MYP1 – English: Language and Literature
Overview
Wks
Key Concept
Global Context
Related Concepts
Statement of Inquiry
Objectives
ATL Skills
Service as Action
Take a Stand!
7
Communication
Globalization and
Sustainability
Structure
Audience Imperatives
Style
Good writers and speakers
make use of persuasive
techniques to convince their
audience of their opinion, or to
call them to action.
Persuasive essay
B: i, ii, iii (
C: i, ii, iii (
D: i, ii, iii, iv
Communication skills
Critical-thinking skills
Students will prepare a persuasive
essay on a relevant topic that they
find important. They could use the
research done for this essay to
inspire further service projects.
It’s a Mystery
7
Connections
Orientation in
Space and Time
Genre
Character
Setting
Mystery writers use different
techniques to build suspense.
For example, a good mystery
contains enough clues to keep
the reader interested, but
doesn’t give the solution away
too quickly.
B: i, ii, iii
C: i, ii, iii
D: i, ii, iii, iv
Creative-thinking skills
Critical-thinking skills
Poetry
6
Identities &
Relationships
Personal and
Cultural
Expression
Structure
Audience Imperatives
By using many different types
of figurative language and
other poetic devices, poets can
express their feelings and
opinions.
Make a poster and a
poetry book using
conventions
A: i, ii, ii, iv
B: i, ii, iii
C: i, ii, iii, iv
D: v
Creative-thinking skills
Communication skills
The Breadwinner
7
Perspective
Fairness and
Development
Plot
Character
Setting
Stories that take place far away
from where we live can teach
us many things about the rest
of the world.
Compare and
contracts essay
A: i, ii, iii, iv
B: i, ii, iii
D: i, ii, iii, iv
Communication skills
Collaborative skills
Movie Adaptations
7
Creativity
Personal and
Cultural
Expression
Audience Imperatives
When going from text to movie
or the other way around,
creators have to make choices
to adapt the story to a different
medium.
A: i, ii, iii, iv
B: i, ii, iii
C: i, ii, iii
D: i, ii, ii, iv, v
Communication skills
MYP2 – English: Language and Literature
Overview
Wks
Key Concept
Global Context
Related Concepts
Statement of Inquiry
Objectives
ATL Skills
What’s Your Story?
7
Creativity
Identities and
Relationships
Self-expression
Character
Theme
Through telling stories from
our own lives, we can learn
from them ourselves, and
share valuable lessons with
others.
B: i, ii, iii
C: i, iii, iii
D: i, ii, iii, iv
Communication skills
Reflection skills
Stone Cold
7
Connections
Identities and
Relationships
Point of view
Context
Purpose
While the purpose of most
literature is to entertain the
reader, stories can also
inform us about problems in
the world from different points
of view.
A: i, ii, iii
B: i, ii, iii
D: i, ii, iii, iv
Information literacy skills
Communication skills
Nature and Poetry
6
Creativity
Globalization and
Sustainability
Self-expression
Style
From raging thunderstorms to
peaceful forests, nature is
often an inspiration for poets.
A: i, ii, iii, iv
C: i, ii, iii
D: iv, v
Creative-thinking skills
Communication skills
Mythology
7
Perspective
Orientation in
Space and Time
Genre
Theme
Character
Myths from around the world
can show us important truths,
and offer insights in different
ways of thinking.
B: i, ii, iii
C: i, ii, iii
D: i, ii, iii, iv
Communication skills
Creative-thinking skills
Buy, Buy, Buy!
7
Communication
Personal and
Cultural
Expression
Purpose
Audience Imperatives
Persuasive texts, especially
in advertising, use language
that is meant to influence
your behaviour and decisions.
A: i, ii, iii, iv
C: i, ii, iii
Media literacy skills
Collaboration skills
Service as Action
Stone Cold deals with
homelessness. Students could
create a SA project to help
homeless people in their own
community.
Students could apply the skills
from this unit to any SA project
where they might want to
influence others to support their
projects.
MYP3 – English: Language and Literature
Overview
Wks
Key Concept
Global Context
Related Concepts
Statement of Inquiry
Objectives
ATL Skills
I Can’t Believe the
News Today
7
Perspective
Identities and
Relationships
Purpose
Structure
Style
Newspapers contain texts
with many different purposes,
and all of these have their
own features and
conventions.
B: i, ii, iii
C: i, ii, iii
D: i, ii, iii, iv
Communication skills
Information literacy skills
Media literacy skills
Shakespeare 101
7
Culture
Orientation in
Space and Time
Style
Audience imperatives
Genre
Unlike many other literary
works, Shakespeare’s plays
and sonnets have stood the
test of time and are part of
our collective imagination.
A.
B.
C.
D.
Communication skills
Collaboration skills
Haroun and the Sea
of Stories
7
Creativity
Orientation in
Space and Time
Audience imperatives
Intertextuality
Literature can address social A: i, ii, iii
issues in direct and indirect
C: i, ii, iii
ways; critical readers can see D: i, ii, iii, iv
beyond the surface of a story.
Communication skills
Creative-thinking skills
Spoken Word
Poetry
6
Identity
Personal and
Cultural
Expression
Self-expression
Theme
Point of view
Poetry is often meant to be
heard rather than read, and
the way in which a poem is
performed adds to its
message.
A: i, ii, iii, iv
C: i, ii, iii
D: v
Communication skills
Affective skills
Fantasy Film
7
Communication
Identities and
Relationships
Genre
Audience imperatives
Character
Conventions
Filmmakers use genre
conventions and different
codes to position the
audience and tell a narrative.
A: i, ii, iii
B: i, ii, iii
D: i, ii, iii, iv
Communication skills
Collaboration skills
i,
i,
i,
i,
ii,
ii,
ii,
ii,
iii, iv
iii
iii
iii, iv, v
Service as Action
Students will investigate social
issues that concern them, from
which they could create a SA
project.
MYP4 – English: Language and Literature
Overview
Wks
Key Concept
Global Context
Related Concepts
Statement of Inquiry
Welcome to the
Future
7
Connections
Scientific and
technical
innovation
Genre
Theme
Context
The themes that science
fiction writers address in the
futures they create, are
largely by the context of their
present.
All You Need is
Love
6
Connections
Identities and
Relationships
Intertextuality
Self-expression
Style
Persuasive
Speeches and
Propaganda
7
Perspective
Fairness and
development
Noughts & Crosses
7
Connections
Documentaries
7
Communication
Objectives
ATL Skills
Service as Action
B: i, ii, iii
C: i. ii, iii
D: I, ii, iii, iv
Communication skills
Creative-thinking skills
Students will think about fears
they have for the future, based on
problems from the present. They
can address these problems
through their service as action
From the excitement of a new
crush to the heartbreak of a
breakup, love has always
been one of the favourite
topics for writers and other
artists to explore.
A: i, ii, iii, iv
C: i, ii, iii
D: v
Communication skills
Affective skills
Audience imperatives
Structure
Style
Speakers use many different
techniques to persuade their
audience; sometimes style
and structure can be more
effective than content.
A: i, ii, iii, iv
B: i, ii, iii
C: i, ii, iii
D: i, ii, iii, iv, v
Communication skills
Critical-thinking skills
Identities and
Relationships
Point of view
Theme
Character
By exploring conflicting
points of view of various
characters, writers can
influence the reader’s
opinions on important issues.
A: i, ii, iii
B: i, ii, iii
D. i, ii, iii, iv
Communication skills
Information literacy skills
Collaboration skills
Fairness and
Development
Audience imperatives
Point of view
Meaning
Directors create films to
position audiences to respond
in a particular way.
B: i, ii, iii
C: i, ii, iii
D: I, ii, iii, iv, v
Media literacy skills
Communication skills
Information literacy skills
Collaboration skills
Students create a minidocumentary, which could provide
a starting point to further
investigate or engage with a social
issue.
MYP 5 – English Language & Literature
Overview
Wks
Key Concept
Global Context
Related Concepts
Statement of Inquiry
Objectives
ATL Skills
Service as Action
To Kill a
Mockingbird
7
Perspective
Fairness &
Development
Context
Point of View
Theme
Setting
Character
From the point of view of 6 year-old Scout,
To Kill a Mockingbird shows the context of
the American South in the 1930s while
exploring themes of racism, injustice, and
loss of innocence.
A: i, ii, iii, iv
B: i, ii, iii
C: i, ii, iii
D: i, ii, iii, iv, v
Communication skills
Critical-thinking skills
Students can draw parallels between
social and racial issues in To Kill a
Mockingbird and their own surroundings,
and they could develop a plan to address
racism (or other forms of discrimination) in
their world.
War, Conflict and
Poetry
6
Creativity
Personal and
Cultural
Expression
Context
Intertextuality
Self-expression
Some situations are too horrible to express
directly, and poetry can help the author to
make sense of the atrocities of war.
A: i, ii, iii, iv
B: i, ii, iii
D: i, ii, iii, iv
Reflective skills
Critical-thinking skills
Students will consider past and present
conflicts around the world. They could
develop a SA project to help current
conflict areas.
Satire & Social
Commentary
7
Communication
Globalization
and
Sustainability
Style
Purpose
Structure
Audience Imperatives
Satire uses exaggeration, incongruity, parody
and/or reversal to criticize aspects of society,
and if used effectively can raise awareness
or instigate social changes.
A.
B.
C.
D.
i,
i,
i,
i,
ii,
ii,
ii,
ii,
iii, iv
iii
iii
iii, iv
Communication skills
Creative-thinking skills
After identifying the global issue they wish
to write about, students are encouraged to
also find other, more active and direct,
ways to interact with this issue.
Gothic Literature
7
Creativity
Personal &
Cultural
Expression
Style
Genres
Setting
Self-expression
Character
The dark side of things fascinates us all:
ghosts, haunted houses, the supernatural,
madness, secrets. It is the aesthetics of
death, decay and frightening creations of
science and the imagination. An exploration
of this dark side of us is essential to being a
complete human being.
A.
B.
C.
D.
i,
i,
i,
i,
ii,
ii,
ii,
ii,
iii, iv
iii
iii
iii, iv
Communication skills
Creative-thinking skills
DP Preparation
Unit tbd.
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