MYP+2+LA+2012-2013

Course Outline



Unit 1: Creative Writing

AOI Focus:

Human Ingenuity

ATL Focus:

Organisation & Thinking

Learner Profile Focus:

Thinker & principled

Unit Question:

What are the ingredients of a good story?

Formative Assessments:


 * Reading Journal Rubric **



This is an ongoing assignment. The students are expected to read in English for about 30 minutes a day. At least once a week, they must complete a reading journal entry about what they have been reading that week. The students should refer to the rubric above when completing their journal entries. They will get one mark per trimester, which will be based on all the entries they have completed that trimester. The students have been reading short stories and practising how to write a good journal entry.

On Friday October 12th, students should turn in their first entry on what they have been reading individually **. **

They will then turn in their reading journals EVERY FRIDAY!

Reading Journal guiding Questions





Due Tuesday 8th October




 * Creating Setting - Using the 5 senses **


 * Writing to Create tension **

The students' work is posted in the WIS wing, so come and take a look!



Final draft due on Friday 5th October - typed, printed and emailed!

**Characterisation** - using different methods of characterisation to bring a character to life . (adapting an urban myth)





​ Due on Friday19th October - typed, printed and emailed!


 * Plot graphs - **the students will analyse a short story and complete a plot graph

Summative Assessment


 * Creative writing - an original short story **







Your plan is due on Thursday 18th October

Your first draft is due on Thursday 8th November

Your final copy is due on Thursday 15th November

​** Student Stories **









Unit Reflection



Unit 2: Science Fiction

AOI Focus:

Human Ingenuity

ATL Focus:

Organisation & Communication

Learner Profile Focus:

Communicator & Thinker

Unit Question:

Should we fear the future? What might be the consequences of our creations?

Formative Assessments: Paragraph Writing 'The Giver' Reading Journal Responses Reading Comprehension Class Discussion

Summative Assessment: Essay Test on the Novel 'The Giver'

Samples of Student Essays







Come and take a look at the display of the students' work in the WIS wing!



Unit 3: Exam techniques - essay writing skills

AOI Focus:

Approaches to learning

ATL Focus:

Organisation & Communication

Learner Profile Focus:

Communicator & Thinker

Unit Question:

What do I need to do to improve my essay writing skills?

Formative Assessments:

Writing introduction and thesis statement practice Writing body paragraphs with topic sentences, supporting detail & concluding sentences practice Writing conclusions practice Timed essay

Summative Assessment:

Timed essay

Unit 4: Children's Stories

AOI Focus:

Human Ingenuity

ATL Focus:

Organisation & Communication

Learner Profile Focus:

Communicator & Thinker

Unit Question:

How can I create an effective and entertaining children's book?

Formative Assessments:

Activities using literary tools such as alliteration, rhyme, rhythm, onomatopoeia, metaphor etc. Analysis and presentation on a children's book

Summative Assessment:

Writing a children's story

This is a combined unit with DT and after writing the children's story, they will work on illustrating it in their DT lessons.

=Special Guest=

Mrs. Schmidt-Filips visited our class on Tuesday 5th March. She is a successful writer of children’s books. She showed us some of her work and shared with us her experience of becoming a published author. She also gave us hints on how to write stories that children can relate to.

=Children's Stories Presentations=

As a formative assessment, each student in grade 7 had to choose a children's book aimed at 5-6 year-olds and analyse it in terms of plot, characters, message and literary tools used. Most of the students gave their presentations on Wednesday 6th March.





=Here are the power points that the students prepared!=