Communicate clearly and effectively in a range of situations, demonstrating linguistic competence and intercultural understanding
Use language appropriate to a range of interpersonal and/or cultural contexts
Understand and use language to express and respond to a range of ideas with accuracy and fluency
Organize ideas on a range of topics in a clear, coherent, and convincing manner
Understand, analyse, and respond to a range of written and spoken texts
Understand and use works of literature written in the target language of study (HL only)
Text Production
Personal Texts
Blog
Diary
Email
Personal letter
Social media posting/chat room
Professional Texts
Blog
Email
Essay
Formal letter
Proposal
Questionnaire
Report
Set of instructions
Survey
Mass Media Texts
Advertisement
Article (newspaper/magazine)
Blog
Brochure
Film
Interview
Leaflet
News report
Opinion column/editorial
Pamphlet
Podcast
Poster
Commentary (editorial/reader’s letter)
Radio programme
Review
Speech
Travel guide
Web page
Theatre
Arts - Drama
Grade 09
Content:
Theoretical exploration of realistic theatre practitioners
Practical exploration of realistic theatre practitioners
Forms and styles of comedy
Scriptwriting and narrative development
Monologue
Review live theatre performances
Scripted performance
Mime and movement
Readers Theatre
Vocal and non-verbal communication skills
Skills:
Vocal communication
Non-verbal communication
Stagecraft
Solo performance
Group performance
Costuming
Staging
Review writing
Theatre
Arts - Drama
Grade 10
Content:
Design Cycle/Design Process
Problem / issue identification
Design proposal
Idea/solution generation
Testing methods
Success evaluation
Improvement explanation
Skills
Creating/editing of 2D graphics
Presenting / communicating
Producing and editing film
Developing brand / identity
Using structure as function
Theatre
Arts - Drama
Grade 11
Content:
Practical and theoretical exploration and research into unfamiliar theatre traditions
Rehearsal process
Devising work through Commedia Dell Arte
Directing a scripted performance as a class
Performing in class collaborative tasks
Performing in front of unfamiliar audiences
Review and analysis of live theatre
Run workshops on theatre practitioners and theory
Present research and practical explorations to the class
Process journal throughout the course
Audience feedback process
Skills:
Vocal communication
Non-verbal communication
Characterization skills
Stagecraft
Design
Directing
Devising
Presenting to the class
Performing to a live audience
Integration of production elements
Practical exploration and experimentation of performance aspects
Analysis of theatre performance
Theatre
Arts - Drama
Grade 12
Content:
Practical and theoretical exploration and research into unfamiliar theatre traditions
Rehearsal process
Devising work through Commedia Dell Arte
Directing a scripted performance as a class
Performing in class collaborative tasks
Performing in front of unfamiliar audiences
Review and analysis of live theatre
Run workshops on theatre practitioners and theory
Present research and practical explorations to the class
Process journal throughout the course
Audience feedback process
Skills:
Vocal communication
Non-verbal communication
Characterization skills
Stagecraft
Design
Directing
Devising
Presenting to the class
Performing to a live audience
Integration of production elements
Practical exploration and experimentation of performance aspects
Analysis of theatre performance
Theory of Knowledge
Sciences
Grade 11
Content
Core Theme: Knowledge and the Knower
Optional Themes Students are required to study two optional themes from the following five options:
Knowledge and technology
Knowledge and language
Knowledge and politics
Knowledge and religion
Knowledge and Indigenous Societies
Areas of Knowledge Students are required to study the following five areas of knowledge:
History
The human sciences
The natural sciences
The arts
Mathematics
Assessment Students are required to complete two assessment tasks:
TOK exhibition (internally assessed)
TOK essay on a prescribed title (externally assessed)
Skills
The aims of the TOK course are:
To encourage students to reflect on the central question, “How do we know that?”, and to recognize the value of asking that question
To expose students to ambiguity, uncertainty, and questions with multiple plausible answers
To equip students to effectively navigate and make sense of the world, and help prepare them to encounter novel and complex situations
To encourage students to be more aware of their own perspectives and to reflect critically on their own beliefs and assumptions
To engage students with multiple perspectives, foster open-mindedness, and develop intercultural understanding
To encourage students to make connections between academic disciplines by exploring underlying concepts and by identifying similarities and differences in the methods of inquiry used in different areas of knowledge
To prompt students to consider the importance of values, responsibilities, and ethical concerns relating to the production, acquisition, application, and communication of knowledge.
Theory of Knowledge
Sciences
Grade 12
Content
Core Theme: Knowledge and the Knower
Optional Themes Students are required to study two optional themes from the following five options:
Knowledge and technology
Knowledge and language
Knowledge and politics
Knowledge and religion
Knowledge and Indigenous Societies
Areas of Knowledge Students are required to study the following five areas of knowledge:
History
The human sciences
The natural sciences
The arts
Mathematics
Assessment Students are required to complete two assessment tasks:
TOK exhibition (internally assessed)
TOK essay on a prescribed title (externally assessed)
Skills
The aims of the TOK course are:
To encourage students to reflect on the central question, “How do we know that?”, and to recognize the value of asking that question
To expose students to ambiguity, uncertainty, and questions with multiple plausible answers
To equip students to effectively navigate and make sense of the world, and help prepare them to encounter novel and complex situations
To encourage students to be more aware of their own perspectives and to reflect critically on their own beliefs and assumptions
To engage students with multiple perspectives, foster open-mindedness, and develop intercultural understanding
To encourage students to make connections between academic disciplines by exploring underlying concepts and by identifying similarities and differences in the methods of inquiry used in different areas of knowledge
To prompt students to consider the importance of values, responsibilities, and ethical concerns relating to the production, acquisition, application, and communication of knowledge.
Visual Art
Arts - Visual Arts
EY3
Content
Simple tools and techniques to create art
Textures of familiar objects
Primary colors (light, dark)
Shapes in everyday objects
Curved and straight lines
Contrast: large/small
Feelings and ideas about works of art
Documentation of their strengths as creators of art
Skills
Visual Art
Arts - Visual Arts
EY4
Content
Simple tools and techniques to create art
Textures of familiar objects
Primary colors (light, dark)
Shapes in everyday objects
Curved and straight lines
Contrast: large/small
Feelings and ideas about works of art
Documentation of their strengths as creators of art
