Centennial High School IB Diploma Program

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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