The MYP Year 1 (6th Grade) Individuals and Societies
International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme
Mr. Putnam
Room 212
Locke Elementary School
Why do we study history?
- If we learn about our past we can make better decisions for our future.
What topics will we cover this year?
- 1st quarter: Geography, Primary and Secondary Sources
- 2nd – 4th quarters: Ancient Civilizations
What are some of the big questions we will investigate?
- How do individuals live and why do they move where they do?
- How and why do individuals organize their societies the way they do?
- How has conflict and cooperation shaped human history?
- How has the quest for resources affected human history?
- How do we know what we know about history?
International Baccalaureate Programme
The IB Middle Years Programme is an inclusive academic program that is offered at elementary and high schools across the City of Chicago. IB provides a broad and balanced education that teaches students to think critically and encourages them to draw connections between many disciplines and the real world. The program instills in students an awareness and understanding of their own culture and of other cultures, values, and ways of life.
Locke is fortunate to be a Chicago Public elementary school to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme (MYP) to all of our 6th thru 8th graders. This program provides a framework of academic challenge that encourages students to embrace and understand the connections between traditional subjects and the real world and become critical and reflective thinkers.
I.B. Requirements:
- 10 hours of community service
- Completion of I.B. Units
- Seed Folks and Geography (Quarter 1)
- Primary and Secondary Sources (Quarter 1)
- Ancient Civilizations (Quarter 2)
- History Fair (Quarter 3)
- Ancient Civilizations: Part 2 (Quarter 4)
How do I succeed in 6th grade?
- Come prepared to learn
Essential daily supplies: Blue spiral notebook, Blue folder, pencil or pen
- Listen….Think….Participate
- Complete ALL assignments and homework
- Show RESPECT to yourself, each other, the classroom, and your teachers and staff
- Try your best!
What if I am absent?
- Students who miss class are responsible for making up the work within one week
- It is the student’s responsibility to find out what assignments have been missed (ask for the work)
Do I need community service hours?
- 6th-grade students need to complete 10 community service hours this year.
I.B. Assessment Criteria:
A: Knowing and understanding
B: Investigating
C: Communicating
D: Thinking Critically
All IB summative tasks are assessed using IB criteria. The maximum level of achievement that students can attain is an 8-point achievement level. The IB MYP conversion chart breaks down the criterion grade into a traditional 100-point scale grade.
IB MYP Conversion Chart
|
IB Criterion Grade
|
Percentage
|
Letter Grade
|
|
8
|
100
|
A
|
|
7
|
95
|
|
6
|
87
|
B
|
|
5
|
83
|
|
4
|
77
|
C
|
|
3
|
72
|
|
2
|
66
|
D
|
|
1
|
60
|
|
0
|
50
|
F
|
"We celebrate the past to awaken the future” - John F. Kennedy
