Queen Margaret College

Year 10 French Programme 2023

Levels 3-4 of the New Zealand Learning Languages Curriculum

Phases 2-3 of the Middle Years Programme International Baccalaureate

Unit Title

‘Relations sociales’ - The people in my life

‘La vie saine’ – Healthy lifestyles

‘L’environnement’ – Sharing the planet

‘Le monde francophone’ – French speaking countries

Course details

Proposed assessment date

In the final two weeks of each Term, Students will be assessed on the language skills they have developed throughout the unit. Listening, reading, writing, and speaking will each be assessed twice during the year

The Year 10 course is designed to considerably extend the four key skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing throughout the year. The students work in a target language environment and focus on expanding their work using complex grammatical structures and higher-level vocabulary. In addition, they use a range of digital resources and authentic material in French. Students will study the following topics:

• Relations sociales o Describe how you get on with your family and friends o Talk about household chores and pocket money o Write an Agony Aunt letter

• La vie saine o Talk about healthy diet and lifestyle o Talk about health issues that affect teenagers

• L’environnement o Discuss global and local issues o Offer possible solutions to protect the environment

• Le monde francophone o Research a French-speaking country to present to the class o Learn about the rich cultural heritage of French-speaking countries and discuss the impacts of colonisation.

Course Information

• In 2023 Year 10 French is an option subject.

• Each class has 6 lessons per 10 day timetable.

Homework expectations

Students are expected to complete some homework during the week. Your child should be learning at home for a total of at least 90 minutes per weeknight across all subjects and separate to this is the Community Project during Terms 2 and 3. The key to language learning is ‘little and often’. Homework might include:

• Learning a number of words, verbs or phrases

• Reading and grammar exercises to do or a short paragraph to write.

• Before an assessment students will be expected to revise their notes or to practise their spoken language.

• Revision of vocabulary learned in class with www.educationperfect.com and listening activities with www.thisislanguage.com

• Catching up on work missed due to absence.

Head of Learning Area: Caroline Harding

Queen Margaret College

Year 10 Humanities (Individuals and Societies) Programme 2023

Level 5 of the New Zealand Curriculum

Year 4 of the Middle Years Programme

International Baccalaureate

Contested Places and Spaces

We’ve Got Issues

Making a Change - Role of Women

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

Course details

Term 1 Week 10

Term 2 Week 9

Term 3 Week 8

Term 4 Week 2

Humanities (Individuals and Societies) encourages learners to respect and understand the world around them and equips them with the necessary skills to inquire into historical, contemporary, geographical, political, social, economic, religious, technological and cultural factors that have an impact on individuals, societies and environments.

The IB’s approach to Humanities (Individuals and Societies) includes a strong focus on inquiry and investigation. Students collect, describe and analyse data used in the study of societies; they test hypotheses; and learn how to interpret increasingly complex information, including original source material. This focuses on real-world examples, research and analysis is an essential aspect of the subject group.

The study of Humanities (Individuals and Societies) helps students to develop their identities as individuals and as responsible members of local and global communities. Studies in Individuals and Societies are essential for developing empathy and international-mindedness, including the idea that “other people, with their differences, can also be right” (IB mission statement).

Course Information

• In 2023 Year 10 Individuals and Society is a compulsory subject.

• Each class has 7 lessons per 10 day timetable.

• Each class covers 4 units over the year.

• Each unit topic will be approximately 9 weeks in length.

• The Changing Role of Women Unit and Assessment is an Interdisciplinary Unit with Physical Education.

• Students are assessed on 4 key skills: o Knowing and Understanding, o Investigating, o Communicating o Thinking Critically.

Homework expectations

Your child should be learning at home for a total of at least 90 minutes per weeknight across all subjects and separate to this is the Community Project during Terms 2 and 3.

To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete some homework during the week. Homework might include:

• Completion of or extension of work done in class

• Reading

• Research

• Revision of material covered in class

• Written responses

Head of Learning Area: Adrian Hardy

Queen Margaret College

Year 10 Japanese Programme 2023

Levels 4-5 of the New Zealand Curriculum

Phases 2-3 of the Middle Years Programme International Baccalaureate

Unit Title Proposed assessment date

‘My town’

‘Celebration’

‘Clothing and Shopping’

‘Travel’

Course details

In the final two weeks of each Term, Students will be assessed on the language skills they have developed throughout the unit. Listening, reading, writing, and speaking will each be assessed twice during the year.

The Year 10 course is designed to develop the four key skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Students consolidate their knowledge of Hiragana and Katakana symbols and are introduced to Kanji symbols. The topics covered give students exposure to a variety of contexts, the Japanese Culture and situations related to their personal experiences. In addition, they engage in elearning, using their laptops to record work and to access various language learning resources. Students may study the following topics:

• My town o Places in town o Describing your town o What you can do in town

• Celebrations o Describe your friends o My friend’s birthday party o Invitation to a party

• Clothing and Shopping o Clothes and uniform o What I want o What shall we buy / eat

• Travel o Family trip o The weather o Leisure activities o Travel

Course Information

• In 2023 Year 10 Japanese is an option subject

• Each class has 6 lessons per 10 day timetable

Homework expectations

Students are expected to complete some homework during the week. Your child should be learning at home for a total of at least 90 minutes per weeknight across all subjects and separate to this is the Community Project during Terms 2 and 3. The key to language learning is ‘little and often’.

Homework might include:

• Learning a number of words, verbs or phrases

• Reading and grammar exercises to do or a short paragraph to write.

• Before an assessment, students will be expected to revise their notes or to practise their spoken language.

• Revision of vocabulary learned in class with www.languageperfect.com.

• Completion of assignments started in class

• Catching up on work missed due to absence

• Researching on the internet

Head of Learning Area: Caroline Harding