Year 1 In order to reach the aims of

individuals and societies, students

should be able to:

Year 3 In order to reach the aims of

individuals and societies, students
should be able to:
Objective A: Knowing and understanding

i. Use vocabulary in context

i. Use a range of terminology in

context

ii. demonstrate knowledge and

ii. demonstrate knowledge and
understanding of subject-specific
understanding of subject-specific content
content and concepts, through
and concepts, using descriptions,
descriptions, explanations and
explanations and examples.
examples.
Objective B: Investigating

i. Explain the choice of a research

question

i. Formulate/choose a clear and

focused research
question, explaining its relevance

ii. Follow an action plan to explore a

research question

ii. Formulate and follow an action

plan to investigate a research
question

iii. Collect and record relevant

information consistent
with the research question

iii. Use methods to collect and

record relevant
information

iv. Reflect on the research process and

results.

iv. Evaluate the research process

and results, with guidance.

Objective C: Communicating

i. Communicate information and ideas

with clarity

i. Communicate information and

ideas in a way that
is appropriate for the audience and
purpose

ii. Organize information and ideas

effectively for the task

ii. Structure information and ideas

according to the task instructions

iii. List sources of information in a way

that follows the task instructions

iii. Create a reference list and cite

sources of information
Objective D: Thinking critically

i. Identify the main points of ideas,

events, visual
representation or arguments

i. Analyse concepts, issues, models,

visual
representation and/or theories

ii. Use information to give an opinion

ii. Summarize information to make

valid, well-supported arguments

iii. Identify and analyse a range of

sources/data in terms of origin and
purpose

iii. Analyse a range of sources/ data

in terms of origin
and purpose, recognizing values
and limitations

iv. Identify different views and their

implications.

iv. Recognise different perspectives

and explain their implications.

Year 5 In order to reach the aims of

individuals and societies, students
should be able to:

derstanding
i. Use a wide range of terminology
in context
ii. demonstrate knowledge and
understanding of subject-specific
content and concepts through
developed descriptions,
explanations and examples.

ting

i. Formulate a clear and focused

research question and justify its
relevance

ATL Skill Connection

Communication Through
Langauge: Use and interpret a
range of content specific
terminology,
Communication Through
Language: Practice skimming and
scanning, Making Effective Notes,
Accurately Paraphrase, Write for
different purposes
ATL Skill Connection
Creative Thinking: Use
brainstorming and mapping to
generate new ideas, questions and
consider alternatives.

MYP Command Terms

Use, Interpret,

Demonstrate, Describe, Explain,

Exemplify,
MYP Command Terms

Critical Thinking: Formulate

provocative and relevant questions
Formulate, Explain, Justify

ii. Formulate and follow an action

plan to investigate a research
question

Organisation Skills: Plan strategies

to achieve goals, Take action to
achieve goals.
Formulate, Explain, Investigate

Information Literacy: Collect

research from a variety of print and
digital sources.Access information
to be informed and inform
iii. Use research methods to collect others.Collect record and verify
data. Understand and use
and record
technology systems. Make
appropriate, varied and relevant
connections between varieties of
information
resources Cite resources properly.
Use, Document
Intepret
Critical Thinking: Interpret data
Reflection: Try out new learning
processes and gather feedback on
their effectiveness. Continually
make process changes to improve
learning effectiveness. Identify
strengths and weaknesses of
learning strategies used to date.
iv. Evaluate the research process
and results.

Media Literacy: Use a variety of

technologies and media platforms
to source information, including
social media and online
networks.Utilise different media to
obtain perspectives.
Critical Thinking: Evaluate
arguments Consider ideas from
multiple perspectives

Evaluate, Explore,

MYP Command Terms

ATL Skill Connection
Communication: Write for different
purposes and organize (written)
information logically

ating

i. Communicate information and

ideas effectively using an
appropriate style for the audience
and purpose

Communication: Use a variety of

speaking techniques to make
meaning clear for different
audiences and purposes.
Media Literacy: Actively make
connections between different
media resources in presentations.

ii. Structure information and ideas in Communication: Write for different

purposes and organize (written)
a way that
information logically
is appropriate to the specified
format
iii. Document sources of information Information Literacy: Cite resources
properly
using a
recognized convention.
Document

tically
Critical Thinking: Break down large
concepts and projects into
component parts and combine
i. Discuss concepts, issues, models, parts logically, as appropriate.
visual
Critical Thinking: Use observation,
representation and theories
prioritisation and order of
precedence to recognise problems
and to problem solve.
Identify, Analyse, Discuss
Critical Thinking: Make logical,
ii. Synthesise information to make reasoned judgments and create
valid, well-supported arguments
arguments to support them.
Synthesise, Justify, Summarise
Critical Thinking: Make logical,
reasoned judgments and create
iii. Analyse and evaluate a wide
arguments to support them.
range of sources/
Critcal Thinking: Develop contrary
data in terms of origin and purpose,
arguments.
examining values and limitations
Critical Thinking: Evaluate
arguments
Critical Thinking: Consider ideas
iv. Interpret different perspectives
from multiple perspectives
and their
Critical Thinking: Identify different Identify, Analyse, Recognise,
implications.
points of view and bias.
Interpret, Evaluate