MYP English Language B SGO 2020-21

Subject Group Overview

G7/9 English Language Acquisition (Phase 2-3) 2019-2020

Unit Title Key Concept Related Concepts Global Context Statement of Inquiry MYP Subject ATL Skills Content
Group Objectives Communication skills (knowledge, skills, understanding)
1 Paragraph writing Communication Purpose, structure Personal and Paragraph structure can A - all strands Use appropriate forms of Knowledge
101 cultural expression enhance written B - all strands writing for different The structure and use of topic sentences
communication. D - all strands purposes and audiences; The structure of the paragraph,
paraphrase accurately The use of paraphrasing
and concisely MLA citations
Research skills
Create references and Skills
citations, use Write a structured paragraph
footnotes/endnotes and Include arguments in their paragraphs
construct a bibliography Research to back up their arguments
according to recognized Cite using MLA
conventions
Thinking skills Understanding
Gather and organize Paragraph structure can enhance written
relevant information to communication.
formulate an argument

2 Drawing Communication Meaning, context Identities and Inferencing allows the C - all strands Communication skills Knowledge
inferences relationships reader to develop D - all strands Share ideas with multiple The definition and process of inferencing
understanding of meaning audiences using a variety The meaning of symbolism
and context. of digital media
Skills
Self Management skills Deduce meaning from symbols in writing and
Plan short and long term videos
assignments; meet Inference texts and videos based on close
deadlines reading skills
Read and understand context clues
Thinking skills
Draw reasonable Understanding
conclusions and Inferencing allows the reader to develop
generalizations understanding of meaning and context.
Revise understanding
based on new
information and
evidence

Subject Group Overview

G7/9 English Language Acquisition (Phase 2-3) 2019-2020

Unit Title Key Concept Related Concepts Global Context Statement of Inquiry MYP Subject ATL Skills Content
Group Objectives Creative thinking skills (knowledge, skills, understanding)
3 Using Creativity to Creativity Function Fairness and Language plays an A - all strands Create novel solutions to Knowledge
Solve Problems Purpose development important role in the C - all strands authentic problems The importance of organizing thoughts,
development of creative D - all strands Communication skills opinions, and examples to enhance meaning.
solutions to problems. Read critically and for Tenses when describing the order of events.
comprehension
Use a range of speaking Skills
techniques to Present ideas with a sense of function and
communicate with a purpose
variety of audiences Describe the process of solving a problem.
Reflection skills Write about how social issues are being solved,
Consider ethical, cultural and the influence of certain innovations.
and environmental Interact in scenarios in which the role of
implications creativity in problem solving will be addressed.

Understanding
Creativity is part of effective problem solving
Using language creatively implies both
accuracy and a strong sense of meaning

Subject Group Overview

G7/9 English Language Acquisition (Phase 2-3) 2019-2020

Unit Title Key Concept Related Concepts Global Context Statement of Inquiry MYP Subject ATL Skills Content
1 Mapping our Connections Point of view, Identities and Thought association and Group Objectives Collaboration skills (knowledge, skills, understanding)
function relationships personal inquiry allow us A - all strands Encourage others to Knowledge
identities to form connections C - all strands contribute The definition and layout of a mindmap
within ourselves and with Communication skills The different types of questions ((open
others. Give and receive questions, gathering information questions,
meaningful feedback processing questions, and applying questions)

Skills
Design and create a mind map
Ask the various types of questions

Understanding
Different types of questions can be used in
different scenarios

2 Narratives: a Communication Function, Personal and Structured narratives are a A - all strands; Self-management skills Knowledge
journey on paper conventions, cultural expression means of communicating B - all strands Managing time and tasks The elements of a narrative
empathy personal and cultural C - all strands; effectively Characterization
stories. D - all strands Plot
Thinking skills Conflict
Consider multiple Narrator
perspectives Theme
The various form of past tense verb conjugation
Communication skills Stylistic devices:
Share ideas with multiple Imagery
audiences using a variety
of digital environments Skills
and media Conjugate verbs to past tense
Identify and describe the various narrative
Read critically and for elements
comprehension Use the elements of narrative in their own
writing
Write for different
purposes Understanding
The purpose of narrative elements
The need for various parts of the story to make
it a full narrative

Subject Group Overview

G7/9 English Language Acquisition (Phase 2-3) 2019-2020

Unit Title Key Concept Related Concepts Global Context Statement of Inquiry MYP Subject ATL Skills Content
Group Objectives Communication - Give (knowledge, skills, understanding)
3 From Snow White Connections Message, context Orientation in time Fairy tales reflect the A - all strands; and receive meaningful Knowledge
to Moana: the and space traditions, morals and B - all strands; feedback The conventions of a fairy tale
evolution of fairy values of their time and D - all strands Social - Manage and The elements of the plot
tales space. resolve conflicts and The definition of character, conflict, morals,
work collaboratively in point of view
teams The definition of social context
Movie conventions: videography, script writing
and set design

Delegate and share Skills
responsibility for Identify and explain the different elements of a
decision-making plot
Thinking - Practice Identify and explain the function of characters,
observing carefully in conflict, morals in a fairy tale
order to recognize Determine point of view of a fairytale
problems Determine the effects of social context on fairy
tales

Use brainstorming and Understanding
visual diagrams to Fairy tales reflect the traditions, morals and
generate new ideas and values of their time and space.
inquiries

4 Persuasive Creativity Message, audience, Globalization and Persuasive techniques can A - all strands Communication skills Knowledge
Techniques in word choice sustainability fuel sustainability. C - all strands Give and receive The various techniques used in advertising
Advertising D - all strands meaningful feedback The definition of persuasion
Use a variety of speaking The definition of logos, pathos and ethos
techniques to The definition of jingles, slogans
communicate with a The definition of demographics
variety of audiences Skills
Negotiate ideas and Employ persuasive techniques in their writing
knowledge with peers Distinguish between the different persuasive
and teachers technique
Collaborate with peers Explain the use of language and art in
Collaboration skills advertisements
Delegate and share Modify persuasive techniques based on
responsibility for audience
decision-making Use persuasive techniques to advertise an
Manage and resolve environmentally friendly object or service
conflict and work Understanding
collaboratively in teams Persuasive techniques can fuel sustainability
Encourage others to
contribute

Subject Group Overview

G8/9 English Language Acquisition (Phase 2-3) 2020-2021

Unit Title Key Concept Related Concepts Global Context Statement of Inquiry MYP Subject ATL Skills Content
Function Orientation in Language changes over Group Objectives (knowledge, skills, understanding)
Context space time time as cultures develop, A - all strands;
1 Language history Change events happen, and new B - all strands; Communication skills Knowledge
phenomena come into C - all strands; Reading, writing and Etymology; how words develop and where they
being. D - all strands using language to gather come from through understanding suffixes,
and communicate prefixes, and root words
information
Skills
Communication skills Use ‘used to’, past simple and past continuous
Use a variety of speaking tenses accurately to describe past events; make
techniques to comparisons between different languages; use
communicate with a argumentative language effectively
variety of audiences. (connectives, structure, positions, opinions,
evidence etc.)
Communication skills
Use a variety of Understanding
organizers for academic Language changes over time; language is
writing tasks. influenced by events, inventions and cultural
developments

2 Friend or foe? Connections Empathy Identities and Characterization promotes A - all strands; Communications skills Knowledge
Meaning relationships empathy and helps build B - all strands; Structure information in Characterization (direct/indirect), descriptive
connections between text, C - all strands; summaries, essays, and language, cultural beliefs regarding
creator and audience. D - all strands reports constellations, astrology, fate, and coincidence

Communication skills Skills
Take effective notes in Summary writing; using simple, compound and
class complex sentences; reading aloud with fluency;
Collaboration skills analysis of author’s use of language and
Practice empathy description, and notice how it deepens a
reader’s understanding of characters and plot

Understanding
Empathy helps build stronger connections with
a text, hrough language we build relationships
and learn about the complexity of character

Subject Group Overview

G8/9 English Language Acquisition (Phase 2-3) 2020-2021

Unit Title Key Concept Related Concepts Global Context Statement of Inquiry MYP Subject ATL Skills Content
3 It's just business Group Objectives (knowledge, skills, understanding)
A - all strands;
(IDU) Communication Audience Personal and Effective business B - all strands Communication skills Knowledge
Purpose cultural expression communication requires C - all strands; Write for different Persuasive techniques; how to communicate
understanding of D - all strands purposes formally and informally depending on context;
audience, purpose, and question techniques for surveys and interviews;
markets and trends. Communication skills research and analysis techniques; how to
Organize and depict delegate, negotiate and manage conflict
information logically
Skills
Collaboration skills Write a business plan, funding request, formal
Manage and resolve email, company bio, advertising information;
conflict and work communicate effectively with colleagues,
collaboratively in teams customers and clients
conduct surveys and interviews that effectively
Research Skills inform of consumer preferences and markets
Collect and analyze data; and trends
identify solutions and
make informed decisions Understanding
Communication should be structured
depending on audience and purpose;
communication skills may determine efficacy
to operate in a business setting

4 Culinary delights Culture Conventions Orientation in Careful attention to the A - all strands; Collaboration skills Knowledge
Form space and time use of idioms, a form of B - all strands; Working effectively with Traditional and cultural trends in local and
Idiom expression, lead us to C - all strands; others international cuisine in China; deciphering
understand cultural D - all strands menus - translation; social conventions in food
heritage and social Collaboration skills culture and eating out; idiomatic expressions;
conventions. Take responsibility for blogging/writing a review
one’s own actions
Skills
Communication skills Demonstrate listening strategies (e.g. asking
Use intercultural questions and take notes) to understand what
understanding to is heard; use details, examples and reasons to
interpret communication support central ideas or clarify a point of view;
discuss information heard, offer personal
opinions, and ask for restatement or general
explanation to clarify meaning; begin to use
idioms in conversations

Understanding
Idiomatic expressions convey a local culture's
values, beliefs, and/or attitudes; cultural
heritage and social conventions can be
conveyed through cuisine

n Subject Group Overview

G8/9 English Language Acquisition (Phase 3-4) 2020-2021

Unit Title Key Concept Related Concepts Global Context Statement of Inquiry MYP Subject ATL Skills Content
Group Objectives Thinking Skills (knowledge, skills, understanding)
1 Words and ideas Communication Audience Personal and Understanding your A - all strands; Self-Management Skills Knowledge
Meaning cultural expression audience is essential for B - all strands Research Skills Developing the knowledge of how to
Message choosing the words and C - all strands; understand your audience personally and
methods you D - all strands culturally to choose your words and medium to
communicate your ideas. communicate your ideas

Skills
Develop understanding of how a word develops
its spelling, definition, and etymology in order
to choose a medium of communication (letter,
email, text, social media) that best fits the
cultural understandings and skills of the
audience to best understand the senders
message.

Understandings
Recognize and understand the need to taylor
the words one uses and how we decide to
deliver the words to give the audience the best
chance to understand the idea and message
you are trying to communicate

2 Shaping Identities Connections Contexts Identities & The context and A - all strands; Thinking Skills - Knowledge
Relationships connections of a situation B - all strands interpret data and use Students will know the literary devices of
influence the C - all strands; existing works and ideas diction, imagery, and characterization
development of and D - all strands in new ways
changes to one’s identity. Skills
Communication Skills - Students will be able to use close reading skills
read a variety oof sources to annotate, understand, and summarize
for information and use reading in English
appropriate forms and
writing and speaking Understanding
techniques to Students will understand the influence of
communicate for context and connections in the development of
different purposes a character's identity over the close of the novel.

Self Management Skills
- Use Appropriate
strategies for organizing
complex information.

n Subject Group Overview

Unit Title G8/9 English Language Acquisition (Phase 3-4) 2020-2021

Key Concept Related Concepts Global Context Statement of Inquiry MYP Subject ATL Skills Content
Group Objectives (knowledge, skills, understanding)
A - all strands;
3 It’s Just Business Communication Audience Personal and Effective business B - all strands Communication skills Knowledge
(IDU) Purpose cultural expression communication requires C - all strands; Write for different Persuasive techniques; how to communicate
understanding of D - all strands purposes formally and informally depending on context;
audience, purpose, and question techniques for surveys and interviews;
markets and trends. Communication skills research and analysis techniques; how to
Organize and depict delegate, negotiate and manage conflict
information logically
Skills
Collaboration skills Write a business plan, funding request, formal
Manage and resolve email, company bio, advertising information;
conflict and work communicate effectively with colleagues,
collaboratively in teams customers and clients
conduct surveys and interviews that effectively
Research Skills inform of consumer preferences and markets
Collect and analyze data; and trends
identify solutions and
make informed decisions Understanding
Communication should be structured
depending on audience and purpose;
communication skills may determine efficacy
to operate in a business setting

4 Welcome to Earth: Culture Purpose, Empathy Identities and We can explore culture C - all strands; Communicate, Knowledge: Students will know…
Citizenship and Relationships and citizenship to better D - all strands Collaborate, Think The definition of the different types of
Rights in 2020 understand and citizenship
contribute to society The process of using MLA citations
The outline of a bond-fiction text summary
Universal and country rights
Skills: Students will be able to….
Summarize a nonfiction text
Explain the different types of citizenship
Use MLA citations
Understanding: Students will understand that…
There are various types of citizenships, each
contributing to our place in society
Summarizing is a way of concisely reading,
reviewing and understanding a larger text

n Subject Group Overview

Unit Title G10 English Language Acquisition (Phase 3-4) 2020-2021
1 Language –
Key Concept Related Concepts Global Context Statement of Inquiry MYP Subject ATL Skills Content
structure and Creativity Structure, Stylistic Personal and Group Objectives Thinking Skills (knowledge, skills, understanding)
creative use choices cultural expression Create original works Knowledge
Creative stylistic choices A - all strands; and ideas; use existing Developing the knowledge of how to
2 Stories: What's and coherent structure are B - all strands works and ideas in new understand various forms of communication
real and what's essential for good writing C - all strands; ways through the lens of cultural specific knowledge
made up?
D - all strands Skills
Develop understanding of how a word develops
Research Skills its spelling, definition, etymology, and be able
Seek a range of to use it in a sentence that demonstrates its
perspectives from meaning. Learning hoe interpret the meaning
multiple and varied and cultural references of individual words and
sources phrases to describe and explain their new
learning to their class peers to help them
further understand the true meaning of a song.

Understandings
Recognize and understand the need of
bilingual and bicultural people to interpret and
creatively adapt their personal and local
cultural knowledge and vocabulary to more
effectively communicate their own world view
with a greater global audience in a context that
reflects the era, culture, and viewpoint of the
communicator and their relationship to the
world around them

Communication Function, Personal and Structured narratives are a A - all strands; Self Management Knowledge
conventions, cultural expression means of communicating B - all strands Thinking The elements of a narrative
empathy personal and cultural C - all strands; Communication Characterization
stories. D - all strands Plot
Conflict
Narrator
Theme
The various form of past tense verb conjugation
Stylistic devices:
Imagery
Skills
Conjugate verbs to past tense
Identify and describe the various narrative
elements
Use the elements of narrative in their own
writing
Understanding
The purpose of narrative elements
The need for various parts of the story to make
it a full narrative

n Subject Group Overview

Unit Title G10 English Language Acquisition (Phase 3-4) 2020-2021
3 How can I help?
Key Concept Related Concepts Global Context Statement of Inquiry MYP Subject ATL Skills Content
Understanding Connections Communication is Group Objectives Communication (knowledge, skills, understanding)
community Audience Message Fairness and essential to strengthening A - all strands; Self -Managment Knowledge
Purpose Development the relationship a B - all strands Research Skills Students will develop knowledge how to
community and using C - all strands; communicate with and understand the
resources in an equitable D - all strands resources and needs within their community
manner. Skills
Students will develop communication skills
4 What's the news? Creativity Points of View Personal and The press is a form of A - all strands; Thinking Skills that utilize research, questioning, survey design
Message Purpose cultural expression communication that B - all strands Communication (quantitative and qualitative) in order to
reflects culutrual and C - all strands; Research Skills understand and respond to needs and
personal points of view D - all strands concerns within their community.
contained in a spoken or Understanding
written message. Students will develop an empathic approach to
communicating with diverse groups withing
their community in order understand the both
the needs and creative ways to assist their
community share resource in an equitable
manner.

Knowledge
How to use various news sites to gather
information on current events
Identify similarities and differences in how the
reports are structured as well as the word
choice and their general content selection.
Skills
Determine the meaning of words and phrases
as they are used in a text
Analyze word choices on meaning and tone
Determine an author’s point of view or purpose
in a text and analyze how an author uses
rhetoric to advance that point of view or
purpose.
Understanding
Students must identify media bias
Ability to analyze content and sources, word
choice, or organization.