of America. have on the world around me? Fictional story Courageous How are acts of By the actions Criterion A, B, C: Community & Information with a courageous Characters courage revealed in I take in my Content, Service literacy character and literature and community, I Organization, pair it with informational text? am a hero. Style and Usage related informational Am I a “hero”? text from the same historical time period Read classic and Figure it Out How are strategies Problem Criterion A, B, C: Health and Social Subject specific contemporary for solving math Solving skills Content, Education and mysteries, make problems similar to can be applied Organization, sense of nonsense and different from across the Style and Usage conceptual poems, and solve strategies for solving disciplines. understanding riddles and mysteries? math problems How can I use my problem solving skills in everything I do? Biographies of How do literature I believe in Criterion A, B, C: Human Ingenuity Problem-solving aviators, and read and informational me! Content, and thinking skills Winging It about the science text reveal why Organization, and history people dream of Style and Usage of flight. flying? What are my hopes for my own future? VII. Grading Policy In Language A, teachers will assess student work using one or more of the three types of criteria; Content, Organization, and Style & language Usage at least twice a year. The descriptors will be adapted according to the grade level. At least twice yearly parents will have student progress communicated through an MYP process in the form of the rubric adapted for each grade level, and will have opportunity to conference with teachers at that time. Assessment Criteria Pts Descriptor A Content 10 Critical understanding of texts, concepts and issues shown through detailed, sustained written and oral responses. B Organization 10 Ability to express ideas clearly and coherently, structure arguments logically and support them with relevant examples. C Style & Language 10 Ability to use an appropriate and varied vocabulary, correct Use spelling, punctuation and syntax, a suitable register.
of America. have on the world around me? Fictional story with a courageous character and pair it with related informational text from the same historical time period Courageous Characters How are acts of courage revealed in literature and informational text? Am I a “hero”? By the actions I take in my community, I am a hero. Criterion A, B, C: Content, Organization, Style and Usage Community & Service Information literacy Read classic and contemporary mysteries, make sense of nonsense poems, and solve riddles and math problems Figure it Out How are strategies for solving math problems similar to and different from strategies for solving mysteries? How can I use my problem solving skills in everything I do? Problem Solving skills can be applied across the disciplines. Criterion A, B, C: Content, Organization, Style and Usage Health and Social Education Subject specific and conceptual understanding Biographies of aviators, and read about the science and history of flight. Winging It How do literature and informational text reveal why people dream of flying? What are my hopes for my own future? I believe in me! Criterion A, B, C: Content, Organization, Style and Usage Human Ingenuity Problem-solving and thinking skills VII. Grading Policy In Language A, teachers will assess student work using one or more of the three types of criteria; Content, Organization, and Style & language Usage at least twice a year. The descriptors will be adapted according to the grade level. At least twice yearly parents will have student progress communicated through an MYP process in the form of the rubric adapted for each grade level, and will have opportunity to conference with teachers at that time. Assessment Criteria Pts Descriptor A Content 10 Critical understanding of texts, concepts and issues shown through detailed, sustained written and oral responses. B Organization 10 Ability to express ideas clearly and coherently, structure arguments logically and support them with relevant examples. C Style & Language Use 10 Ability to use an appropriate and varied vocabulary, correct spelling, punctuation and syntax, a suitable register.