IISH MYP Grade 9 RC A SA Syllabus

SUBJECT UNIT TITLE CONTENT

• Literary analysis (seen and • A Midsummer Night’s Dream, by William Shakespeare (Act 1)
unseen texts) - Focus on • Deliverance, by Premchand
themes, plot, characterization, • The Tell-Tale Heart, by Edgar Alan Poe
setting, literary devices • The Garden Party, by Katherine Mansfield
Language and
Literature • Compare & Contrast • An Astrologer’s Day, by R.K Narayan
• Producing texts (literary & • Narrative writing
non – literary) • Creating alternate ending
 Unit 1 –Numerical and Abstract • Absolute Values
reasoning • Logarithms
• Laws of indices
• Change in the subject of the formula
• Direct and inverse proportion
• Compound Inequalities
• Sequences

Unit 2 –Thinking with models • Functions – defining and classifying functions and relations
• Domain and range of functions
Mathematics
• Linear functions
• Straight lines: Graphing, Finding the equation of a straight line (gradient-
intercept form), parallel lines, perpendicular lines, distance between two points
and midpoint.
• System of linear equations
• Quadratic functions: General equation, vertex form, intercept form,
transforming between the forms, finding x-intercept(s), y-intercept, vertex, axis
of symmetry, discriminant and sketching the graph
• Applications of Quadratic function
 Thermal Effects

Heat and Temperature - Kinetic Theory of Molecules - Brownian Motion

Thermal Energy Transfer: Conduction, Convection, Radiation – Applications
& Experiments
Thermal Expansion: Solids, Liquids, Gases - Applications
Measuring Temperature - Types of thermometers
Heat capacity
Thermal Physics
Heat capacity and specific heat capacity (SHC)
Physics
Latent heat capacity
Applications of high SHC of water
Evaporation and applications
Gas Laws

Pressure and its application: Solid, liquid, gas: atmospheric pressure, Physics of safety
Pressure
Dams, Bridges & Buildings

a.Distance and Displacement: Definition, Instruments

Unit 2 – Vehicle Technology
b. Speed and velocity: Definition, Formula and problem solving,
 Instruments, Experiment measure speed, Vector resolution?
c. Acceleration: Definition, Formula and problem solving, D-t graph (distance-time),
Shape interpretation (at rest, constant speed, acceleration/deceleration, return to
starting point)
d. v-t graph (speed-time): Shape interpretation (at rest, constant speed, constant
acceleration, constant deceleration, increasing acceleration, decreasing
acceleration, increasing deceleration, decreasing deceleration)

Reading graph values

Slope = acceleration/deceleration calculation
Area under graph = distance calculation
e. Equations of motion: Three equations
• Definitions of acids and bases (Arrhenius, Lewis and Brønsted−Lowry theories)
• Properties of acids and bases in aqueous solutions
• Concentrated and dilute acids and bases
• Strength of acids and bases
Chemistry Unit 1- Acids, bases and salts • Acids and bases in the periodic table - Oxides
• pH scale and role of indicators
• Neutralization reactions - Titration reaction
• Impact of acid deposition on the environment
• Formation of soluble and insoluble salts
 • Factors affecting solubility

Unit 2 – The Atmosphere • Carbon cycle - Nitrogen cycle

• Air pollution - Chemistry of ozone and greenhouse gas
• Separation of gases from the air, using fractional distillation
• Preparation and test for gases
• Design and conduct experiments to investigate the properties of atmospheric
gases, such as density, solubility, and reactivity, and analyse and interpret
experimental data using appropriate scientific techniques and tools

• Concept of the mole and its function

Unit 3- Stoichiometry • Avogadro’s number
• Relative molecular mass and relative atomic mass
Unit 1 – Body Balance • Negative feedback mechanism – components involved and block diagram.
• Thermoregulation – vasodilation, importance of sweating, vasoconstriction,
importance of shivering and piloerection,
• Glucose regulation – mechanism of regulating blood glucose levels, importance
Biology
of insulin and glucagon, diabetes (type 1 and 2).
• Cardiovascular system –delivery of substances like glucose and oxygen
throughout the body and maintain homeostasis - Effect of physical activity on rate
of respiration. - Water regulation – function of water and mechanism of
 regulating water levels in the body, movement of water across cell membranes
(osmosis and diffusion), role of kidneys, importance of salt concentration in the
body
- Kidneys and other excretory organs - Parts of excretory system.
Unit 1 – Trash Bin (Excretory - Internal structure of kidneys and their role in waste removal
System) - Composition of urine
- Functions of the kidney
- Factors affecting urine output
- Disorders of the excretory system (kidney failure, urinary tract infection)
- Dialysis
- Working principle and role in health care
- Kidney transplants, organ donation, advantages and disadvantages
Unit 1: Settlement and urbanization • Settlement – Site, Situation, Patterns
• Settlement types – Rural and Urban
• Settlement hierarchy, functions and services
• Urban Landuse Models – Burgess, Hoyt’s
Geography • Urban environment- Urbanization, changes in land use, problems of
urbanization, slums and squatter settlement.
• Rural urban fringe, urban sprawl and counter urbanization
• Megacities and world cities
• Solutions for sustainable urbanization: Sustainable and smart cities
 Unit 2: Understanding Hazards • Structure of the earth's interior
• Continental Drift Theory
• Plate tectonics- Theory, plate boundaries and movements [Convergent,
divergent and transform]
• Earthquakes – Causes, impact and measures
• Volcanoes – Types, Causes, impact and measures

Unit 1- Industrialization – Britain and Japan

• Causes
Unit 1- Industrialization – Britain • Effects
and Japan • Comparative study

History
Pioneers and Innovators- Lewis and Clark Expedition- Jefferson’s Role Edison and
Josephine Cochrane – case Study
Unit 2: Imperialism
Unit 2: Imperialism
• Reasons and causes Of Imperialism
• White man’s burden, Marxist Theory
• First and second Opium Wars –Boxer and Taiping Rebellion.
 • The spice trades
• The Silk trades
• The Opium trades
• Case Study- China
• Slave Trade
• Case Study -Colonialism in India and Belgian- Congo
Unit 1: Introduction to business 1.1 What is business?
management
• The role of businesses (AO2)
• Business sectors (AO2)
• Reasons for starting up a business (AO2)
• Steps in the process of starting up a business ( AO2)
• Problems/challenges that a new business may face (AO2)

1.2 Types of business entities

Business Management
• Distinction between private and public sector (AO2)
• Types of business entities (AO3)

- Sole traders
- Partnerships
- Companies
1.3 Business Objectives

• Vision statements and Mission statements (AO2)

• Aims, objectives, strategies and tactics (AO2)
• Ethical objectives (AO2)
• SWOT Analysis (AO2)

1.4 Stakeholders (AO2)

• Meaning of stakeholders
• Internal stakeholders
• External stakeholders
• Stakeholder’s conflict

1.5 Growth and Evolution

• Reasons for business to grow (AO2)

• Types of growth (Internal and external growth) (AO2)
• Economies of scale (Internal economies and diseconomies (AO 2) External
growth methods (AO1 and AO2)
• Mergers and takeovers Joint ventures Franchising 1
 1.6 Multinational Companies Meaning of MNC’s (AO1) The impact of MNCs on the
host countries (AO3)

2.1 Introduction to finance

• The role of finance for business ( AO2)

Unit 2: Finance and account • Capital Expenditure (AO2)
• Revenue Expenditure (AO2)

2.2 Sources of finance

• Following internal and external sources of finance (AO3)

• Internal sources of finance ( personal funds, retained profit and sale of unused
assets) External sources of finance (Share capital, loan capital, overdrafts, trade
credit, crowd funding and business angels)
• Short-, medium- and long-term sources of finance Appropriateness of short
term or long-term source of finance for a given situation

2.3 Costs and Revenues Types of costs (Fixed and variable costs (AO2) Revenue and
revenue streams (AO2)
 2.4 Break even analysis

• Break-even chart and the following aspects of breakeven analysis (AO2, and
AO4)
• Break even meaning and assumptions
• Calculation of break-even point
• Break even graph
• Benefits and limitations of break even as a decision-making tool

Basic Economic Problem: • Wants and needs

SCARCITY • Wants to be unlimited but resources being limited in quantity

• Factors or Resources used to produce goods and services in an economy – Land,

Basic Economic Problem: Labor, Capital and Enterprise.
Economics
Factors of Production • Remunerations of the Factors of Production – Rents, Wages and Salaries,
Interest and Profit.

Basic Economic Problem: • Choice – Definition and requirement of choosing resources (quality, quantity)
Economic Systems • types of Systems Socialist, Capitalist, Mixed
 Opportunity Cost • Effect of choices on needs and wants.
• Choice leading to the next best alternative forgone.

Production Possibility Curve • The PPC is a model used to show the trade-offs associated with allocating
resources.
• The PPC can be used to illustrate the concepts of scarcity, opportunity cost,
efficiency, underutilized resources, and economic growth or contraction.
• The shape of the PPC depends on whether opportunity costs are constant,
increasing, or decreasing.
• The PPC can shift due to changes in factors of production as well as changes in
productivity/technology.
• Economic growth results in an outward shift of the PPC.

Comparative advantage and Trade • Absolute advantage describes a situation in which an individual, business, or
country can produce more of a good or service than any other producer with the
same quantity of resources.
 • Comparative advantage describes a situation in which an individual, business,
or country can produce a good or service at a lower opportunity cost than another
producer.
• Production specialization according to comparative advantage, not absolute
advantage, results in exchange opportunities that lead to consumption
possibilities beyond the PPC. Comparative advantage and opportunity costs
determine the terms of trade for exchange under which mutually beneficial trade
can occur.

Markets Forces (Demand And • Resource And Product Market – Demand And Supply As Willingness And
Supply) And Equilibrium Price Ability To Buy Or Sell Goods And Services.
• Graphs to be plotted for Demand and Supply along with schedule.

• Consumer Surplus – Benefit to consumers when they pay less than what they
Changes In Demand were ready to pay.
• Changes in Consumer Surplus. • Graphical representation of Consumer Surplus.

Changes In Supply • Producer Surplus - Benefit to producers when they receive more than what they
were ready to sell at.
• Changes in Producers Surplus.
• Graphical representation of Producer Surplus.
 Price/Income and cross price • Changes in price/income/other product leading to changes quantity demanded:
Elasticity Of Demand • Determinants of PED and YED • PED, YED, XED numerical.
• Degrees of PED, YED and graphs
• Examples of degrees of elasticity in real life.
• Application of elasticity for firms

• Changes in price lead to changes in quantity supplied and numerical.

Price Elasticity Of Supply • Determinants of PES
• PES = CHANGE IS QUANTITY SUPPLIED/ CHANGE IN PRICE *100
• Degrees of PES and graphs
• Examples of degrees of elasticity in real life.
• Application of elasticity for firms

Government Intervention in • Government intervention in markets

Microeconomics • Price Controls- Price ceiling and flooring
• Indirect Taxes
• Subsidies

Unit 1 – Identity and culture Self, family, friends

Hindi Emergent • Indian culture
• Food and drink and health
 • Festivals and celebrations

House and home

Unit 2 – Local area, travel, and
• Local area
tourism
• Holidays
• Culture and Community

Letter writing Email writing Diary writing

Writing formats

• Relationships
• Culture and identities
• Connections of culture and intercultural
Unit 1 – Identity and culture • Social and religious acts
• Food and drinks
• Festivals
Hindi Capable
• Migrants and migration Racism and prejudice Stereotypes Facts and artefacts of
Indian language and culture

• Sustainable Tourism vs Eco Tourism,

Unit 2 – Local area, travel, and
• Holidays in India Weekend and leisure activities Sports, pastimes and
tourism
entertainment
 • What is solidarity?
• Community service and volunteering
• Taking care of my neighborhood
• Community life and service as action Communities in Indian countries
• Trips and transport
• Different places
• Holidays
• The routine, the responsibilities and style of life
• Climate
• Cities and its surroundings

• Informal and Formal letter • email

Writing formats

Identity and culture

Unit 1 – Identity and culture • Self, family, friends
• Free time and leisure
• Food and drink and health
French Emergent
• Festivals and celebrations

Local area, travel, and tourism

• House and home
 Unit 2 – Local area, travel, and • Local area
tourism • Holidays
• Culture and Communities

Grammar:
• Verb – Er, IR, RE, irregular verbs 21
• Adjectives
• Present tense, simple past tense, Future tense
• Verbs for telling weather – faire, pleuvoir, neiger
• Expressions – Il fait, Il neige, Il pleut
• Simple past tense – (regular and irregular verbs)
• Imparfait (Imperfect tense to talk about events in the past)

Writing Formats
• Email

Writing formats • Letter

• • Blog
Unit 1 – Identity and culture Self, family, friends
• Free time and leisure
French Capable
• Food and drink and health
• Festivals and celebrations
 • House and home
Unit 2 – Local area, travel, and
• Local area
tourism
• Holidays
• Culture and Communities

Grammar:
• Verb – Er, IR, RE, irregular verbs
• Adjectives
• Present tense, simple past tense, Future tense
• Verbs for telling weather – faire, pleuvoir, neiger
• Expressions – Il fait, Il neige, Il pleut
• Simple past tense – (regular and irregular verbs)
• Imparfait (Imperfect tense to talk about events in the past)

Writing formats Writing Formats

• Email
• Letter
• Blog
 Identity and culture
Unit 1 – Identity and culture
• Self, family, friends
• Free time and leisure
• Food and drink and health
• Festivals and celebrations
Local area, travel, and tourism
Unit 2 – Local area, travel, and
• House and home
tourism
• Local area
• Holidays
• Culture and Communities
Spanish Emergent
Grammar:
• Verb – Er, IR, RE, irregular verbs
• Adjectives
• Present tense, simple past tense.
• Imperfecto y Indefinido
• Verbs- Gustar, Encantar, Ir, Intresar, Poder, deber, Viajar y Prefiero
Writing Formats
• Email

Writing formats • Letter

• Blog
 Unit 1 – Identity and culture • Self, family, friends
• Free time and leisure
• Food and drink and health
• Festivals and celebrations

Unit 2 – Local area, travel, and • House and home

tourism • Local area
• Holidays
• Culture and communities

Spanish Capable
• Presente de indicativo
• Pretérito indefinido
• Pretérito imperfecto
• Pretérito perfecto
• Immediate future (IR A + infinitivo)
• Futuro simple

• Email
• Letter
Writing formats • Blog
Visual Art Unit title: My expression’s Art elements:
Manipulating art elements and expressing their ideas.
Use of art elements and principles to develop an artwork/visual elements
Drawing skills:
Observational drawing study using line techniques.
Interpretative artwork using creative and developing authentic ideas.
Composition:
Developing a paper composition to achieve an artistic beauty
Presentation:
Developing ideas to represent your own artistic intentions.
Understanding and presenting your own artwork to the selected audience.
VISUAL ART CYCLE
Criteria A -Investigating
Strand 1: Investigate a movement or genre in their chosen arts discipline, related to the
statement of inquiry
Strand 2: Critique an artwork or performance from the chosen movement or genre.

DEVELOPING
Strand 1: practically explore ideas to inform the development of the final artwork or
performance
 Strand 2: present a clear artistic intention for the final artwork or performance in line
with the statement of inquiry.

CREATING

create or perform an artwork.

EVALUATION
Strand 1: appraise their own artwork or performance
Strand 2: reflect on their development as an artist.

By the end of the term students should be able to:

1. Demonstrates visual vocabulary through observational drawings, composition
and painting
2. Use colours and shapes to express your observational compositions.
3. Demonstrate values in your simple composition
4. develop the ability to apply the knowledge of other artist work to their own
artwork
5. begin to use appropriate arts language/terminology when describing the artwork
Music Let us swing! (Evolution of jazz Develop a basic understanding of the features and elements of jazz music and the
music)
stylistic performance of vocals and instruments,
 through learning to sing or play an appropriate instrument of their choice in that style
and by watching videos and doing online research on the social and cultural context of
its evolution,
to outline the design of a basic jazz song and perform it. OR improvise a 12-bar jazz
composition with all the features learned so far incorporated.
Create a map/venn diagram/flow chart of the elements of African and European styles
with the relevant social contexts leading to the full picture of components of jazz music.
PAHE Beating your best Students will learn about the components of physical fitness and their assessments to
identify the client’s weakness and strength. Formulation of training plans are developed
to meet the goals using SMART goal strategy.

All strands of criterion A and B are applied in compliance with KC, RC, SOI and GC.

Digital Design Design for marketing Companies can demonstrate their goals and influences target audiencence in an
innovative way to sustain in Global Market
Web Development using HTML, JScript and CSS
Criteria A- Criteria A :Identify a Business which require promoting

Criteria B –Provide design ideas using wireframe

Criteria C Design website , make promotional video

Criteria D- Evaluation (Reflection how it helped the audience and how it could be
improved further)
Theatre Unit 1: What a Character! Students investigate an iconic character from the world of theatre, critique two
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Unit 2: Theatre of the Oppressed contrasting performances of the character, develop and perform the character. It requires
students to create a scene in pairs, based on the SOI, performing their character and
themselves. Students submit a presentation which includes their research into the
character and two of its performances, and a process portfolio that explains the process
they followed for their performance along with the evidence.
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Students investigate Theatre of the oppressed (TO), its founder Augusto Boal, and
various forms of TO. Working in groups, students pick a form, develop and present a
performance. This task develops, builds on and extends the skills and understandings
developed in Unit 1. Students submit a report (maximum 1500 words) which includes
their research into and understandings of TO. It also records their practical explorations
of the selected form and its implications on their learning in theatre.