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Centennial High School IB Diploma Program www.cnusd.k12.ca.us/centennial-hs/ TOK 11th Grade: 2nd semester 12th Grade: 1st semester • Each candidate must submit for assessment one essay of at least 1,200 words in length, but not exceeding 1,600 words. • Each candidate must make one or more individual and/or small group oral presentation to the class during the course, and complete the presentation planning and marking forms (Form TK/PPD and Form TK/PMF). • e teacher must also complete the relevant section of Form TK/PMF. e presentation must be an integral part of the theory of knowledge course. CAS Students are required to: • 150 hours in total, with a reasonable balance between creativity, action and service • Self review at the beginning of their CAS experience and set personal goals for what they hope to achieve through their CAS programme • Plan, do and reflect (plan activities, carry them out and reflect on what they learned) • Undertake at least one interim review and a final review with their CAS adviser • Take part in a range of activities, including at least one project, some of which they have initiated themselves, keep records of their activities and achievements, including a list of the principal activities undertaken EXTENDED ESSAY Compulsory for all DP students • Externally assessed and, in combination with the grade for theory of knowledge, contributes up to three points to the total score for the IB diploma • A piece of independent research/investigation on a topic chosen by the student in cooperation with a supervisor in the school • Chosen from the list of approved DP subjects, published in the Vade Mecum • Presented as a formal piece of scholarship containing no more than 4,000 words • About 40 hours of work concludes with a short interview, or viva voce, with the supervisor GROUP 1 -- LANGUAGE A1 Language Arts is required for all 4 years. One formal written assignment: junior year, 1,500 words, topics derieved from below assignments, 25% • Based on Works in Translation • Reflective Statement: 400-word paper on a work • Supervised Writing: Timed writing assignment, not scored Paper 1 Literary Commentary; senior year, 2 hours, 20% • Students write on one of two unseen passages with no guiding questions Paper 2 Essay: senior year, 2 hours, 25% • One question based on Part 3 works of the same genre Internal Assessment, 30% • Two oral activities internally assessed by teacher and externally moderated by IBO • Individual Oral Presentation: junior year, 10-15 minutes • Individual Oral Commentary: senior year, 15-20 minutes GROUP 2-- LANGUAGE B (FRENCH & SPANISH) French SL: 12th Grade French HL: 12th Grade Spanish SL: 11th & 12th Grade Spanish HL: 12th Grade IB Assessment: • 4 to 5 in-class oral assessments throughout the 4th year of study • Final oral assessment the 1st week of March • In-class writing assessment the 2nd week of March • Paper 1 & Paper 2 (reading and writing assessment) in May Expectations: • Participate in class discussions • Speak the target language • Spend at least one hour per day studying GROUP 3 --INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETIES 9th Grade: World Geography 10th Grade: AP World History 11th Grade: AP US History 12th Grade: History of the Americas HL AP/IB U.S. History Summer Homework: • Writing assignment based on selected chapters from Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States. • Reading assignment from the textbook • ere will be a quiz the first day of school What to expect: • Students will read 25-65 or more pages per week • Quizzes on assigned readings are given every Friday • ere will be approximately four unit exams throughout the year • ere will be approximately six timed essays throughout IB Senior History (History of the Americas) Summer Homework: • Research project • Reading assignment from the textbook. • ere will be a quiz on the first day of school What to expect: • Students in IB senior history will read from four textbooks and various scholarly articles throughout the year. ey can expect to read 20-50 or more pages per week • Quizzes on assigned readings are given every Wednesday. • ere will be approximately six timed essays throughout the year Internal Assessment: • Historical Investigation – 2,000 word research paper due in February GROUP 4-- EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES 9th Grade: Biology 1 MYP 10th Grade: Chemistry 1 Honors 11th Grade: Physics 1 / Chemistry 2 SL / Biology 2 SL / Environmental Science SL 12th Grade: Physics 2 SL or HL / Biology 2 SL or HL / Environmental Science SL Group 4 Project Required participation by all SL or HL candidates • 10 hours of research / discussion / formulation for each science course • Engage in a practically or theoretically based project studying the social and ethical implications of science and technology Science courses • As college level courses, students will be expected to manage their time accord- ingly in order to study efficiently. ere is no “easy A”. • Submit labs for internal assessment and external assessment by IBO worth 20-25% of May exam grades • Students are expected to attend class daily, read the required portions of the text, participate in class activities and solve real world problems using a variety of investigative skills. • Students are expected to take the appropriate level exam for their respective courses. Exams contain: Paper 1 – a timed multiple choice portion that must be performed without the use of a calculator. Paper 2 – a timed free response portion requiring the responses to 4 – 6 questions Paper 3 – a free response portion pertaining to specialized fields of study in each discipline. GROUP 5 -- MATHEMATICS 9th Grade: Geometry / Algebra 2 10th Grade: Algebra 2 / Pre calculus 11th Grade: Pre calculus / Calculus AB / Math Studies SL 12th Grade: IB Math SL or HL / Math Studies SL Mathematics HL e course consists of the study of six core topics and one option topic. Total 240 hrs. Core syllabus content 190 hrs. All topics in the core are compulsory. Mathematical Exploration: A piece of written work that includes investigating an area of mathematics Mathematics SL Total 150 hrs / e course consists of the study of six topics Mathematical Exploration: A piece of written work that includes investigating an area of mathematics IB Math Studies Internal assessments include quizzes and tests for each topic and one research project of the student’s choice incorporating math learned from the course. External assessments consist of 2 exams in May. Students must be prepared to learn a variety of maths related to non-math college majors/ meet specific project deadlines and complete daily assignments / Study 3-5 hours per week.
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TOK11th Grade: 2nd semester12th Grade: 1st semester•Eachcandidatemustsubmitforassessmentoneessayofatleast1,200wordsin length,butnotexceeding1,600words.•Eachcandidatemustmakeoneormoreindividualand/orsmallgrouporalpresentation totheclassduringthecourse,andcompletethepresentationplanningand markingforms(FormTK/PPDandFormTK/PMF).•TheteachermustalsocompletetherelevantsectionofFormTK/PMF.Thepresentation mustbeanintegralpartofthetheoryofknowledgecourse.
CASStudentsarerequiredto:•150hoursintotal,withareasonablebalancebetweencreativity,actionandservice•SelfreviewatthebeginningoftheirCASexperienceandsetpersonalgoalsforwhat theyhopetoachievethroughtheirCASprogramme•Plan,doandreflect(planactivities,carrythemoutandreflectonwhattheylearned)•UndertakeatleastoneinterimreviewandafinalreviewwiththeirCASadviser•Takepartinarangeofactivities,includingatleastoneproject,someofwhichthey haveinitiatedthemselves,keeprecordsoftheiractivitiesandachievements,including alistoftheprincipalactivitiesundertaken
EXTENDED ESSAYCompulsoryforallDPstudents•Externallyassessedand,incombinationwiththegradefortheoryofknowledge, contributesuptothreepointstothetotalscorefortheIBdiploma•Apieceofindependentresearch/investigationonatopicchosenbythestudentin cooperationwithasupervisorintheschool•ChosenfromthelistofapprovedDPsubjects,publishedintheVadeMecum•Presentedasaformalpieceofscholarshipcontainingnomorethan4,000words•About40hoursofworkconcludeswithashortinterview,orvivavoce,withthe supervisor
GROUP 1 -- LANGUAGE A1LanguageArtsisrequiredforall4years.
One formal written assignment: junior year, 1,500 words, topics derieved from below assignments, 25%•BasedonWorksinTranslation•ReflectiveStatement:400-wordpaperonawork•SupervisedWriting:Timedwritingassignment,notscoredPaper 1 Literary Commentary; senior year, 2 hours, 20%•StudentswriteononeoftwounseenpassageswithnoguidingquestionsPaper 2 Essay: senior year, 2 hours, 25%•OnequestionbasedonPart3worksofthesamegenreInternal Assessment, 30%•TwooralactivitiesinternallyassessedbyteacherandexternallymoderatedbyIBO•IndividualOralPresentation:junioryear,10-15minutes•IndividualOralCommentary:senioryear,15-20minutes
GROUP 2-- LANGUAGE B (FRENCH & SPANISH)French SL: 12th Grade French HL: 12th GradeSpanish SL: 11th & 12th Grade Spanish HL: 12th Grade
IB Assessment:• 4to5in-classoralassessmentsthroughoutthe4thyearofstudy• Finaloralassessmentthe1stweekofMarch• In-classwritingassessmentthe2ndweekofMarch• Paper1&Paper2(readingandwritingassessment)inMayExpectations:• Participateinclassdiscussions• Speakthetargetlanguage• Spendatleastonehourperdaystudying
GROUP 3 --INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETIES9th Grade: World Geography10th Grade: AP World History11th Grade: AP US History12th Grade: History of the Americas HL
AP/IB U.S. HistorySummerHomework:•WritingassignmentbasedonselectedchaptersfromHowardZinn’sAPeople’s HistoryoftheUnitedStates.•Readingassignmentfromthetextbook•TherewillbeaquizthefirstdayofschoolWhattoexpect:•Studentswillread25-65ormorepagesperweek•QuizzesonassignedreadingsaregiveneveryFriday•Therewillbeapproximatelyfourunitexamsthroughouttheyear•TherewillbeapproximatelysixtimedessaysthroughoutIB Senior History (History of the Americas)SummerHomework:•Researchproject•Readingassignmentfromthetextbook.•TherewillbeaquizonthefirstdayofschoolWhattoexpect:•StudentsinIBseniorhistorywillreadfromfourtextbooksandvariousscholarly articlesthroughouttheyear.Theycanexpecttoread20-50ormorepagesperweek•QuizzesonassignedreadingsaregiveneveryWednesday.•TherewillbeapproximatelysixtimedessaysthroughouttheyearInternalAssessment:•HistoricalInvestigation–2,000wordresearchpaperdueinFebruary
GROUP 4-- EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES9th Grade: Biology 1 MYP10th Grade: Chemistry 1 Honors 11th Grade: Physics 1 / Chemistry 2 SL / Biology 2 SL / Environmental Science SL12th Grade: Physics 2 SL or HL / Biology 2 SL or HL / Environmental Science SL
Group 4 ProjectRequiredparticipationbyallSLorHLcandidates• 10hoursofresearch/discussion/formulationforeachsciencecourse• Engageinapracticallyortheoreticallybasedprojectstudyingthesocialandethical implicationsofscienceandtechnologyScience courses• Ascollegelevelcourses,studentswillbeexpectedtomanagetheirtimeaccord- inglyinordertostudyefficiently.Thereisno“easyA”.• SubmitlabsforinternalassessmentandexternalassessmentbyIBOworth20-25% ofMayexamgrades• Studentsareexpectedtoattendclassdaily,readtherequiredportionsofthetext, participateinclassactivitiesandsolverealworldproblemsusingavarietyof investigativeskills.• Studentsareexpectedtotaketheappropriatelevelexamfortheirrespectivecourses.Exams contain:Paper1–atimedmultiplechoiceportionthatmustbeperformedwithouttheuseofacalculator.Paper2–atimedfreeresponseportionrequiringtheresponsesto4–6questionsPaper3–afreeresponseportionpertainingtospecializedfieldsofstudyineachdiscipline.
GROUP 5 -- MATHEMATICS9th Grade: Geometry / Algebra 210th Grade: Algebra 2 / Pre calculus 11th Grade: Pre calculus / Calculus AB / Math Studies SL12th Grade: IB Math SL or HL / Math Studies SL
Mathematics HLThecourseconsistsofthestudyofsixcoretopicsandoneoptiontopic.Total240hrs.Coresyllabuscontent190hrs.Alltopicsinthecorearecompulsory.MathematicalExploration:ApieceofwrittenworkthatincludesinvestigatinganareaofmathematicsMathematics SLTotal150hrs/ThecourseconsistsofthestudyofsixtopicsMathematicalExploration:ApieceofwrittenworkthatincludesinvestigatinganareaofmathematicsIB Math StudiesInternalassessmentsincludequizzesandtestsforeachtopicandoneresearchprojectofthestudent’schoiceincorporatingmathlearnedfromthecourse.Externalassessmentsconsistof2examsinMay.Studentsmustbepreparedtolearnavarietyofmathsrelatedtonon-mathcollegemajors/meetspecificprojectdeadlinesandcompletedailyassignments/Study3-5hoursperweek.
GROUP 6-- THE ARTS9th Grade: PE / Band / Drama 110th Grade: PE / Band / Drama 211th Grade: IB Art Design SL / Drama 312th Grade: IB Art Design SL / Drama SL or HL
•TheatreAssessmentsinclude:External:PPP&RI/Internal:TPPP&IPPCourse description AllpotentialI.B./DPstudentsneedtotakeBeginningTheatre(TheatreArts1A/B)withallothertheatrestudents,andthenneedtotakeatleastoneyearofIntermediateandoneyearofAdvancedtotestinTheatre.TheyneedtobeanAdvancedtheatreSeniortobeabletocompletetheirIPP.StudyHoursinclude:Timefluctuatesdependingonwhetherornotweareinproduction.Offseasonisabout1hourperweek.Duringaplayrangesfrom9to25hoursaweek.
•IB art designTheIBArtDesignCourseencouragesstudentstodeveloptheircreativeandcriticalabilitiesandtoenhancetheirknowledge,appreciationandenjoymentofvisualarts.Investigation Workbooks(IW)–60%Investigate–Observe,study,ormakeadetailedandsystematicexamination,inordertoestablishfactsandreachnewconclusions.Studio Work (Art) – 40%1. Exploremedia,materials,andequipment2. Exploreanddevelopartisticqualities,discoveryourindividualstrengths3. Studyrelationshipsbetween,for,meaningandcontent4. Studyavarietyofsocialandculturalfunctions5. Originalapproaches,creativesolutionsandacquisitionoftechnicalskills6. 1.5artpiecespermonthCollaborative WorkFinalassessmentisindividual.Studentswhoworkcollaborativelyonavisualartsproj-ectmustdocumenttheirindividualinput.
Centennial High School IB Diploma Program
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: What is the difference between MYP and DP?A: TheMiddleYearsProgramisthenameusedtodescribe9thand10thgradestudentsparticipatingfullyintheIBprogram.TheDiplomaProgram(DP)involvesstudentswhoareparticipatingpartiallyorfullywithintheIBprogramduringtheir11thand12thgradeyears.
Q: What is the difference between a Certificated candidate and a Diploma candidate?A: Acertificatedcandidateisastudentintheir11thor12thgradeyearswhohasoptedtoparticipateinonlyafewoftheIBrequiredcourses.Theyareeligibletoreceiveindi-vidualcertificatesinIBcoursesuponsuccessfulcompletionofthecourseandexam.AdiplomacandidateisastudentwhohasfullyparticipatedineveryaspectoftheIBprogramduringtheir11thand12thgradeyears.Studentsmustsuccessfullycompleteallcoursework,internalassessments,TOK,CAS,ExtendedEssayandearnaminimumof24pointsinordertoobtaintheirIBDiploma.
Q: How are points earned?A: Studentsmustcompleteinternalassessmentsassociatedwitheachcourseandpasstherespectiveexamswithascoreof4orbetter.Additionally,studentsmustcompletetheTOKcourse,CAShoursandtheExtendedEssay.FailuretocompleteanyportionofthisworkwillpreventstudentsfromearningtheirIBDiploma.
Q: What exams are required?A: AcertificatedcandidatewillonlyhavetotestintheIBcourseinwhichtheyareparticipating.Adiplomacandidatemustcomplete6examsbetweentheirJuniorandSenioryears.Nomorethan3examscanbeattheStandardLevel(SL)and3examsattheHigherLevel(HL).DuringtheirJunioryear,studentsmaytakenomorethan2SLexams.DuringtheirSenioryear,studentsmaytakeanycombinationofSLorHLex-amsinordertofulfilltheirtestingrequirements.Carefulconsiderationmustbetakenwhenselectingexamlevels.Q: What is the difference between Standard Level (SL) exams and Higher Level (HL) exams?A: Standardlevelexamsrequirelessdetailofconceptualknowledgeandtendtobeshorterexams.IBOrequireslesshoursofstudytocoverthismaterial.Higherlevelsexamsrequiremoretimeandaremorewidelyrecognizedforcollegeunitsamonguniversities.(Pleasecontactyourdesireduniversityforfurtherdetail.)Contentiscoveredinmuchmoredetailedandtheexamsrequiremorequestionstobeanswered.
CONTACTFor more information or to discuss specific concerns, please contact:MaryAnneRasmussenIBCoordinatorCentennialHighSchool951-739-5670mrasmussen@cnusd.k12.ca.us
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•IB Music (Festival Winds)Course outline: Themajoremphasisofthiscourseistoprovideanintensiveexamina-tionoftheprocess,contentandanalysisofmusicthroughdemonstrationandperfor-mance.Emphasisisplacedonperformingqualityconcertbandliteratureaswellasdevelopmentofthefundamentalsofbalance,blend,intonationandrhythm.Studentswillfocusonfourcomponents:MusicalPerception,Creating,SoloPerforming&GroupPerforming.Assessment Outline for IB HL Music 1.ExternalAssessment(50%)1.1ListeningPaper(30%) 1.1.1Sevenmusicalperceptionquestions1.2MusicalLinksInvestigation(20%) 1.2.1Awrittenmediascriptofnomorethan2,000wordsinvestigating thesignificantmusicallinkbetweeentwo(ormore)piecesfromdistinct musicalcultures 1.2.2TwoworksareprescribedeachyearbytheIB
