Teacher(s) Ms Zhao, Mr Binge, Ms Ballin, Ms Ross, Ms Wada Subject group and discipline Individuals & Societies

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Unit title Ancient Civilisations MYP year 1 Unit duration (hrs) 20

Inquiry: Establishing the purpose of the unit

Key concept Related concept(s) Global context

Cultures Culture, Perspective, Identity Communities and Cultures

Statement of inquiry

Learning about the past is crucial in order to understand the present.

Inquiry questions
Factual — What can sources tell us about civilisations of the past?
Conceptual — How can we develop a objective picture of ancient civilisations?
Debatable — Is learning about ancient civilisations important in order to understand the modern world?
Objectives Summative assessment

To learn about the cultures and practices of Outline of summative assessment task(s) Relationship between summative assessment
ancient civilisations. including assessment criteria: task(s) and statement of inquiry:
To learn how to critically evaluate sources The summative assessment for this unit will The formative assessments will be tailored to
and develop objectivity be formed by a collection of the range of demonstrates students understanding of
To make connections between civilisations of formative assessments that will take place civilisations in creative and imaginative ways,
over the course of several weeks. while still being informed by a range of
the past and our present day societies.
historical sources.

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