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MYP 2 2022-23 Individuals and Societies Overview

The document provides an overview of two units in an MYP-2 Individuals and Societies course. The first unit focuses on how changing landscapes are shaped by processes like weathering, erosion, rivers, seas, and glaciation. Students will learn key terminology and how landscapes are dynamically changed. The second unit examines sustainability and global interactions in topics like economic activity, climate change, and disaster management. Both units aim to develop thinking and research skills in students through investigating topics and communicating findings.

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MYP 2 2022-23 Individuals and Societies Overview

The document provides an overview of two units in an MYP-2 Individuals and Societies course. The first unit focuses on how changing landscapes are shaped by processes like weathering, erosion, rivers, seas, and glaciation. Students will learn key terminology and how landscapes are dynamically changed. The second unit examines sustainability and global interactions in topics like economic activity, climate change, and disaster management. Both units aim to develop thinking and research skills in students through investigating topics and communicating findings.

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Year 2022-23

Subject –Individuals and Societies MYP-2 (Integrated courses)

Topic Name Key Concept Related Global Context Statement of Content Objectives Summative Learner Profile and ATL
Concept Inquiry Assessment
&
Criteria

Unit-Changing Change Processes, Globalisation Change is a ● River, coast and A: Knowing and A: Knowing and LEARNER PROFILE
Landscape and dynamic glaciation Understanding Understanding
Diversity
Sustainability - concept that ● Thinker
- What creates ● What is weathering? B: Investigation
Can fragile ● Use a range of
processes spectacular ● What is erosion?
karstic terminology in context D: Thinking critical ● Caring
create landscapes.
environments
different rock
be used in a
types?
sustainable ● How is the
B: Investigation ATL SKILLS
manner? Landscape shaped?

● How do rivers, seas, ● Use methods to


and ice shape the collect and record ● Communication Skill
land? relevant information
Organise and dipict
● Evaluate the research information logically
process and results,
with guidance.

D: Thinking critical ● Media literacy

● Summarize information Compare, contrast and draw


connections among media
to make valid, well- resources
supported arguments.

Unit- Ecological Global Sustainability Globalization Misuse of B:Investigating Assessment: LEARNER PROFILE
⮚ Economic Activity
footprints Interactions and resources can
Resources
sustainability challenge ● Formulate/choose a ⮚ Formulating ⮚ Communicator
sustainability ⮚ World issues-Creating research
Students will clear and focused
and threat to new climates, dealing question and ⮚ Caring
share the research question,
global with global issues- action plan
impact of explaining its
interaction
decision Ozone depletion, global
relevance
making on warming, global climate ⮚ Extended
ATL SKILLS
humankind change ● Formulate and follow writing
and the according to
environment. an action plan to structured
⮚ Disaster management-
investigate a research format
-Natural and man-made question
disasters, Being ⮚ Report writing
● Use methods to ⮚ Communication skills
Prepared collect and record
⮚ Organizing ● Take effective notes in class
relevant information
bibliography
● Make inferences and draw
● Evaluate the research
conclusion
process and results, B:Investigating
with guidance. Research
C: Communicating
⮚ Information Literacy
C: Communicating
● Make connections between
• Communicate
information and ideas various sources of
in a way that is information
appropriate for the
audience and purpose ● Create references and
citations, use
• Structure information footnotes/endnotes and
and ideas according
to the task construct a bibliography
instructions according to recognized
conventions
• Create a reference list
and cite sources of
information

Unit -Revival –an Change Culture Personal and B:Investigating Assessment: LEARNER PROFILE
overview. Causality Cultural
The nature and
(Renaissance) expression. ● Formulate and follow ● Thinkers
purpose of ● Decline of  Feudalism
What is the human an action plan to ● Communicators.
investigate a research ● Formulating
nature and creative ● Renaissance and its question research
purpose of expression
causes question and ATL SKILLS
creative changes due ● Use methods to
action plan
expression?  to diverse collect and record
● Spread of education ● Extended ● Critical thinking  skills;
causes in relevant information
society. ● writing
according to
● Spirit of Enquiry C: Communicating structured
● Encouragement of art ● Communicate format ● Gather and organize
and learning information and ideas relevant information to
in a way that is formulate an argument
● Invention of printing
appropriate for the
● New discoveries ● Organizing
audience and purpose
bibliography
● Decrease in the ● Structure information
influence of church ● Evaluate arguments
and ideas according
to the task B:Investigating and evidence
● Islam and its scientific
instructions
and industrial C: Communicating
development ● Create a reference list

● Impact on literature and cite sources of


information ● Communication skills;
● Impact on painting
● Impact on architecture
● Renaissance and ● Use appropriate forms
Modern science of writing  for different
purposes

● Take notes effectively

● Research Skills

Media literacy skills

● Locate, organize,
analyse, evaluate,
synthesize and
ethically use
information from a
variety of sources and
media. 

Unit-Population Time place Scale, Fairness and Absolute and B:Investigating B:Investigating Learner profile
⮚ Population-Factors
dynamics and space disparity development relative
locations have affecting population C: Communicating ● Inquirer
● Formulate and follow
consequences growth
an action plan to
for the growth ● Balanced
of human ⮚ Impact of growing investigate a research
population and question
population-case
economic studies ( India)
development ● Use methods to Community service (to teach the
maids about family planning)
⮚ Economic developme collect and record
nt relevant information

C: Communicating Atl skills

● Communicate ⮚ Thinking Skills


information and ideas
Critical-thinking skills
in a way that is
appropriate for the
● Draw reasonable conclusions
audience and purpose
and generalizations
● Structure information
and ideas according ● Interpret data
to the task
instructions

● Create a reference list ● Practise observing carefully


and cite sources of in order to recognize
information problems
● Consider ideas from multiple
perspectives

⮚ Research skills

Information literacy

● Collect and analyse data to


identify solutions and make
informed
decisions
Media literacy

● Communicate information and


ideas effectively to multiple
audiences
using a variety of media and formats
Unit- Systems Processes, Fairness and Systems and Assessment: LEARNER PROFILE:
The Making of our Governance.  development. processes are Knowledgeable
Defining the term A: Knowing and
constitution. necessary for Open-minded
Constitution. understanding. A: Knowing and
efficient
Government understanding
governance of
and civil ● Demonstrate knowledge ATL SKILL
a civil society.  Objectives of the
society;  and understanding of ● Thinking skills
Constitution. D:Thinking
subjects-specific Critically Critical thinking skills
content and concepts,
● Consider ideas from multiple
The Preamble. through description,
explanations and perspectives
examples ● Gather and organize relevant
The Nature of the state.
D:Thinking Critically information to formulate
argument.
● Analyse concepts,
issues, models, visual
representation and/ or
theories
● Summarize information
to make valid, well-
supported arguments.
● Recognize different
perspectives and explain
their implications.
Unit – Trade and Global Resources; Globalization The need for B:Investigating Assessment: LEARNER PROFILE
expansion Interactions. trade and resources and
Industrial Revolution
Sustainability. market is an ● Formulate and follow ● Reflective
Need for colonization
impetus for an action plan to ATL SKILLS
The Spice Trade ● Formulating
world trade investigate a research
opportunities  Colonization of India- 
leading to question research ● Research
and tensions Formation of East India
opportunities question and   Skill
provided by  Company till 1857. ● Use methods to
and tensions. action plan
world collect and record
interconnected ● Extended Media literacy skills
relevant information
ness.  writing ● Access
according to information to
C. Communicating structured be informed and 
(i)Communicate information format inform others.
and ideas with Clarity.
(ii) Organise information and
ideas effectively for the task. ● Organizing
● Locate, organize,
(iii) list sources of bibliography
information in a way that analyse, evaluate,
follows the task instructions. synthesize and
B:Investigating ethically use
information from a
C: Communicating variety of sources and
media. 

● Critical Thinking skills.


● Interpret data.
● Consider ideas from
multiple perspectives
● Draw reasonable
conclusions and
generalizations. 

Rights and Duties Systems Cooperation; Fairness and Cooperation A: Knowing and Assessment: ATL SKILL
development. and respect of understanding.
Governance. rights and Fundamental Rights and ⮚ Thinking skills
duties among Duties, as assigned by the ● Demonstrate
citizens is Indian Constitution. A: Knowing and Critical thinking skills
knowledge and
Government and imperative for understanding
civil society; understanding of
their fair ● Consider ideas from multiple
subjects-specific content
development. perspectives
and concepts, through
description, D:Thinking Critically
● Gather and organize relevant
explanations and information to formulate
examples
● Use a range of
terminology in arguments.
context

D:Thinking Critically

● Analyse concepts,
issues, models, visual
representation and/
or theories

● Summarize
information to make
valid, well-supported
arguments.

● Recognize different
perspectives and
explain their
implications.

Unit Global Resources Fairness and Access to ❏ India and Asia A. Knowing and A.Knowing and LEARNER PROFILE
Interaction Development resources and understanding understanding
Fairness and Equality ❏ Poverty
equality of
development ● Demonstrate knowledge B.Investigating
opportunities ❏ Development and Thinker
and understanding of
can help Aids C.Communication
subject specific content ATL SKILLS
societies to
❏ Case study india and concepts, using E.Thinking critically
develop to
descriptions, explanations
become fairer
and examples.
places but ✔ Communication Skills- Use a
this is often variety of media to
dependent on
B. Investigating communicate with a range of
global audience.
interactions ● Collect and record
relevant information
consistent with the
research question
● Reflect on the research ✔ Information literacy skills-
process and results

Access information to be
C. Communication informed and to inform
others, Process data and
● Organize information and
results.
ideas effectively for the
task.
✔ Critical-thinking skills-
Draw reasonable conclusions
and generalizations.
D. Thinking critically
● Identify the main points
of ideas, events, visual
representation or
arguments.

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