Chinese International School

Course Outline 2013-2014 Department: English Year Year Year Year Year Year Year 07 08 09 10 11 12 13

Welcome to Year 7 English Language A 2013-2014

Welcome to Year 7 English at Chinese International School. For the first time you will be studying English through the MYP Language A programme. We hope this year brings you exciting challenges and rewarding experiences as you build upon the skills you developed throughout primary school, and explore new books and ideas to expand your literary and cultural horizons.

The MYP Language A Programme Aims

This programme is designed to prepare you for the demands of life in the 21st century by providing the skills and knowledge you need to become literate, articulate people and engaged, and engaging, students. This year you will read a variety of works from a range of genres: novels, plays, short stories and poetry. You will study media and film texts, read works in translation from various countries, and participate in interdisciplinary work with other subject areas.

Curriculum for Year 7

Year 7 content Under the broad theme of Identity you will have the opportunity to read texts such as: A range of poetry, short stories and non-fiction; Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth; Rudyard Kipling, Just So Stories; Louis Sachar, Holes; Neil Gaimon, Coraline; Starting Shakespeare; Michelle Magorian, Goodnight, Mr Tom; John Boyne, The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas; Julia Alvarez, Before We Were Free; Gary Blackwood, The Shakespeare Stealer; Karen Cushman, The Midwifes Apprentice; Frank Cottrell Boyce, Millions; Kenneth Graham, The Wind in the Willows; Frances Hodgeson Burnett, The Secret Garden. Year 7 skills You will continue to develop the English skills you acquired in primary school, with particular focus upon the following skills: Developing independent reading and viewing habits; Listening and thinking critically; Organising ideas logically using paragraphs;

Understanding connotation and recognising figurative language; Communicating ideas clearly, accurately and expressively in speech and writing; Writing descriptions, reports, narratives and poems; Developing stages of the writing process; Adopting and sustaining a role; Identifying genres; Inferring meaning from context; Using appropriate register; Working cooperatively in groups; Recognising main and supporting ideas in texts; Using appropriate technology to produce and present work; Evaluating your own and others work; Understanding and applying the assessment criteria.

Examples of Year 7 activities Class activities will take many forms: whole-class and small-group discussion, reading, comprehension and analysis, writing activities, group work, oral presentations and performances. Homework will help you to practise what you learn in class: for instance, through further thinking, reading, reflecting and writing. You will read a range of books during your library lessons and use Destiny to post your reviews and recommendations to the school reading community. Year 7 Assessment You will complete four kinds of assessment activities throughout the year: creative writing; analysis of literature; essay writing, and oral activities. You will keep a portfolio of your assessment work throughout the year. Your written and non-written work will be assessed according to the IBMYP criteria for Language A: Criterion A: Content Criterion B: Organisation Criterion C: Style and Language Usage We look forward to a stimulating, productive and enjoyable year of English with you. The CIS English Department Year 7 teachers: Tuan Phan Nuala OConnell Le-Shan Kwan Kevin Quinn Holly Mak Xander Manshel Cathy Haines Jenny Chadwick

Welcome to Year 8 English Language A 2013-2014

Welcome to the Year 8 English programme. We hope this year brings you exciting challenges and rewarding experiences as you build upon the skills you developed in Year 7, and explore a new array of writers, styles, genres and themes to expand your literary and cultural horizons.

The MYP Language A Programme Aims

This programme is designed to prepare you for the demands of life in the 21st century by providing the skills and knowledge you need to become literate, articulate people and engaged, and engaging, students. This year you will read a variety of works from a range of genres: novels, plays, short stories and poetry. You will study media and film texts, read works in translation from various countries, and participate in interdisciplinary work with other subject areas.

Curriculum for Year 8

Year 8 content Under the broad theme of Imaginative Journeys you will have the opportunity to read texts such as: extracts from travel writing, travel journals and blogs; a range of poetry and short stories; J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit; Jules Verne, Around The World in Eighty Days Seamus Heaney, Beowulf; Salman Rushdie, Haroun and the Sea of Stories; Robin Lintner adapted from Homer, The Odyssey; Rosemary Sutcliff, Black Ships Before Troy; Anne Frank, The Diary of Anne Frank; Peter Jackson (dir.), The Lord of the Rings; William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Nights Dream; Esther Hautzig, The Endless Steppe; Richard Adams, Watership Down;

Year 8 skills You will continue to develop the English skills you acquired in Year 7 and focus upon the following new skills: Making connections between texts; Researching a subject and interpreting your findings; Presenting and defending your views in a discussion;

Writing an essay of exploration, comparison and evaluation in response to literature, film and media.

Examples of Year 8 activities Class activities will take many forms: whole-class and small-group discussion, reading, comprehension and analysis, writing activities, group work, oral presentations and performances. Homework will help you to practise what you learn in class: for instance, through further thinking, reading, reflecting and writing. You will read a range of books during your library lesson each cycle and use Destiny to post your reviews and recommendations to the school reading community. Each cycle you will develop your communication skills within a variety of media using the computers.

Year 8 Assessment You will complete four kinds of assessment activities throughout the year: creative writing; analysis of literature; essay writing, and oral activities. You will keep a portfolio of your assessment work throughout the year. Your written and non-written work will be assessed according to the IBMYP criteria for Language A: Criterion A: Content Criterion B: Organisation Criterion C: Style and Language Usage We look forward to a stimulating, productive and enjoyable year of English with you. The CIS English Department Year 8 teachers: Se Mi Lee Kevin Quinn Claire Yeo Helen Parker Nuala OConnell Tuan Phan

Welcome to Year 9 English Language A 2013-14

Welcome to the Year 9 English programme. We hope this year brings you exciting challenges and rewarding experiences as you build upon the skills you developed in Year 8, and explore a new array of writers, styles, genres and themes to expand your literary and cultural horizons.

The MYP Language A Programme Aims

This programme is designed to prepare you for the demands of life in the 21st century by providing the skills and knowledge you need to become literate, articulate people and engaged, and engaging, students. This year you will read a variety of works from a range of genres: novels, plays, short stories and poetry. You will study media and film texts, read works in translation from various countries, and participate in interdisciplinary work with other subject areas.

Curriculum for Year 9

Year 9 content Under the broad theme Ways of Seeing, you will study texts such as the following: A range of poetry and song lyrics, short stories and non-fiction; Daphne Du Maurier, Rebecca (novel and Hitchcock film) Daphne Du Maurier, The Birds and other stories (short stories and Hitchcock film) Roald Dahl, short stories Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of the Baskervilles and selected stories Tim Burton (dir.), Sleepy Hollow (film); George Orwell, Animal Farm (novel and film); William Shakespeare Twelfth Night (play and film); William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar (play and film); William Golding, Lord of the Flies; Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird; Alfred Hitchcock (dir.) Rear Window and Vertigo (films); Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis; Orson Scott Card, Enders Game; Tom Stoppard, The Real Inspector Hound.

Year 9 skills You will continue to develop the English skills you acquired in Year 8 and focus upon the following new skills:

Analysing texts; Developing the vocabulary of literary discourse; Writing an essay with a literary focus; Developing sustained responses to arguments and opinions; Identifying and using the language of persuasion; Refining research strategies.

Examples of Year 9 activities Class activities will take many forms: whole-class and small-group discussion, reading, comprehension and analysis, writing activities, group work, oral presentations and performances. Homework will help you to practise what you learn in class: for instance, through further thinking, reading, reflecting and writing. You will read a range of books during your library lesson each cycle and use Destiny to post your reviews and recommendations to the school reading community. Each cycle you will develop your communication skills within a variety of media using the computers.

Year 9 Assessment You will complete four kinds of assessment activities throughout the year: creative writing; analysis of literature; essay writing, and oral activities. You will keep a portfolio of your assessment work throughout the year. Your written and non-written work will be assessed according to the IBMYP criteria for Language A:

Your written and non-written work will be assessed using the IBMYP criteria for Language A: Criterion A: Content Criterion B: Organisation Criterion C: Style and Language Usage

We look forward to a stimulating, productive and enjoyable experience in English with you this year.

The CIS English Department Year 9 teachers: Claire Yeo Holly Mak Cathy Haines Nuala OConnell Xander Manshel

Welcome to Year 10 English Language A 2013-14

Welcome to the Year 10 English programme. We hope this year brings you exciting challenges and rewarding experiences as you build upon the skills you developed in Year 9, and explore a new array of writers, styles, genres and themes to expand your literary and cultural horizons.

The MYP Language A Programme Aims

This programme is designed to prepare you for the demands of life in the 21st century by providing the skills and knowledge you need to become literate, articulate people and engaged, and engaging, students. This year you will read a variety of works from a range of genres: novels, plays, short stories and poetry. You will study media and film texts, read works in translation from various countries, and participate in interdisciplinary work with other subject areas. In Years 10 and 11 your close analysis of the set texts will provide you with the skills you will need in your final MYP year, and throughout your IB Diploma years.

Curriculum for Year 10

Year 10 content You will study a range of texts from the genres novel, play, short story and poetry. You will also read and view non-fiction texts of various genres such as newspapers, magazines, essays, speeches, letters and diaries. The study of media may include films, videos and documentaries. Examples of texts for study are: William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath; Barbara Kingsolver, The Bean Trees; John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men; Mark Haddon, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time; Aldous Huxley, Brave New World; George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four; Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake; Arthur Miller, The Crucible; John Gardner, Grendel

Year 10 skills

You will continue to develop the English skills you acquired in Year 9 and focus upon the following new skills: Synthesising and interpreting; Scanning for specific information, organising material and presentation formats; Distinguishing between fact and fiction; Identifying motive; Preparing and giving oral presentations.

Examples of Year 10 activities Class activities will take many forms: whole-class and small-group discussion, reading, comprehension and analysis, writing activities, group work, oral presentations and performances. Homework will help you to practise what you learn in class: for instance, through further thinking, reading, reflecting and writing. You will read a range of books during your library lesson each cycle and use Destiny to post your reviews and recommendations to the school reading community. Each cycle you will develop your communication skills within a variety of media using the computers.

Year 10 Assessment You will complete four kinds of assessment activities throughout the year: creative writing; analysis of literature; essay writing, and oral activities. You will keep a portfolio of your assessment work throughout the year. Your written and non-written work will be assessed according to the IBMYP criteria for Language A: Criterion A: Content Criterion B: Organisation Criterion C: Style and Language Usage We look forward to a stimulating, productive and enjoyable experience in English with you this year. The CIS English Department Year 10 teachers: Nuala OConnell Le-Shan Kwan Holly Mak Kevin Quinn

Welcome to Year 11 English Language A 2013-14

Welcome to the Year 11 English programme. We hope this year brings you exciting challenges and rewarding experiences as you build upon the skills you developed in Year 10, and explore a new array of writers, styles, genres and themes to expand your literary and cultural horizons.

The MYP Language A Programme Aims

This programme is designed to prepare you for the demands of life in the 21st century by providing the skills and knowledge you need to become literate, articulate people and engaged, and engaging, students. This year you will read a variety of works from a range of genres: novels, plays, short stories and poetry. You will study media and film texts, read works in translation from various countries, and participate in interdisciplinary work with other subject areas. In Year 11 your English skills will be assessed for your final MYP grade. Remember that you will need a solid background in these skills as preparation for the IB Diploma programme. Year 11 content You will study a range of texts from the genres novel, play, short story and poetry. You will also read and view non-fiction texts of various genres such as newspapers, magazines, essays, speeches, letters and diaries. The study of media may include films, videos and documentaries. Examples of texts for study are: A selection of short stories William Shakespeare, Macbeth Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility; Jeffrey Eugenides, The Virgin Suicides; Jack Hydes (ed.), Touched with Fire Charles Dickens, Great Expectations Muriel Barbery, The Elegance of the Hedgehog; Laura Esquivel, Like Water for Chocolate; John Patrick Shanley, Doubt; Jean Anouilh, Antigone; August Wilson, Fences

Lloyd Jones, Mister Pip Primo Levi, If This Be a Man; Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest George Bernard Shaw, Pygmalion

Year 11 skills You will continue to develop the English skills you encountered in Year 10 and focus upon these new skills: Writing well-structured and insightful essays and responses to literature; Writing and presenting a commentary; Reflecting on and responding to others ideas; Devising an independent line of critical enquiry in response to texts; Writing under controlled conditions.

Examples of Year 11 activities Class activities will take many forms: whole-class and small-group discussion, reading, comprehension and analysis, writing activities, group work, oral presentations and performances. Homework will help you to practise what you learn in class: for instance, through further thinking, reading, reflecting and writing. You will read a range of books during your library lesson each cycle and use Destiny to post your reviews and recommendations to school reading community. Each cycle you will develop your communication skills within a variety of media using the computers. Year 11 Assessment You will complete four kinds of assessment activities throughout the year: creative writing; analysis of literature; essay writing, and oral activities. You will keep a portfolio of your assessment work throughout the year. Your written and non-written work will be assessed according to the IBMYP criteria for Language A: Criterion A: Content Criterion B: Organisation Criterion C: Style and Language Usage We look forward to a stimulating, productive and enjoyable experience in English with you this year. The CIS English Department Year 11 teachers: Le-Shan Kwan Helen Parker Tuan Phan Claire Yeo Nuala OConnell Se Mi Lee