralPresentation-Readingcomprehension-Grammartests-EssaysAssessment:IndividualOral-Readingcomprehension-Grammartests-ArgumentativewrittenresponseForInternalAssessment:Writtenassignment:Receptiveandwrittenproductiveskills(20%)Creativewritingof400wordsplusa100-150wordrationale,basedonthreetextsfromnewspapers.Wordprocessed,writtenoutsideofschool,e-marked.

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Assessment:InteractiveOralPresentation-Readingcomprehension-Grammartests-EssaysTerm3Leisure:culturalactivitiesandtraveling,vacationLiterature:Writtentaskononeofthetwoworksstudiedduringthe1stand2ndterm.Homework:-OralPresentation-Readingcomprehensionwithquestions-Writing:learnvocabularyandpracticespecificwrittenformats:filmcritic,reviewofallformatsforwrittentaskGrammarexercisesandstudyingfortestsAssessment:InteractiveOralPresentation-Readingcomprehension-Grammartests-EssaysEndofYearExamPaper1(1hour30minutes):Text-handlingexercisesonfourwrittentexts,basedonthecore(25%)Paper2:Writtenproductiveskills:(250to400words)basedonoptions(25%)Materials:RussianforRussiansThewindowtoRussiaPastpapersNewspapersandmagazines:ArgumentyiFakty

Individualoral(8–10minutes)(20%)Basedontheoptions:15minutes’preparationtime and a 10-minute (maximum)presentationanddiscussionwiththeteacher.Term2:fromJanuarytoAprilCulturaldiversity:Thediversityoflanguages,intheXXIstcentury,EuropeandmigrationsHealth:Physical,mentalandsocialwell-being,aswellasmattersrelatedtoillnesses.Customsandtraditions:inRussiaandtheRussianspeakersworld(Revision)Homework:Pastpapers:readingcomprehensionandalltypesofwritingAssessment:Paper1(1hour30minutes):Text-handlingexercisesonfourwrittentexts,basedonthecore(25%)Paper2(1hour30minutes):Writtenproductiveskills(25%)(250to400words)Materials:RussianforRussiansThewindowtoRussiaPastpapersNewspapersandmagazines:ArgumentyiFakty

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LANGUAGEBSL/HLSPANISHYear12 Year13Coretopics:Term1Communicationandmedia:Spanishculturethroughpress,tvandcinema.MassMedia:theinfluenceoftv.RealityTV.ThePress.Theinternet,censorship,sensationalisminthemedia.BodytuningasaresultofimagesuggestionsinthemassmediaCulture:Cultureandart:FridaKahlo.Picasso.Gaudi.CultureandSociety:CheGuevara.Cultureandliterature.Storiesandnovels.Literature(HL):Yerma”FedericoGarciaLorca“SaboraChocolate”JoseCarlosCarmona.Assessments:Spellingandvocabtests,oralpresentations,listeningandreadingcomprehensiontests,creativewritingtestsGrammartext.Homework:Vocabularytolearn,grammarexercises,independentreading,writtentasks…Term2Socialrelationships:Relationships(friendship,work,family),socialbehaviourandstances,taboosversuswhatissociallyacceptable.Familyproblems.AdolescentsCulturaldiversity(I)Immigrations.Gender.VarietiesintheHispanicworld.

Optiontopics:Term1Culturaldiversity:ethnic,gender,racial,religious,ideologicalandsocio-economicvarietiesintheHispanicworld.Customsandtraditions:currentandpastpractices,representations,expressionsandknowledgethatbelongtocommunitiesintheHispanicworldLiterature:“Hector”GarciaQuerejetayDavidPlanellAssessments:Spellingandvocabtests,oralpresentations,listeningandreadingcomprehensiontests,creativewritingtestsGrammartext.Homework:Vocabularytolearn,grammarexercises,independentreading,writtentasks…Term2Health:conceptsofbeautyandhealth,dietandnutrition,drugabuse,physicalexercise.Physical,mental,andsocialwell-being,aswellasmattersrelatingtoillnessanddisease.Leisure:entertainment,socialinteractionthroughleisure,sports,travelling.Scienceandtechnology:relationshipbetweenscienceandtechnology,andtheirimpactontheHispanicworld.

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Literature(HL):“Lagrimasnelalluvia”RosaMontero.Assessments:Spellingandvocabtests,oralpresentations,listeningandreadingcomprehensiontests,creativewritingtestsGrammartext.Homework:Vocabularytolearn,grammarexercises,independentreading,writtentasks…Term3Globalissues:TheEnvironmentandsustainability,energyreserves,foodandwater,climatechange,globalwarming,globalisation,InternationalEconomy,migration,poverty,racism,prejudice.DrugabuseCulturaldiversity(II)Immigrations.Gender.VarietiesintheHispanicworld.Literature:“Saborachocolate”JoseCarlosCarmona(HL)Writtentasks:Argumentative/discursiveessay,article,review,letter,blogpost,petition,brochure,diaryentry,interview,leaflets,introductiontodebate,speech,newsreport,setofinstructions,emailsetc.Texthandlingexercises.

PreparationandPracticeforexams:PastPapers.Presentations,debates,discussions…

Assessments:Spellingandvocabtests,oralpresentations,listeningandreadingcomprehensiontests,creativewritingtestsGrammartext.

Assessments:Spellingandvocabtests,oralpresentations,listeningandreadingcomprehensiontests,creativewritingtestsGrammartext.TestWRITINGTASKIBSpanishBORALTestIBSpanishBHomework:Vocabularytolearn,grammarexercises,independentreading,writtentasks…Term3Argumentative/discursiveessay,article,review,letter,blogpost,petition,brochure,diaryentry,interview,leaflets,introductiontodebate,speech,newsreport,setofinstructions,emailsetc.Texthandlingexercises.PreparationandPracticeforexams:PastPapersResourcematerials:Magazines,videos,theinternet,podcasts,blogs,films,articles,newspapers…etcAssessments:Spellingandvocabtests,oralpresentations,listeningandreadingcomprehensiontests,creativewritingtestsGrammartext.Papers1and4IBSPANISHBHomework:Vocabularytolearn,grammarexercises,independentreading,writtentasks…

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Homework:Vocabularytolearn,grammarexercises,independentreading,writtentasks…Textbooks:“Manana”AdvanceMaterials.Literature(HL)“Yerma”FedericoGarciaLorca“SaboraChocolate”JoseCarlosCarmona.“Lagrimasenlalluvia”RosaMonteroShortstories:(authorsfromdifferentSpanishspeakingcountries)Magazinearticles,filmsandinternetresourcesusedtosupportthetextbook.

Textbooks:“Manana”AdvanceMaterials.Literature:“Hector”GarciaQuerejetayDavidPlanellShortstories:(authorsfromdifferentSpanishspeakingcountries)Magazinearticles,videos,filmsandinternetresourcesusedtosupportthetextbook.

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BUSINESSMANAGEMENT:YEAR12

Year12 Year12Term1:Concept:CULTUREBusinessOrganisations• TypesofOrganisation• GrowthandEvolutionHumanResources• Leadershipandmanagement• Motivationtheory• OrganisationalcultureHLMarketing• Marketingplanning• InternationalMarketingOperations• HLLeanProduction

Concept:CHANGEOperations• HLCrisisandContingencyManagementBusinessOrganisations• Roleofentrepreneur• ObjectivesHumanResources• FunctionsofHR• Organisationalstructure-

change/communication• HumanResourcestrategyandresistance

tochangeTerm2Concept:CHANGEFinance• SourcesofFinance• Costsandrevenues/Break-Even• Cash-flowforecastingMarketing• RoleofMarketing• Marketingplanning/SalesForecasting• IntroductiontothemarketingmixOperations• ResearchandDevelopment

Term3:Concept:ETHICSBusinessOrganisation• SocialEnterprises&notforprofit

organisations• Visionandmissionstatement• Internal/ExternalStakeholder• ExternalEnvironmentHumanResources• EthicswithinLeadership• Motivationandethics• Industrial/employeerelationsMarketing• Marketvs.productorientation• Commercialvs.socialmarketing• Marketingobjectives-Profitvs.non-profit

organisations.Howmarketingstrategiesevolveasaresultofethicalpressures.

IntroductiontotheInternalAssessment• Planningandpreparationstages

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BUSINESSMANAGEMENT:YEAR13

Year13 AssessmentTerm1:

ContinuationwiththeInternalAssessment

Concept:ETHICSFinance

• EthicsinFinance• FinancialAccounts

Marketing• MarketResearch-ethicalconsiderations-

samplingmethods-qualitativevs.quantitative

Operations• Operationsmanagementstrategiesand

practicesforecological,social(humanresource)andeconomicsustainability

• EthicsinResearchandDevelopmentConcept:INNOVATIONBusinessOrganisation• Roleofbusinessandfunctions/changeof

sectorsandbusinessactivity• GrowthofTechnologyHumanResources• CommunicationtechnologiesConcept:INNOVATIONMarketing• MarketingMix• E-commerce

Concept:STRATEGYBusinessOrganisations• Businessplans• LongtermplanningFinance• Budgeting• Profitabilityandliquidityratios• InvestmentAppraisalMarketing• PositionMapOperations• Productionmethods• ProductionPlanning

• Workforceplanning• Paystructureandrewardsacross

nationalboundaries• GlobalCommunicationOperations• Location• GlobalinfluencesoninnovationPreparationforPaper1CaseStudyRevisionAssessment:Regularformativepresentations&testsusingcasesstudiesand“essay”practiceplustimedsummative testsusingexamstylequestions.Further appropriate study is required athomeonaregularbasis.Examination:Paper1,basedonpre-seencase(2hours15min. HL, 1 hour 15min SL) & Paper 2 dataResponse(2hours15min.HL,Ihour45min.SL).Each exam includes an extended responseessay. Courseworkaccountsfor25%offinalgradeConceptsandRealWorldExamplesStudents are required to have anunderstanding of the following concepts:CHANGE,CULTURE,STRATEGY,INNOVATION,ETHICSANDGLOBALISATIONTheseconceptsmustbeclearlylinkedtobusinesstheoryandrealworldexamples.Studentsareexaminedontheirabilitytoutilisetheconcepts,theoryandreallifeexamplesinPaper2SectionC,wherebytheymustanswera20-markessaystylequestion.

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Term2Concept:GLOBALISATIONBusinessOrganisation• Sectorsofindustry• GrowthandimpactofglobalisationHumanResource

Resourceshttp://www.businessmanagementib.comwww.tutor2u.comBusinessManagement:PaulHoang

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ECONOMICS

Year12HL/SL Year13HL/SLTerm1:IntroductiontoEconomics• Introductiontotheeconomicissuesarising

fromscarcity• EconomicsasasocialscienceSection1:Microeconomics• The operation of the market system

(supply&demandandelasticities)• Government interventions in the markets

(taxes/subsidies/pricecontrol)• Market failures (includingpollution,merit,

common & public goods, asymmetry ofinformation,monopolypower)

Section 1: Microeconomics (Theory of theFirmHL)• Costsandrevenues• Goalsoffirms• Theory of the Firm: Perfect competition,

Monopolistic competition, Oligopolies(collusiveandnon-collusive)Monopolies

• PriceDiscriminationInternalAssessmentWrite the first commentary on the topic ofMicroeconomics.Term2and3Section2:Macroeconomics• Themeasurementsofnationalincomeand

shortcomingsandintrotoAD/ASanalysis• Macroeconomic objectives:

unemployment,inflation,deflation,growthandequity

• FiscalPolicy:Governmentbudget,roleandevaluation

• Monetary : Interest rates, role andevaluation

Term1:InternalAssessmentWritethesecondCommentaryonthetopicofMacroeconomics.Section3:InternationalEconomics:Section3:InternationalEconomics:• Free trade including benefits and

restrictions• TheBalanceandPayments• TheDeterminationofExchangeRates• Economic policy implications, Economic

integration(EU,NAFTA,etc.)• Monetaryunion• Termsoftrade.InternalAssessmentWrite the third and final commentary onInternationalEconomics.Term2Section4:Developmenteconomics:• Growth,developmentandmeasurements• Factors affecting development including

domestic factors, international trade, FDI,Aid,debts

• BalancebetweenmarketsandinterventionCompletionoftheIndividualInternalAssessmentportfolio.REVISIONAssessment:Studentsaresetregularformativetests,presentationsandhomeworkaswellasevaluativetimedtestsbasedonpastexaminationquestions.Furtherappropriatestudyisrequiredathomeonaregularbasis.

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• The nature of macroeconomic policies

(multiplier & accelerator theories,crowding-outeffectetc.)

• Supply Side Policies (Interventionist Vs.Marketbasedandevaluations)

• Thedebatebetweenneo-classicalandneo-Keynesianastotheireffectiveness.

Examination:Courseexaminedusing2examsforSL(essaysanddataresponseexams)plusaquantitativeexamforHL.Studentswillalsohavetocompleteaeconomiccommentariesportfoliowhichaccountsfor25%offinalresult(SL)and20%(HL)Resources:https://ismonaco.lanternaonline.com/Economics:JasonWelkerhttp://welkerswikinomics.com

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HISTORY

Year12 Year13Terms1and2AuthoritarianStates:HL+SLEmergenceasanauthoritarianstates-conditions,methodsofleader,ideologyConsolidationandmaintenanceofpower-styleofleadership,propaganda,useoflaws,useofforce,nature+extent+treatmentofopposition,foreignpolicyAimsandresultsofpolicies-impactofeconomic+political+social+culturalpolicies,impactonwomenandminorities,controlandhowfarachievedThedetailedexamplesstudiedwillbe:

MaoandChina1911-1976LeninandStalinandtheSovietUnion1914-1953

Term3

Hitler+Germany1919-1945asanauthoritarianstatePaper1PrescribedTopic:TheMovetoGlobalWarCaseStudyItalianexpansion1933-1940:Causesofexpansion-ideology,domesticissues,internationaldevelopmentsEventsandReactions-Abyssinia1935,Albania1939,PactofSteel1939,entryintowar1940HLONLYTerm1ImperialRussia,revolutionandtheestablishmentoftheSovietUnion1855-1924

• PoliciesofAlexanderII,AlexanderIII,NicholasII

• Causesandconsequencesof1905Revolution

• ProblemsofTsaristRussiain1914

Term1Paper1Topic:TheMovetoGlobalWar(cont)HL+SLCaseStudyJapaneseexpansioninEastAsia1931-1941

Causesofexpansion-ideology,domesticissues,internationaldevelopmentsEventsandReactions-Manchuria1931,China1937,Indo-China1940,PearlHarbour1941

CaseStudyGermanexpansion1933-1940Causesofexpansion-ideology,domesticissues,internationaldevelopmentsEventsandReactions-Rhineland1936,Anschluss1938,Czechoslovakia1939,Poland1939

TheColdWar:SuperpowerTensionsandRivalryHL+SLRivalry,mistrustandaccord-breakdownofgrandalliance,superpowerrivalryinEuropeandAsia1943-49,roleofideology+fear+economicinterest+comparerolesofUSAandUSSRTerm2TheColdWar:SuperpowerTensionsandRivalryHL+SLRivalry,mistrustandaccord-superpowerrelations1947-79,containment,peacefulco-existence,Sino-SovietandSino-USrelations,détente,reasonsfortheendoftheColdWarThedetailedexamplesstudiedwillbe:Leaders–Stalin,Khrushchev,CastroNations-CubaandDDRCrises–BerlinBlockade,CubanMissileCrisis,BerlinWall

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Term2Europe1918-1945Topicscoveredinclude:

• RiseofMussoliniandItalybecominganauthoritarianstate-conditions,consolidationandmaintenance,pre-wardomesticpolicies

• WeimarRepublic1919-33-establishment,hyperinflation,boom,collapse

Term3Europe1918-1945(continued)

• SpanishCivilWar1936-1939-causes,courseandnature

AssessmentStudentsinbothyears12and13writeregulartimedessaysinclasstopracticeforPapers2and3.DocumentevaluationandanalysisexercisesandwhenthePrescribedTopiciscoveredtheywilldoDocumenttests.Regularreadingaroundthesubjectsandrevisionoftopicsalreadycoveredisrequiredforhomework.

INTERNALASSESSMENTHL+SL:Anindividualhistoricalinvestigationof2200wordsthetitletobeagreedbytheteacher&student.HasthreesectionsSourceevaluation;investigation;TOKstylereflectionHLONLYTerms1and2Europe1918-1945(continued)

• France1919-1940-political,socialandeconomicdevelopments

TheSovietUnionandEasternEurope1953-2000Khrushchev,Brezhnev,transformationofUSSR1982-1991CaseStudyofSovietsatellitestate-PolandTerm3HL+SLExaminationpreparation.ExaminationAllstudentssit2examsaDocumentPaper(SL30%HL20%)andanEssayPaper(SL45%HL25%)HLstudentssitafurtherEssayPaper(35%)TheInternalAssessmentis25%forSLstudentsand20%forHLstudents

Textbooks:AuthoritarianandSinglePartyStates–A.ToddandS.Waller;TheMovetoGlobalWar–AllanTodd;ImperialRussia,RevolutionsandtheEmergenceoftheSovietState–SallyWaller;Inter-warYears:Conflictandcooperation1919-39–A.Todd,J.Bottaro,S.WallerTheDepartmentalsohasarangeofbookswhichcanbeusedinlessonsandbyindividualstudents

Textbooks:TheMovetoGlobalWar–AllanTodd;TheColdWar–AllanToddInter-warYears:Conflictandcooperation1919-39–A.Todd,J.Bottaro,S.WallerTheSovietUnionandEasternEurope1924-2000TheDepartmentalsohasarangeofbookswhichcanbeusedinlessonsandbyindividualstudents

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GEOGRAPHY

Year12HL/SL Year13HL/SLTerm1:Coretopic:Patternsandchange:*Populationchange(BRs,DRs,RNI,IMR,TFR,LE),populationstructure,populationmomentumandtheimportanceofpopulationprojections,populationpolicies,causesandimpactsofmigration,genderinequalities.*Disparitiesinwealthanddevelopment:measurementofregionalandglobaldisparities,theircauses;changingpatternsandtrendsindisparities;canthesedisparitiesbereduced?*Patternsinenvironmentalqualityandsustainability:theatmosphericsystemandglobalclimatechange;thecausesandconsequencesofsoildegradation;wateruse,accessandscarcity;biodiversityintropicalrainforests,environmentalsustainabilityandmanagementstrategies.Term2:*Patternsinresourceconsumption:populationpressureonresources,ecologicalfootprints,Malthusiantheoriesandopposition;changingpatternsofoilproductionandconsumption;conservationstrategiesandreducingresourceconsumption.Term2and3:Optionaltheme:Leisure,SportandTourism:Tourismattheinternational,national,regionalandlocalscales:theeconomic,socialandenvironmentalimpactsoftourism,tourismasadevelopmentstrategyandmanagingtourisminurbanareas;Sportattheinternational,national,regionalandlocalscales:acase

Term1:StudentInternalAssessmentinlocalarea(September)Optionaltheme:ExtremeEnvironments:thedistributionofglacialanddesertenvironments,theclimateandlandformsfoundinglacialanddesertenvironments;humaninteractionanduseofglacialanddesertenvironmentsandissuesofhumanimpactandsustainabilityOptionaltheme:ExtremeEnvironmentsTheglobaldistributionandclimaticcharacteristicsofhotdesertandglacialenvironments,landformsassociatedwithhotdesertandglacialenvironments,humaninteractionandimpactsonhotdesertandglacialenvironmentsOROptionaltheme:TheGeographyofFoodandHealth:Variationsinhealthatdifferentscales,measuringhealth,preventionofdiseasesrelativetotreatment,theglobalavailabilityoffood,measuringfoodavailability,foodsecurity,agriculturalsystems,agribusiness,thegreenrevolution,foodproductionandmarkets,foodaidandtrade,sustainableagriculture,globalpatternsofdisease,diseasesofpovertyandaffluence,thegeographicalspreadofdisease,approachestomanagingthediffusionofdisease.

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studyofacontemporarysportsevent,ofanationalsportsleagueandofurbanpatternsofsportsfacilities;sustainabletourism.Studentfieldworkinvestigationinlocalarea

Term2:(completeprevioustopicifnecessary).Optionaltheme:UrbanEnvironments:patternsforurbanizationandurbangrowth;analysisofthecausesofurbanizationinLEDCsandMEDCs;urbanmovementsinMEDCsandLEDCs;urbanrenewal,regenerationandchange;urbanstressincludingsocial,economicandenvironmentalissues;casestudiesonsustainablecitymanagement,theurbanecologicalfootprint,pollutionmanagementandcontrollingrapidcitygrowth.HigherLevelextension:Globalinteractions:measuringglobalinteractions,theshrinkingworld,economicinteractionsandflows,environmentalchange,socio-culturalexchanges,politicaloutcomes,globalinteractionsatthelocallevel.On-goingthroughoutYear12and13forHigherLevelstudentsonly.Assessment:Assessmentisbasedonstructuredquestionsthatreflecttypicalexamquestions.

Textbooks:GeographyIBcoursecompanion,GeographyStudyGuide:OxfordIBDiplomaProgramme,GeographyfortheIBDiploma:PatternsandChange,GeographyfortheIBDiploma:GlobalInteractions

Exams:Paper1,1hour30minutesbasedonthecoretopic.40%(StandardLevel),25%(HigherLevel)Paper2,1hour20minutes(StandardLevel),2hours(HigherLevel).35%(StandardandHigherLevel)Paper3,1hour.20%(HigherLevelonly)InternalAssessment.25%(StandardLevel)20%(HigherLevel)

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IBCHEMISTRYHL/SLAPPROXIMATEORDEROFSTUDY

YEAR12 YEAR13Term1:Topic1:StoichiometricRelationshipsThemoleconcept,findingformula,balancingequations,massandgaseousvolumerelationshipsinchemicalreactions.Topic11:Measurementanddataprocessing.Topic2:AtomicstructureTheatoms,theelectronsconfigurationandarrangement,themassspectrometer.Topic3:ThePeriodicTablePhysicalandChemicalproperties,trendsacrossperiodandfirst-rowd-blockelements.Term2Topic4:ChemicalBondingandStructureIonic,covalentandmetallicbonding.Intermolecularforces,shapesofmoleculesandions,hybridization,delocalizationofelectrons.Topic5:Energetics/ThermochemistryExothermicandendothermicreactions,Hess’slaw,bondenthalpies,standardenthalpychangesofreaction,theBorn–Habercycle.Term3Topic6:ChemicalKineticsRatesofreaction,collisiontheory,rateexpression,reactionmechanism,activationenergy.Topic7:EquilibriumDynamicequilibriumanditsposition,liquid–vapourequilibrium,theequilibriumlaw.IApreparation

Term1:Topic7:EquilibriumDynamicequilibriumanditsposition,liquid–vapourequilibrium,theequilibriumlaw.Topic8:AcidsandBasesTheoriesandpropertiesofacidsandbases,strongandweakacidsandbases,calculationsinvolvingacidsandbases,buffersolutions,salthydrolysis,indicators.Topic9:RedoxProcessesRedoxequations,reactivity,voltaiccells,electrolyticcellsTopic10:OrganicChemistryAlkanes,alkenes,Alcohols,halogenoalkanes,nucleophilicsubstitutionreactions,eliminationreactions,condensationreactions,reactionpathways,stereoisomerism.Term2MockExaminationinJanuary2017.OptionC:EnergyEnergysources,fossilfuels,nuclearfusionandfission,solarenergy,environmentalimpact,electrochemistry,photovoltaiccells,dye-sensitizedsolarcells.Revisions:practiceofpastpapers1,2and3.Resources:PearsonIBChemistryOxfordIBChemistryChemistryDataBookletOSCIBRevisionGuide.

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Assessment:EndofunittestsPracticeofInternalAssessmentEndofYearExam:Paper1(multiplechoicequestions)SL:30marks–45minutesHL:40marks–1hourPaper2(Extendedresponse)SL:50marks–75minutesHL:95marks–135minutes

Homework:Examquestions,IApractice,researchquestion,extendedreading

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IBBIOLOGYHL/SL

YEAR12 YEAR13Term1Topic1:CellBiologyCelltheoryandtheevidencefor,sizeandmagnification,prokaryoticandeukaryoticcells,structureandfunctionofmembranesandcelldivision.Topic2:MolecularBiology Chemicalelementsandwater,organicmolecules,enzymesandtheirproperties,cellrespirationandphotosynthesis.Topic7:NucleicAcidsHLThestructureofDNAisideallysuitedtoitsfunction.Transcription,translationandgeneexpression.Term2

Topic8:Metabolism,CellRespiration&PhotosynthesisHLMetabolismandchemicalreactions,aerobicandanaerobicrespiration,photosynthesis–lightdependentandlightindependentreactions.

Topic4:Ecology Species,communitiesandecosystems,energyflow,carboncycling,andclimatechangeTopic5:EvolutionandBiodiversityEvidenceforevolution,naturalselection,classificationandbiodiversity,cladistics

Term3

OptionC–Ecology&conservationSpecies,communities,biodiversityandhumanimpacts

Topic9:PlantBiologyHLTransport,growthandreproductioninplants.

IApreparation

ComprehensiverevisionprogramTerm1Topic6:HumanPhysiologyThestructureofthewallofthesmallintestineallowsittomove,digestandabsorbfood.Thebloodsystem,gasexchange,immunesystem,neurons,hormones

Topic11:AnimalPhysiologyHLAntibodyandvaccination,movement,kidneyandsexualreproduction

Topic5:EvolutionandBiodiversityEvidenceforevolution,naturalselection,classificationandbiodiversity,cladisticsTerm2:MockExaminationinJanuary2017onallpreviousmaterial.Topic10:GeneticsandEvolutionTopicHLGenesmaybelinkedorunlinkedandareinheritedaccordingly.Meiosis,genepoolsandspeciation.

Topic4:Ecology Carboncycling,andclimatechangeOptionG:Ecology

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AssessmentEndofunittestsIndependentassessment:PracticeIAduringtheyear.EndofYearExamPaper1:MultiplechoiceSL:30marks,45Minutes,HL:40marks,60minutesPaper2:SL:50marks,75minutes,HL:78marks,135minutes

ResourcesandtextsPearsonIBBiologyBiozoneIBBiologyworkbookOxfordIBDiplomaProgrammeBiologyCourseBook2014Homework:Research,reading,examquestions,otherwrittenassignments.

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IBPHYSICSHL/SLYEAR12 YEAR13Term1Topic1:MeasurementsandUncertaintiesMeasurementsinPhysics,MeasurementandUncertainties,VectorsandscalarsTopic5:ElectricityandMagnetismElectricFieldsTopic10:Fields(AHL)DescribingFields,FieldsatWorkTopic2:MechanicsMotion,Forces,Work,EnergyandPower,MomentumandImpulseTerm2Topic3:ThermalPhysicsThermalConcepts,ModellingaGasTopic4:WavesOscillation,TravellingWaves,WaveCharacteristics,WaveBehaviour,StandingWavesTopic9:WavePhenomena(AHL)SHM,Single-SlitDiffraction,Interference,Resolution,DopplerEffectTerm3Topic6:CircularMotionandGravitationCircularMotion,Newton’sLawofGravitationTopic8:EnergyProductionEnergySources,ThermalEnergyTransferIApreparation

Term1Topic6:ElectricityandMagnetismHeatingeffectofElectricCurrents,ElectricCells,MagneticeffectsofElectricCurrentsTopic10:EMInduction(AHL)EM Induction, Power generation andtransmission,CapacitanceTopic7:Atomic,NuclearandParticlePhysicsDiscreteEnergyandRadioactivity,NuclearReactions,TheStructureofMatterTopic12:QuantumandNuclearPhysics(AHL)TheInteractionofMatterWithRadiation,NuclearPhysicsTerm2MockexaminationJanuary2016OptionD:AstrophysicsStellarQuantities,StellarCharacteristicsandStellarEvolutionAstrophysics(AHL)StellarProcesses,AdditionalCosmologyRevision:practiceofpastpapers1,2,3

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Assessment:EndofunittestsbasedPracticeofInternalassessmentEndofyearexam:Paper1(multiplechoicequestions)SL:30marks–45minutesHL:40marks–1hourPaper2(Extendedresponse)SL:50marks–75minutesHL:95marks–135minute

Resources:PearsonIBPhysicsOxfordIBPhysicsPhysicsDataBookOSCIBRevisionGuideHomework:Examquestions,IApracticequestions,Extendedreading,Research

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IBENVIRONMENTALSYSTEMSANDSOCIETIESSL

YEAR12 YEAR13Term1Topic1:FundamentalsofESSEnvironmentalValues,historicaleventsandperspectives,Systemsandmodels,energyandequilibria,sustainability,humansandpollutionTopic2:EcosystemsandEcologySpeciesandpopulations,communitiesandecosystems,flowofenergyandmatter,Biomes,zonationandsuccession.Term2Topic3:BiodiversityandconservationIntroductiontobiodiversity,Originsofbiodiversity,threatstobiodiversity,conservationofbiodiversity.Topic8:HumansystemsandresourceuseHumanpopulationdynamics,resourceuseinsociety,soliddomesticwaste,humanresourceuseTerm3Topic4:Water,FoodproductionandsocietyIntroductiontowatersystems,accesstofreshwater,aquaticfoodproductionsystems,waterpollution.Topic2.5:Investigatingecosystems–PracticalworkIApreparation

Term1Topic6:AtmosphericsystemsandsocietyIntroductiontotheatmosphere,stratosphericozone,photochemicalsmog,aciddepositionTopic5:SoilsystemsandsocietyIntroductiontosoilsystems,terrestrialfoodproduction,soildegradationsandconservationTerm2MockExaminationinJanuaryonallpreviousmaterial.Topic7:Climatechangeandenergyproduction Energychoicesandsecurity,causesandimpactsofclimatechange,mitigationandadaptationtoclimatechange.

AssessmentEndofunittestsIndependentassessment:PracticeIAduringtheyear.EndofYearExam

ResourcesandtextsCambridgeIBEnvironmentalSystemsPearsonIBEnvironmentalSystemsandSocietiesBiozoneEnvironmentalscience

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Paper1:Casestudy(40marks)–1hour,25%Paper2:Shortanswersandessayquestions(65marks)-2hours,50%Internalassessment:30nmarks,25%

Homework:Research,reading,examquestions,otherwrittenassignments.

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MATHEMATICSHL

Year12 Year13Term1ExponentsandLogarithmsPolynomialFunctionsandtheirGraphsQuadraticFunctionsGeneralFunctions,theirPropertiesandTransformationsArithmeticandGeometricSeriesCombinationsandPermutationsComplexNumberAlgebraDeMoivre’sTheoremConjugateRootsofPolynomialEquationsTerm2RadianMeasureTrigonometricFunctionsandtheirInversesTrigonometricEquationsReciprocalTrigonometricFunctionsTrigonometricIdentitiesTransformationsofTrigonometricFunctionsTheDerivativeStationaryPointsIntegration,includingAreaenclosedbyaCurveTerm3ProbabilityandStatisticsConditionalProbabilityDiscreteRandomVariables,includingtheBinomialDistributionContinuousRandomVariables,includingthePoissonandNormalDistributionsProbabilityDensityFunctionsMathematicalInductionPreparationfortheExploration(InternalAssessment)beforetheSummerBreak

Term1Product,ChainandQuotientRulesImplicitDifferentiationIndefiniteIntegralsVolumesofRevolutionKinematicsIntegrationbySubstitutionandbyPartsVectorGeometryTheScalarandVectorProductsThreeDimensionalVectorsVectorEquationofaPlaneSolutionofLinearSystemsTerm2Option:TostudyoneofFurtherProbabilityandStatistics,Groups,FurtherCalculus,DiscreteMathematicsorLinearAlgebraCompletionoftheExplorationRevision–extensiveuseofPastPapersTerm3–ExternalExaminationsPaper1(30%)–TwohoursNon-calculatorpaperwithshortandlongresponsequestionsPaper2(30%)–TwohoursCalculatorpaperwithshortandlongresponsequestionsPaper3(20%)–OnehourTheOption.CalculatorpaperwithlongresponsequestionsExploration20%Textbook–MathematicsHigherLevelfortheIBDiploma;Cambridge

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MATHEMATICSSL

Year12 Year13Term1ExponentsandLogarithmsPolynomialFunctionsandtheirGraphsQuadraticFunctionsGeneralFunctions,theirPropertiesandTransformationsTerm2ArithmeticandGeometricSeriesTheBinomialTheoremRadianMeasureTrigonometricFunctionsSineandCosineRuleSectorsandArcsTransformationsofTrigonometricFunctionsTerm3TrigonometricIdentitiesTrigonometricEquationsThesolutionofTrianglesAnalysingandinterpretingStatisticalData,includinggroupeddataCorrelationandLinearRegressionProbabilityusingVenndiagramsandTreediagramsConditionalProbabilityPreparationfortheExploration(InternalAssessment)beforetheSummerBreakAssessmentThisisconductedthroughtheregularsettingandcorrectingofhomework,alongsideawrittentestforeachcompletedtopic.

Term1VectorGeometryTheScalarProductThreeDimensionalVectorsTheVectorEquationofaStraightLineTheDerivativeStationaryPointsOptimizationProduct,ChainandQuotientRulesTerm2Integration,includingAreaenclosedbyaCurveIndefiniteIntegralsVolumesofRevolutionKinematicsProbabilityDiscreteRandomVariables,includingtheBinomialDistributionContinuousRandomVariables,includingtheNormalDistributionCompletionoftheExplorationRevision–extensiveuseofPastPapersTerm3–ExternalExaminationsPaper1(40%)–1.5hoursNon-calculatorpaperwithshortandlongresponsequestionsPaper2(40%)–1.5hoursCalculatorpaperwithshortandlongresponsequestionsExploration20%Textbook–MathematicsStandardLevelfortheIBDiploma;Cambridge

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MATHEMATICALSTUDIESSL

Year12 Year13Term1NumberPropertiesMeasurementLawsofAlgebraEquationsandFormulaeSetsandVennDiagramsTerm2ProbabilityPythagoras’TheoremCoordinateGeometryPerimeter,AreaandVolumeTrigonometryTerm3SequencesandSeriesDescriptiveStatisticsTwoVariableStatisticsPreparationfortheProject(InternalAssessment)beforetheSummerBreakTextbook–Mathematics,MathematicalStudiesSL;HaeseMathematics

Term1TheDerivativeTangentstoaCurveLogicCompoundStatementsTruthTablesTestingValidityStationaryPointsOptimizationProblemsTerm2CompletionoftheExplorationRevision–extensiveuseofPastPapersTerm3–ExternalExaminationsPaper1(40%)–1.5hoursCalculatorpaperwithshortresponsequestionsPaper2(40%)–1.5hoursCalculatorpaperwithlongresponsequestionsExploration20%AssessmentThisisconductedthroughtheregularsettingandcorrectingofhomework,alongsideawrittentestforeachcompletedtopic.Textbook–MathematicalStudiesStandardLevelfortheIBDiploma;Cambridge

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VISUALARTSL/HLAPPROXIMATEORDEROFSTUDY YEARS12AND13Year12,term1PracticalintroductiontothecourseIntroductiontotheVisualArtsJournal,andtheComparativeStudyExperimentswithmediaandtechnologyUnderstandthe‘art-makingformstable’SLmustworkfromtwoart-makingformsandHLmustworkinthreeforms.Howdoescontext/cultureinfluenceandinformart?Reflectonthepurposeofmakingartnow.HLfocusonstartingpointsofcreativity.Developideasandconceptswithinthevisualartsjournal.Lookingatart

Exploringthethreecorecurriculumareas(visualartincontext,visualartsmethodsandcommunicatingvisualarts)Discussingpossiblejournalformats,respondingtoandbeinginspiredbythevisualarts,learninghowtoresearchincludinganalysingandcitingworkwithinthevisualarts.Explorepracticaloptions/ideasrelatedtoartmaking.Considertheneedtodevelopknowledge,understandingofskills,techniquesandprocessesSelectexamplesofartworksorartefactstoinvestigate.HLfollowsonthroughthedevelopmentfromideatopracticalwork.Whatarethefactorsinfluencingthestudents’ideasandart-making?Developskillsandjustifytechniqueswhenmakingartandincludecriticalinvestigations.Findandcompareartistsandartworks.Galleryvisitsencouragedtoevaluateartpracticesandart-makingexperiences.Selectartiststocompareandcontrast.HLexploresconnectionsbetweenselectedartistsandownwork.HLcomparetwodifferentexhibitions.

Year12,term2Exploretherelationshipbetweenresearchandcreativityusingthevisualartsjournal.Expandingontheprocessofcreating

Translate/transformideasandintentionsintoart.Artmakingshouldshowevidenceofskillandcompetence.HLexperimentinmoredepthwithtechniqueandprocesses.Selectandresearchartistsfromdifferenttimes/cultureswhoworklinksinsomewaytoownideas.Makeapresentation.HLlinkartists’worktotheirown.

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ExploringlocalandpersonalcultureContinuetorefertothe‘art-makingformstable’UseofthevisualartsjournalConsideringpurposeandintentwhencreatingownwork

Respondvisuallytolocalculture.Investigateartworksandlinkstoculture.Demonstrateskillacquisitionthroughsustainedfocusinapreferredmedia/technique.Criticalandcontextualinvestigationsleadingtopracticalexperimentationwithmedia.Whatdoyouwanttosayandhowwillyousayit?Evaluateresultsandreflectonwhatmakesarteffective/successful(linktoTOK)HLreflectandevaluatetoconsiderprogresssofarinrelationtocoresyllabusandcomponents.

Year12,term3Gallery/exhibitionvisitDiscusswhatissuccessfulvisualartscommunicationArt-makingandprocessPutupanexhibition

Respondtoworkseen.Analyzeandcompareatleastthreeartworks/artifacts.Prepareavirtualexhibitionincludingcuratorialrationaleandexhibitiontexts.Present.Selectexamplesofsuccessfulexhibitions.Considertheroleoftheartcriticandaudience.Decidewhatcanbelearned.(linkwithTOK)Linkbetweenconcept,intentionandart-making.Continuetodevelopworkforasmallexhibition.HLreviewtaskinpreparationforassessmentstasksinYear2.Preparetopresentart,considerintentions,selectionprocess,connectionsarrangingartworks,ambience,audience,exhibitiontextsandcuratorialrationale.

Year13,term1Overviewofassessmenttasks,calendaranddeadlines

Ensurethatallworkisuptodate.Continueanin-depthapproachtoprocessanddevelopmentofwork.

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Ensurethatallassessmentcriteriahavebeencovered.

Year13,term2CheckcomparativestudysubmissionsCompletetheprocessportfolioPrepareworkforthefinalexhibition

Studentssubmit10-15screensthatexamineandcompareatleastthreeartworks,atleasttwoofwhichshouldbebydifferentartistsfromcontrastingcontexts.HLsubmitthreemorescreensthatanalyzetheextenttowhichtheirworkandpracticeshavebeeninfluencedbyartistsexamined)Submissionincludesworkfromthecorrectart-makingformscolumns.SLsubmit9-18screensandHLsubmit13-25screens.Selectscreenstobesubmitted.SLcreateacuratorialrationaleof400words,4-7artworksandanexhibitiontext.HLsubmitareflectiononhowexhibitionconveysanunderstandingoftherelationshipbetweenartworksandviewer,submits8-11worksandincludesa700wordexhibitiontext.

AssessmentBreakdownSLandHLComparativeStudy20%(externallyassessed)ProcessPortfolio40%(externallyassessed)Exhibition40%(internallyassessed)

Homeworktaskswillinclude:responsestogalleryvisitsbothvisualandinwriting,visualandwrittenprocessworkinthevisualartsjournal(critiqueevery2weeks),writtenandvisualresponsestovideosofartistswatchedathome,reflectionsonworkingwithvisitingartists,bringinginresearchfordiscussion,keepingupwithaPinterestaccountforvisualresearch.