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KFS MYP Subject Group Overviews

GRADE 6

MYP Year 1 - Grade 6 - Language & Literature Overview

Unit Title Key Concept Related Concept(s)

Global Context Statement of Inquiry

Objectives (Criterion)

ATL Skills Content

Advice Writing Communication

Point of View Style

Identities and Relationships (Self-Esteem)

When communicating, a person’s point of view and writing style can affect self-esteem.

BCD Communication: I can give and receive meaningful feedback. Social: I can practice empathy. Help others to succeed.

Students explore the text features of advice writing, learn how to create and interpret surveys, and how to respond to others with empathy.

Feature Articles

Communication

Style Purpose

Personal and Cultural Expression (Ritual and Play)

Documentation of ritual and play is communicated through writing style and purpose.

ACD Communication: paraphrase accurately and concisely Research: Access information to be informed and inform others

Students explore a range of non-fiction texts and inquire about feature article text features. Students are introduced to research skills and basic

citations.

Poetry Creativity Structure and genre

Identities and Relationships: Personal efficacy and agency

Various structures within genres allow Authors to creatively express personal efficacy.

AD Communication: Write for different purposes Self Management: Create plans to prepare for summative assessments.

This unit explores Poetry to find how meter, rhyme schemes, and other structures of poetry influence poetic output and self-advocacy.

Literary Criticism

Communication

Character Theme

Personal and Cultural expression (the ways in which we reflect on, extend, and enjoy our creativity

In order to reflect on and extend others' creativity, one way we can communicate is by critiquing the themes and characters that we find in life.

AB Communication: Give and receive meaningful feedback Thinking: Gather and organize relevant information to formulate an argument. Develop contrary or

Students will be reading short stories from around the world. We will analyze how writers use theme and character in stories as well as practice essay writing skills.

opposing arguments

Debate Communication

Audience imperative and structure

Identities and relationships: competition and cooperation

Successful communication during competition requires structure and consideration of audience.

AD Communication: Negotiate ideas and knowledge with peers and teachers. Critical-thinking skills: gather and organize relevant information to formulate an argument. Evaluate evidence and arguments.

Students will be introduced to the basics of debate structure and competitions. We will analyze arguments and consider how our words impact our audiences.

MYP Year 1 - Grade 6 - Language Acquisition: Korean Overview (Phases 1-3)




ATL Skills Content

Unit 1: My First Journey to Learning Korean

Culture Accent & Patterns

Personal and cultural expression

Understanding patterns and accent in a

Criterion A: Comprehending spoken and

Communication & Organization

Classroom Korean

language exposes people to new culture.

visual text

Criterion B: Comprehending written and visual text

Criterion C: Communicating in response to spoken and/or written and/or visual text Criterion D: Using language in spoken and/or written form

Classroom supplies General introduction to Korea and korean Hanguel Weather, date, days of the week, and number

Unit 2: All about Me

Communication Message & Purpose

Identities and relationships

We interpret purpose and message to effectively communicate.

Criterion A: Comprehending spoken and visual text


Criterion C: Communicating in response to

Communication & Collaboration

Personal information Family introduction Personal preference Hobby

spoken and/or written and/or visual text Criterion D: Using language in spoken and/or written form

Unit 3: My Daily Routine

Connection Context & Structure


Context and structure help us to recognize the surroundings.




Communication & Reflection

Time

Daily routine

Weekend routine School routine My school

MYP Year 1 - Grade 6 - Language Acquisition: Spanish Overview (Phases 1-3)

Overview Informed by the Following Resource:

Bakker, Terri and Cristóbal González Salgado. MYP Spanish Language Acquisition Phases 1 & 2. Oxford University Press, 2017.




ATL Skills Content

How Do We Learn? (¿Cómo Aprendemos? )

Communication Accent, Form Identities and Relationships

We learn to communicate and relate to others through the recognition and proper use of accent and linguistic forms. (Aprendemos a comunicarnos y a relacionarnos con los demás mediante el reconocimiento y uso adecuado del acento y formas lingüísticas.)




Communication, Affective, Critical Thinking, Information Literacy

Spanish speaking countries, Spanish Alphabet, Personal Information, School materials and subjects

Who Are You? Connections Meaning, Identities and By using Criterion A: Communication, Identity: me, my

(¿Quién Eres?) Conventions relationships language we understand that our identity is influenced by the connections we have with people. (Mediante el uso del lenguaje comprendemos que nuestra identidad está influida por las conexiones que tenemos con las personas.)

Comprehending spoken and visual text



collaboration, critical thinking

family , and friends; descriptions of physical and personality characteristics

My Daily Routine (Mi Rutina Cotidiana)

Culture Patterns, Word Choice

Orientation in space and time

We learn new language patterns to communicate and, at the same time, we create awareness of the differences in people's routines.



Criterion C:

Creative thinking, transfer, affective, information literacy

Daily activities, time, school routine, pets

(Aprendemos nuevos patrones de lengua para comunicarnos y, al mismo tiempo, creamos conciencia de las diferencias en las rutinas de las personas.)

Communicating in response to spoken and/or written and/or visual text Criterion D: Using language in spoken and/or written form

Home, Sweet Home (Hogar, Dulce Hogar)

Creativity Message, Audience

Orientation in space and time

Through language we create messages related to the home that are addressed to specific recipients. (Mediante el lenguaje creamos mensajes relacionados con el hogar que van dirigidos a destinatarios específicos.)




Information Literacy, Communication, Critical Thinking

Home, houses, and furniture; prepositional phrases; differences between “to be” verbs

This Is What I Do in My Free Time (Así Soy Yo en Mi Tiempo Libre)

Culture Form, Purpose Identities and relationships

Our culture shapes our identity, what we do and the way we interact and behave in society. (Nuestra cultura forma nuestra identidad, lo que hacemos y la manera en que interactuamos y nos comportamos en sociedad.)




Affective, Organization

Leisure activities; healthy activities; weather; seasons; clothing

A Mosaic of Traditions and Celebrations (Un Mosaico de Tradiciones y Celebraciones)

Culture Meaning, Context


Our knowledge of cultural diversity develops when we understand the meaning of cultural traditions in different contexts.



Collaboration, Media Literacy, Critical Thinking, Transfer

Celebrations and traditions; special days and festivals; typical meals

(Nuestro conocimiento de la diversidad cultural se desarrolla cuando comprendemos el significado de las tradiciones culturales en diferentes contextos.)


MYP Year 1 - Grade 6 - Language Acquisition: English Overview

Phase 1-3: Students who still need English Language Learner Support Services will remain in Language Acquisition English and be assessed

using higher phases until they can successfully access the criterion of English Language and Literature.




ATL Skills Content

My immediate environment

Communication

Meaning Word Choice

Personal and cultural expression - languages and linguistic systems

Communicating new concepts by understanding new words and their meanings.

A & C Social Listing, naming, identifying, simple conversation, relate to self and immediate environment,

produced highly practiced words and phrases, restate sentences, high frequency words, gestures

All About Me Connections Patterns Purpose

Identities and relationships - identity formation

Making connections leads to identifying patterns and purpose.

B & D Communication

Making connections to self, gestures and facial expressions, making inferences, comprehending highly predictable and familiar contexts, key vocabulary to communicate meaning, recognizing structural patterns,

recognize family roots, prefixes, suffixes

The Outdoors (weather, calendar, time, transportation)

Connections Meaning Conventions

Orientation in space and time - peoples, boundaries, exchanges and interaction

Connections to the world provide meaning.

A & B Communication

Communicates basic information, expresses own thoughts and ideas, relate to the immediate environment, produces memorized language related to topic, high frequency words, communication strategies

Around the house

Communication

Form Structure

Personal and cultural expression - peoples, boundaries, exchanges and interaction

Communication develops a deeper understanding of form and structure.

C & D Communication

Connections to environment, context, related vocabulary, inferences, making

connections, create messages, producing words and phrases, asking questions, language control, editing

MYP Year 1 - Grade 6 - Mathematics Overview




ATL Skills Content

Positive Numbers and the Number Line/Negative

Relationships Models, Representation

Scientific and technical innovation

Numerical models and representations help us understand differences and demonstrate relationships within mathematics.

A & B Transfer number line, positive number, composite number, prime factor, common factor, greatest common factor, common

multiple, least common multiple, square (of a number), exponent, base (of an exponent), perfect square, square root, cube (of a number), perfect cube, cube root, quantities, negative number, opposite, absolute value, distance

Multiplying and Dividing Fractions and Decimals

Form Equivalence, Simplification


The identities and relationships in our world today help us to determine numerical equivalencies

A Transfer improper fraction, mixed number, reciprocals, decimal, place value, division, fraction bar

when the form of a number changes and is simplified.

Ratio/Rates/Percent

Relationships Representation, Equivalence


How something is represented can help us understand its relationship and equivalence to other things.

A & C Transfer ratio, term, equivalent ratios, simplest form, rate, unit rate, speed, average speed, percent, out of 100, convert, equivalent, fraction, decimal, base, sales tax, commission, interest, interest rate, markup, discount

Algebraic Expressions/Equations and Inequalities/Coordinate Plane

Form Models, Equivalence


Identities and relationships can be expressed in the form of models that

B & C Communication, Research

Variable, algebraic expression, terms, evaluate, substitute,

show when a situations call for an equation or an inequality representing equivalence.

simplify, coefficient, like terms, equivalent expressions, expand, factor, equations, solution, linear equation, independent variable, dependent variable, inequality, less, greater, less than or equal to, greater than or equal to, Y-axis, X-axis, Coordinate plane, Coordinates, Quadrants

Area of Polygons/Circumference and Area Circle/Surface

Form Models, Measurement


Identities and relationships can involve unknown measurement,

D Communication

Polygon, Square, Rectangle, Parallelogram, Rhombus,

Area and Volume

and the solution can be determined through logical problems solving and the use of models.

Trapezoid, Triangle, Height, Base, Side, Base 1 and base 2, Complex figures, Compound figures, Formula, Base, Height, Regular polygon, Circumference, Area, Radius, Diameter, Distance, Circle, Center, Radii, Arc, Semicircle, Quadrant, Net, pyramid, surface area, base, height, area of the base, volume, prism, pyramid

Introduction to Statistics/Meas

Relationships Measurement, Representation

Orientation in time and space

Representation and

D Research frequency, dot plot, skewed,

ures of Central Tendency

measurement helps us describe different relationships and help us make decisions based on our orientation in time and space.

symmetrical, range, histogram, outlier, data, mean, median, mode, range, measure of central tendency

MYP Year 1 - Grade 6 - Individuals & Societies Overview




ATL Skills Content

Early Humans Time, place and space

Identity, Innovation and

revolution

Personal and cultural

expression

Throughout time, innovation is often the result of cultural expression of individuals

B &D Collaboration Information Literacy

Students will recognize that at points in history, certain innovations and accomplishments have had a dramatic impact on the

course of human evolution.

Agriculture and Settlement- Mesopotamia

Systems Innovations and revolutions, Sustainability

Orientation in time and space

Sustainability for humans, can be traced to innovation of systems in the natural and built environments

A, B, C Organization skills, communication

Students will understand how innovation of systems in the natural and built environments lead to the development of civilization of early humans.

Growth of Ancient

Civilizations:

Egypt

Time, place and space

Innovation and revolution, Equality

Globalization and sustainability

The constraints and opportunities of a civilization are based upon its location and ability to

A, B, D Information literacy skills, Communication

Students will study infrastructure, timelines and the Egypts ability to control and last so long.

innovate and effectively control equality.

Growth of Ancient

Civilizations:

China

Change Culture, Conflict


Knowing the values and beliefs of a culture, and the conflicts within, is necessary to understanding the causes and consequences of change.

A, B, C Organization Skills, Information literacy skills

Students will understand the connection between ancient China’s location and its growth and expansion; the societal structures in China during this period

MYP Year 1 - Grade 6 - Science Overview




ATL Skills Content

Thermal Energy

Change Movement Scientific and technical innovation - discoveries

New discoveries allow us to understand

A & B Organization, Critical thinking, Creative

The changes of state that occur with variations in

change due to movement.

thinking temperature or pressure can be described and predicted using these models of matter. The term “heat” as used in everyday language refers both to thermal energy (the motion of atoms or molecules within a substance) and the transfer of that thermal energy from one object to another.

Weather and Climate

Change Movement Scientific and technical innovation - processes

Changes in weather result from the processes of movement of

C & D Information, literacy, Transfer

Weather and climate are influenced by interactions involving

air. sunlight, the ocean, the atmosphere, ice, landforms, and living things. These interactions vary with latitude, altitude, and local and regional geography, all of which can affect oceanic and atmospheric flow patterns.

Human Impact Change Consequences Orientation in time and space - turning points in humankind

A consequence of changing climates will impact upon future generations.

A & D Communication, Collaboration, Reflection

Human activities have significantly altered the biosphere, sometimes damaging or destroying natural

habitats and causing the extinction of other species. But changes to Earth’s environments can have different impacts (negative and positive) for different living things.

From Cells to Organism

Relationships Evidence, Function

Scientific and technical innovation - Processes

Scientific processes promote the analysis of evidence to understand function and relationships.

A & D Organization, Reflection, Information Literacy

Within cells, special structures are responsible for particular functions, and the cell membrane forms the boundary that controls what enters and leaves the cell.

Body System and Information Processing

Relationships Function, Interaction

Scientific and technical innovation

The relationships of functioning organisms require interactions of systems.

B & C Organization, Affective, Information Literacy

In multicellular organisms, the body is a system of multiple interacting subsystems. These subsystems are groups of cells that work together to form tissues and organs that are specialized for particular body functions.

MYP Year 1 - Grade 6 - Physical and Health Education Overview




ATL Skills Content

Cooperative Games

Communication

Adaptation Orientation in time and space

Effective communication provides the

B & D Communication

Warming up, cooling down, introduction to

means for successful adaptation in different spaces.

cooperative type games, adaptations to games, fair play, players etiquette

Team Sports I Change Balance Choice

Identities and relationships - health & well-being

Change occurs through a series of balanced lifestyle choices that contribute to one's overall health and well-being.

A Self-management

Daily physical activity recommended amount, benefits of PA, managing stress, positive self-talk, eating a balanced meal

Nutrition + Personal Health

Relationships Interaction Movement


Relationships determine interaction and movement and lead to a new identity.

C & D Social Thinking

Communication skills Collaboration skills Soccer specific skills: dribbling, passing, shooting, positioning Handball

specific skills: dribbling, passing, shooting, positioning

Personal Fitness

Change Refinement Function

Identities and relationships - Independence

Performance reflects the change, refinement, and function of a system.

A & B Self-Management

What is fitness?, types of exercises, names of major muscle groups, anaerobic vs aerobic exercise, FITT, personal responsibility, fitness assessment, fitness program, physical activity log

Team Sports II Communication

Movement Interaction

Identities and Relationships - Competition and Cooperation

Communication leads to increased movement, interaction, and

B & C Social Following rules of the games, throwing, receiving, offensive positioning,

cooperation. defensive positioning, creating space, weight transfer, reducing space, shot selection, hockey specific skills, basketball specific skills

MYP Year 1 - Grade 6 - Design Overview




ATL Skills Content

Poster Design: Visual Communication through Design

Communication Form Personal and cultural expression : The ways in which we discover and express ideas and values

Appropriate approaches can communicate ideas effectively.

B: Developing Ideas C: Creating the Solution

Communication skills

Students will be introduced to the Design Cycle and the Principles of Design. They will create eye-catching poster designs.

Function Media literacy

Creative thinking

Toy Design Development Form Scientific and technical innovation : the impact of scientific and technological

Symbols can represent different identities and cultures.

A: Inquiring and Analysing D: Evaluating

Organizational skills

Design educational toys

Perspective Media literacy

advances on communities and environments

Creative thinking

Advertising Communication Expressions Personal and cultural expression : the ways in which we reflect on, extend and enjoy our creativity

Media has the potential to change perspectives.

B: Developing Ideas D: Evaluating

Communication graphic design, videography, branding, brandidentity, color scheme, vision, mission, values, logo, typography, fonserif, sans serif, script, client, market trends


Transfer

Stage Design: Design for Productions

Communities Collaboration Scientific and Technical Innovation: how humans adapt environments to their needs

Communities can be influenced by resources.

A: Inquiring and Analysing C: Creating the Solution

Collaboration Costume design, Set design, production design, directing, scenography

Resources Media literacy

Transfer

MYP Year 1 - Grade 6 - Arts Overview




ATL Skills Content

Stand-Up Comedy

Communication Audience Personal and Cultural Expression

Various forms of expressions can communicate

C: Thinking Creatively D: Responding


Exploring humor through expression

Expression : the ways in which we reflect on, extend and enjoy our creativity

ideas to an audience.

Collaboration

Dramatic Writing Aesthetics Structure Orientation in Space and Time : The relationships between and the interconnectedness of individuals and civilizations from personal, local, and global perspectives

Narrative conventions can convey meanings to audiences.

A: Knowing and Understanding B: Developing Skills


Literary elements of drama, scriptwriting Narrative Collaboration

Information literacy

Advertising: Media Expressions (IDU)

Communication Expressions Personal and Cultural Expression : the ways in which we reflect on, extend and enjoy our creativity

Media has the potential to change perspectives.

A: Knowing and Understanding C: Thinking Creatively

Affective skills Storyboarding,interpreting script, camera angles, dialogue


Creative thinking

Shadow Theatre/Puppetry

Identity Genre Scientific and Technical Innovation : the interaction between people and the natural world

Different genres of communication can influence how a perspective is formed.

B: Developing Skills D: Responding


Set design, lighting, performing

Interpretation Affective skills

Critical thinking

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