Course Name and Grade Level: Language A: Language and Literature - DP1 Name of Course Facilitator: Rima Moukarzel Email of Course Facilitator: rima.moukarzel@eastwoodschools.com Number of Teaching Periods per Week: HL 6; SL 4 _____________________________________________________________________ Course Description The Language A: language and literature course is a two-year college preparatory course of study designed for highly motivated high school students. This class, as part I of the two-year 11/12 curriculum, helps prepare students for IB examinations to be taken in the senior year. The foundation of the class is based upon the analysis of texts, both literary and non-literary, in relation to their cultural contexts. Oral commentary, along with graded discussion, and formal academic writing will be taught and emphasized throughout the year. Topics Covered Part 1 Language in Cultural Context (SL 3-4 or HL 4-5 topics)

• Gender Extracts from Woman at Point Zero, El Saadawi N. “On Women’s rights to vote”, Susan Anthony Articles from Superman is an Arab, J. Haddad

• Language and knowledge Scientific articles on recent technological inventions Excerpts from Brave New World, Aldous Huxley

• Language and power Extracts from Orientalism, Edward Said

• Language and Taboo Excerpts from 1984, George Orwell

• Language and belief Excerpts from Antigone, Anouilh Articles on rereading myths

Part 2 Language and Mass Communication (HL 4-5; SL 3-4) • Textual Bias

James Mann’s “What is TV doing to America?” Russ Prevost’s “Confessions of a News Addict” Articles on the role of media in wars

• Stereotypes Public advertisements

• Language and Presentation of Speeches Extracts from Midaq Alley, Nagib Mahfouz

• Media Institutions Social Media Part 3 Literature-texts and contexts (HL 3; SL 2) Source Author Title Genre Period Place PLT work (in translation) Beckett,

S. Waiting for Godot

Drama C20 Europe

PLA work Achebe, C.

Things Fall Apart

Novel C20 Africa

Chosen freely (PLT, PLA, or elsewhere)

Dickens, C.

Great Expectations

Novel C19 Europe

Course Objectives Students will learn through this course:

• To better appreciate literature, both in terms of the features of each text, as well as with a better understanding of the cultural and historical context of each work. Further, students will learn to have a command of language appropriate to the study of literature, using proper syntax, register, and vocabulary in their written and oral communication

• To express their ideas with regard to literary and non-literary texts clearly, logically and precisely, with relevant and persuasive support and detail.

Required Texts (in order read) Woman at Point Zero El Saadawi N. “On Women’s rights to vote”, Susan Anthony Brave New World, Aldous Huxley Extracts from Orientalism, Edward Said 1984, George Orwell Antigone, Anouilh Waiting for Godot, Beckett S. Things Fall Apart, Achebe C.

Great Expectations, Dickens C. Daily Assignments These will include journals, literary analysis exercises, some independent readings and graded discussions. In class work and homework will help prepare students for major assessments. Major Assessments Each text will culminate in oral presentations and written tasks. The daily grade, consisting of tests, quizzes, oral presentations and assignments, accounts for 60% of a student’s grade, while exams on Paper 1 and Paper 2 will account for 40%. IB Assessments for Part 1 and Part 3 For Internal Assessment, SL/HL students will complete one oral activity based on the Part 1 material. For External Assessment, SL students produce at least one written task on the material studied in the course. HL students produce at least two written tasks based on the material studied in the course. This task must be between 800 and 1000 words in length plus a rationale of 200-300 words. Late Work All work is due on the assigned due date, in the beginning of class. Ten percent increments are deducted for each day an assignment is late. If a student is absent on the day an assignment is due, a signed note from the parent is required for full credit. This is the student’s responsibility. Tests and quizzes can only be made up for an excused absence. Plagiarism Plagiarism is copying, in whole or part, the words, or ideas of another writer without properly and fully acknowledging the source. It also includes copying from a classmate, on a paper, test or other assignment. We view plagiarism as an academic, character and disciplinary problem of serious consequence. Students will receive an automatic F on any assignment plagiarized and parents, all other teachers and administration will be notified. More severe disciplinary action includes suspension and/or expulsion from the IB program.

Course Name and Grade Level: Biology SL/HL – DP1 Name of Course Facilitator: Basem Alaeddine Email of Course Facilitator: bassem.alaeddine@eastwoodschools.com Number of Teaching Periods per Week: 4/6 periods _____________________________________________________________________ Course Outline This course is designed to help students develop the knowledge, understanding, attitudes and skills necessary to participate actively and responsibly in a changing world. The syllabus content is divided into three blocks: Core topic ( SL/HL) Additional higher level

(AHL) Option

1. Cell biology 7. Nucleic acids A. Neurobiology and behavior

2. Molecular biology 8. Metabolism, cell respiration, and photosynthesis.

B. Biotechnology and bioinformatics

3. Genetics 9. Plant biology C. Ecology and conservation

4. Ecology 10. Genetics and evolution D. Human physiology 5. Evolution and biodiversity

11. Animal physiology

6. Human physiology In addition to theory there will be practical scheme of work for students which will help them to develop various skills ranging from experimental to analytical to ICT to mathematical and much more.

- For core students- 20 hours of practical work. - For AHL students- 40 hours of practical work.

Possible Practical Tasks: 1. Hands-on laboratory investigation 2. Using a spread sheet for analysis and modeling 3. Extracting data from a database and analyzing it graphically 4. Using simulation provided it is interactive and open-ended.

Course Learning Outcomes Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of: a. Facts, concepts and terminology b. Methodologies and techniques c. Communicating scientific information

2. Apply: a. Facts, concepts and terminology b. Methodologies and techniques c. Methods of communicating scientific information

3. Formulate, analyze and evaluate: a. Hypotheses, research questions and prediction b. Methodologies and techniques c. Primary and secondary data d. Scientific explanation

4. Demonstrate the appropriate research, experimental, and personal skills necessary to carry out insightful and ethical investigation.

Assignments and Methods of Assessment Students’ strengths and weaknesses are identified in order to help the students improve their understanding and capabilities. Formative assessments include homework, quizzes, tests, presentations, lab reports, research projects, group and individual work. Assessment is divided into two parts:

1. Internal Assessment - Worth 20% of the final assessment - Consists of one individual investigation - Assessment criteria is the same for both SL and HL 2. External Assessment - Both SL and HL will sit 3 examination papers - Paper 1 is multiple-choice with a weighing of 20% of the overall final

assessment. - Paper 2 is short answer and extended response questions with a weighing of

40% for SL and 36% for HL of the overall final assessment. - Paper 3 is short-answer questions on experimental skills and short-answer and

extended response questions from a chosen option. The weighting for this paper is 20% for SL and 24% for HL.

Required Readings / Textbooks IB Biology, Oxford Diploma Programme Policy on Cheating and Plagiarism Students caught cheating on an exam receive a grade of zero on the exam in their first cheating attempt and receive a warning. Plagiarism on assignments and project work is a serious offense. If plagiarism is detected, a student will be subject to penalty as mentioned in the Academic Honesty Policy.

Attendance Policy

• Students are held responsible for all the material presented in the classroom, even during their absence.

• Instructors have the right to impose specific attendance regulations in their courses.

Course Name and Grade Level: Business Management SL/HL – DP1 Name of Course Facilitator: Amal Khlat Email of Course Facilitator: amal.khlat@eastwoodschools.com Number of Teaching Periods per Week: 4/6 periods _____________________________________________________________________ Course Outline This course is designed to develop student’s knowledge and understanding of business management theories, as well as their ability to apply a range of tools and techniques. Emphasis is placed on strategic decision-making and the operational functions of human resource management, finance and accounts, marketing and operations management. Through the exploration of six concepts underpinning the course (change, culture, ethics, globalization, innovation, and strategy), the course allows students to develop their understanding of interdisciplinary concepts from a business management perspective. Course Learning Outcomes According to the “IB Management Guide”, the intention of the business management course is to make students able to fulfill the following assessment objectives:

1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of: o the business management tools, techniques and theories specified in

the syllabus content o the six concepts that underpin the subject o real-world business problems, issues and decisions o the HL extension topics (HL only).

2. Demonstrate application and analysis of: o knowledge and skills to a variety of real-world and fictional business

situations o business decisions by explaining the issue(s) at stake, selecting and

interpreting data, and applying appropriate tools, techniques, theories and concepts

o the HL extension topics (HL only). 3. Demonstrate synthesis and evaluation of:

o business strategies and practices, showing evidence of critical thinking o business decisions, formulating recommendations

o the HL extension topics (HL only). 4. Demonstrate a variety of appropriate skills to:

o produce well-structured written material using business terminology o select and use quantitative and qualitative business tools, techniques

and methods o select and use business material, from a range of primary and

secondary sources. Assignments and Methods of Assessment Students’ grades will be determined by daily work, which will include homework, case studies, Quizzes and tests. The total grade will be calculated as follow: Required Readings / Textbooks

§ IB Business Management, Oxford IB Diploma Program Recommended Readings

§ Management, Robbins, S.P., & Coutler, M.A, 2010 Topics Covered in the Course

§ Introduction to Business Management § Types of Organizations § Organizational Objectives § Stakeholders § External Environment § Growth and Evolution § Functions and evolution of human resource management § Organizational Structure § Leadership and management § Motivation § Source of finance § Costs and Revenues § Marketing Planning § Market Research § The Four P’s

Homework 20% Case Studies 20% Quizzes 20% Tests 40%

Policy on Cheating and Plagiarism Students caught cheating on an exam receive a grade of zero on the exam in their first cheating attempt and receive a warning. Plagiarism on assignments and project work is a serious offense. If plagiarism is detected, a student will be subject to penalty as mentioned in the Academic Honesty Policy. Attendance Policy

• Students are held responsible for all the material presented in the classroom, even during their absence.

• Absent students are expected to submit their written assignments by email during their absence.

Course Name and Grade Level: Mathematic Standard level – DP1 Name of Course Facilitator: Ms. Aida Lteif Email of Course Facilitator: aida.lteif@eastwoodschools.com Number of Teaching Periods per Week: 5 periods

Couse Outline The purpose of the two year IB mathematics standard level course is to explore relationships among calculus, trigonometry, statistics, geometry, and functions in various contexts—physics, biology, business, technology, social science, the arts, and more—and to represent those relationships with symbols, graphs, tables, and words; then to use those representations to solve problems, identify patterns, and explore other relationships. This course is designed to produce roadblocks along the way; these roadblocks can be challenging and painful at times, but the goal is to solve them and move forward in our quest to become lifelong learners. To be life-long learners you need to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them, reason abstractly and quantitatively, construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others, model with mathematics, use appropriate tools strategically, attend to precision, look for and make use of structure, and look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning. This course will be taught with a focus on student inquiry. You will spend time generating mathematical questions and pursuing their answers. Class time will be spent in the following activities:

- Guided investigation - Group and class discussion - Teacher presentations - Student presentations - Application of skills

Course Content Topics as mentioned in the IB subject guide for Mathematics standard level: Topic 1: Algebra The aim of this topic is to introduce students to some basic algebraic concepts and applications.

1.1 Arithmetic sequences and series; sum of finite arithmetic series; geometric sequences and series; sum of finite and infinite geometric series. Sigma notation. Applications.

1.2 Elementary treatment of exponents and logarithms. Laws of exponents; laws of logarithms. Change of base. 1.3 The binomial theorem: expansion of 𝑎 + 𝑏 !. Calculation of binomial coefficients using Pascal’s triangle and nCr.

Topic 2: Functions and equations The aims of this topic are to explore the notion of a function as a unifying theme in mathematics, and to apply functional methods to a variety of mathematical situations. It is expected that extensive use will be made of technology in both the development and the application of this topic, rather than elaborate analytical techniques. On examination papers, questions may be set requiring the graphing of functions that do not explicitly appear on the syllabus, and students may need to choose the appropriate viewing window. For those functions explicitly mentioned, questions may also be set on composition of these functions with the linear function y=ax+b.

2.1 Concept of function. Domain, range; image (value). Composite functions. Identity function. Inverse function. 2.2 The graph of a function; its equation y = f(x). Function graphing skills. Investigation of key features of graphs, such as maximum and minimum values, intercepts, horizontal and vertical asymptotes, symmetry, and consideration of domain and range. Use of technology to graph a variety of functions, including ones not specifically mentioned. The graph of the inverse function as the reflection in the line y = x of the graph of y=f(x). 2.3 Transformations of graphs. Translations. Reflections (in both axes). Vertical stretch with scale factor p. Stretch in the x-direction with scale factor 1/q. Composite transformations. 2.4 The quadratic function: its graph, y-intercept, x-intercept(s). Axis of symmetry. Factored form. Vertex form. 2.5 The reciprocal function: its graph and self-inverse nature. The rational function and its graph. Vertical and horizontal asymptotes. 2.6 Exponential functions and their graphs. Logarithmic functions and their graphs. Relationships between these functions. 2.7 Solving equations, both graphically and analytically. Use of technology to solve a variety of equations, including those where there is no appropriate analytic approach. The quadratic formula. The discriminant and the nature of the roots, that is, two distinct real roots, two equal real roots, no real roots. Solving exponential equations. 2.8 Applications of graphing skills and solving equations that relate to real-life situations.

Topic 3: Circular functions and trigonometry The aims of this topic are to explore the circular functions and to solve problems using trigonometry. On examination papers, radian measure should be assumed unless otherwise indicated.

3.1 The circle: radian measure of angles; length of an arc; area of a sector. 3.2 Definition of cosθ and sinθ in terms of the unit circle. Definition of tanθ as (!"#$!"#$

). Exact values of trigonometric ratios.

3.3 The Pythagorean identity. Double angle identities for sine and cosine. Relationship between trigonometric ratios. 3.4 The circular functions sin x , cos x and tan x : their domains and ranges; amplitude, their periodic nature; and their graphs. Composite functions of the form f(x)=a 𝑠𝑖𝑛(𝑏(𝑥 + 𝑐))+ 𝑑. Transformations. Applications. 3.5 Solving trigonometric equations in a finite interval, both graphically and analytically. Equations leading to quadratic equations in sinx , cosx or tanx. 3.6 Solution of triangles. The cosine rule. The sine rule, including the ambiguous case. Area of a triangle.

Topic 4: Vectors The aim of this topic is to provide an elementary introduction to vectors, including both algebraic and geometric approaches. The use of dynamic geometry software is extremely helpful to visualize situations in three dimensions.

4.1 Vectors as displacements in the plane and in three dimensions. Components of a vector; column representation. Algebraic and geometric approaches to the following: the sum and difference of two vectors; the zero vector, the vector −v, multiplication by a scalar, kv ; parallel vectors, magnitude of a vector, |v|, unit vectors; base vectors; i, j and k, position vectors. 4.2 The scalar product of two vectors. Perpendicular vectors; parallel vectors. The angle between two vectors. 4.3 Vector equation of a line in two and three dimensions: t = ra + b. The angle between two lines. 4.4 Distinguishing between coincident and parallel lines. Finding the point of intersection of two lines. Determining whether two lines intersect.

Topic 5: Statistics and probability The aim of this topic is to introduce basic concepts. It is expected that most of the calculations required will be done using technology, but explanations of calculations by hand may enhance understanding. The emphasis is on understanding and interpreting the results obtained, in context. Statistical tables will no longer be allowed in examinations. While many of the calculations required in examinations are estimates, it is likely that the command terms “write down”, “find” and “calculate” will be used.

5.1 Concepts of population, sample, random sample, discrete and continuous data. Presentation of data: frequency distributions (tables); frequency histograms with equal class intervals. Box-and-whisker plots; outliers. Grouped data: use of mid-interval values for calculations; interval width; upper and lower interval boundaries; modal class. 5.2 Statistical measures and their interpretations. Central tendency: mean, median, mode. Quartiles, percentiles. Dispersion: range, interquartile range, variance, standard deviation. Effect of constant changes to the original data. Applications. 5.3 Cumulative frequency; cumulative frequency graphs; use to find median, quartiles, percentiles.

5.4 Linear correlation of bivariate data. Pearson’s product–moment correlation coefficient r. Scatter diagrams; lines of best fit. Equation of the regression line of y on x. Use of the equation for prediction purposes. Mathematical and contextual interpretation. 5.5 Concepts of trial, outcome, equally likely outcomes, sample space (U) and event. The probability of an event A. The complementary events A and A′ (not A). Use of Venn diagrams, tree diagrams and tables of outcomes. 5.6 Combined events, Mutually exclusive events. Conditional probability. Independent events. Probabilities with and without replacement. 5.7 Concept of discrete random variables and their probability distributions. Expected value (mean), E(X) for discrete data. Applications. 5.8 Binomial distribution. Mean and variance of the binomial distribution. 5.9 Normal distributions and curves. Standardization of normal variables (z-values, z-scores). Properties of the normal distribution.

Topic 6: Calculus The aim of this topic is to introduce students to the basic concepts and techniques of differential and integral calculus and their applications.

6.1 Informal ideas of limit and convergence. Limit notation. Definition of derivative from first principles. Derivative interpreted as gradient function and as rate of change. Tangents and normals, and their equations. 6.2 Derivatives of polynomial, trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions. Differentiation of a sum and a real multiple of these functions. The chain rule for composite functions. The product and quotient rules. The second derivative. Extension to higher derivatives. 6.3 Local maximum and minimum points. Testing for maximum or minimum. Points of inflexion with zero and non-zero gradients. Graphical behaviour of functions, including the relationship between the graphs of f , f ′ and f ′′. Optimization. Applications. 6.4 Indefinite integration as anti-differentiation. Indefinite integrals. The composites of any of these with the linear function ax+b. Integration by inspection, or substitution. 6.5 Anti-differentiation with a boundary condition to determine the constant term. Definite integrals, both analytically and using technology. Areas under curves (between the curve and the x-axis). Areas between curves. Volumes of revolution about the x-axis. 6.6 Kinematic problems involving displacement s, velocity v and acceleration a. Total distance travelled.

Assessment in IB: as seen in the subject guide

Assignments and Methods of Assessment Daily Trimester Exam Trimester Grade Homework 10% 60% daily+

40% Trimester Exam

Classwork 10% Quizzes 35% Tests 45% Total 100% 100 100 60% of the final Grade 40% of the final Grade Required Readings / Textbooks Mathematics Standard Level, Pearson Baccalaureate, 2012 edition Mathematics for the international student Mathematics SL, Hease Publications, Third edition

Units Covered in the Course: The order might change throughout the course of the two years.

Background Knowledge Unit 0: Prior Learning Topics / Fundamentals / Algebra Review

Topic 2 – Functions & Equations Unit 1: Functions

1.1 basics / composite & inverse functions

1.2 transformations of graphs

1.3 rational functions

1.4 quadratic functions & equations (+ HL)

1.5 solving other equations (+ HL)

Topic 1 – Algebra

Unit 2: Sequences & Series and Binomial Theorem

2.1 sequences & series

2.2 exponents & logarithms - basics

2.3 arithmetic sequences & series

2.4 geometric sequences & series

2.5 counting principles & binomial theorem (+ HL)

Topic 2 – Functions & Equations (continued)

Unit 3: Exponential & Logarithmic Functions & Equations

3.1 exponential functions

3.2 logarithmic functions

3.3 exponential & logarithmic equations

Topic 3 – Trigonometry

Unit 4: Trigonometric Functions & Equations 9hrs

4.1 angles, circles, arcs & sectors

4.2 trigonometric functions (+ HL)

4.3 trigonometric equations & identities (+ HL)

Unit 5: Triangle Trigonometry 7hrs

5.1 trigonometric functions and angles

5.2 law of sines

5.3 cosine rule

5.4 applications

Topic 5 – Statistics & Probability Unit 11: Descriptive Statistics (8 hrs)

11.1 basics & graphical tools

11.2 measures of central tendency & variability

11.3 linear regression (SL only*) Revision Unit 7: Revision

Topic 6 – Calculus

Unit 8: Differential Calculus I (13 hrs)

8.1 differentiation basics

8.2 maxima & minima

8.3 tangents & normal

Unit 9: Differential Calculus II (13 hrs)

9.1 trigonometric, exponential & logarithmic functions (+ HL)

9.2 further differentiation methods (+ HL)

9.3 optimization Introduce Exploration at the end of year 1

Research topics over summer vacation

Classroom Materials • Pencils, blue or black pens • Squared Copybook special for math • Graphing calculator Casio fx-9860GII SD à If you already have a GDC

check with the teacher to validate if it is recognized by the IBO. • Charged iPad

Important Information

• Homework will be given on daily basis. It will be posted on EMS. Grading an assignment will be based on effort.

• The homework should be submitted on a separate paper which will be given to the teacher at the beginning of the session.

• Lack of submitting any of the assignments will result as a zero. Copying the homework is considered as cheating and therefore both students will be given a zero.

• Students will not be given the permission to go to the toilet unless a medical report is being given.

• Before leaving the classroom, make sure that your desk area is clean. • It is highly recommended to save all your assignments, quizzes and tests in a

folder. They will help you a lot in reviewing for your exams. • Quizzes may or may not be announced; therefore it is expected from you to

always come well prepared to class. Having any questions please don’t hesitate to ask the teacher.

• Tests will be announced at least a week before the day that it is given. • No questions should be asked during a quiz or test. • You must show all your work on quizzes and tests to receive a full grade. • Cell phones must not be audible or visible in class and must be turned off. It

will be confiscated if they are seen or heard.

Policy on Cheating and Plagiarism Cheating will not be tolerated. Copying work, looking at another person’s test/quiz paper, asking for help during a test or quiz are all forms of cheating. Consequences for academic dishonesty include a zero on the assignment, notification of your parent/guardian, and documentation in your student file. Attendance Policy

• Students are held responsibility for all the material presented in the classroom, even during their absence.

• Students are required to provide a medical report upon their absence on an assessment that should be approved by the administration in order to sit for a make-up quiz or test.

Course Name and Grade Level: Mathematic Higher Level – DP1 Name of Course Facilitator: Mr. Hasan Dinnawi Email of Course Facilitator: hasan.dinnawi@eastwoodschools.com Number of Teaching Periods per Week: 6 periods

Couse Outline The purpose of the two year IB mathematics higher level course is to explore relationships among calculus, trigonometry, statistics, geometry, and functions in various contexts—physics, biology, business, technology, social science, the arts, and more—and to represent those relationships with symbols, graphs, tables, and words; then to use those representations to solve problems, identify patterns, and explore other relationships. This course is designed to produce roadblocks along the way; these roadblocks can be challenging and painful at times, but the goal is to solve them and move forward in our quest to become lifelong learners. To be life-long learners you need to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them, reason abstractly and quantitatively, construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others, model with mathematics, use appropriate tools strategically, attend to precision, look for and make use of structure, and look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning. This course will be taught with a focus on student inquiry. You will spend time generating mathematical questions and pursuing their answers. Class time will be spent in the following activities:

- Guided investigation - Group and class discussion - Teacher presentations - Student presentations - Application of skills

Course Content Topics as mentioned in the IB subject guide for Mathematics standard level: 0 Prior Learning Topics (HL) [content in red is only in HL and not in SL ]

Number 0.1 Routine use of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, using integers, decimals and fractions, including order of operations 0.2 Rational exponents 0.3 Simplification of expressions involving roots (surds or radicals), including rationalizing the denominator 0.4 Prime numbers and factors (divisors), including greatest common divisors and least common multiples 0.5 Simple applications of ratio, percentage and proportion, linked to similarity 0.6 Definition and elementary treatment of absolute value

(modulus), 0.7 Rounding, decimal approximations and significant figures, including appreciation of errors 0.8 Expression of numbers in standard form (scientific notation), that is, , ,

Sets and Numbers 0.9 Concept and notation of sets, elements, universal (reference) set, empty (null) set, complement, subset, equality of sets, disjoint sets 0.10 Operations on sets: union and intersection 0.11 Commutative, associative and distributive properties 0.12 Venn diagrams

0.13 Number systems: natural numbers, integers, ; rationals, ; and irrationals; real numbers, 0.14 Intervals on the real number line using set notation and using inequalities. Expressing the solution set of a linear inequality on the number line and in set notation 0.15 Mappings of the elements of one set to another. Illustration by means of sets of ordered pairs, tables, diagrams and graphs

Algebra 0.16 Manipulation of linear and quadratic expressions, including factorization, expansion, completing the square and use of the formula 0.17 Rearrangement, evaluation and combination of simple formulae. Examples from other subject areas, particularly the sciences, should be included 0.18 The linear function and its graph, gradient and y-intercept

0.19 Addition and subtraction of algebraic fractions

0.20 The properties of order relations: 0.21 Solution of linear equations and inequalities in one variable, including cases with rational coefficients 0.22 Solution of quadratic equations and inequalities, using factorization and completing the square 0.23 Solution of simultaneous linear equations in two variables

Trigonometry 0.24 Angle measurement in degrees. Compass directions and three figure bearings 0.25 Right-angle trigonometry. Simple applications for solving triangles 0.26 Pythagoras’ theorem and its converse

Geometry 0.27 Simple geometric transformations: translation, reflection, rotation, enlargement. Congruence and similarity, including the concept of scale factor of an enlargement 0.28 The circle, its centre and radius, area and circumference. The terms “arc”, “sector”, “chord”, “tangent” and “segment” 0.29 Perimeter and area of plane figures. Properties of triangles and quadrilaterals, including parallelograms, rhombuses, rectangles, squares, kites and trapeziums (trapezoids); compound shapes 0.30 Volumes of cuboids, pyramids, spheres, cylinders and cones 0.31 Classification of prisms and pyramids, including tetrahedra

Coordinate Geometry 0.32 Elementary geometry of the plane, including the concepts of dimension for point, line, plane and space. The equation of a line in the form

0.33 Parallel and perpendicular lines, including and

0.34 The Cartesian plane: ordered pairs , origin, axes 0.35 Mid-point of a line segment and distance between two points in the Cartesian plane and in three dimensions

Statistics and Probability 0.36 Descriptive statistics: collection of raw data; display of data in pictorial and diagrammatic forms, including frequency histograms, cumulative frequency graphs 0.37 Obtaining simple statistics from discrete data and continuous data, including mean, median, mode, quartiles, range, interquartile range and percentiles 0.38 Calculating probabilities of simple events

HL core syllabus content Topic 1: Algebra

1.1 Arithmetic sequences and series; sum of finite arithmetic series; geometric sequences and series; sum of finite and infinite geometric series; sigma notation; applications 1.2 Exponents and logarithms; laws of exponents; laws of logarithms; change of base 1.3 Counting principles, including permutations and combinations; the

binomial theorem: expansion ; calculation of binomial

coefficients using Pascal’s triangle and the formula , also written as

1.4 Proof by mathematical induction

1.5 Complex numbers: the number ; the terms: real part, imaginary part, conjugate, modulus and argument; Cartesian form

; sums, products and quotients of complex numbers

1.6 Modulus-argument (polar) form ; the complex plane

1.7 Powers of complex numbers: de Moivre’s theorem; roots of a complex number 1.8 Conjugate roots of polynomial equations with real coefficients 1.9 Solutions of systems of linear equations (a maximum of three equations in three unknowns), including cases where there is a unique solution, an infinity of solutions or no solution

Topic 2: Functions and equations

2.1 Concept of function ; domain, range; odd and even functions; composite function ; identity function; One-to-one and

many-to-one functions; inverse function , including domain restriction; self-inverse functions

2.2 The graph of a function; its equation ; function graphing skills; investigation of key features of graphs, such as maximum and minimum values, intercepts, horizontal and vertical asymptotes, symmetry, and consideration of domain and range; use of technology to

graph a variety of functions; the graphs of the functions and

; the graph of given the graph of

2.3 Transformations of graphs; translations:

; reflections (in both axes): ; vertical stretch

with scale factor p: ; stretch in the x-direction with scale

factor : ; composite transformations; the graph of

as the reflection in the line of the graph of

2.4 The rational function , and its graph; vertical and

horizontal asymptotes;the function , and its graph; the

function , and its graph;relationships between these

functions: ; ; 2.5 Polynomial functions and their graphs; the factor and remainder theorems; the fundamental theorem of algebra 2.6 Solving quadratic equations using the quadratic formula. Use of the discrminant to determine the nature of the roots, that is, two distinct roots, two equal real roots, no real roots; solving polynomial equations both graphically and algebraically; sum and product of the roots of polynomial equations; solving exponential equations of the form using logarithms; use of technology to solve a variety of equations, including those where there is no appropriate analytic approach

2.7 Solutions of ; graphical or algebraic methods, for simple polynomials up to degree 3; use of technology for these and other functions

Topic 3: Circular functions and trigonometry 3.1 The circle: radian measure of angles; length of an arc; area of a sector

3.2 Definition of , and in terms of the unit circle; exact

values of , and of and their multiples; definition of the reciprocal trigonometric ratios ; the Pythagorean identities ; ;

3.3 Compound angle identities; double angle identities for sine, cosine and tangent

3.4 The circular functions ; their domains and ranges; amplitude, their periodic nature; and their graphs; composite

functions of the form ; transformations

3.5 The inverse functions ; their domains and ranges; their graphs

3.6 Algebraic and graphical methods of solving trigonometric equations in a finite interval 3.7 Solution of triangles; the cosine rule; the sine rule, including the

ambiguous case; area of a triangle Topic 4: Vectors

4.1 Concept of a vector; vectors as displacements in the plane and in three dimensions; components of a vector; column representation;

; algebraic and geometric approaches to the following: sum and difference of two vectors; zero vector; the vector

; multiplication by a scalar ; parallel vectors; magnitude of a

vector, ; unit vectors; base vectors; ; position vectors ;

4.2 The scalar product of two vectors; properties of the scalar product; the angle between two vectors; perpendicular vectors; parallel vectors

4.3 Vector equation of a line in two and three dimensions: ; the angle between two lines 4.4 Distinguishing between coincident and parallel lines; finding the point of intersection of two lines; determining whether two lines intersect 4.5 Definition of the vector product of two vectors; properties of the

vector product; geometric interpretation of

4.6 Vector equation of a plane ; normal vector form for equation of a plane ; Cartesian equation of a plane

Topic 5: Statistics and probability

5.1 Concepts of population, sample, random sample; frequency distribution of discrete and continuous data; grouped data: mid-interval values; interval width; upper and lower interval boundaries; mean, variance, standard deviation 5.2 Concepts of trial, outcome, equally likely outcomes, sample space

(U) and event; the probability of an event A is ; the complementary events A and (not A); use of Venn diagrams, tree diagrams, counting principles and tables of outcomes to solve problems

5.3 Combined events, ; mutually exclusive events

5.4 Conditional probability; the definition ;

independent events; the definition ; use of Bayes’ theorem for a maximum of three events 5.5 Concept of discrete and continuous random variables and their probability distributions; definition and use of probability density functions; expected value (mean), mode, median, variance and standard deviation 5.6 Binomial distribution; its mean and variance; Poisson distribution, its mean and variance 5.7 Normal distributions; properties of the normal distribution; standardization of normal variables (z-values, z-scores)

Topic 6: Calculus 6.1 Informal ideas of limit, continuity and convergence; definition of

derivative from first principles as ; derivative interpreted as gradient function and as rate of change; finding equations of tangents and normal; the second derivative; higher derivatives

6.2 Derivative of , , , , and ; differentiation of sums and multiples of functions; the chain rule for composite functions; the product and quotient rules; related rates of change; implicit differentiation; derivatives of , , , ,

, , and 6.3 Local maximum and minimum points; optimization problems; points of inflexion with zero and non-zero gradients; graphical behaviour of functions. Including the relationship between the graphs of

6.4 Indefinite integration as anti-differentiation; indefinite integral of

, , , and ; other indefinite integrals using the results from 6.2; the composites of any of these with a linear function 6.5 Anti-differentiation with a boundary condition to determine the constant of integration; definite integrals, both analytically and using technology; area of the region enclosed by a curve and the x-axis or y-axis; areas of regions enclosed by curves; volumes of revolution about the x-axis or y-axis 6.6 Kinematic problems involving displacement s, velocity v and acceleration a; total distance travelled 6.7 Integration by substitution; integration by parts

Option Topic 9: Calculus

Assessment in IB: as seen in the subject guide

Assignments and Methods of Assessment Daily Trimester Exam Trimester Grade Homework 10% 60% daily+

40% Trimester Exam

Classwork 10% Quizzes 35% Tests 45% Total 100% 100 100 60% of the final Grade 40% of the final Grade Required Readings / Textbooks Mathematics Standard Level, Oxford Pearson Mathematics Book

Mathematics for the international student Mathematics SL, Hease Publications, Third edition Classroom Materials

• Pencils, blue or black pens • Squared Copybook special for math • Graphing calculator TI 84Plus à If you already have a GDC check with the

teacher to validate if it is recognized by the IBO. • Charged iPad Important Information • Homework will be given on daily basis. It will be written on the board and

sent via email. Grading an assignment will be based on effort. • The homework should be submitted on the copybook or a separate paper

based on the teacher’s instructions. • Lack of submitting any of the assignments will result in a zero.

Copying the homework is considered as cheating and therefore both students will be given a zero.

• Students will not be given the permission to go to the toilet unless a medical report is being given.

• Before leaving the classroom, make sure that your desk area is clean. • It is highly recommended to save all your assignments, quizzes and tests in a

folder. They will help you a lot in reviewing for your exams. • Quizzes are usually announced; however, it is expected from you to always

come well prepared to class as a graded classwork might be done. • Tests will be announced at least a week before the day that it is given. • No questions should be asked during a quiz or a test. • You must show all your work on quizzes and tests to receive a full grade. • Cell phones must not be audible or visible in the classroom and must be

turned off or silent (no vibration). It will be confiscated otherwise. Policy on Cheating and Plagiarism Cheating will not be tolerated. Copying work, looking at another person’s test/quiz paper, asking for help during a test or quiz are all forms of cheating. Consequences for academic dishonesty include a zero on the assignment, notification of your parent/guardian, and documentation in your student file. Attendance Policy

• Students are held responsible for all the material presented in the classroom, even during their absence.

• A straight zero will be given if you are absent on a quiz or test.

IB Arabic initio/ :: اللغة العربیةالمادة والصف

: روزیت یوطیغباریاناسم المساعد في تعلم المادة rosette.yotyeghparian@eastwoodschools.comالبرید اإللكتروني للمساعد في تعلم المادة:

3 :العدد األسبوعي لحصص التعلم _____________________________________________________________________

الخطوط العریضة للمادة

%، ویراعي في قراءتھ أو إلقائھ الحركات 75إلى 65یجیب المتعلم عن أسئلة النص إجابة صحیحة وكاملة بنسبة % 75إلى 65اإلعرابیة وعالمات الوقف ممیزا األصوات ومخارج الحروف بنسبة

ادةتجلیات تعلم الم

بعد االنتھاء من ھذه األھداف التعلمیة، یصبح المتعلم قادرا على أن: * یحلل شفھیا المستند المرئي، المقروء أو المسموع.

ا مجیبا إجابة صحیحة وكاملة، عن أسئلة ماشرة وغیر مباشرة محلال مضمونھ بلغة فصحى سلیمة. * یحلل المتعلم نص م شفویا، إجابة صحیحة وكاملة، عن أسئلة مباشرة وغیر مباشرة محافظا على سالمة اللغة واألسلوب * یجیب المتعل

مستثمرا المصطلحات المكتسبة. * یعد المتعلم بحثا ویعرضھ مستعینا بوسائل العرض، منتقیا المعلومات المناسبة، بلغة سلیمة.

ا واضحا خالیا من ا ألخطاء اإلمالئیة واللغویة، مراعیا قواعد الصرف والنحو.* یكتب المتعلم نص

تقییم أداء المتعلمین: مھام تطلب منھم وأسالیب متنوعة للتقییم * یطلب من المتعلمین تحقیق مھام تعلمیة تربویة، ویجرى تقییم دوري ألدائھم خالل الفصول الدراسیة الثالث، وباعتماد -

% على تحلیل النصوص واإلجابة عن األسئلة المباشرة 50% على القراءة والتحلیل الشفوي، 2نسبي (نسبة مئویة).معیار كلمة. 100وال 50% على كتابة نص یتراوح بین ال 30وغیر المباشرة،

تقنیات التعلم ھي نفسھا.* إن التقاییم المعتمدة، ال تمثل حرفیا، النماذج المعتمدة في الصف، وإن كانت

القراءات المطلوبة / الكتب المدرسیة المعتمدة تعلمین ثمة قائمة بالمقاالت والكتب والروایات التي یقدمھا المعلم للتالمیذ، التي تشكل مجتمعة نصوصا ردیفة، تطلب من الم

قراءتھا.

قراءات موصى بھا ا یوصي المعلمون متعلمیھم أن یقبلوا علیھا، ألنھا تدفعھم إلى تحقیق أھدافھم التعلمیة، واكتساب القدرات ثمة قراءات أیض

التي یحتاجون إلیھا على الصعید الشخصي. كما وأن ھذه المطالعات قد ال تنطبق على كل المواد التعلمیة.

المواضیع المحوریة في المادة التعلمیة لفصل األول: وسائل اإلعالم ا

الفصل الثاني: التكنولوجیا والعلوم الفصل الثالث: المناطق الحضریة والریفیة

التربیة على التعامل بصدق

بھدف تمرس المتعلمین بقیم الصدق والشفافیة، ما ینسحب أیضا على تعاطیھم مع االمتحانات واالختبارات السریعة حصیلھم األكادیمي، ینال كل متعلم یخرج عن ھذه القیم، أو یحاول أن یغش في االمتحانات والتسمیعات الكتابیة، لمستوى ت

عالمة صفر في المحاولة األولى، كما وینال لفت نظر بمثابة إنذار أولي. وكذلك الحال إذا نسب المتعلم عمل غیره إلیھ.

العنایة بالحضور الیومي 1 _ یكون المتعلم مسؤوال عن الحضور الفعال في الصف على الدوام، وفي كل المواد التعلمیة. وفي حال الغیاب یكون -

مسؤوال عن تعویض ما فاتھ الحقا. وأستاذ. یحق للمربین أن یجروا تعدیالت لناحیة الزیادة في حضور المتعلمین خالل الحصص العائدة إلى كل مرب – 2

Course Name and Grade Level: Chemistry SL/HL – DP1 Name of Course Facilitator: Cendrella Kettaneh Email of Course Facilitator: cendrella.kettaneh@eastwoodschools.com Number of Teaching Periods per Week: 4/6 periods _____________________________________________________________________ Course Outline This course is an advanced, lab-based chemistry curriculum designed for students wishing to further their study of chemistry. Students will complete a study of the I.B. Chemistry curriculum, which will target chemical topics such as atomic structure and chemical bonding, stoichiometric calculations, thermochemistry, chemical kinetics and equilibrium, acids and base, electrochemistry as well as organic chemistry. Course Learning Outcomes According to the “IB Chemistry Guide, 2016”, the intention of the chemistry course is to make students able to fulfill the following assessment objectives: 1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

a. facts, concepts, and terminology b. methodologies and techniques c. communicating scientific information.

2. Apply: a. facts, concepts, and terminology b. methodologies and techniques c. methods of communicating scientific information.

3. Formulate, analyze and evaluate: a. hypotheses, research questions and predictions b. methodologies and techniques c. primary and secondary data d. scientific explanations.

4. Demonstrate the appropriate research, experimental, and personal skills necessary to carry out insightful and ethical investigations.

Assignments and Methods of Assessment Students’ grades will be determined by daily work, which will include practice problems, laboratory explorations, and exam grades. At least two exams will be given during each unit. These exams are meant to help the student and the teacher determine strengths and weaknesses in understanding the material covered in the unit. The total grade will be calculated as follow:

§ Studying and Solving 65 – 75 % § Investigating and Innovating 25 – 35 %

Required Readings / Textbooks

§ IB Chemistry, IBID Press § IB Chemistry, Oxford IB Diploma Program

Recommended Readings

§ Zumdahl Chemistry, Houghton Mufflin, 2007

Topics Covered in the Course § Stoichiometric relationships § Atomic structure § Periodicity § Chemical bonding and structure § Energetics/thermochemistry § Chemical kinetics § Equilibrium § Acids and bases § Redox processes § Organic chemistry § Measurement and data processing

Additional higher level (AHL)

§ Atomic structure § The periodic table—the transition metals § Chemical bonding and structure § Energetics/thermochemistry § Chemical kinetics § Equilibrium § Acids and bases § Redox processes § Organic chemistry § Measurement and analysis

Option A. Materials B. Biochemistry C. Energy D. Medicinal chemistry

Policy on Cheating and Plagiarism Students caught cheating on an exam receive a grade of zero on the exam in their first cheating attempt and receive a warning. Plagiarism on assignments and project work is a serious offense. If plagiarism is detected, a student will be subject to penalty as mentioned in the Academic Honesty Policy. Attendance Policy

• Students are held responsible for all the material presented in the classroom, even during their absence.

• Absent students are expected to submit their written assignments by email during their absence.

Course Name and Grade Level: Language A: TOK - DP1 Name of Course Facilitator: Rima Moukarzel Email of Course Facilitator: rima.moukarzel@eastwoodschools.com Number of Teaching Periods per Week: 2 _____________________________________________________________________ Course Description The TOK course is a two-year college preparatory course of study designed for highly motivated high school students. This class, as part I of the two-year 11/12 curriculum, helps prepare students for IB examinations to be taken in the senior year. The foundation of the class is based upon class discussions and debates and critical responses. Individual and group oral presentations, along with essay writing, will be taught and emphasized throughout the year. Topics Covered

• Introduction to TOK Knowledge claims and knowledge questions Personal and shared knowledge Introduction to AOKs Introduction to WOKs and the knowledge framework

• AOK: Mathematics (Spotlight on Reason and Imagination) The nature of Mathematics Maths as a creative art

• AOK: Natural Sciences (Spotlight on Reason and Perception) Introducing the scientific method Science as a universal tool Limits of science Science: rational/creative

• AOK: Human Sciences (Spotlight on Language and Imagination)

Inherent problems of knowledge in Human Sciences Comparison of methods between Natural Sciences and Human Sciences

The Scientific approach in Human Sciences Course Objectives Students will learn through this course: 1. to make connections between a critical approach to the construction of knowledge, the academic disciplines and the wider world 2. to develop an awareness of how individuals and communities construct knowledge and how this is critically examined 3. to develop an interest in the diversity and richness of cultural perspectives and an awareness of personal and ideological assumptions 4. to critically reflect on their own beliefs and assumptions, leading to more thoughtful, responsible and purposeful lives 5. to understand that knowledge brings responsibility which leads to commitment and action. Required Textbook IB Theory of Knowledge Course Book by Eileen Dombrowski Daily Assignments These will include journals, essays, some independent readings and graded discussions. In class work and homework will help prepare students for major assessments. Major Assessments Presentations, essays and homework will account for 60% of a student’s grade each daily, while the exam consisting of the prescribed essay/oral presentation will account for 40%. IB Assessments For Internal Assessment, SL/HL students will complete one oral presentation that is done either individually or in a group. For External Assessment, SL/HL students produce an essay on one of the six prescribed titles issued by the IB. Late Work All work is due on the assigned due date, in the beginning of class. Ten percent increments are deducted for each day an assignment is late. If a student is absent on the day an assignment is due, a signed note from the parent is required for full credit. This is the student’s responsibility. Tests and quizzes can only be made up for an excused absence.

Plagiarism Plagiarism is copying, in whole or part, the words, or ideas of another writer without properly and fully acknowledging the source. It also includes copying from a classmate, on a paper, test or other assignment. We view plagiarism as an academic, character and disciplinary problem of serious consequence. Students will receive an automatic F on any assignment plagiarized and parents, all other teachers and administration will be notified. More severe disciplinary action includes suspension and/or expulsion from the IB program.

Course Name and Grade Level: History SL/HL – DP1 Name of Course Facilitator: Dina Dagher Email of Course Facilitator: dina.dagher@eastwoodschools.com Number of Teaching Periods per Week: 4/6 periods _____________________________________________________________________ Course Outline This course investigates key topics in the history of Europe, the world history, and a prescribed subject that deals with the military expansion from 1931 to 1941. Prescribed Subject The first case study explores Japanese expansion while the second explores the German and Italian expansionism. We will be focusing on the causes of expansion, key events and the international responses to these expansions. Topic 10: Authoritarian states (20th Century) This topic investigates the conditions that assisted in the rise of authoritarian states, as well as the schemes used by parties and leaders to rise to power. This topic focuses on materialization, combination and the preservation of power. In depth we will look at the European leaders’ domestic and foreign policies that helped them reach this power such as Hitler, Stalin and Mao Zedong. Topic 11: Causes and effects of the 20th Century wars This topic’s focal point is on the causes, practice and effects of war in the 20th Century. The topic investigates the causes, types of war, the technology used, the way they were conducted and what were the impacts and outcomes of these wars. Topic 12: Imperial Russia, Revolution and the establishment of the Soviet Union This section deals with tsarist Russia, its modernization, conservatism and eventual collapse. As a result of the collapse, this section will delve into the revolutions of 1917, the civil war and the rule of Lenin. Topic 13: Europe and the First World War In this segment students will deal with the short and long term origins of the First World War. It goes over the collapse of European diplomacy and the predicaments that faced international relations. This segment will also deal with how war shaped the military and home fronts as well as examine the reasons for the Allied victories and Central Power’s defeat. Topic 14: European states in the Inter-War Years This subdivision deals with domestic developments in some European states in the time between the two world wars. You are required to study the impact of the First

World War on social, economic and cultural changes in four European countries: Germany, Italy, Spain and Russia. Course Learning Outcomes Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to: Prescribed Subject

§ Identify the causes that lead to expansion § Describe the events that shaped these expansions § Analyze the international responses to these expansions

Topic 10: Authoritarian States § Identify the conditions that lead to the rise of authoritarian states § Describe the methods used to establish the authoritarian states § Identify the impact of maintaining the successes and failures § Analyze the extent of control achieved by the authoritarian states

Topic 11: Causes and effects of the 20th Century wars

§ Identify the causes that lead to war § Describe and identify the practices of war § Identify the impact of the war § Analyze the effect to war.

Topic 12: Imperial Russia, Revolution and the establishment of the Soviet Union § Identify the reformations done by Alexander II § Demonstrate an understanding of policies done under Alexander III and

Nicholas II § Explain the causes for the 1905 Revolutions § Employ critical evaluation on the impact of WWI and the crisis of autocracy § Explain the causes for the 1917 Revolutions § Evaluate the consolidation of the new Soviet State

Topic 13: Europe and the First World War § Explain the causes and effects of historical continuity and change § Describe and identify the impact of foreign policy on war § Identify the impact of the war § Evaluate the victories and defeat of war.

Topic 14: European states in the Inter-War Years § Analyze and explain the Weimar Republic § Explain Hitler’s Germany § Explain Mussolini’s Italy § Evaluate inter war Spain § Evaluate and explain Russia’s political, economic and social developments

Assignments and Methods of Assessment

§ Written response § Presentations § Tests/quizzes § Analysis § Debates

Required Readings / Textbooks

§ Access to History for the IB Diploma: Origins and development of authoritarian and single-party states. Michael Lynch (Hodder Education)

§ Authoritarian and single party- Cambridge –History for the IB diploma § Access to History for the IB Diploma: The Move To global war. Andy Dailey

(Hodder Education) § Access to History for the IB Diploma: Authoritarian States. § Access to History for the IB Diploma: Causes and effects of the 20th Century

wars 2nd edition (Text book) Recommended Readings Readings that teacher recommends for students. (This may not be applicable to all courses). Topics Covered in the Course Prescribed Subject Case study 1: Japanese Expansion in Asia 1931-1941 Chapter 1: Causes of expansion Chapter 2: Japan’s expansion and the international response Case study 2: Italian and German expansion Chapter 3: Interwar conditions in Europe and Italian foreign policy 1933-1936 Chapter 4: German Foreign policy 1933-1940 Topic 10: Authoritarian States Chapter 1: Authoritarian and single-party states Chapter 2: The USSR under Joseph Stalin in, 1924-1953 Chapter 3: Germany under Adolf Hitler, 1933-1945 Chapter 4: China under Mao Zedong, 1949-1976 Chapter 5: Communism, Nazism and Maoism- a comparison Topic 11: Causes and effects of 20th Century wars Chapter 1: First World War Chapter 2: Spanish Civil War Chapter 3: Second World War in Europe and north Africa Chapter 4: Second World War in Asia and the Pacific Chapter 5: Chinese Civil War Chapter 6: The Nicaraguan Revolution Topic 12: Imperial Russia, Revolution and the establishment of the Soviet Union Chapter 1: Alexander II (1855-1881): the extent of reform Chapter 2: Policies of Alexander III (1881-1894) and Nicholas II (1894-1917) Chapter 3: Causes and consequences of the 1905 Revolutions and the final crisis or autocracy

Chapter 5: 1917 Revolutions Chapter 6: The Soviet Union: Lenin, civil war, New Economic Policy, terror and foreign policy Topic 13: Europe and the First World War Chapter 1: European Diplomacy and the changing balance of power after 1871 Chapter 2: Foreign policy of Kaiser Wilhelm II Chapter 3: Causes of the First World War Chapter 4: Impact of the First World War on Germany and Russia Chapter 5: Defeat and Victory Topic 14: European states in the Inter-War Years Chapter 1: Weimar Germany Chapter 2: Hitler’s Germany: consolidation of power Chapter 3: Italy: rise of Mussolini Chapter 4: Spain: political, social and economic conditions Chapter 5: Russia: political, economic and social developments Policy on Cheating and Plagiarism Students caught cheating on an exam receive a grade of zero on the exam in their first cheating attempt and receive a warning. Plagiarism on assignments and project work is a serious offense. If plagiarism is detected, a student will be subject to penalty as mentioned in the Academic Honesty Policy. Attendance Policy 1. Students are held responsible for all the material presented in the classroom, even

during their absence. 2. Instructors have the right to impose specific attendance regulations in their

courses.

Nom du cours : Langue française (French IB initio) – DP1 Nom et prénom de l’enseignante: Elsy Mbarak Courriel : elsy.moubarak@eastwoodschools.com Périodes enseignées par semaine: 3

Plan du cours (Course Outline): L’objectif des cours de Français IB initio est de travailler sur une utilisation intelligente de la langue. Durant l’année 2017- 2018, nous traitons plusieurs sujets et thèmes dans les deux niveaux : Thème I : Environnements urbains et ruraux (Géographie physique, météo, préoccupations environnementales, questions mondiales, voisinage, ville et services) Thème II : Individu et société (Achats, aliments et boissons, apparence, caractère, enseignement, habitudes quotidiennes, relations, renseignements personnels et santé physique) Thème III : Loisirs et travail (Divertissements, médias, monde du travail, sport, technologie, transport et vacances) Nous intégrons également un programme de la connaissance de la langue pour élargir les notions de base grammaticale : la phrase, les adjectifs, les adverbes, les connecteurs logiques, la négation, les locutions, le verbe et les différents temps de conjugaison. Les objectifs d’apprentissage A la fin de cette année, l’étudiant sera capable de (d’) :

● parler avec naturel, aisance et efficacité ● exprimer son point de vue ● comprendre dans le détail ce qu’on lui dit dans une langue standard ● comprendre un texte et en retirer l’explicite et l’implicite ● rédiger correctement un paragraphe

Documents (fiches) Tous les documents donnés doivent être lus et assimilés. Lecture recommandée La lecture de différents textes supplémentaires est toujours souhaitable.

Politique de présence L’étudiant est responsable de sa présence durant les périodes de français et du travail effectué durant son absence. Devoirs et méthodes d’évaluation Pour évaluer le travail régulier de l’étudiant, des évaluations formatives et sommatives seront faites durant les trois trimestres sur un coefficient total de 100 et ceci selon le pourcentage suivant : 20% compréhension de l’oral 20% compréhension de l’écrit 20% production écrite 20% connaissance de la langue 20% production orale Tricherie et plagiat Dans le but d’apprendre à l’étudiant l'honnêteté, il est interdit de tricher. Si l’étudiant triche durant l’examen, il aura un zéro et recevra un avertissement. Même principe pour toute tentative de plagiat.

Course Name and Grade Level: Visual Arts SL/HL –DP1 Name of Course Facilitator: Lili Moubarak Email of Course Facilitator: lili.moubarak@eastwoodschools.com Number of Teaching Periods per Week: 4/6 _____________________________________________________________________ Course Outline The IB Visual Arts course is a two year program of teacher-guided independent study and artistic production. The course aims to encourage students to be knowledgeable, inquiring, caring and compassionate. There is a strong emphasis on encouraging students to develop intercultural understanding, open-mindedness, and the attitudes necessary for them to respect and evaluate a range of points of view. As part of the core syllabus, students will be expected to understand visual arts in context, to explore a range of visual arts methods and to engage in curatorial practice. These core areas have been designed to fully interlink with the assessment tasks. Students are required to understand the relationship between these areas and how each area informs and impacts their work in visual arts. For the first year students will be expected to develop familiarity and fluency with the criteria and components of the IB Visual Arts course. In addition to being introduced to a variety of media and techniques, the vocabulary and process of art criticism and analysis, students will be required to develop a series of completed studio works based on independent investigation and experimentation in their Visual Arts Journal. The curatorial component asks students to analyze the role of the curator in planning, organizing and assembling art exhibitions so that they make informal choices for their culminating exhibition at the end of their senior year. During the second year students will continue to develop their own work in their Visual Arts Journal and complete a series of resolved studio work. A significant portion of the course will constitute preparing for the culminating art exhibition and IB internal and external assessments. Students will spend a significant amount of their time selecting works for and designing their final Exhibition, choosing and arranging excerpts from their Visual Arts Journal, writing their curatorial rational, and working on the comparative study for their IB assessment. Course Learning Outcomes Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:

• To define, recognize, and use the elements of art. • To define, recognize, and use the principles of design.

• To develop an inquiring attitude towards a variety of visual phenomena, expressed in persistent research and regular studio work.

• To communicate creative thinking, feelings and ideas through creative visual expression.

• To comprehend the aesthetic and technical problems encountered in studio practice.

• To acquire technical skills in producing quality visual art. • To document clearly how personal research has led to an

understanding of the theme work under consideration. • To analyze critically the formal, technical, and aesthetic qualities of

the art forms studied and created • To relate by documented evidence in the visual journal, cultural,

historical, and/or social context that influenced the creation of the art works.

• To demonstrate the interrelationship between personal research and studio work.

Assignments and Methods of Assessment Assessment, both internal and external, is based not only on finished products but also on the growth of artistic and aesthetic development throughout the course. Part 1: Comparative Study 20% Externally Assessed Students analyze and compare different artworks by different artists from different cultural context.

• Students submit 10-15 screens which examine and compare at least 3 artworks, at least 2 of which need to be different artists

• HL students submit 3-5 screens showing how their work has been influenced by the art and artists studied

• Students submit a list of sources used Part 2: Process Portfolio 40% Externally Assessed Students submit carefully selected materials which evidence their sustained experimentation, exploration, manipulation and refinement of a variety of art making activities during the 2 year course.

• SL level submit 9-18 screens in at least two art-making forms, each from separate columns of the art-making forms table.

• HL level submit 13- 25 screens in at least 3 art-making forms, each from separate columns of the art-making forms table.

Part 3: Exhibition 40% Internally Assessed Students submit a selection of their resolved artworks. The selection would show evidence of their technical accomplishment and an understanding of the use of materials, ideas and practices appropriate to visual communication.

• Students submit a curatorial rationale: HL 700 words, SL 400 words • HL submit 8-11 artworks, SL submit 4-7 artworks

• Students submit exhibition text stating: title, size, medium and intention, for each work

Throughout the course students are expected to keep a journal to document their ideas. The journal is not directly assessed but is regarded as a fundamental activity of the course. Recommended Readings

• ArtTalk, Rosalind Ragans,McGraw-Hill/Glencoe, 1995 • Exploring Art, Gene A. Mittler (Author), Rosalind Ragans, 1 Apr 1991 • Understanding Art, Gene A. Mittler (Author), Rosalind Ragans, 1 Apr 1991 • How to Write About Contemporary Art, Gilda Williams, 1 Sep 2014 • Appreciating Art: An Expert Companion to Help You Understand, Interpret

and Enjoy, Diana Newall, 19 Mar 2008 • The Shock of the New: Art and the Century of Change, Robert Hughes 2 Sep

1991 • Ways of Looking: How to Experience Contemporary Art, Ossian Ward 1 Sep

2014 • What Makes a Great Exhibition?, Glenn Adamson (Contributor), Paola

Antonelli (Contributor), Carlos Basualdo (Contributor), Iwona Blazwick (Contributor), Lynne Cooke (Contributor), Thelma Golden (Contributor), & 3 more, 21 Jul 2007

Topics Covered in the Course The Visual Arts course is student-centered and driven by independent study. The course is introduced through prescribed units of inquiry, studio demonstrations, lectures and technical exercises. A theme is chosen by the student, guiding the context for which various topics are explored.

• Course Structure and Assessment Flow • Visual Arts Journal(VAJ) • Comparative Study /Art Criticism and Aesthetic Judgment • The Media and Processes of Art • Object Study - Investigation and Experimentation • Master Interpretation- Investigation and Experimentation • Place - Experimentation and Exploration • Site Specific/Land Art • Protest - Social Function of Art • Independent Project/Theme • Thematic Project • Curatorial Strategies • Independent work

Policy on Cheating and Plagiarism Students caught cheating on an exam receive a grade of zero on the exam in their first cheating attempt and receive a warning. Plagiarism on assignments and project work is a serious offense. If plagiarism is detected, a student will be subject to penalty, similar to the cheating case. Attendance Policy Attendance is crucial for success in this class. Daily participation points are awarded when students are present and working. It is understood that any student that has 10 or more unexcused absences can fail this course. Students who are absent are responsible for obtaining all missed notes or assignments.