Yr+13+Course+Outline


 * Year 13 Course Outline 2010/11 **

Choose Essay title - due 10 Sept || Examples of people who doubted, investigated and made amazing discoveries Essay Brain Storming Session || Essay - Writing the introduction and Thesis statement || Human Sciences How does that reflect our values? Compare to other AOK Essay outline - due Oct 15 || Maths - Axioms, methodology, evidence ||
 * = ** Week ** || ** Week Beginning ** || ** Topic Area & Comments ** ||
 * = ==Term 1== ||
 * = 1 || 24 Aug || # Review __Knowledge issues__ - discuss __essay titles__ and deadlines - choose 3 of interest - create file for each
 * 1) no. 10 - 'The map is not the territory' review intro lesson from yr 12 and relate to the essay title ||
 * = 2 || 30 Aug || History
 * 1) problem of selection & limited information/evidence
 * 2) no. 5 - Compare methodology in Historical investigation to other Areas of Knowledge ||
 * = 3 || 6 Sep || History
 * 1) problem of interpretation/bias/values
 * 2) no. 2 - Are expert historians objective? Compare reliability of experts in other subject areas
 * =  || 13 Sept ||= ===China week - session on TOK essays === ||
 * = 4 || 20 Sept || ======History======
 * 1) no. 9 - Language and Reason in History
 * 2) no. 3 - Should we trust our History books? Is it useful to doubt what is written about the past?
 * = 5 || 27 Sept || Human Sciences
 * 1) different fields - consider methodology - compare with Natural Sciences - use of Scientific method
 * 2) no. 4 - use of evidence to support beliefs - type of evidence? reliability? interpretation? Compare to other AOK
 * =  || 4 Oct ||= ===**October Holiday**=== ||
 * = 6 || 11 Oct || Exemplar essays - focus on content - highlight key elements
 * 1) no. 1 - similar issues as Ethics? Subjectivity, perspective, language used, values and assumptions
 * 2) no. 7 - How do we know when we have made progress in economics, psychology... What is progress?
 * = 7 || 18 Oct || Give feedback on outlines
 * 1) Go over one together with different aspects already highlighted
 * 2) Students highlight one themselves, then grade it according to assessment criteria ||
 * = 8 || 25 Oct || Exemplar Essays - cut up and order activity - focus on structure
 * = 9 || 1 Nov || Maths and Truth - no. 6 - Is Math more true than other subjects? What is truth?

|| Mock exams 26 Jan - 17 Feb ||
 * = 10 || 8 Nov || Rough Draft to teacher - first lesson this week
 * 1) Peer assess rough drafts - give feedback
 * 2) revise rough draft ||
 * = 11 || 15 Nov || ====== (Mon off) International Languages week (activity related to languages)====== ||
 * = 12 || 22 Nov || video or Ted talks - class discussions ||
 * = 13 || 29 Nov || video or Ted talks - class discussions ||
 * = 14 || 6 Dec || Give feedback on essays ||
 * = 15 || 13 Dec || revise structure & style - Intro, paragraphs, transitions, conclusion, clarity, economy, precision ||
 * =  || 20 Dec - 7 Jan ||= ===Christmas break=== ||
 * = ==Term 2== ||
 * = 1 || 10 Jan || revise content - arguments/ counter arguments ||
 * = 2 || 17 Jan || revise - evidence, reasoning ||
 * = 3 || 24 Jan || revise - depth, breadth, examples
 * =  || 13 Jan-8 Feb ||= ===Chinese New Year=== ||
 * = 4 || 9 Feb (Wed) || Essay Due 18 Feb ||
 * = 5 || 21 Feb ||  ||
 * = 6 || 28 Feb ||  ||
 * = 7 || 7 March ||  ||
 * = 8 || 14 March ||  ||
 * = 9 || 21 March ||  ||
 * = 10 || 28 March ||  ||
 * =  || 4 April ||= ===Easter Break=== ||
 * = =Term 3= ||