MYP 5 Language Curriculum Overview
MYP 5 Language Curriculum Overview
2 Creative Creativity
Writing 1. Genre specific elements and
conventions of
● Horror
● Fantasy
● Sci-Fi fiction
● Adventure fiction
2. Conventions, linguistic and
literary techniques of
Scene
Monologue
Narrative writing
Dialogue writing
Language Focus (Grammar)
✔ Literary techniques- vocabulary,
sentence structures, register and
style, imagery, figurative
language
✔ Descriptive language - word
choice like adjectives, adverbs
and sensory words
3 Non-literary Connection 1. Difference between fiction
Texts and non-fiction genre
2. Understanding the
purpose of non-fiction
texts
3. Understanding nonfiction
texts and their structure &
conventions:
● Screenplay
● Podcast script
● Manifestos
● Proposals
● About Us
● Speeches
● Opinion piece
● Product review
● Editorials
● Interviews
Language Focus (Grammar)
● Structuring a
paragraph
● Use of varied
vocabulary and
terminology
● language and linguistic
techniques (style,
register, diction and
tone)
1. Noun
2. Synonyms
3. Antonyms
3. Communicatio Topics
That’s how n
we learn! 1. A typical day in an
Indian school subjects
- Time table
- School requirements
2. Online vs offline
learning
3. Rules and regulations in
the school.
4. Describe your school
Text Type
Email / Blog
Grammar
1. Personal pronoun
2. Relative pronoun
4. Vacations Culture Topics
1. My ideal city
2. My travel itinerary
3. Monument
4. My Dream vacation
Postcard
Grammar
1. Demonstrative adjectives
2. Idioms
Grammar
1. Noun
2. Synonyms
3. Antonyms
3
Indian Communities Topics:
communit 1. Describing a indian
ies community
2. Indian Cultural Diversity
3. Importance of travelling
4. Hindi language day
Blog
Grammar:
1. Tenses
Present
Past
Future
4 Topics:
Environm Relationships
ent 1. Different types climates-
Seasons and weather
2. Natural/ Man-made
disaster
3. Preserving the
environment
4. Solutions for a green
and positive future
Formal letter/Article
Grammar:
Verbs
Idioms
Grammar
1. Weather expressions
2. Expressions that
demonstrate
importance- es
importante, es
bueno/malo, es
necesario….
3. Simple future tense
4. Modal verbs
5. Imperfect tense
Language Acquisition – Spanish (Phase 2)
Grammar
1. Futur proche
2. Conditional present
tense
3. Direct - indirect object
3
Hispanic Topics:
communiti Communities 1. Describing a Hispanic
es country - Venezuela
2. L’Organisation
Internationale de la
Francophonie
3. Importance of travelling
4. Spanish language day
Blog
Grammar:
1. Past tense-
2. Negation(no,Nada,Ningu
n Nadie )
3. Relative pronoun
4 Topics:
Environme
nt Relationships
1. Different types climates-
Seasons and weather
2. Natural/ Man-made
disaster
3. Preserving the
environment
4. Solutions for a green
and positive future
Formal letter/Article
Grammar:
1. Weather expressions
2. Imparfait
3. Reinforcement of Modal
verbs.
Grammar
1. Futur proche
2. Conditional present
tense
3. Direct - indirect object
3 Francophone
communities Communities Topics:
1. Describing a
francophone country -
Maghreb
2. L’Organisation
Internationale de la
Francophonie
3. Importance of travelling
4. French language day
Text Type:
Blog
Grammar:
1. Past tense- Passe
compose
2. Negation (ne...rien,
ne….jamais)
3. Relative pronoun (qui,
que)
4 Environment Relationships Topics:
1. Different types climates-
Seasons and weather
2. Natural/ Man-made
disaster
3. Preserving the
environment
4. Solutions for a green
and positive future
Text Type:
Formal letter/Article
Grammar:
1. Weather expressions
2. Imparfait
3. Reinforcement of Modal
verbs.
Grammar book
( Textbook guided by the
Government of
Maharashtra.)
Standard Mathematics
1 Unit 1: Logic ● Factoring quadratic
. Thinking expressions
with models
(Functions) ● Quadratic Equations
- Different methods to
solve quadratic
equations
- Solving real life
problems using
modelling with quadratic
equations.
● Mappings
● Function notation
● Linear functions
● Quadratic functions
- Different forms of
quadratic functions and
their relation with the
different methods to
solve the quadratic
equations
- Sketching/
Plotting graphs of
quadratic functions.
- Conversion of quadratic
function from one form
to another.
- the general shape of a
parabola
- Geometric significance of
roots of quadratic
equation
- the vertex, intercepts,
domain, range and axis
of symmetry of the
graph.
- the maximum and
minimum values of a
quadratic function.
- how to identify the
vertex of a quadratic
from
- the standard form or
graph
- identify the opening
direction
- Algorithms
2 Revision Relationships Linear Equations in two
variables/ Functions:
Unit 2:
(Numbers ● Systems of equations/
and Algebra) simultaneous equations
● Solving equations
algebraically and
graphically
● Changing the subject of an
equation
Representing and solving
Inequalities
● Solving linear inequalities
algebraically and
graphically
● Representation of the
solution set of a linear
inequality on the number
line.
● compound and double
inequalities
● Absolute values
Surds, roots and radicals
● Irrational numbers
● Operations on Surds
● Simplification of surds
Laws of exponents
● integer and negative
exponents
● Number systems
notation
Proportion
● Direct
● Inverse
● Applications
Number sequences
● Prediction of terms
● Description of how further
terms are obtained
● Types of sequences:
quadratic, triangular
number, Fibonacci, others.
Enrichment:
• Arithmetic sequence and
Geometric sequence
Number sequences
● Prediction of terms
● Description of how further
terms are obtained
● Types of sequences:
quadratic, triangular
number, Fibonacci, others.
● Arithmetic and Geometric
sequence
3 Unit 3 Forms Coordinate Geometry
Geometry & ● Distance, midpoint
Trigonomet formula
ry ● Slope/gradient of a
(Revision) straight line and
y-intercept
● Slope and intercept(s)
form of equation of line;
Linear function, f(x)= mx
+ c and its graph
● Equation of a straight line
● Gradient of parallel lines
● Condition for parallel and
perpendicular lines
● Gradients of
perpendicular lines
Movement on a plane—
isometric
transformations
● Translation
● Reflection
● Rotation (around a given
point)
Enlargement (to be done)
Enlargement around a given
point
Enlargement by a rational
factor
Identical representation of
Transformations
Tessellations
Triangle properties
● Pythagoras Theorem
● Properties of similar
triangles.
● Tests for similarity of
triangles.
● Congruence of triangles.
Trigonometry
● Bearings
● The three trigonometric
ratios (sine, cosine and
tangent) for a right-angled
triangle.
● Application of
trigonometric ratios using
angle of elevation and
angle of depression.
● Converse of Pythagoras’
Theorem (to be done)
● sine rule and cosine
rule,including
applications (link to
trigonometric
functions)(to be done)
4 Unit 4: Relationships Sets
Reasoning ●Set notation
with data ●Representation of sets in
(Statistics) Roster form and Set builder
(Revision) form
●Operations on sets up to
three sets
Probability
● Calculation of the
probability with Venn
diagrams, Tree diagrams and
Sample spaces
● Calculation of the probability
of mutually exclusive events
and combined events
●Probability of successive
trials
●Addition & Multiplication
rule- conditional
probability(to be done)
●Probability calculations(to be
done)
●Dependent and independent
events
Statistics:
● Sampling techniques
● Data manipulation and
misinterpretation
● Graphical representations
(including:, scatter graphs,
box plots, cumulative
frequency graphs)
● Lines of best fit
● Data processing: quartiles
and percentiles
● Measures of dispersion:
interquartile range
● Correlation, qualitative
handling
● Relative frequency
● Response rates
● Measure of
dispersion:standard
deviation (To be done)
● Correlation, quantitative
handling, using
technology(To be done)
● Histograms for continuous
fixed interval groups(To be
done)
Physics
1 Electricity Change 1) Static Electricity
● Electric charge
● Charging and methods of
charging
● Coulomb’s law
● Representing electric field
2) Electrical quantities
● Current in electric circuits
● Potential difference
● Ohm’s law
● Electrical resistance
● Electricity and energy
3) Electric circuits
● Circuit components
● Combinations of resistors
● Electronic circuits
4) Electrical safety
● Basic electrical safety rules.
● Electrical device safety.
● Electrical shock
● Fire safety
5) Smart Grids and Sustainable
Energy
2 Electromagne Change 1) Magnetism
tism 2) Magnetic field
3) Field due to current carrying
conductor, Solenoid, circular
loop.
4) Force on current carrying
conductor in a magnetic field
5) DC motor construction lab
6) Applications- Electric motors
7) Electromagnetic induction
8) Faraday’s law
9) Applications of electromagnetic
induction
10)AC (alternating current)
11)DC (direct current)
12)AC & DC generator
13)Electrical Power
14)Transformer
● Step up transformer
● Step down transformer
3 Atomic Relationship 1) Atomic Models
Physics ● Thomson’s model of an atom
● Rutherford’s model of an atom
● Bohr’s model of an atom
2) Atomic structure
● Protons, Neutrons and electrons
● Charge and mass
3) Fundamental forces in nature
4) Mass defect and binding energy
5) Binding energy per nucleon
6) Binding energy curve
7) Nuclear stability and instability.
8) Radioactivity & radioactive decay
● Alpha decay
● Beta decay
● Gamma decay
● Radioactive Dating
Techniques
9) Half-life period
10)Nuclear fission & fusion
11)Nuclear reactors
12)Background radiations
13)Uses of radioisotopes
14)Local and global issues related to
radioactive waste- issues related
to health and environment.
4 Astrophysics System 1) Our Universe
● Formation of solar system
● Cross-section of Sun.
● Planets & moons
● Galaxy
● Dark matter
2) Stellar Physics
● Distances, Motion and
Brightness of Stars
● Black body radiation
● Wien’s displacement law
● Colours of Stars (spectra)
● Luminosity and temperatures
(Hertzsprung-Russell diagram)
● Life cycle of stars
● Modelling the Universe
● The Big Bang theory and the fate
of the universe
3. Exo-planets
● Introduction
● Methods to find
Chemistry
1 Electrochemis Change 1. Redox reaction
try ● Oxidation number
● Half reaction
2. Applications of
electrolysis-
● Electroplating,
● Electrorefining,
● Extraction of metal
3. Factors affecting
electrolysis
● Concentration
● Type of electrodes
● Temperature
● Types of solutions
4. Electrochemical cell
5. Difference between
electrolytic and
electrochemical cell
6. Global issues-
● Disposal of Batteries –
Real life applications
Biology
1 Control, System 1. Detection and responding
. coordination, stimulus
and Response 2. Receptors
3. Adaptations to stimuli
4. Nervous system and its role
5. Endocrine system and its role
6. Role of the kidney in excretion
7. Homeostasis
8. Tropism: Sensing and
responding in plants
Combined Design
1 Designing for Communication Introduction to Cascading Style
well being Sheet
1. Types of CSS
2. Using basic Selector to
Apply Styles
3. Understanding CSS
Properties
4. Using Absolute and
Relative Position
5. Creating Header using font
Properties
6. Understanding List and
Links
7. Navigation website
designing using template
6. Prototyping
○ Material Testing &
Selection
○ Iteration &
Troubleshooting
7. Usability testing
Design project: Students will
design a product that assists
people with disabilities to
perform daily activities.
3 PCUP
4 PCUP
3 PCUP
4 PCUP
Musical Presentation :
Musical creation or performance
demonstrating musical skills,
application of creating and
performing conventions.
3 PCUP
4 PCUP