MYP IS written curriculum G8英文版.doc

MYP Grade 8 Integrated Humanities AIMS： MYP humanities encourage learners to respect and understand the world around them and equip them with a skills base appropriate for a learner in the 21st century. MYP humanities involves inquiring into historical, contemporary, geographical, political, social, economic, religious, technological and cultural contexts that influence and have an impact on individuals, societies and environments. This encourages learners, both students and teachers, to consider varied local and global contexts. MYP humanities defines itself as incorporating disciplines traditionally found in the humanities, such as history and philosophy, as well as disciplines found in the social sciences, such as economics, geography, sociology and politics. Through the MYP humanities framework, knowledge and conceptual understanding, as well as thinking critically and communication, contribute to the development of the student as a whole. The aims of MYP individuals and societies are to encourage and enable students to: appreciate human and environmental commonalities and diversity ; understand the interactions and interdependence of individuals, societies and the environment ; understand how both environmental and human systems operate and evolve; identify and develop concern for the well-being of human communities and the natural environment; act as responsible citizens of local and global communities ; Develop inquiry skills that lead towards conceptual understandings of the relationships between individuals, societies and the environments in which they live. 二、The objectives of MYP individuals and societies In order to reach the aims of individuals and societies, students should be able to: Objective A: Knowing and understanding i. use a range of terminology in context ii. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of subject-specific content and concepts, through descriptions, explanations and examples. Objective B: Investigating formulate/choose a clea