QMC Course Outline Booklet Year 12 IBDP 2023

Course Outline

Year 12 - IBDP

Queen Margaret College Year 12 Biology Programme 2023-2024

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below.

IB Diploma Assessment Procedures 2023

Course details

In the first year of the Diploma Programme the students develop their understanding of the core topics of Biology – Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Ecology, Evolution & Biodiversity and Human Physiology. Through practical work the students are also developing their investigative and analytical skills in preparation for their Internal Assessment.

Course Information

• Students are issued with a textbook for the duration of the 2 year course

• Students are also issued with a Study Guide and a workbook which will be charged to their accounts

• 2023 teachers are Ms Renaud and Mrs Hickey

Homework expectations

Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects.

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

• Completing any unfinished classwork.

• Completing workbook/worksheet exercises.

• Going over classwork to identify any gaps in understanding which should be raised with the teacher in the following lesson.

Head of Learning Area: Rebecca Hickey

Queen Margaret College

Year 12 and 13 Business Management HL/SL International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below.

IB Diploma

Course details

Procedures 2023

The role of businesses, as distinct from other organizations in a society, is to produce and sell goods and services that meet human needs and wants by organizing resources. Profit-making, risktaking and operating in a competitive environment characterize most business organizations. Business management is the study of decision-making within an organization, whereas economics is the study of scarcity and resource allocation, both on micro and macro levels.

The Diploma Programme business management course is designed to develop students’ knowledge and understanding of business management theories, as well as their ability to apply a range of tools and techniques. Students learn to analyse, discuss and evaluate business activities at local, national and international levels. The course covers a range of organizations from all sectors, as well as the socio-cultural and economic contexts in which those organizations operate. Emphasis is placed on strategic decision-making and the operational business functions of human resource management, finance and accounts, marketing and operations management.

Course Information

Homework expectations

It is the responsibility of each student to catch up on any missed notes and exercises and this should be done in their own time.

Students are expected to do regular homework each night to consolidate their understanding of the material covered. Regular assignments will be given that include case studies and questions from past IB examinations. Students should have a clearfile or folder to store all assignments and topic tests.

Head of Learning Area: Adrian Hardy

Queen Margaret College

Year 12 Chemistry Programme 2023-2024

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below.

Course details

In 2023, Year 12 students will be completing most of the standard level syllabus. They will also be completing their independent Internal assessment (IA) investigation, worth 20% of their overall grade. The higher level syllabus will be covered in 2024. It revisits each of the topics covered at the standard level, but goes into greater depth.

Course Information

• Students are issued with a textbook for the duration of the two-year course

• Students are also issued with a study guide which will be charged to their accounts

• Students have access to SmartBacc tutorials and quizzes to check on their understanding of each topic

• The teachers for 2023 are Ms Nicole Hoy and

Homework expectations

Your daughter should be learning at home for at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects. To achieve high grades in IBD Chemistry, students are expected to complete homework during the week. Homework might include:

• Pre-reading the content

• Completing unfinished classwork.

• Completing assigned exercises.

• Reviewing classwork to identify any gaps in understanding which should be raised with the teacher in the next lesson and/or in extra-help sessions.

• Honing skills and evaluating progress by completing and self-marking practice problems.

Head of Learning Area: Rebecca Hickey

Queen Margaret College

Year 12 Chinese B SL/HL Programme 2023

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below.

IB Diploma Assessment Procedures 2023

Course details

The two-year course is focused on language acquisition and the use of language in a range of contexts and for different purposes. We use authentic texts to develop an understanding of the Chinese speaking world whilst consolidating reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. Students have regular conversation practice with our Mandarin assistant to help improve their fluency and are encouraged to use Chinese whenever possible in class. Students study the themes of Identities, Experiences, Human Ingenuity, Social Organisation and Sharing the Planet throughout the two-year course. Higher Level students will additionally study two literary texts on which their individual oral will be based. Through studying this thematic content, students develop their international mindedness and understanding of the concepts that language acquisition focuses on, namely, audience, context, purpose, meaning and variation.

During the first year, students will focus on the themes of Identities, Experiences and Social Organisation, and study the following topics:

• Experiences: Customs and traditions, holidays and travel, life stories, migration from rural to urban in China

– Students explore how experiences, events, and journeys shape people’s life.

• Identities: explore lifestyles, health and wellbeing, subcultures, language and identities.

- Multicultural society – Students explore the nature of multicultural society through language and identity, beliefs and values, social engagement in community.

• Social organisation: Social relationships and education

- Students explore the ways in which groups of people organize themselves, or are organized, through common systems or interests.

Course Information

• In 2023, Year 12 Chinese B is an option subject.

Homework expectations

Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects.

To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete some homework during the week. The key to language learning is ‘little and often’. Homework might include:

• Learning a wide range of words, verbs, phrases, and cohesive devices

• Completion of assignments started in class

• Reading and grammar exercises to do

• Writing different text types (360-480 characters for standard level, or 540-720 characters for higher level) and/or regular diary entries

• speaking tasks

• Creating revision materials

• Reviewing the work completed during class time, such as dictation of words, phrases, or sentences

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

• Catching up on work missed due to absence

• Carrying out research tasks on the internet

Head of Learning Area: Caroline Harding

Queen Margaret College

Year 12 English B SL/HL Programme 2023 - 2024

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

I IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below.

IB Diploma Assessment Procedures 2023

Course details

The course is focused on language acquisition and the use of language in a range of contexts and for different purposes. We use authentic texts to develop an understanding of the English-speaking world while consolidating reading, writing, listening and speaking skills. Students have the advantage of being fully immersed in an English-speaking environment, in which they have daily exposure to a variety of rich language learning experiences. In English B we study a range of topics exploring the five IBD themes of Identities, Experiences, Human Ingenuity, Social Organisation and Sharing the Planet. Higher Level students will also study two literary texts on which their individual oral will be based.

Course Information

• In 2023 Year 12 English B is an option subject.

Homework expectations

Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects.

To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete some homework during the week. The key to language learning is ‘little and often’. Homework might include:

• Learning a number of words, verbs or phrases.

• Completion of assignments started in class.

• Reading and grammar exercises to do or an essay to write.

• Creating revision material

• Reviewing the work completed during class time.

• Revision of vocabulary learned in class.

• Researching on the internet.

• Reading the works of literature.

Students will be charged for a literary text – The Collected Stories of Katherine Mansfield (approx. $20)

Head of Learning Area: Caroline Harding

Queen Margaret College

Year 12 Environmental Systems & Societies Programme 2023-2024 International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below.

IB Diploma Assessment Procedures 2023

Course details

The aim of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the interrelationships between the environment and societies, enabling them to adopt an informed personal response to a wide range of pressing environmental issues. The course combines the techniques and knowledge associated with experimental and social sciences. Students learn to use these skills to design, carry out and analyse an individual investigation.

The initial focus is ecosystems and field trips will develop students’ understanding of terrestrial and marine environments. This leads into consideration of why biodiversity is important, how it is threatened, and how it can be conserved. Students also study how human populations use natural resources, including food and water, and whether this use is equitable and sustainable. Students are encouraged to consider their own relationship with their environment and the significance of choices and decisions that they make in their own lives.

Course Information:

• Year 12 Environmental Systems and Societies has 8 lessons per 10 day timetable

• Students are issued with a textbook for the duration of the 2 year course

• Students will go on fieldtrips to support in class learning, and associated costs will be charged to their account

• 2023 teacher is Miss Johns

Homework expectations

Your student should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects.

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

• Completing any unfinished classwork.

• Completing workbook exercises.

• Going over classwork to identify any gaps in understanding which should be raised with the teacher in the following lesson.

• Revising material in preparation for examinations.

• Working on their individual investigation.

Head of Learning Area: Rebecca Hickey

Queen Margaret College

Year 12 French B SL/HL Programme 2023-2024

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below. IB Diploma Assessment Procedures 2023.pdf

Course details

The concept of international mindedness is at the heart of language learning. The study of French will help students build their confidence by improving their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. Emphasis is on making the language a vibrant and current tool for the understanding of another culture. The course is taught in French wherever possible, with an aim to encourage students to deduce and infer the meaning of unknown words from context. Students work with authentic material and discuss current issues in detail. They study the following themes: Identities, Experiences, Human Ingenuity, Social Organisation and Sharing the Planet. Students have regular conversation practice with our French language assistant to help develop their fluency and comprehension.

Course Information

• In 2023 Year 12 French B is an option subject.

Homework expectations

Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects.

To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete some homework during the week. The key to language learning is ‘little and often’. Homework might include:

• Learning a number of words, verbs or phrases

• Completion of assignments started in class

• Reading and grammar exercises to do or an essay to write

• Creating revision material

• Reviewing the work completed during class time

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

• Catching up on work missed due to absence

• Carrying out a research task on the internet

Students will be charged approximately $80 for a grammar workbook. HL students will also purchase two novels, approximately $70.

Head of Learning Area: Caroline Harding

Queen Margaret College

Year 12 and 13 History Programme 2023 and 2024

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below.

IB Diploma Assessment Procedures 2023

Course details

The focus of the course is gain an understanding of international events and the links between countries, movements and events. It is a world history course, focussed mainly on the twentieth century. It covers aspects of American, African, Asian and European history, although the Higher Level students will study the European part in further detail. Through this course student will develop their research, critical thinking and communication skills.

Course Information

• Paper 1 is a Source Interpretation paper, the two topics studied are Civil Rights in the USA and South Africa

• Paper 2 is an essay based assessment. Students will write two essays, one on authoritarian states and one on the Cold War

• Paper 3 is for Higher Level students only. Many of the topics will overlap with Paper 2, although there will be some additional knowledge and study required.

• The internal assessment is started in term 3 of the first year and is due towards the beginning of term 2 of the following year.

• Year 13 students are examined in May, in addition to the school examinations in Term 3.

Homework expectations

Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects.

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

• Extra readings

• Studying for tests

• Working on their internal assessment

• Writing essays

Head of Learning Area: Adrian Hardy

2023

Queen Margaret College

Year 12 Japanese B SL/HL Programme

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below.

IB Diploma Assessment Procedures 2023

Course details

The concept of international mindedness is at the heart of language learning. The study of French will help students build their confidence by improving their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. Emphasis is on making the language a vibrant and current tool for the understanding of another culture. The course is taught in French wherever possible, with an aim to encourage students to deduce and infer the meaning of unknown words from context. Students work with authentic material and discuss current issues in detail. They study the following themes: Identities, Experiences, Human Ingenuity, Social Organisation and Sharing the Planet. Students have regular conversation practice with our French language assistant to help develop their fluency and comprehension.

Course Information

• In 2023 Year 12 Japanese B is an option subject.

Homework expectations

Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects.

To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete some homework during the week. 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 an essay to write

• Creating revision material

• Reviewing the work completed during class time

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

• Catching up on work missed due to absence

• Carrying out a research task on the internet

Head of Learning Area: Caroline Harding

English A: Literature Programme 2023-24

Practice: 2023 (Y1), Term 4, Week 2 AND 2024 (Y2), Term 3, Week 3-4

Final: 2024 (Y2), Term 4 Paper

Practice: 2024 (Y2), Term 2, Week 4-5, AND 2024 (Y2), Term 3, Week 3-4

Final: 2024 (Y2), Term 4

Course details

This course will encourage a personal appreciation of literature and develop an understanding of the techniques involved in literary criticism through the study of a wide range of literary works from different periods, genres, styles, and contexts. These works will incorporate some texts in translation and present a reflection on the culture to which they belong so that the students’ cultural perspective is widened. Texts will be chosen to encompass the diverse voices within literature and demonstrate how writers both conform and challenge conventions associated with different literary text types. This comprehensive study will result in students becoming life-long readers with a deep appreciation of literature.

Course information

• The course is comprised of three larger Areas of Exploration. Specific concepts are explored, and texts are selected to be studied within each area, but any texts studied can be used for any of the assessment components.

• The following two Areas of Exploration are studied in the first year of the course: 1 Readers, writers, and texts; 2 Time and space; and 3 Intertextuality will be taught in the second year of the course.

• There are three assessments for Standard Level and four assessments for Higher Level. Students will also maintain an online Learner Portfolio throughout the course, which is compulsory, but not assessed. For more detailed information about the IB Diploma Assessment procedures at QMC.

Homework expectations

• Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects.

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

• Homework might include:

o Completion of or extension of work done in class

o Reading of the texts studied in class

o Revision of material covered in class

o Written responses and essays

o Preparation for assessments

o Practice examinations

Queen Margaret College

Year 12 and 13 Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches HL Programme

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below.

IB Diploma Assessment Procedures 2023

Course details

This course caters for students with a good background in mathematics who are competent in a range of analytical and technical skills across a broad range of topics. Strength in algebra and algebra-based topics is essential, and aptitude and interest in abstract thinking is highly desirable.

The majority of students taking Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches HL will be expecting to include mathematics as a major component of their university studies, either as a subject in its own right or within courses such as physics, engineering and technology. Others may take this subject because they have a strong interest in mathematics and enjoy meeting its challenges and engaging with its problems.

Course Information

• The Mathematics Help Room is staffed by teachers every week after school on Wednesdays Students can attend to do their homework or receive some extra help.

• Some more able students will have the opportunity to participate in competitions:

✓ The Australian Mathematics Competition is held in August (entry fee approximately $7.50).

✓ The Senior Mathematics Competition is held in May (entry fee approximately $5).

• Students must have a graphing calculator, preferably a Casio FX9860GIII.

• All students will be issued with individual textbooks.

Homework expectations

Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects.

To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to do regular homework each night to consolidate their understanding of the material covered.

It is the responsibility of each student to catch up on any missed notes and exercises and this should be done in their own time. Regular assignments will be given with questions from past IB examinations.

Head of Learning Area: Matthew Kavanagh

Queen Margaret College

Year 12 and 13 Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches SL International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below.

IB Diploma Assessment Procedures 2023

Course details

This course caters for students with a good background in mathematics who are competent in a range of analytical and technical skills across a broad range of topics. Strength in algebra and algebrabased topics is essential.

The majority of students taking Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches SL will be expecting to include mathematics as a major component of their university studies within courses such as physics, engineering and technology. Others may take this subject because they have a strong interest in mathematics and enjoy meeting its challenges and engaging with its problems.

Course Information

• The Mathematics Help Room is staffed by teachers every week after school on Wednesdays. Students can attend to do their homework or receive some extra help.

• Some more able students will have the opportunity to participate in competitions:

✓ The Australian Mathematics Competition is held in August (entry fee approximately $7.50).

✓ The Senior Mathematics Competition is held in May (entry fee approximately $5).

• Students must have a graphing calculator, preferably a Casio FX9860GIII.

• All students will be issued with individual textbooks.

Homework expectations

Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects.

To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to do regular homework each night to consolidate their understanding of the material covered.

It is the responsibility of each student to catch up on any missed notes and exercises and this should be done in their own time. Regular assignments will be given with questions from past IB examinations.

Head of Learning Area: Matthew Kavanagh

Queen Margaret College

Year 13 Mathematics: Applications and Interpretations HL Programme

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below.

IB Diploma Assessment Procedures 2023

Course details

This course is equivalent in status to Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches HL but addresses different needs. It has an emphasis on the application of mathematics across a broad range of topics, including geometry, algebra and calculus, with the greatest emphasis on statistical techniques. It is designed for students with strengths in the application of mathematics to problem solving in context, statistical thinking and the use of technology for analysis.

Students taking this course are well prepared for a career in areas such as social sciences, humanities, medicine, statistics or business. These students may need to utilize the statistics and logical reasoning that they have learned as part of the Mathematical Applications and Interpretation SL course in their future studies.

Course Information

• The Mathematics Help Room is staffed by teachers every week after school on Wednesdays. Students can attend to do their homework or receive some extra help.

• Some more able students will have the opportunity to participate in competitions:

✓ The Australian Mathematics Competition is held in August (entry fee approximately $7.50).

✓ The Senior Mathematics Competition is held in May (entry fee approximately $5).

• Students must have a graphing calculator, preferably a Casio FX9860GIII.

• All students will be issued with individual textbooks.

Homework expectations

Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects.

To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to do regular homework each night to consolidate their understanding of the material covered.

It is the responsibility of each student to catch up on any missed notes and exercises and this should be done in their own time. Regular assignments will be given with questions from past IB examinations.

Head of Learning Area: Matthew Kavanagh

Queen Margaret College

Year 12 and 13 Mathematics Applications and Interpretations SL International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below.

IB Diploma Assessment Procedures 2023

Course details

This course is equivalent in status to Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches SL but addresses different needs. It has an emphasis on the application of mathematics across a broad range of topics, including geometry, algebra and calculus, with the greatest emphasis on statistical techniques. It is designed for students with varied mathematical backgrounds and abilities.

Students taking this course are well prepared for a career in areas such as social sciences, humanities, medicine, statistics or business. These students may need to utilise the statistics and logical reasoning that they have learned as part of the Mathematical Applications and Interpretation SL course in their future studies.

Course Information

• The Mathematics Help Room is staffed by teachers every week after school on Wednesdays Students can attend to do their homework or receive some extra help.

• Some more able students will have the opportunity to participate in competitions:

✓ The Australian Mathematics Competition is held in August (entry fee approximately $7.50).

✓ The Senior Mathematics Competition is held in May (entry fee approximately $5).

• Students must have a graphing calculator, preferably a Casio FX9860GIII.

• All students will be issued with individual textbooks.

Homework expectations

Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects.

To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to do regular homework each night to consolidate their understanding of the material covered.

It is the responsibility of each student to catch up on any missed notes and exercises and this should be done in their own time. Regular weekly assignments will be given with questions from past IB examinations.

Head of Learning Area: Matthew Kavanagh

Queen Margaret College Year 12 Physics Programme 2023

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

IB

procedures are outlined below.

Course details

The core topics comprising the Physics course this year include the study of measurement and the errors and uncertainties involved. Mechanics is the science of motion, momentum, forces and energy. In Thermal Physics, we explore the thermal processes resulting in energy transfer between objects. The Oscillations and Waves topic covers periodic motion, including wave behaviour, the electromagnetic spectrum, harmonic motion, travelling and standing waves. In Electricity and Magnetism, we study the phenomenon of electricity, considering the three effects of the flow of electrical charge. In Circular Motion and Gravitation, we examine centripetal force, orbits and Newton’s law of gravitation. Atomic, Nuclear and Particle Physics looks at the composition of atoms, including discrete energy and radioactivity, nuclear reactions and the structure of matter. Lastly, the Energy Production topic covers sources of primary and secondary energy, the transfer of thermal energy and the energy balance of the Earth.

Course Information

• Students are issued with a textbook for the duration of the 2 year course

• Students are also issued with a study guide which will be charged to their accounts

• 2023 teacher is Mr Kent Hogan

Homework expectations

Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects.

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

• Completing any unfinished classwork.

• Completing workbook/worksheet exercises.

• Going over classwork to identify any gaps in understanding which should be raised with the teacher in the following lesson.

Head of Learning Area: Rebecca Hickey

Queen Margaret College

Year 12 and 13 Psychology Programme 2023 – 2024

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

* Standard Level students only do one option paper

** Higher level students only

IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below. IB Diploma Assessment Procedures 2023

Course details

The IB Diploma Programme psychology course aims to develop an awareness of how research findings can be applied to better understand human behaviour, and how ethical practices are upheld in psychological inquiry. In the core component of the course students are taught the biological, cognitive and sociocultural influences on human cognition and behaviour. They also learn about and use a range of psychological research methods, and carry out their own psychological experiment. In the second year of the course students work through additional units that cover abnormal, health, and developmental psychology. Higher level students are also introduced to qualitative research methods such as interviews, case studies and observations.

Course Information

• For HL students, 80% of course is assessed by examination at the end of the second year (75% for SL students)

• The internal assessment is required to be handed in during class time on the due date.

• See the IB Diploma Assessment procedures for more information.

Homework expectations

Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects.

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

• Doing readings in preparation for upcoming lessons

• Revising class notes

• Planning and practicing essay writing in exam conditions

• Internal assessment tasks

Head of Learning Area: Adrian Hardy

Queen Margaret College

Year 12 – 13 Spanish Ab Initio Programme 2023 - 2024

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

Course details

The Spanish Ab Initio course is designed to give students with no prior knowledge of the subject a solid foundation in the language. The topics covered include a variety of contexts and situations, both related to their personal experiences and to the Spanish-speaking world. Students in Year 12 learn to describe themselves and others; express likes and dislikes and give opinions and advice. They discuss school, daily routines and leisure; their home and neighbourhood; transport, food, drink and celebrations; clothing and the weather. In Year 13, students cover well-being, media and technology, holidays, future plans, the environment and global issues. They also look at similarities and differences between New Zealand and countries in the Spanish-speaking world. Language structures are taught through topics and there is a thorough introduction to basic grammar. Students have regular conversation practice with our Spanish language assistant to help develop their speaking and listening skills.

Course Information

• Year 12 and 13 Spanish Ab Initio is an option subject

• Year 12 has 8 lessons per 10-day timetable.

• IB Diploma Assessment Procedures 2023.pdf Please see this document for additional details of assessment procedures.

Homework expectations

Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects.

To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete some homework during the week. The key to language learning is ‘little and often’. Homework might include:

• Learning a number of words, verbs or phrases

• Reading and grammar exercises or writing tasks (75 - 150 words)

• Creating revision material

• Completion of assignments started in class

• Reviewing the work completed during class time

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

• Catching up on work missed due to absence

• Carrying out research tasks using the internet

Students will receive a grammar workbook costing approximately $40.

Head of Learning Area: Caroline Harding

Queen Margaret College

Year 12 Spanish B SL/HL Programme 2023 - 2024

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below.

IB Diploma Assessment Procedures 2023

Course details

For students continuing their study of Spanish, this course extends their knowledge of the language and the cultures of Spanish-speaking countries. They practise the four key skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing through up-to-date texts. The course is taught in Spanish wherever possible and students are exposed to examples of the various forms of Spanish to be found across Latin America and Spain. They also have regular conversation practice with our Spanish language assistant to help develop their fluency and comprehension.

Students will study the following themes:

• Identities – lifestyles, health and well-being, language and identity

• Experiences – Holidays and travel, leisure activities, customs and traditions

• Human Ingenuity – entertainment, artistic expressions, communication and media

• Social organisation – social relationships, community and social engagement

• Sharing the planet – environment, equality and urban and rural environment

Course Information

• Year 12 Spanish B is an option subject.

• There are 8 lessons per 10-day timetable.

Homework expectations

Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects.

To achieve at a high level in this subject, students are expected to complete homework during the week. 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 an essay to write.

• Creating revision material

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

• Catching up on work missed due to absence.

• Carrying out research tasks on the internet.

Students will receive a grammar workbook costing approximately $40.

Head of Learning Area: Caroline Harding

Part

Queen Margaret College

Year 12 and 13 Theory of Knowledge Programme 2022-2023

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

Parent Evening: Thursday 31 March, 4-5.30pm

• Term 1, week 10

Prescribed titles introduced

• Term 2, week 5, Friday 3 June

Essay outlines due

• Term 2, week 9, Monday 27 June

Draft Essay due

• Term 3, week 1 & 2

Individual feedback sessions given Final essays due 10 days after IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below. IB Diploma Assessment Procedures 2023

Course details

Theory of knowledge is a course about critical thinking and inquiring into the process of knowing, rather than about learning a specific body of knowledge. It is a core element which all Diploma Programme students undertake and to which all schools are required to devote at least 100 hours of class time.

Course Information

Part 1:

The exhibition. Each student must create an individual exhibition. It requires students to select an Internal Assessment (IA) prompt on which to base their exhibition. Three objects are chosen to be displayed, linked to the same prompt. Students are encouraged to choose objects that are of personal interest and that they have come across in their academic studies and/or their lives beyond the classroom.

Part 2:

Essay on a prescribed title. Students must submit an essay on any one of six titles prescribed by the IB. The maximum length for the essay is 1,600 words. The titles ask generic questions about knowledge and are cross-disciplinary in nature. They may be answered with reference to any part or parts of the TOK course, to specific disciplines, or with reference to opinions gained about knowledge both inside and outside the classroom.

Homework expectations

Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects.

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

• Revising content covered in class

• Writing personal reflections on course content and knowledge questions raised

• Keeping up to date with current events

Queen Margaret College

Year 12 Visual Arts Programme 2023

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

2023 Proposed Units of Work

‘IntroductiontoProcesses:WaysofSeeing”–avarietyof2Dand3D experimentations/intrototheProcessPortfolio/ThemeDevelopment

Proposed completion dates

Term1

Week1-2

ComparativeStudy Term1,2,3,4

‘Re-useandRecycle’-RecycledVermeerPhotography/AdornmentSculpture Term1

‘ILiveHere’-LandscapePhotographyandPrintmakingexploration–relatedto owntheme

‘TheStillnessofLife’–PhotographyandStillLifeAbstractPaintingor CompositeWork–relatedtoowntheme

‘Ilivehere’-IndependentLandscapeproject

‘WhoamI?’-TraditionalandContemporaryPortraiture

‘Ilivehere’-IndependentLandscapeproject

‘IObject’-ArtasPolitical/SocialCommentary–relatedtoowntheme

IB Diploma assessment procedures are outlined below.

IB Diploma Assessment Procedures 2023

Course details

Week3-8

Term1

Week8–

Week3Term2

Term2

Week4-9

Term 2 week 10

–Week4Term3

Term3

Term3

Week5-9

Term4

Week1-7

In the Core Programme taken in the first year, the IB Visual Arts course is designed to give students a solid foundation in the Visual Arts. The Visual Arts course components and assessments are the same as the Visual Arts Textiles programme but may involve working in a different range of mixed media in the creation of student studio works. Year 12 students will work in a range of schooldeveloped units of work that may offer experiences in painting, drawing, mixed media sculpture, printmaking, design and/or photography. This will provide an integrated investigation into related themes and issues, cultural and historical contexts, core art concepts, processes of art criticism, analysis and aesthetics. The students will be exposed to a wide range of media within these areas that can be reinterpreted and applied to their product / artwork outcomes. They will also visit local galleries in class or independently in order to review and analyse the exhibited artworks. In the second year of study (Year 13), each student will undertake a range of independent, self-developed thematic units designed to give opportunities for research, investigation and creation of studio work. Students will be exposed to a wide range of self-chosen visual arts techniques that can be reinterpreted and applied to their artistic outcomes. The second year will conclude with a final exhibition and celebration of the student’s artworks.

Course Information

• In 2023 Year 12 IB Visual Arts is an optional subject.

• Year 12 IB Visual Arts is assessed against three course components.

• There is a $75 consumables fee which covers some resource requirements. This will be charged to their school account. Individual projects may require purchase of some own material or equipment resources.

• There may be planned trips / visiting speakers throughout the year which are necessary to develop knowledge for some assessment tasks in the unit topics. You will be notified of any costs associated with any trips or speakers (eg: travel, entry fees). Costs incurred will be charged to your school account.

• Students in this course are required to purchase the Adobe Creative Cloud suite for $45; this will be charged to students' school accounts. This gives them a one-year subscription to industry standard software such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.

Homework expectations

Your daughter should be learning at home for a total of at least 15 hours per week, across all subjects.

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

• Reading and researching about artists studied in class

• Completion of assignments started in class

• Practicing new techniques learned in class

• Catching up on work missed due to absence

• Researching on the internet

• Attending lunchtime workshops to complete any practical work or to access extra help with practical work.

• Sourcing materials and resources for practical construction work

Teacher in charge: Anna Faulknor