Grade 10 MYP Individuals & Societies
Global Politics in Action is a course that provides 10th graders with an opportunity to develop a variety of social studies skills that are tied to learning standards. These standards are designed to help prepare them for the expectations of the IB Diploma Programme when they become 11th and 12th graders. Grade 10 humanities is a humanities course that closely examines World War I, World War II, the Cold War, global interactions, inequalities of development and how these topics relate to each other. Our thought is that History is the story of humankind, of our changes and similarities throughout time. History is an ongoing process, with the events of yesterday influencing today, and what happens today influencing tomorrow. Understanding history means not only knowing what events caused others, but why they caused them, and what they can teach us for tomorrow. Student's are graded on various assignments ranging from reading quizzes, informal writing pieces, to research papers. Grade 10 humanities follows and evaluates student performance according to the four MYP assessment criteria.
The main MYP Assessing Objectives are listed below and are equally weighted in determining the final grade in the course.
Students are assessed formatively and summatively. Formative assessments are opportunities to check student understanding, provide ongoing feedback to students, and give students a chance to practice demonstrating the various learning standards. Summative assessments are designed to provide students with written and numeric feedback and upon which final grades are based.
The course is broken down into four units:
Semester 1:
Unit 1: Introduction to the 20th Century: War and the Rise of Liberal Democracy
Unit 2: Political Systems and Globalization
Semester 2:
Unit 3: Peace and Conflict
Unit 4: Global Investigation (Written Research Paper)
Service Learning Component
Throughout the year there is a programmatic link to the service learning goals of ASW, focused through a socio-political lens. A foundational principle of this course is that exposure to and involvement with issues of social justice help students to better understand not only the political systems under study, but the direct implications of policy making on societal well being. In addition, students will study and experience the interpersonal and political impact and implications of contributing to society. The course includes a limited study of human nature and social psychology to provide tools for observing and discussing political culture and socialization. As we continue through the Global Politics curriculum, special emphasis will be directed at relevant topics pertaining to issues of social justice.
The class will be directly involved with one or more service learning organizations requiring approximately eight (8) afterschool or Saturday commitments. While it is possible to work around sports and performance schedules, students should recognize that this course does require time out of the normal classroom schedule. Failure to meet the service learning expectations of the course will affect a student’s Approaches to Learning grade and may impact the Achievement grade, as well.
Assessment
Assessment Deadlines/Due Dates
Homework, a vital component of the learning environment, will be regularly assigned and reviewed. Late or missing work will be noted in the on going assessment of student work, and may necessitate communication with the parents.
Academic Integrity
Plagiarism is taken seriously at ASW. Students caught plagiarizing will face disciplinary actions that may also affect the course grade.
Success in Global Politics
Attendance is vital to success in the classroom. The attendance policies as written in the Student Handbook will be followed in this class. Be familiar with the entire policy.
Please note:
Students are expected to participate fully during class discussions and ask questions to ensure their understanding. Several opportunities are available on an on-going basis for students to receive additional help, such asking the teacher outside of class (before school, morning break, after school), and via e-mail.
The main MYP Assessing Objectives are listed below and are equally weighted in determining the final grade in the course.
- Knowing and understanding
- use a wide range of terminology in context
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding of subject-specific content and concepts through developed descriptions, explanations and examples.
- Investigating
- formulate a clear and focused research question and justify its relevance
- formulate and follow an action plan to investigate a research question
- use research methods to collect and record appropriate, varied and relevant information
- evaluate the research process and results.
- Communicating
- communicate information and ideas effectively using an appropriate style for the audience and purpose
- structure information and ideas in a way that is appropriate to the specified format
- document sources of information using a recognized convention.
- Thinking critically
- discuss concepts, issues, models, visual representation and theories
- synthesize information to make valid, well supported arguments
- analyze and evaluate a wide range of sources/data in terms of origin and purpose, examining values and limitations
- interpret different perspectives and their implications.
Students are assessed formatively and summatively. Formative assessments are opportunities to check student understanding, provide ongoing feedback to students, and give students a chance to practice demonstrating the various learning standards. Summative assessments are designed to provide students with written and numeric feedback and upon which final grades are based.
The course is broken down into four units:
Semester 1:
Unit 1: Introduction to the 20th Century: War and the Rise of Liberal Democracy
Unit 2: Political Systems and Globalization
Semester 2:
Unit 3: Peace and Conflict
Unit 4: Global Investigation (Written Research Paper)
Service Learning Component
Throughout the year there is a programmatic link to the service learning goals of ASW, focused through a socio-political lens. A foundational principle of this course is that exposure to and involvement with issues of social justice help students to better understand not only the political systems under study, but the direct implications of policy making on societal well being. In addition, students will study and experience the interpersonal and political impact and implications of contributing to society. The course includes a limited study of human nature and social psychology to provide tools for observing and discussing political culture and socialization. As we continue through the Global Politics curriculum, special emphasis will be directed at relevant topics pertaining to issues of social justice.
The class will be directly involved with one or more service learning organizations requiring approximately eight (8) afterschool or Saturday commitments. While it is possible to work around sports and performance schedules, students should recognize that this course does require time out of the normal classroom schedule. Failure to meet the service learning expectations of the course will affect a student’s Approaches to Learning grade and may impact the Achievement grade, as well.
Assessment
- Assessments will include source interpretation, essays, class discussions, homework activities, oral presentations, quizzes, unit tests, research essay, and current events projects.
- Teacher professional judgment will be used to review scores and determine an appropriate grade.
Assessment Deadlines/Due Dates
- If your assessment is not completed/submitted by the agreed upon deadline, you will submit what you currently have completed for a grade or [under special circumstances] may be given the opportunity to stay after school tow work on the assessment and submit whatever is completed by 4:30pm [under the supervision of Mrs. Berntson] on the assessment due date.
Homework, a vital component of the learning environment, will be regularly assigned and reviewed. Late or missing work will be noted in the on going assessment of student work, and may necessitate communication with the parents.
Academic Integrity
Plagiarism is taken seriously at ASW. Students caught plagiarizing will face disciplinary actions that may also affect the course grade.
Success in Global Politics
Attendance is vital to success in the classroom. The attendance policies as written in the Student Handbook will be followed in this class. Be familiar with the entire policy.
Please note:
- It is the student’s responsibility to find out what was missed during an absence.
- A student has access to assignments through various Google sites.
Students are expected to participate fully during class discussions and ask questions to ensure their understanding. Several opportunities are available on an on-going basis for students to receive additional help, such asking the teacher outside of class (before school, morning break, after school), and via e-mail.
Important links/files to help you along the way:
|