GRADE 9 – Syllabus _ Term 2 (2023-24)

SUBJECT NAME SYLLABUS

English Language & This exam is based on all the units covered this year: “Rites of Passage”, “Life in Green”,
Literature “Language and Gender” and “Task 1 Bootcamp”

Duration: 2 hr Students must complete three tasks: 1) Analyzing 2) Producing Literary 3) Producing Non-
Literary
Teachers : (80 marks)
Ms. Anoushae and Ms. Fiona
Analyzing task - (30 marks)
Students must:
● Analyze an unseen literary and non literary multi-media text and answer short
answer questions on these (10 marks)
● Compare and contrast both texts and create a compare and contrast Essay on the
given unseen literary and non-literary text. (20 marks)
Students will be assessed on:
● Criteria A - Analyzing (20 marks)
● Criteria B - Organizing-10 marks

Producing Literary Text: 20 marks

Students must:
● Produce a non-fiction narrative based on a given prompt. This will be based on
the “Rites of Passage” unit.
● Picture or video excerpts will be given in the assessment as prompts.
Students will be assessed on:
● Criterion C - Producing text (10 marks)
● Criterion D - Using Language (10 marks)

Producing Non-Literary text: 30 marks

Students must:
● Produce a Critical Response Essay based on an unseen video clip.
● This will be based on inquiry in Unit 1: Jack and Jill Went Up the Hill, a familiarity
with key terms and vocabulary from this unit should be exhibited.

Students will be assessed on:

● Criterion B - Organizing (10 marks)
● Criterion C - Producing text (10 marks)
● Criterion D - Using Language (10 marks)

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Integrated Humanities
E-assessment
● Sustainable management of natural environments: Characteristics and human
Duration: 2 hrs impacts on aquatic, deserts, forests, grasslands
● Resource Management
Teachers:
Fizza Tariq, Sabahat Rizwi ● Trade, Exchange and Aid

● Economic agents and their interests and role in the economy: consumers,
producers, governments, banks

Islamiyat Paper 1

IGCSE EXAM Quranic Passages (1-15)

History and importance of Quran
Paper 1 and 2 · Introduction of Quran
Duration: 1.5 hr · Characteristics of Makki and Madni Surahs
· Preservation and Compilation of the Quran
· Revelation of Quran 610 - 632 AD)
Life of the Holy Prophet pbuh
· Life in Makkah and Madinah
· Prophet Muhammad (SAW) as Model of Excellence / His Qualities
· His relations with Non-Muslims
First Islamic Community
· 10 blessed Companions
· Important personalities of Islam
PAPER 2
Ahadith (1-15)
History and importance of hadith
· Types of Hadith
· Stages of compilation
The Rightly guided Caliphs
· Abu Bakr R.A
Umar RA
Articles of faith
· Tawheed
· Predestination and Decree
· Angels
· Day of Judgment
· Prophets

Pillars of Islam
· Shahadah
· Prayer
· Fasting
· Zakat
· Hajj

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Urdu Language
Acquisition Phase 4
(E-assessment)

Duration:1 hr 45 mins

Teachers:
Ms.Fouzia/Ms.Muneeba/Ms.Sad
ia

Speaking: during regular

classes

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Media Arts
ePortfolio Submission - MYP -
YEAR 4
Instructor: Syed Baqir Rizvi
Unit name - The art of connection
Global context - Orientation in space and time
Statement of Inquiry - Art reflects interconnectedness across space and time
Task 1 – Investigating (Criterion A)
A1- a film movement(s) or genre(s) which reflects interconnectivity within arts across space
and time.
A2- a critique of an artwork or performance from the chosen movement(s) or genre(s).

Task 2 – Developing (Criterion B)

B1- the practical exploration of artistic ideas to inform development of a final artwork.
B2- the development of the student’s artistic intention in line with the statement of inquiry
and justification of their artistic choices.

Task 3 – Creating/Performing (Criterion C)

The student’s artwork - SHORT FILM

Task 4 – Evaluating (Criterion D)

D1- the appraisal of the student’s own short film
D2- a reflection on their development as an artist/ filmmaker.

Math 1. Length, Area & Perimeter

2. Trigonometry (Bearings)
Duration: 2 hr 3. Quadratic Functions
4. Quadratic Equations
5. Coordinate geometry (Gradient, Equation of a line, Midpoint, Distance)
Teachers : 6. Volume & Surface Area
Umair Yousaf, 7. Transformations (Translation, reflection & rotation)
Khadija Kazmi & Faheem 8. Geometric sequence, Quadratic Sequence
Arshad 9. Mean, median, mode and range of grouped and ungrouped data
10. Cumulative data/frequency, measuring spread of data set and box & whisker plots

All topics to be revised from the Task Files mainly on Managebac, and from the
Reference Books.

All worksheets must be used for efficient practice.

Visual Art Unit of Study : Various forms of visual arts

Teacher:
Erum Summative based on the on going Assessment in class submitted as an ePortfolio

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Physics COMPLETE MYP-4 PHYSICS SYLLABUS

Duration: 2 hr ● Physical quantities & measurements

o Base and Derived Quantities
Teacher: o S.I Units & Unit conversions
Dilawar Ali o Measuring instruments (vernier caliper, screw gauge, measuring cylinder)
o Errors (zero error, systematic & random error)
o Precision and accuracy
● Scalars and vectors
o Difference between scalars and vectors
o Vector Algebra (Addition & Subtraction of vectors)
o Components of vectors
o Pythagoras Theorem
● Kinematics (Linear / 1- D motion)
o Distance/Displacement
o Speed/Velocity
o Acceleration
o Graphs of Motion (Gradient/Slope & Area under graph)
o Equations of motion for constant acceleration (SUVAT equations)
o Acceleration of free fall ( gravitational acceleration)
● Dynamics (Forces)
o Classification of forces (Balanced & Unbalanced)
o Forces( weight, tension, upthrust, friction, normal reaction, drag etc)
o Newton Laws of motion (1st, 2nd & 3rd law)
o Hooke’s law
o Turning effect of forces [Moments & Principles of moments]
o Linear momentum and conservation of momentum
o Impulse of a force
o Mass, Weight and Density.
o Centre of mass and center of gravity
o Pressure in solids, liquids and gases
o Motion in a circle (centripetal force & acceleration)
o Terminal velocity
● Work, Energy & Power
o Work done
o Energy and its types
o Sankeys’ diagram
o Efficiency of a system
o Power
o Renewable and non-renewable energy sources
o Greenhouse Gases and its effect
o Evidence that human activity is affecting earth’s climate, complexity, correlation
and causation
● Thermal Physics
o States of matter
o Properties of solid, liquids and gases
o Kinetic theory of gases
o Heat energy & Thermal energy
o Temperature (scales of temperature)
o Gas laws (Boyle’s law, Charles’ law)
o Ideal gas equation (relation between state variables)
o Change of state (Boiling point, Melting point, Evaporation, Condensation)

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 o Thermal expansion
o Heat capacity and Specific heat capacity
o Latent heat (Fusion & Vaporization)
o Entropy
o Modes of heat transfer (conduction, convection and radiation)
● Waves
★ General properties of waves
o Types of waves (Mechanical, Electromagnetic & Progressive waves)
o Waves parameters (frequency, time period, wavelength, wave speed, phase,
amplitude)
o Wave properties ( Reflection, refraction, diffraction, interference)
★ Light
o Laws of reflection & refraction
o Refractive index
o Total internal reflection
o Dispersion of light
o Speed of light
o Applications (Optical fibers)
★ Electromagnetic spectrum
o Composition of E.M spectrum
o Properties and applications of E.M spectrum
★ Sound
o Production of sound waves (Compressions and rarefactions)
o Transfer of sound waves in different mediums (Solids, liquids and gases)
o Speed of sound
o Parameters of sound waves (Echo, pitch, loudness, quality, noise)
o Ultrasound and its applications
o Doppler’s effect
★ Physical Optics
o Mirrors & Lens (types)
o Optical parameters (focal length, principal axis, optical center, aperture)
o Power of lens
Note:
➔ The May assessment will be exactly on the MYP e-assessment pattern and each
criterion (A, B, C and D) will be examined in detail.
➔ Everything covered in class lectures, all tasks and relevant chapters from MYP 4
Hodder Physics book and Oxford Physics Book are included.
➔ Use all the resources uploaded on Managebac.

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French (Phase 2)
Listening, Reading, Writing GROUP A – IDENTITY & CULTURE
Give personal information
Duration: 2 h Talk about family & friends and discuss relationships
Give the physical description of a person & describe their personality
Speaking: during regular Talk about sports & leisure activities
lessons Give your opinions on activities and discuss the importance of leisure activities
Talk about food, drinks and meals
Teacher Name: Talk about different dishes & specialties
Fizza Hammad /Ghislaine Discuss healthy food & healthy lifestyle
Chebassier Talk about special occasions & festivals
Talk about your favorite festival

GROUP B – EDUCATION & THE WORLD OF WORK

Talk about your school & school life
Discuss school subjects
Talk about your future plans
Talk about professions

GROUP C – THE WORLD WE LIVE IN

Talk about seasons, weather and climate
Discuss environmental issues
Talk about pollution – causes and solutions
Talk about personal steps and efforts to save environment & Recycling

GROUP D: – LOCAL AREA, TRAVEL, TOURISM

Talk about your house, neighborhood, and city
Compare city vs. country life
Talk about vacation (modes of transportation, activities, lodging, weather, food)

IMPORTANT : All slides uploaded on MB to be consulted. Revise from the vocabulary

uploaded in the relevant folders on MB.

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Chemistry Book: Chemistry for MYP 4 & 5 by Annie Termaat and Christopher Talbot
(Complete term 1 syllabus and term 2 syllabus as listed below)
Duration : 2 hours
Unit 1. What is matter?
Unit 3. How do we map matter?
Teachers: Unit 4. How do atoms bond?
Ms Sajida Sobia Kashif,
Sir Rashid Khan and
Unit 5. What are the impacts of the chemical Industry? Pg 97 - 117
Ms Sabeela Kauser
● A tale of two communities
● Investigating ions in solution: cations and anions
● Activity: A systematic approach
● Solubility rules for ionic compounds
● Activity: Chemical scenarios
● Writing balanced chemical equations by inspection
● Activity: Balancing simple chemical equations ‘by inspection’
● Acids and bases (Properties, uses)
● Activity: Clarifying your understanding of acids and bases
● Indicators of acids and bases
● Activity: Observing indicators of acids and bases
● pH: The scale for acids and bases
● Activity: pH
● Activity: Investigating concentration and pH
● Activity: Reactions of metal carbonates with acids
● Neutralization removes extremes: Recognizing patterns
● Activity: Comparing domestic acids and alkalis
● Activity: Investigating a factor that affects solubility
● Acids and bases in the periodic table
● Activity: Investigating oxides

Unit 6. What determines chemical change? Pg 122-139

● Particle phenomena
● Kinetic theory
● Activity: Brownian motion
● Activity: When gas molecules collide!
● Activity: How does temperature affect chemical change
● A chemical conundrum (Avogadro’s constant, Example calculations, Empirical
formula calculations)
● Activity: The mole concept
● Estimations and measurement: vital skills for a quantitative chemist
● Titration - Making neutralization visible
● Activity: Titration
● Why should a reaction happen at all?
● Activity: Observing endothermic and exothermic reactions

Resources:
Book: Chemistry for MYP 4&5 by Annie Termaat and Christopher Talbot, Class notes,
Practical lab reports, Resources uploaded on Managebac

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Biology Unit: How is life organized?
● Cell theory
Duration: 2 hours ● Characteristics of living things
● Cell structure (functions and organelles)
Teacher : ● Levels of organization (hierarchy of life)
Midhat Abbas ● Classification of living things (Carl Linneaus’ classification system)
● Analogous and homologous features
Unit: What chemical processes support life.
● Metabolic and anabolic reactions
● Respiration- aerobic and anaerobic
● Cellular respiration (glycolysis)
● Photosynthesis
● Enzymes- enzyme theory, enzyme substrate complex (lock and key model)
Unit: How do organisms sustain themselves?
● Diffusion, Osmosis, Active transport.
● Nutrition
● Digestion
● Transport and circulation
● Homeostasis
● Transpiration and translocation
● Gas exchange
● Movement

Unit: How diseases affect human health?

● Immune system
● White blood cells, their types and their responses
● What are the body's line of defenses?
● Immunity & types of immunity
● Probiotics
● Bacterial diseases and how they impact the human body.
● Microorganisms
● Pathogens / Parasites
● Viruses
● Diseases/ Disease transmission
● Lifestyle choices and transmission of diseases

Unit: How do living Organisms adapt to its environment to survive?

● Reaction of organisms to changes in the environment

● Nervous system- central and peripheral
● Reflexes (reflex arc)
● Stimuli
● Adaptations to stimuli for survival Tropisms in plants
● Adaptations of other living organisms

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DESIGN
Summative based on in-class unit work (submitted as ePortfolio on Gdrive)
Teachers:
Shireen Zafar
Zunaira Arif Butt

The students will be assessed on the following topics in a written assessment

PHE
● Human Anatomy introduction
Teacher Name: Haroon Paul
● Skeletal System
Duration: 1 hr ● Muscular System
● Endocrine System
● Cardiovascular System

● Cardio-Respiratory System and Exercise

● Principle of Training
● FITT Principle
● Body Types

● Introduction to Human Movement Analysis

History Unit 1: Industrial Revolution and its Impact

- How revolutionary was the industrial revolution?
Duration: 2 hr
Unit 2: What impact have pioneers, innovators and developers had on
Teacher: Madiha Iftikhar science?

Unit 3: Does trade and exchange promote cooperation or lead to

exploitation?

Unit 6: Do social, cultural and artistic movements reflect the era in

which they take place?

Unit 7: How have ideas reflected change in the last 200 years?

Unit 4: Why have our everyday lives changed over the past century?

Unit 8: Why did nations go to war and why is peacemaking difficult?

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Music In class assessments
Teacher :
Saad Mustafa

Economics 1. Introduction to Economics (The Foundations of Economics)

I. Understanding the nature of Economics
Duration: 1 hr 45 mins II. The three basic economic questions: Resource allocation and output/ income
distribution
Teacher: Syed Ali Turab III. Understanding the world by use of models
IV. The method of economics
V. A brief history of economic thought.

2. Microeconomics (Competitive Markets: Demand and Supply)

I. Demand
II. Supply
III. Market Equilibrium
IV. Price Determinants and Non-Price Determinants
V. Determinants and Movement/ shift of the supply curve
VI. Consumer Surplus and Producer Surplus
VII. Law or Marginal and Diminishing Marginal Returns

3. Macroeconomics (The level of overall economic activity)

I. Economic Activity (Circular flow of Income)
II. Measures of economic activity (Real vs Nominal)
III. Calculations based on National Income and statistics
IV. The Business Cycle
V. National income statistics and alternative measures (Include Human Development
Index)
4. Elasticities
I. Price Elasticity of Demand (PED)
II. Income Elasticity of Demand (YED)
III. Cross-price Elasticity (XED)
IV. Price Elasticity of Supply (PES)

5. Role of Government in Microeconomics

I. Government Interventions in Markets
II. Price Controls
III. Indirect Taxes
IV. Subsidies

6. Macroeconomic Objectives I: Low Unemployment, Low and Stable rate of Inflation)

I. Unemployment (Types and Causes of Unemployment)

II. Low and Stable rate of Inflation (Measurements and types of inflation and its
causes)
III. Deflation and its causes
IV. Relationship among inflation and unemployment (Philip’s Curve)

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Computer Science
Duration: 1hr 30 mins
Teacher: Mufaza /Sir
Mujtaba
Business Management
Duration: 1 hour 30 min
Teacher:
Iqra Siddique, Zehra Ahmed,
Mehreen Tahir
Topic 2:
How data is represented in a computer?
The binary number system
Decimal number system
Conversion between binary and decimal number system
Hexadecimal number system
Conversion between binary ,hexadecimal and decimal number system
Boolean Logic:
-Standard logic gates symbols
-6 logic gates
-logic diagrams
-truth tables
-mathematical equations
-Statements to boolean
-boolean equations
Programming:
-Algorithms
-CPU labeling
-Variables and data types
-Flow charts
-Trace tables
-Selection statements
-Loops -while loops
-Pseudocode
-Predicting output
-Validation and verification
-Test data
-Arrays
Unit 1 : Overview of Business
Business Definition
· Factors of production ( Land, Labour , Capital, Entrepreneur)
· Inputs and Outputs
· How businesses add value
· Steps in starting a business
· Difference between Goods and Services
· Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sector
· Entrepreneur , Characteristics of successful entrepreneur
· Measuring Business Size ( Capital, employed, value of output, number of employees,
market share)
· Why owners want to expand their business
· Why businesses fail
· Forms of business organizations ( Sole trader, partnership , Private and public limited
companies
· Advantages and Disadvantages of business organizations
· Franchises : its advantages and disadvantages
· Joint Ventures: its advantages and disadvantages
Unit 2 : People in Business
● Motivation ( Definitions of key terms: Labour productivity, Absenteeism, Labour
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 Turnover
● Motivation Theories: Maslow's, Taylor , Herzberg
● Methods of motivation ( financial and non Financial)
● Functions of Management
● Leadership styles
● Training Methods
● Communication Methods

unit 3 : Finance ( show me the money )

● sources of finance
● balance sheet
● income statement

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