Year 8 Assessment Booklet 2017

IB MYP YEAR 8 – LANGUAGE and LITERATURE

SEMESTER STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

KEY CONCEPT/S

GLOBAL CONTEXT

CONTENT

ASSESSMENT

Critical readers understand that the representations evident in a novel invite them to develop particular perspectives.

Orientation in Space and Time

Unit 1 - Novel Study: The Giver by Lois Lowry

1. Imaginative Writing: Extra Chapter Written in-class WB Monday 27.03.17 (Week 10) 2. Semester 1 Examination : Comprehension, Language Use, Written Speech on the Future Due Semester 1 Examination (Weeks 5/6) 3. Dramatic Performance (with written script) Due Tuesday 18.07.17 (Week 2)

Perspective Context, Character

Persuasive speeches use language techniques to influence audiences and bring about social change.

Fairness and Development

Unit 2 - Articles and other resources which deal with the future

Communication Audience Imperatives, Purpose

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Unit 3- Play Study: Living with Lady Macbeth

Playwrights can enable us to reflect on our personal identity and the choices we make, through their use of dramatic conventions and stylistic choices to represent characters and key ideas. Authors and illustrators of children’s picture books use specific techniques to communicate values and influence their intended reading audience. The relationships between characters in a novel influence readers’ interpretation of the novel’s message.

Identities and Relationships

Connections Self-Expression, Style

Personal and Cultural Expression

Unit 4 - Picture Book Unit 4. Picture Book Review

Creativity Genres, Theme

Due Tuesday 05.09.17 (Week 9)

Identities and Relationships

Unit 5 - Novel Study: Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian

5. Semester 2 Examination : Comprehension, Language Use, Analytical Essay Due Semester 2 Examination (Weeks 5/6)

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Connections Point Of View, Character

A number of Approaches to Learning are a continuous part of English teaching practice. These include: taking notes in class, developing good study habits, becoming active listeners, asking and answering pertinent questions, writing in a variety of forms, improving vocabulary, reflecting critically about your own work and that of your peers, setting goals and solving problems, developing interpersonal skills. Grammar, punctuation and spelling are taught explicitly throughout the year.

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