20179th GRADE IGCSE WORLD LITERATURE

MID-TERM EXAM TOPICSMS. SHANIE RAZ

MR. MICKEY HENNESSEY

Texts: William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet Harper Lee- To Kill a Mockingbird

Literary Conventions:

Theme/Thematic Statements Characterization Language and dramatic devices (Soliloquy, extended metaphors, imagery,

dramatic irony, oxymoron etc.) Tone Mood Structure Conflict Context(TKAM)

Critical analysis: Creating a PEE paragraph in response to a question

20179TH GRADE BIOLOGYMID-TERM TOPICS

MR. MICHAEL FINNERTY

Characteristics and Classification of Organisms 8 characteristics of living things Taxonomy Binomial nomenclature Dichotomous Keys Phylogenetic Trees Differences between domains and kingdoms Features of organisms Vertebrates and invertebrates

Cellular Structure and Function Names and roles of organelles Traits of living characteristics Levels of cellular organization Cellular diversity Cellular function Surface area to volume ratio

Movement In and Out of the Cell Structure of cell membranes Diffusion Passive Transport Active Transport Isotonic, Hypertonic, Hypotonic

Biological Molecules and Enzymes Carbohydrates Proteins Lipids Nucleic Acids Tests for biological molecules Structure and function of enzymes Factors affecting enzymes

It is critically important that students review all of their notes in their notebooks as well as theirquizzes on GoFormative. The quizzes on GoFormative will be the most useful tool for beingsuccessful for this exam.

20179TH GRADE IGCSE MATHEMATICS

MID-TERM TOPICSMS. TONI HARPER

TERM:

Multiples and factors.Prime numbers.Powers and roots.Directed numbers.Order of operations.Rounding numbers.

Algebra substitution.Simplifying expressionsWorking with brackets.Indices.

Lines and angles.Triangles.Quadrilaterals.Polygons.Circles.Construction.

Collecting and classifying data.Organising data.Using charts to display data.

Equivalent fractions.Operations on fractions.Percentages.Standard form.Estimation.Expansion of brackets.Linear equations.Factorising algebraic expressions.Transformation of a formula

20179TH GRADE WORLD HISTORY

MID-TERM TOPICSMR. MICKEY HENNESSEY

Vocabulary:

Textbook PowerPoint

MercenaryBurgherRepublicDominateDeclineHumanismFrescoVernacularPerspectiveAttainCoreStyleCircumstanceChristian HumanismSalvationIndulgenceLutheranismFundamentalExternalValidJustificationPredestinationAnnulGhettoCommunity`PublishCaravelColonyConquistadorOverseasMercantilismPlantationsMiddle PassageCultureExport

CollegiateMilieuCopiousVerbatimUninhabitedIslandArchipelagoPeninsulaElephantineAridRenaissanceThe RenaissanceRenaissance Man/WomanPlagueTradeHardshipCircaCenturyAforementionedVernacularOligarchyRationalUrbanCity-StateRetainExcommunicateProtestReformPurgatoryOmnipotentOmnipresentEpiphanyAkinSplinteret al. vs etc.

RegimePeninsulareMestizoCreoleEncomiendaMulattoMitaLaborDraft

Et al.

DenominationSalvationLividThesisObsoleteRecantVoyageEmbarkDisembarkDecadeMotiveYield

Et al.

The Renaissance:

Essential Questions:How can trade lead to economic prosperity and political power?How can ideas be reflected in art, sculpture, and architecture?

Enduring Understanding:New ideas can influence politics, economics, and culture- changing the shape of history.Content:- The Italian City States- The City of Florence- The Medici Family- Machiavelli- Petrarch- Gutenburg- Christine de Mezan- Leonardo Da Vinci- Humanism & Education- Art, Architecture, Sculpture- New Techniques & Styles in Art

The Reformation:

Essential Questions:What conditions can encourage the desire for reform?How can reform influence society and beliefs?Enduring Understanding:Changes in intellectual thought, as well as discontent and instability, can lead to reform.Content:Christian HumanismCorruption in the Catholic ChurchThe Selling of IndulgencesDesiderius ErasmusMartin LutherGuttenburg and the invention of the Printing PressLutheranism95 ThesesJohn CalvinCalvinism

King Henry VIIIChurch of England

The Age of Exploration:

Essential Question:What are the effects of political and economic expansion?

Enduring Understanding:The movement of people, goods, and ideas can have positive and negative impacts.

Content:AztecsIncasSpanishPortuguesePizarroCortezColumbusColombian ExchangeAtlantic Slave TradeColonial Latin American Class SystemBartolome de las Casas

Age of Colonialism

Essential Questions:What are the effects of political and economic expansion?What were the results of European conquests in the Americas?

Enduring Understanding:The struggle for power during times of conflict, and the resulting search for stability, can lead tothe absolute power of a single ruler.

Content:

Age of “Discovery” vs “Colonialism”Nationals involvedColonies and colonizersMotivesColumbian ExchangeMiddle Passage & Slave TradeTriangular TradeMercantilismAztecsIncasLatin American Social Classes

The Reach of Imperialism:

Essential Questions:What are the causes and effects of imperialism?How do some groups resist control by others?

Enduring Understanding:The expansion of empires, which can be fueled by the desire for political and economicgain or by conflicts over religion, can have lasting effects on a region’s people, culture,and ways of life.

Content:The Scramble for AfricaIndirect and direct ruleProtectorateSepoy MutinyBritish East India CompanyExport of goodsMotives for colonialismCivil warsDollar diplomacy

20179TH GRADE MANDARÍN

MID-TERM TOPICSMS. ANITA TSAI

Here’s the coverage for our Mid-Term exam.

Unit one: 你好Lesson 1 to Lesson 6 page 1 to 27Textbook & Workbook page 1 to 31

Unit two: 一家人Lesson 7 to Lesson 10 page 28 to 48Textbook & Workbook page 36 to 73

Project: At least 100 words

Write an essay about you and your family. You must useThe words below in your essay.

學生 我們 住在 有 工作 年級 今年

your name (could be in English) your nationality your age and grade your family where you live your school name and your school The information needs to be typed in Chinese characters, character size is

“16 “ Print out your work and paste it on construction paper

20179TH GRADE FRANÇAIS

MID-TERM EXAM TOPICSPROF. CARMEN EL-KHOURY

A- GRAMMAIRE:- Les prépositions- La cédille- Les pronoms personnels- Les adjectifs- Le féminin et le masculin

B- CONJUGAISON :- Le présent- L’impératif- Les verbes : acheter/ prendre/être/ avoir.- Le présent continu- Les adjectifs et leur place

C- VOCABULAIRE :- Les saisons- Les mois- Les jours- Les adjectifs- Les aliments et les boissons- Les vêtements- Les BD

Tout le vocabulaire appris en classe

20179no GRADO LENGUA Y LITERATURA

LISTADO DE TÓPICOSPROF. FIRELEY URIBE

1. Los prototipos textuales de la redacción

- Las propiedades de la redacción. Coherencia, cohesión y adecuación

- El texto: propiedades del texto, clases de textos escritos

- La descripción. Análisis y descripción de escultura. Características.

2. Cultura, arte y teatro griego

- Historia y cultura griega: modos de vida, filosofía y arte en Grecia.

- El teatro griego: el nacimiento del teatro, la tragedia y la comedia.

- Dioses y héroes griegos. Mitología: símbolos y valores asociados.

- El arte clásico griego: la escultura.

3. Estudio y análisis de la obra "Edipo Rey", de Sófocles

- Contexto histórico, social y filosófico

- Personajes: la tragedia griega.

- Temáticas principales: el destino, el poder de los dioses, la catarsis.

- Simbología

4. Ortografía

- Reglas de acentuación ortográfica

5. Los textos personales

- Situación e intención comunicativa de los textos personales

- Función lingüística de los textos personales

- Características estructurales de los textos personales

- Tipos de textos personales

- La carta

- El cuaderno de viaje

6. Estudio y análisis de la obra “Diario completamente verídico de

un indio a tiempo parcial", de Sherman Alexie

- Contexto histórico, social, político, económico y geográfico del autor y laobra.

- Personajes. Ambiente. Atmósfera. Lugar y Tiempo

- Temáticas principales. Simbología. Citas.

- Estructura narrativa. Conflicto, acción creciente, acción decreciente yresolución.

7. Palabras sinónimas, antónimas, parónimas y polisémicas.

- Definición

- Uso y aplicación

20179no GRADO CIENCIAS SOCIALES

LISTADO DE TÓPICOSPROF. INGRID DELGADO

Las Ciencias SocialesLa metodología de las Ciencias

SocialesLa Historia: una ciencia socialPeriodización y fuentes de la

HistoriaLa GeografíaLa Geografía como cienciaLa representación espacialLa CartografíaNuevas tecnologíasLa Tierra.El interior de la TierraLa litosferaLa hidrósferaLa atmosfera-La biosferaEl medio físicoEl relieve terrestreHidrografíaEl climaLos biomasLos ContinentesContinentes y océanosEl medio físico de ÁfricaEl medio físico de AsiaEl medio físico de América y la AntártidaEl medio físico de EuropaEl medio físico de OceaníaPoblación Mundial.Paisajes humanizadosLa poblaciónLa población de AsiaLa población de América y OceaníaLa población de Europa y ÁfricaInteracción con el medioLa economía mundialModos de vidaLa economíaLa economía de AsiaLas económicas de América yOceaníaLas economías de Europa y ÁfricaLa globalización de la economía