Mrs.

Hiestand

IB MYP Individuals and Societies (Grade 7)

September Colony Project

29 -
Thursday -
9:00 AM Aim: Students will appreciate human and environmental commonalities and diversity.
Colonial Com…
Objectives:
A. Students develop factual and conceptual knowledge about individuals and
societies.
C. Students develop skills to organize, document and communicate their learning
using a variety of media and presentation formats.
Conceptual: How does geography affect a community?
Conceptual: How does immigration affect a community's culture?
Tasks:
1. Students will continue to visit websites in order to find out more about their
colony. Students will take notes on the colony's geography, climate, government,
economy, reasons for establishment, and its people's cultures.
2. Students will complete their colony poster about their colony.
3. Students will print and turn in their poster before they leave class.

Colonial Communities W3 August (7 weeks)

Communities
Globalization and sustainability

Geography and immigration affect a community's culture.

Criterion A: Knowing and understanding

Achievement Level Descriptor
The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors
0
below.

The student makes limited use of terminology, demonstrates basic

1—2 knowledge and understanding of content and concepts through limited
descriptions and/or examples.

The student uses some terminology accurately, demonstrates satisfactory

3—4 knowledge and understanding of content and concepts through simple
descriptions, explanations and examples.

The student uses considerable and relevant terminology accurately,

5—6 demonstrates substantial knowledge and understanding of content and
concepts through descriptions, explanations and examples.

The student consistently uses a range of terminology accurately,

demonstrates detailed knowledge and understanding of content and
7—8
concepts through developed and accurate descriptions, explanations and
examples.

E. Otis Vaughn Middle School

Criterion C: Communicating
Achievement Level Descriptor
The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors
0
below.

The student communicates information and ideas in a style that is not always
1—2 clear, organizes information and ideas in a limited way, lists sources of
information inconsistently.

The student communicates information and ideas in a way that is somewhat

3—4 clear, somewhat organizes information and ideas, creates an adequate
reference list and sometimes cites sources.

The student communicates information and ideas in a style that is mostly

appropriate to the audience and purpose, mostly structures information and
5—6
ideas according to the task instructions, creates an adequate reference list
and usually cites sources.

The student communicates information and ideas in a style that is completely

appropriate to the audience and purpose, structures information and ideas
7—8
completely according to the task instructions, creates a complete reference
list and always cites sources.

E. Otis Vaughn Middle School