MYP 1

Unit title Teacher(s) School Year Subject and grade level Time frame and duration

Unit 1 Planner

Discovering the Past Ms Margaret/Ms Nino S 2013-2014 Humanities MYP 1 (Grade 6 ) 2013-2014 Unit 1 5 weeks

Stage 1: Integrate significant concept, area of interaction and unit question

Area of interaction focus

Which area of interaction will be our focus? Why have we chosen this?

Significant concept(s)
What are the big ideas? What do we want our students to retain for years into the future?

APPROACHES TO LEARNING Demonstrate an understanding of how we know about the past Communicate an appropriate level of understanding the concepts introduced

History is based on evidence Evidence is not always reliable There are different interpretations of historical events

MYP unit question

Guiding question: How do we know about the past? Essential questions: 1. What do we mean by historical evidence? 2. To what extent can we know the truth about the past? 3. How and why is historical evidence manipulated? MYP Objectives/Criteria Criterion A Criterion C Criterion D

A.T.L. Communication Shares ideas and knowledge using contentspecific terminology With guidance, demonstrates understanding of skills for presenting and informing

A.T.L. Reflection With guidance, begins to understand and use personal learning strategies With guidance, maintain a journal/portfolio

Student Questions: