Grade 9-12 Course Descriptors

English A (9)
English A is designed for fluent English speakers. Students develop reading, writing, speaking, and analytical skills through guiding questions derived from the five Areas of Interaction of the Middle Years Program. They examine a range of texts including novels, short stories, poetry, and visual media, developing an awareness of the purpose, use, and application of different styles of language and apply this knowledge to their own visual, written and oral communication. Ongoing assessment takes place according to the MYP Language A criteria through a variety of tasks, including analysis of written and visual texts, reading comprehension, oral presentations, creative writing, and persuasive essays.
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English B Advanced (9)
Students develop reading, writing, speaking, and analytical skills through guiding questions derived from the five Areas of Interaction of the Middle Years Program. They examine a range of texts including novels, short stories, poetry, and visual media, developing an awareness of the purpose, use, and application of different styles of language and apply this knowledge to their own visual, written and oral communication. Ongoing assessment takes place through a variety of tasks, including analysis of written and visual texts, reading comprehension, oral presentations, creative writing, and persuasive essays.
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English B Standard (9)
Students complete four units, each of which develops their reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. They read a variety of interesting, informative or humorous texts and dialogues together with four books per year plus ten minutes of Free Voluntary Reading each class. They also listen and respond to imaginative and appealing topics such as Growing Up, Lost Worlds and Films which provide an insight into different aspects of culture throughout the English-speaking world.  They have speaking and writing tasks and projects. At the completion of each unit, students are assessed through the Language B Standard criteria of oral communication (message and interaction / language), writing (message and organization / language) and reading comprehension.
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