Year 12 IB Assessment Booklet 2019

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YEAR 12 ASSESSMENT IB – 2019

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IMPORTANT NOTICE TO STUDENTS ………………………………………………. 3 KEY ACADEMIC STAFF IN THE SENIOR SCHOOL …………………………………. 4 WELCOME MESSAGE - ACADEMIC CAPTAINS ……………………………………. 5 SENIOR ASSESSMENT POLICY………………………………………………….……. 6 - 11

POLICY STATEMENT – COPYRIGHT ...………….…………………………….……… 12

REFERENCING YOUR ASSIGNMENTS ……….……………………………………… 13 - 16

TABLE OF ASSESSMENT DATES FOR 2018 ……….………………………………… 17 - 21

ASSESSMENT PROGRAMMES (Course Outlines) ……….……………………………. 22 - 39

APPENDICES:

A - Missed Test/ Examination form …………………………………………………………. 40 B - Application for Extension – Assessment Other Than Examination/Test form …………. 41

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IMPORTANT NOTICE TO STUDENTS This booklet is vitally important to you as it contains ALL assessment, exam and test dates for ALL subjects offered at your particular year level. • Please download the electronic version of this booklet onto your desktop OR print out relevant pages. • Transfer/copy all relevant dates into your student diary. • Look ahead and use these details to plan for assignments, exams and tests. PLEASE NOTE: • Due dates of assignments will not be altered unless under exceptional circumstances. • You should always expect to receive your assignment sheets on the stated date. • You should always expect to have your tests on the stated dates. • Extensions for Years 11 and 12 students are granted by the Deputy Headmaster, Dr Michael Brohier. • Dean of Studies Mrs Karen Crowley is available to answer questions about subject choices, the Queensland Core Skills Test, career options, and tertiary entrance pathways. • IB Diploma Coordinator, Mr Stephen Walther will be able to answer questions relating to all IB Diploma concerns.

Dr Michael Brohier Deputy Headmaster

Mrs Karen Crowley Dean of Studies

Mr Stephen Walther IB Diploma Coordinator

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KEY ACADEMIC STAFF IN THE SENIOR SCHOOL

Your Heads of Department and Assistant Heads of Department for all Senior subjects are listed below.

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WELCOME MESSAGE AND 2019 ACADEMIC CAPTAINS

Welcome to Somerset College. The assessment booklet will be the official guide for your academic studies at Somerset College. The booklet’s primary purpose is to assist students with their academic studies. It contains assessment due dates, a guide to Harvard Referencing and the College’s Academic Integrity Policy. You should enter all assessment dates into your College diary and your phone calendar, yearly planner or whichever system you use to organise your school year. It is essential that time is managed effectively (don’t leave work to the last minute!). If you have trouble understanding something, don’t be afraid to ask someone. You also need to have a healthy and balanced lifestyle, which includes time for school, yourself and others. If you are in Years 7 to 11, now is the time to find out what learning method works for you. While academic success is important in these years, it is also vitally important that you understand how to study effectively in preparation for your final year of school. For Year 12 students, it is your final year. Best of luck and don’t forget to enjoy the experience. As said by Malcolm Forbes, ‘ The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one. ’ In 2019, we encourage you to approach your studies as a way to expand your knowledge and increase your understanding of the world. Learning isn’t just a process of ticking boxes on a curriculum or course outline – it’s about exploration, enrichment and personal growth. We encourage you to do the best that you can do. If you need help regarding your studies or College life, feel free to come and talk to your Academic Captains, as shown below. Best of luck to all students for 2019.

Joanne Joe

Zachary Lai

2019 Academic Captain

2019 Academic Captain

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi

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SENIOR SCHOOL ASSESSMENT (IB) POLICY

STATEMENT OF INTENT This Senior School Assessment Policy details procedures to be followed for: 1. Tests/Examinations

2. Assessment tasks other than examinations 3. Late and non-submission of assessment items 4. Academic Integrity 5. Students with documented learning difficulties.

RELEVANT LEGISLATION AND POLICY

• General regulations: Diploma Programme https://resources.ibo.org/dp/resource/11162-occ-file- d_0_dpyyy_reg_1404_1g_e/?c=d3bba218&pdf=d_0_dpyyy_reg_1609_1g_e.pdf • Diploma Programme Assessment Procedures https://resources.ibo.org/dp/resource/11162- 49224/?c=fdd274d7 PRINCIPLES FOR ASSESSMENT TASKS The following principles will inform Somerset College policy: 1. Evidence about student achievement will be gathered in a continuous process throughout the course of the teaching, learning and assessment program. 2. Expectations of assessment instruments and due dates will be made clear to teachers, students and their parents/guardians. 3. Procedures will be enacted consistently across subjects within the school in a fair and equitable manner. 4. Processes will be put in place by the College to intervene in order to avoid cases of late and non- submission.

“You can never be overdressed or overeducated” ~ Oscar Wilde

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SENIOR SCHOOL ASSESSMENT POLICY RESPONSIBILITIES OF STAKE HOLDERS TOWARDS ASSESSMENT AT SOMERSET COLLEGE College Responsibilities • Publish all assessment dates on the Somerset College calendar; • Provide students with assessment instruments in an appropriate time frame; • Provide feedback to students on assessment tasks in a timely manner; • Enact procedures which make sure that a consistency of standards is kept in the marking of assessment instruments; • Inform parent/guardian in a timely manner when students do not meet their responsibilities as outlined below. Student Responsibilities • Do their very best on all assessment tasks; • Ensure that assessment is undertaken ethically and with academic integrity; • Use the College Referencing Policy; • Present a draft/progress check to teachers for each assessment (other than tests/examinations); • Submit all assessment tasks (other than tests/examinations) by the due date as follows: - Years 11 and 12 : via ‘Turnitin’, and via hard copy; • Complete a ‘Missed Test/ Examination’ form (Appendix A) or ‘Application for Extension – Assessment Other Than Examination/Test’ form (Appendix B) prior to the due date and submit to the Deputy Headmaster, providing support documentation to validate the extension. Parent/Guardian Responsibilities • Encourage students to be present for all tests/examinations and to submit all drafts and final assessment instruments by the due date; • Inform the appropriate staff of any difficulties concerning the completion of assessment items and provide documentary evidence. PROCEDURE FOR MISSED TESTS/EXAMINATIONS 1. Parent/Guardian advises Deputy Headmaster of absence at the earliest opportunity. Advice is given that documentary evidence is needed. 2. Student completes a missed test/examination form (available in Schoolbox) at the earliest opportunity, attaches documentary evidence and hands same to Deputy Headmaster (Years 11 and 12) 3. Students sit for the test/examination as soon as they return to school or if during a Block Examination session at the earliest opportunity in the Block session. 4. Deputy Headmaster submits to Administrator of Academic Services to place on student file.

“Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.” ~ Robert Frost

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SENIOR SCHOOL ASSESSMENT POLICY

DUE DATE

Timely submission of assessments is essential. Timely submission of assessment is considered to be by 8.00am on the day it is due by electronic submission via ‘Turnitin’. A hard copy will be due in class on the due date or if there is no class then handed to the teacher before school. The work (even if incomplete) will be marked, commented upon, and credited towards the student’s semester result. As a first step, a Progress Check or Draft is compulsory for all items of work. Each subject will give students clear due dates for the draft. This draft is important, as it will serve as the final piece of work if a student should fail to hand in their final copy. Non submission of progress checks or drafts will mean that parents will be notified by email. For predominantly non-written pieces of assessment, e.g. orals and multi modals, the due date for written support material to be submitted to ‘Turnitin’ (Years 11 and 12) will also be 8.00am on the first day of presentation with all hard copies due on the first day of presentation. Unless otherwise organised by the class teacher, students must be ready for presentation in class on the due date.

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SENIOR SCHOOL ASSESSMENT POLICY REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO COMPLETE AN ASSESSMENT TASK

An extension of time to complete an assessment task will be granted only in cases of genuine prolonged illness or exceptional circumstances . Parents/Guardians who believe that their student/child has a case for an extension of time should get their student/child to apply to the Deputy Headmaster (Years 11 and 12) prior to the due date to discuss relevant circumstances. Acceptable evidence, supported by documentation, must be presented and be accompanied by a completed ‘Application for Extension – Assessment other than Examination/Test’ form (Appendix B). Students should be able to provide evidence of work done to that point in time. Each case will be considered on its merit. The Deputy Headmaster (or the Dean of Studies, in the absence of the Deputy Headmaster), in consultation with the appropriate Head of Department, are the only persons authorised by the Headmaster to give an extension. The class teacher may also be asked to provide a relevant comment on the appropriateness of granting the extension. STEPS FOR REQUESTING EXTENSION FOR ASSESSMENT 1. Student requests extension by downloading (from Schoolbox) and completing an Application for Extension – Assessment other than Examination Form and attaching evidence of reason for extension and evidence of work done to that point in time; 2. Student takes form to Subject teacher for input; 3. Student takes form to Head of Department; 4. Student submits form to the Deputy Headmaster (Year 11 and 12), The Dean of Studies if either one is not available, for verification; 5. Deputy Headmaster submits to Administrator – Academic Services to place on student file for purposes of record keeping.

“Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education” ~ Martin Luther King Jr.

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SENIOR SCHOOL ASSESSMENT POLICY

ORIGINAL WORK All assessment tasks submitted must be the original work of the students and all references used must be acknowledged. Refer to the Somerset College Referencing Guide and the Academic Integrity Policy. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY Academic Integrity is vitally important in maintaining and growing the atmosphere of intellectual inquiry at Somerset College. Academic Integrity is a generic term that encompasses ALL breaches of unacknowledged borrowing. The word integrity is used to describe a person’s honesty, moral principles and strength of character. Choosing to display integrity is an important behavior, and one that applies to all aspects of your life, both now and into the future. Displaying and upholding Academic Integrity is

everyone’s responsibility including the following groups: • the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO)

• schools • teachers • students • tutors • parents/carers/others in a support role.

The QCAA QCE and QCIA Policy and Procedures Handbook 2019, lists the following types of academic misconduct and examples of behaviours. The types of misconduct and examples listed are not exhaustive.

Examples

Type of misconduct

Cheating while under supervised conditions

A student: • begins to write during perusal time or continues to write after the instruction to stop writing is given • uses unauthorised equipment or materials • has any notation written on the body, clothing or any object brought into an assessment room • communicates with any person other than a supervisor during an examination, e.g. through speaking, signing, electronic device or other means such as passing notes, making gestures or sharing equipment with another student. When: • more than one student works to produce a response and that response is submitted as individual work by one or multiple students • a student assists another student to commit an act of academic misconduct • a student gives or receives a response to an assessment. A student: • pays for a person or a service to complete a response to an assessment • sells or trades a response to an assessment. A student: • deliberately or knowingly makes it possible for another student to copy responses • looks at another student’s work during an exam • copies another student’s work during an exam.

Collusion

Contract cheating

Copying work

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Disclosing or receiving information about an assessment

A student: • gives or accesses unauthorised information that compromises the integrity of the assessment, such as stimulus or suggested answers/responses, prior to completing a response to an assessment • makes any attempt to give or receive access to secure assessment materials.

Fabricating

A student: • invents or exaggerates data • lists incorrect or fictitious references

Impersonation

A student arranges for another person to complete a response to an assessment in their place, e.g. impersonating the student in a performance or supervised assessment. A student completes a response to an assessment in place of another student. A student distracts and/or disrupts others in an assessment room. A student completely or partially copies or alters another person’s work without attribution (another person’s work may include text, audio or audiovisual material, figures, tables, design, images, information or ideas). A student duplicates work or part of work already submitted as a response to an assessment instrument in the same or any other subject. A student arranges for, or allows, a tutor, parent/carer or any person in a supporting role to complete or contribute significantly to the response

Misconduct during an examination

Plagiarism or lack of referencing

Self-plagiarism

Significant contribution of help

It is important to qualify that in most student essays, a significant portion of the information is usually derived from the work of others. Despite this, it is important to distinguish this sourced information from your own contribution to the material. In intellectual circles where ideas are the currency of exchange, it is regarded as highly improper to conceal your sources. The ideas must be sufficiently documented to allow accurate identification of the source, whether it is a book, article, or electronic source (written or oral). (Acknowledgement – Deakin University) If a circumstance should arise that a student at the College is deemed to have committed an act of academic misconduct, that student may be required to undergo a formal process of investigation. This process will constitute, in the first instance, attending a meeting convened by the Deputy Headmaster. Also attending this meeting will be the relevant Head of Department. The penalty to be incurred by the student will be decided on a case by case basis , taking into account all circumstances (perhaps some extenuating) prevailing at the time of the incident. It is important to note that the prime purpose of the penalty will be to redirect the focus of the students and to support a learning process for life, instead of being punitive. Consequences may include any or some combination of the following: • loss of all marks or a portion of marks for that assignment

• details noted on the student’s file • submission of a new assignment • marking of the draft • counselling of the student

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POLICY STATEMENT – COPYRIGHT STATEMENT Somerset College has strict guidelines in relation to copyright and plagiarism.

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THE LAW Copyright Act 1968 (Cth)

3. PRINCIPLES As an educational institution the College has clear responsibilities in relation to copyright legislation. These responsibilities include: a) adhering to the provisions of the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) b) notifying and informing staff and students of their responsibilities and obligations. 4. DEFINITION Copyright protects material such as; • Written Material • Artistic Works • Musical Works • Dramatic Works • Computer Programmes • Compilations – such as directories and databases • Cinematograph Films • Sound Recordings • Broadcasts • Published Editions An idea or concept, in itself, is not protected by copyright. Factual information, systems, methods or techniques, are also not protected by copyright laws. 5. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE POLICY Using copyright material in a way that is exclusively controlled by the copyright owner, requires permission unless the copyright has expired or a special exception to infringement applies. Failure to acquire permission will usually be an infringement of copyright. Using part of the work may also be an infringement of copyright if the part is important to the piece. Copyright can also be infringed if a teacher authorises an infringement by a student. There are some special provisions to copyright laws that apply to educational institutions that allow material to be used without the permission of the owner if used for educational purposes. Further information regarding these provisions can be acquired from the College’s Information Services team in the Knowledge and Information Precinct, from the Copyright page on http://library.somerset.qld.edu.au or from www.copyright.org.au

“Prejudices, it is well known, are most difficult to eradicate from the heart whose soil has never been loosened or fertilised by education: they grow there, firm as weeds among stones.” ~ Charlotte Brontë

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REFERENCING YOUR ASSIGNMENTS Referencing, or citing, means acknowledging the sources of information and ideas you have used in an assignment. It means that whenever you write an assignment that requires you to find and use specific information you must acknowledge where you have found the information. WHY REFERENCE? You should not write an assignment that is made up of just general, unsupported statements. You need to use ideas and facts collected by others to support your arguments. The referencing in your assignment shows where these ideas have come from. By using references appropriately, you will show the breadth and quality of your research and avoid plagiarism. THE ‘RULES’ OF REFERENCING There are three main rules of referencing: 1. A reference must be included every time you use someone else’s ideas or information. 2. A reference must be included when you: • paraphrase (express someone else’s unique idea in your own words) • quote (express someone else’s ideas in their exact words) • copy (reproduce a diagram, graph or table from someone else’s work). 3. Each reference must appear in two places: • in the text of your assignment each time it is used (the in-text reference) • on the last page of your report in a more detailed summary of sources used called a Bibliography .

There are different ways of doing this but at Somerset College you are expected to use the Harvard system of referencing.

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THE HARVARD REFERENCING SYSTEM

In this referencing system each source of information must be: • shown each time you use it in the text of your assignment (the in-text reference) AND • listed once in the Bibliography at the end of your assignment. THE IN-TEXT REFERENCE When you cite (identify) references in the text of your assignment you must include: • either the author’s or editor’s surname (family name) or the organisation responsible. Do not include given (Christian) names or initials • the year of publication • page number/s if appropriate and where available. For example: Up to 30% of school students get insufficient sleep to maintain optimum intellectual functioning. (Johnston, 2003, p.45) OR In his studies of school students Johnston (2003, p.45) found that 30% of school students got insufficient sleep to maintain optimum intellectual functioning. OR “Of the 250 students studied 30% showed tiredness induced impairment when asked to complete the more complex tasks.” (Johnston, 2003, p.45)

You need to use In-text Referencing when you: • use a direct quote from an original source. • summarise an idea from a particular page. • copy tables or figures or provide particular details like a date.

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EXAMPLES OF REFERENCING USING HARVARD BOOKS Basic format for books: author’s family name, Initial/s year, title of book , publisher, place of publication.

Example

Setting out your in-text reference Escritt (2000) argues that Pollock caused this… OR Pollock’s caused this. (Escritt 2000, p.3) As suggested by Sandler et al. (1995, p.14) …

The entry in the Bibliography

Book with single author

Escritt, S 2000, Art nouveau, Phaidon, London.

Book with more than 2 authors

Sandler, MP, Patton, JA, Coleman, RE, Gottschalk, A, Wackers, FJ and Hoffere, PB 1995, Diagnostic nuclear medicine, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore Derham, F 2001, Art for the child under seven, 7 th edn, Australian Early Childhood Association, Watson, ACT. Anon. 2001, Hutchinson Encyclopaedia of the 20 th Century , Oxford University Press, Oxford. des Jardins, M 1998, How to succeed in postgraduate study, Applied Ecology Research Group, University of Canberra, viewed 26 April 2001,

2nd or later edition of a book

Several characteristics support this (Derham 2001, p.46) and …

Encyclopedia or Dictionary - no author

The Hutchinson encyclopaedia (2001, p.231) defines ethics as … This is clarified by des Jardins (1998, p.1) who identifies … … was clearly the most successful (de Jardins 1998, p.1) Page number gained by going to “Print-Preview” under File menu) An overview of lung cancer was provided in Lung Cancer (2009) and … This significantly heightened the rise of Cancer developing. (Anon, www.health, p.3) As lonesco described (2001) in his article … OR … was at 46% (Advertiser 2001, p.10)

Document on the Web

Document on Web with no author

Anon. 2004, Lung Cancer., msn Health, viewed 12 June 2009,

Newspaper article (with author)

lonesco, J 2001, ‘Federal election: new Chipp in politics’, Advertiser 23 October, p.10. Note: An initial ‘the’ in English language newspaper titles is omitted Advertiser 2008, ‘Federal election: new Chipp in politics’, 23 October, p.10

Newspaper article (no author) … was claimed in the

Advertiser (23 October 2008, p.10)

NOTE: There are very good articles available at the borrowing desk in the Knowledge and Information Centre to help you correctly set out both your referencing and bibliography.

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THE BIBLIOGRAPHY

When you set out your Bibliography you need to ensure that it: • is arranged alphabetically by author’s family name

• is a single list - books, journal articles and electronic sources are listed together (not separated) • includes the full details of your in-text references (author, date, title, publishing details) It is not necessary for you to list everything that you may have read, just those you have used. A MODEL OF YOUR BIBLIOGRAPHY Book Source: The main elements required for a book are set out in this order: author, date, title , publisher, place of publication

Year of publication followed by a comma - no brackets

Author’s family name followed by a comma, then initial(s)

Title of the book in italics, followed by a comma. Upper case used for first word.

Daly, J, Speedy, S and Jackson, D 2004, Nursing leadership, Elsevier, Sydney.

Electronic Source:

Author’s name followed by a comma and the initial(s)

Year of publication followed by a comma - no brackets

Title of the article in italics, followed by a comma

Thomas, S 1997, Guide to personal efficiency, Adelaide University, viewed 6 January 2004, .

Date accessed from www - comma after year

The internet address (URL) is enclosed in < and >, with the full address and followed by a full stop if at the end of the item.

Source: Anon, University of South Australia. Style manual for Authors, Editors and printers, 2002. http://www.library.unisa.edu.au/ Accessed 2/11/09

REFERENCING USING THE HARVARD AUTHOR-DATE SYSTEM can be viewed in full by going to https://lo.unisa.edu.au/course/view.php?id=3839

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YEAR 12 IB ASSESSMENT DATES FOR 2019

“The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.” ~ Plutarch

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SUBJECT

ASSIGNMENT ITEM

TYPE OF ASSESSMENT i.e. in class, oral, practical, research, essay Investigation and Research Report

DATE ISSUED

DATE DUE

Biology (IB)

Internal Assessment Independent Choice Semester 1 Examination IB Mock Examination IB External Examination

29.01.19

01.04.19

Examination Examination Examination

Semester 1 Exams

05.09.19

13.09.19 21.11.19 Paper 3

20.11.19 Paper 1 and 2

Business Management (IB)

Draft Internal Assessment

Previous Year

28.03.19

Mock IB Paper

Examination

Semester 1 Exams

Final Internal Assessment

Internal Assessment

19.06.19

Mock IB Paper IB Papers 1 and 2

Examination Examination

Term 3 Exams Semester 2 Exams

Chemistry (IB)

Internal Assessment Independent Choice Semester 1 Examination IB Mock Examination IB External Examination

Investigation

13.01.19

29.04.19

Examination Examination Examination

Semester 1 Exams

05.09.19

13.09.19 14.11.19 Paper 3

13.11.19 Paper 1 and 2

Extended Essay (IB)

Reflections on planning and progress form (RPPF) Full draft including all footnotes and bibliography Final electronic copy to Coordinator and Supervisor Completion of third compulsory consultation (Viva Voce – RPPF)) and submission of completed RPPF to Supervisor

Second compulsory consultation

Term 1 Term 1

Term 2 Week 2

Term 3 Week 3

Term 3 Week 4

French (IB)

Interactive Oral 1 Interactive Oral 2 IB Paper 1: Reading IB Paper 2: Writing Interactive Oral 3 Written Assignment Individual Oral IB Paper 1: Reading IB Paper 2: Writing IB Paper 1: Reading IB Paper 2: Writing

Internal Assessment Internal Assessment

18.02.19 18.03.19

Examination Examination By appointment

Semester 1 Exams Semester 1 Exams Semester 1 Exams

External Assessment Internal Assessment (by appointment) College Examination College Examination

29.07.19 19.08.19

Term 3 Exams Term 3 Exams Semester 2 Exams Semester 2 Exams

External Examinations (Final) External Examinations (Final)

German (IB)

Interactive Oral 1

Oral (In Tutorial)

21.02.19

Interactive Oral 2

Oral (In Tutorial)

02.05.19

Paper 1 Paper 2

Examination Examination

Semester 1 Exams Semester 1 Exams

Interactive Oral 3

Oral (by Appointment during exams)

30.05.19

Individual Oral Written Assignment

Oral (In Tutorial) External Assessment

25.07.19 08.08.19

20.06.19

Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 1 Paper 2

Examination Examination

Term 3 Exams Term 3 Exams Semester 2 Exams Semester 2 Exams

External Examination External Examination

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SUBJECT

ASSIGNMENT ITEM

TYPE OF ASSESSMENT

DATE ISSUED

DATE DUE

History (IB)

Practice Paper 1 Mock Exams

Short response exam

232603.19

Examination

Semester 1 Exams

Internal Assessment Research Task (final)

Major Research Assignment

15.07.19

Mock Exams IB Examination

Examination Examination

Term 3 Exams Semester 2 Exams

Italian (OP and IB)

IB Written Task

Research Essay (Exam)

08.03.19 04.04.19

IB/OP Speaking Examination

Examination

18.03.19

Grammar Test

Test

30.04.19 (12.5) 01.05.19 (12.6)

IB Exam – Paper 1 (Reading) IB Exam – Paper 2 (Writing) Listening Examination Reading Examination Writing Examination A Speaking Examination Listening Examination Reading Examination Writing Examination B Interactive Oral Activity 1 Interactive Oral Activity 2 Interactive Oral Activity 3

Exam (External) – Afternoon Exam (External) – Morning

14.05.19 15.05.19 16.07.19 22.07.19 13.08.19 29.08.19

Examination Examination Examination Examination Examination Examination Examination

26.08.19 05.09.19 05.09.19 05.09.19

Term 3 Exams Term 3 Exams Term 3 Exams

Japanese (IB)

Oral Oral Oral

20.02.19 20.03.19 22.05.19

Reading Writing

Examination Examination

Semester 1 Exams Semester 1 Exams

Written Assignment Individual Oral

Essay Oral

17.07.19 28.08.19

Reading Writing Paper 1 Paper 2

Test Test

Term 3 Exams Term 3 Exams Semester 2 Exams Semester 2 Exams Week Beginning 04.02.19 Week Beginning 04.02.19 Week Beginning 13.05.19 Semester 1 Exams Semester 1 Exams Week Beginning 17.06.19 Week Beginning 17.06.19 Week Beginning 29.07.19 Week Beginning 19.08.19 Term 3 Exams Term 3 Exams November Exams

Examination Examination

Interactive Oral on The Blind Owl Supervised Writing on The Blind Owl IOC Practice on Heaney Paper 1 Commentary Paper 2 on Poetry IOC Practice on Othello and Orwell Final Version of the Written Assignment (summative) IOC Dress Rehearsal

Language and Literature A: English (IB)

Oral

NA

Essay

NA

Oral

NA

Commentary

NA NA NA

Essay

Oral

Essay

NA

Oral

NA

IOC (summative

Oral

NA

Paper 1 Commentary Paper 2 on Poetry Paper 1 Commentary (summative) Paper 2 on Poetry (summative)

Commentary

NA NA NA

Essay

Commentary

Essay

NA

November Exams

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SUBJECT

ASSIGNMENT ITEM

TYPE OF ASSESSMENT

DATE ISSUED

DATE DUE

Mathematics (IB) SL

Test 1 (Formative) (done in 2 lessons)

12.03.19 14.03.19

Exploration (Summative)

N/A

10.06.19

Examination (Formative) Examination (Formative)

Semester 1 Exams

Term 3 Exams

Mock IB Examination

IB Examination (Summative)

Semester 2 Exams

Philosophy (IB)

Paper 2 SL/HL Internal Assessment Paper 1B SL/HL Paper 1 SL/HL Paper 2 SL/HL

Full practice

25.03.19 19.06.19

For submission to IB Full practice in exam block

29.01.18

Semester 1 Exams Semester 2 Exams Semester 2 Exams Semester 2 Exams

Final Examinations Final Examinations Final Examinations

Paper 3 HL

Physics (IB)

Internal Assessment Independent Choice Semester 1 Examination IB Mock Examination IB External Examination

Investigation and Research Report

29.01.19

01.05.19

Examination Examination Examination

Semester 1 Exams

05.09.19

13.09.19 06.11.19 Paper 3 19.02.19 28.02.19 07.02.19 25.02.19 11.03.19 14.03.19

05.11.19 Paper 1 and 2

Theatre (IB)

T.E.A.M. Analysis

Draft

04.02.19 04.02.19 04.02.19 04.02.19 04.02.19 04.02.19

Final submission Progress Check 1 – Scene Selection

Practice-led Project

Progress Check 2 - Draft Multimodal presentation Progress Check 1 – Group selection and rehearsal observation Progress Check 2 - Filmed progress check 50%

Performance

04.02.19

28.03.19

Performance Progress Check

04.02.19 30.04.19 30.04.19 18.06.19 18.06.19 18.06.19 02.09.19 02.09.18

29.04.19 13.05.19 10.06.19 15.07.19 05.08.19 29.08.19 08.10.19 24.10.19

Theorist Presentation

Presentation/performance

Directorial Vision Portfolio

Draft 1 Draft 2

Final Submission Progress Check

Research Task

Demonstration/presentatio n

Theory of Knowledge TOK (IB)

Oral Essay

Oral Essay

Term 1 Term 2

Term 1 Term 2

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SUBJECT

ASSIGNMENT ITEM

TYPE OF ASSESSMENT

DATE ISSUED

DATE DUE

Developmental Pieces and Process Portfolio for First Body of Work Resolved First Body of Work Artist Statements and Process Portfolio for First Body of Work Developmental Pieces and Process Portfolio for Second Body of Work Comparative Study

Resolved practical pieces, documented research and evaluation Research Essay Resolved practical pieces Documented research and evaluation Resolved practical pieces, documented research and evaluation 700 word rationale, documented research and evaluation 40 minute oral presentation to teacher about own work Art Display and 40 minute oral presentation to Teacher about own work Documented research and evaluation

Visual Art (IB)

29.01.19

13.03.19

29.01.19 29.01.19

27.03.19 08.05.19

29.01.19

15.05.19

04.06.19

31.07.19

Resolved Second Body of Work Resolved practical pieces

04.06.19

14.08.19

Curatorial Rationale and Selected Process Portfolio pages for Second Body of Work

04.06.19

21.08.19

Mock Exhibition

04.06.19

Term 3 Exams

Resolved Third Body of Work and IB Exhibition displaying all work to be assessed Final submission of Artist Statements, Process Portfolio and Curatorial Rationale

04.06.19

09.10.19

04.06.19

16.10.19

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YEAR 12 IB COURSE OUTLINES AND ASSESSMENT PLANS for 2019

Students and parents please note: The following pages provide course outlines and assessment outlines of all subjects offered.

“The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living differ from the dead.” ~ Aristotle

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YEAR 12 BIOLOGY (IB) COURSE OUTLINE

SEMESTER ONE

SEMESTER TWO

• Human Physiology (Part 2) • Further Human Physiology (Option D SL) • Human Physiology (Option D HL) • Molecular Biology (Part 2 SL) • Animal Physiology (HL)

• Genetics (SL and HL) • Nucleic Acids (HL) • Metabolism, Cell Respiration and Photosynthesis (HL) • Plant Physiology (HL)

ASSESSMENT OUTLINE

DATES Issued

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Interim

Due

Paper 1

Paper 2

Paper 3

IA

SEMESTER ONE Internal Assessment Independent Choice Semester 1 Examination SEMESTER TWO IB Mock Examination

29.01.19

08.03.19 draft review

01.04.19

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16.05.19

29.05.19

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05.09.19

13.09.19

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IB External Examination

20.11.19 Paper 1 and 2

21.11.19 Paper 3

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There are four (4) Assessment Categories for given tasks: Paper 1

Multiple Choice questions on Core material

Paper 2 Data-based question and short-answer and extended-response questions on the Core material Paper 3 Section A: candidates answer short-answer questions based on experimental skills and techniques, analysis and evaluation; Section B: short-answer and extended-response questions from one option. Internal Assessment The year 12 experimental report will count for 20% of the final mark All papers test knowledge and understanding of the content covered in the course and represent 80% of the total assessment. The Internal Assessment represents 20% of the total assessment.

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YEAR 12 BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (IB)

COURSE AND ASSESSMENT OUTLINE

SEMESTER

TOPIC

ASSESSMENT

DATE

One

Financial Management

Draft Internal Assessment

Distributed Year 11, 2018 Due 28/3/19

• Sources of Finance • Costs and Revenues • Break-Even Analysis • Final Accounts • Profitability / Liquidity Ratios • Efficiency ratios (HL) • Cash Flow • Investment Appraisal • Budgets (HL)

Mock IB Paper 1 and 2

Exam Period (May) commencing 16 May 19/6/19

Final Internal Assessment

Two

Human Resource Management • Functions of HRM • Organisational Structure

Mock IB Paper 1 and 2

Exam Period (September) commencing 2 September

• Leadership • Motivation

• Organisational Culture (HL) • Employer / Employee relations (HL)

IB Papers 1 and 2

Exam Period (Nov) commencing 4 November

The above topics are core topics for Standard Level with Higher Level topics indicated. In the final year both higher level and standard level students are required to sit for two papers, one based on a prepared case study and one based on previously unseen case studies. The HL students undertake a research project (2000 words) primarily based on primary sources while the SL students undertake a research project (1500 words) primarily based on secondary sources.

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YEAR 12 CHEMISTRY (IB) COURSE OUTLINE

SEMESTER ONE

SEMESTER TWO

• Redox Processes SL • Acids and Bases SL • Chemical Bonding and Structure SL+ AHL • Redox Processes AHL • Acids and Bases AHL • Medicinal Chemistry (Option D – Part 3)

• Atomic Structure AHL • Periodic Table – the Transition Metals AHL • Chemical Kinetics AHL • Equilibrium AHL • Energetics and Thermochemistry AHL • Organic AHL

ASSESSMENT OUTLINE

DATES Issued

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Interim

Due

Paper 1

Paper 2

Paper 3

IA

SEMESTER ONE Internal Assessment Independent Choice Semester 1 Examination SEMESTER TWO IB Mock Examination

30.01.19

18.03.19 draft review

29.04.19

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16.05.19

29.05.19

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05.09.19

13.09.19 14.11.19 Paper 3

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IB Examination

13.11.19 Paper 1 and 2

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There are four (4) Assessment Categories for given tasks: Paper 1

Multiple Choice questions on Core material

Paper 2 Data-based question and short-answer and extended-response questions on the Core material Paper 3 Section A: candidates answer short-answer questions based on experimental skills and techniques, analysis and evaluation; Section B: short-answer and extended-response questions from one option. Internal Assessment The year 12 experimental report will count for 20% of the final mark All papers test knowledge and understanding of the content covered in the course and represent 80% of the total assessment. The Internal Assessment represents 20% of the total assessment

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YEAR 12 FRENCH (IB) COURSE OUTLINE

The main focus of the course is on language acquisition and development in the four primary language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. The standard level assessment criteria are applied to the course, in which all the final assessment takes place this year, internal and external. There are three internal assessment tasks per semester i.e. one in each skill. In addition, the students will sit for two external papers in November. SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2

Topics

Topics

• Communication and Media • Social Relationships • Leisure

• Global Issues • Health

ASSESSMENT OUTLINE The standard level assessment criteria are applied to the course, in which all the final assessment takes place this year, internal and external. There are three internal assessment tasks per semester i.e. one in each skill. In addition, the students will sit for two external papers in November. SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2

Assessment

Assessment

Paper 1: Text handling: short written responses – May exam period Paper 2: (One Written task) – May exam period Interactive Oral Activities – In Class/Tutorials

Written Assignment: 20% Individual Oral: (recorded and submitted to the IBO) Paper 1: Text handling: short written responses; 1 long response November exam period Paper 2: Written task (SL: min. 250 words) November exam period Interactive Oral Activities – In Class/Tutorials

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YEAR 12 GERMAN (IB) COURSE OUTLINE

The main focus of the course is on language acquisition and development in the four primary language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. There are internal as well as external assessment tasks. SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2

Topics 1. Global Issues: Poverty and Famine; Poverty, Unemployment, Homelessness 2. Communication & Media: Advertising & Bias in Media; Television, Information technology, The Press, Advertising 1. Global Issues: Racism, Prejudice, Discrimination : Multiculturalism, Prejudice, Discrimination

Topics 2. Global Issues: Effects of Man on Nature, The Environment & Sustainability; Environmental problems; Loss of species, Acid rain 3. Health: Drug use & Abuse; Alcohol consumption, Smoking, Drugs

ASSESSMENT OUTLINE

SEMESTER 1

SEMESTER 2

Assessment

Assessment

• Interactive Oral 1: 21.02.19 • Interactive Oral 2: 02.05.19 • Paper 1: Text handling: short written responses – May Exam Period • Paper 2: Written Task – May Exam Period • Interactive Oral 3: 30.05.19

• Individual Oral: Based on photos relating to the options: 25.07.19 • Written Assignment: Based on intertextual reading on core topic: 08.08.19 • Practice Paper 1 – September Exam Period • Practice Paper 2 – September Exam Period • Final Paper 1 – November Exam Period • Final Paper 2 – November Exam Period

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YEAR 12 GERMAN (IB) ASSESSMENT PLAN (SL)

The final IB result is determined in Year 12 as follows: Internal Assessment (30%): The internal assessment score consists of two marks. Interactive Oral Activity (10%) : the mark for one of three mandatory interactive oral activities based on the core topics (the best one). Individual Oral (20%) : 15 min preparation time, duration 8-10 minute oral in response to previously unseen photographs (pick one of two based on the options) (recorded under examination conditions and submitted for moderation) Part 1- presentation by the candidate prepared prior to the oral (3-4 minutes) Part 2- follow-up questions and discussion with teacher on issues arising from the presentation. Time: 5- 6 minutes External Assessment (70%): Paper 1 – Receptive Skills (25%) : Text handling exercises based on four written texts about core topics. Paper 2 – Written Productive Skills (25%) : One writing task of 250-400 words, from a choice of five based on the options. Written Assignment (20%) : Intertextual reading followed by a written task of 300-400 words plus a 150- 200 word rationale based on a core topic.

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YEAR 12 HISTORY (IB)

COURSE OUTLINE

SEMESTER

TOPIC

IB EXAM REFERENCE

Stalin

Paper 2 and 3 Papers 2 and 3

ONE

Mao

The First Indochinese War

Paper 2 Paper 2

TWO

The Algerian War of Independence

ASSESSMENT OUTLINE

HIGHER LEVEL Those students undertaking the course at the Higher Level will sit for three Papers worth 80% and complete a Historical Investigation worth 20%. Paper 1 will be a document-based paper with four questions to be completed. Paper 2 contains two extended-response questions. Paper 3 consists of three extended-response questions.

History (IB)

Practice Paper 2 Mock Exams

Class Essay Test Examination

26.03.19

Semester 1 Examination Period

Internal Assessment Research Task (final)

Major Research Assignment

15.07.19

Mock Exams

Examination

Term 3 Examination Period IBO November Examination period

IB Examination

Examination

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YEAR 12 ITALIAN (OP and IB) COURSE OUTLINE All four language skills (Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking) are equally weighted in OP Italian. In IB Italian, the Listening Skill is not formally assessed. Note: ALL Italian students at Somerset College sit for the IB exams in May and complete all IB assessment tasks. SEMESTER ONE SEMESTER TWO Topics:

Topics:

1. The Environment 2. Services – Health/Telephone/Post Office/Bank 3. School and Student Exchanges 4. Part-time Work (The focus in Semester One is intensive preparation for the IB Exams).

1. Roles in Society 2. The Family Unit 3. Future Plans

ASSESSMENT OUTLINE

SEMESTER ONE

SEMESTER TWO

Assessment:

Assessment:

• IB Research Essay Exam – 08.03.19 • IB Speaking Exams 18.03.19 – 04.04.19 • Grammar Test – 30.04.19 (12.5) and 01.05.19 (12.6) • IB Exams: Paper 1 – 14.05.19 (afternoon) Paper 2 – 15.05.19 (morning)

• Listening Exam – 16.07.19 • Reading Exam – 22.07.19 • Writing Exam A – 13.08.19 • Speaking Exam – 26.08.19 – 29.08.19 • Reading/Listening/Speaking Exams – Term 3 Exams • Writing Exam B – 20.09.19

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YEAR 12 JAPANESE (IB)

COURSE OUTLINE Language Acquisition Japanese is a course developed at two levels, standard level and higher level. While acquiring a language, students will explore the culture connected to it. The focus of these courses is language acquisition and intercultural understanding. The core is divided into three areas, Communication and media, Global issues and Social relationship, and these are required areas of study. In addition, at both SL and HL levels, students will study Customs and Tradition, and Leisure.

SEMESTER 1

SEMESTER 2

Topics • Communication and media (advertising, internet and telephone) • Customs and tradition (business and honorific expressions) Leisure (travelling)

Topics • Social relationship (celebrations, social and religious events, educational system) • Global issues (natural disasters)

ASSESSMENT OUTLINE

External assessment (70%)

Paper 1: 25% Receptive skills (text handling exercises on four written texts based on the core) Paper 2: 25% Written productive skills Written Assignment: 20% Receptive and written productive skills This internal assessment score consists of two marks: the individual oral and the mark for one of three mandatory interactive oral activities (normally the best one). Internal Assessment: 30% Interactive Oral Activities 10% 3 activities based on the core Individual Oral 20% presentations and discussion based on the options. Individual Oral: 10 minutes recorded under examination conditions and submitted for moderation Part 1- presentation by the candidate: 3-4 minutes Part 2 - follow-up questions and discussion with teacher: 5-6 minutes

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YEAR 12 LANGUAGE A: LITERATURE (IB) The four parts to the course are as follows: Part 1-Works in Translation (3 texts HL and 2 texts SL); Part 2-Detailed Study (3 texts HL and 2 texts SL); Part 3-Literary Genres (4 texts HL and 3 texts SL); Part 4- Options (3 texts HL and 3 texts SL).

TWO-YEAR SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW

ASSESSMENT ITEM Written Assignment (Term 2, 2018)

DESCRIPTION

WEIGHTING

Reflective Statement and Essay on one work from Part 1

25%

Paper 1 (Term 4, 2018) Paper 2 (Term 4, 2018)

Written Commentary on an unseen prose passage or poem Essay based on at least two works studied in Part 3

20%

25%

Individual Oral Commentary (Term 3, 2018) Individual Oral Presentation (Term 3, 2018)

Oral Commentary on works studied in Part 2

15%

Oral Presentation based on a work or works from Part 4

15% 100%

2019 COURSE AND ASSESSMENT OUTLINE

TERM

UNIT

ASSESSMENT

DATE DUE

Recap on The Reader The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea Poetry of Wilfred Owen Poetry of Wilfred Owen continued Othello I Know why the Caged Bird Sings

Interactive Oral on The Reader Supervised Writing on The Reader Interactive Oral on Sailor Supervised Writing on Sailor

Term 1 Week 2 Term 1 Week 2

ONE

Term 1 Week 6 Term 1 Week 6 Term 2 Week 4 Semester 1 Exams Semester 1 Exams Term 2 Week 9 Term 2 Week 10 Term 3 Week 3 Term 3 Week 6

IOC Practice on Owen Paper 1 Commentary Paper 2 on Poetry

TWO

IOC Practice on Othello and Caged Bird Final Version of the Written Assignment (summative)

Poetry of John Keats, Sylvia Plath, Seamus Heaney and Robert Lowell

IOC Dress Rehearsal IOC (summative) Paper 1 Commentary Paper 2 on Poetry

Term 3 Exam Term 3 Exam Final Exam Final Exam

THREE

Exam Revision

Paper 1 Commentary (summative) Paper 2 Essay (summative)

FOUR

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12 MATHEMATICS STANDARD LEVEL (IB) COURSE OUTLINE

TERM

TOPIC NO. (from the IB syllabus)

TEXT/ CHAPTER TOPIC

APPROX TIME

Chapter 15 Chapter 16

6.2 Applications of Calculus

Review of year 11 Calculus

1 week

6.1, 6.3 Properties of Curves

Tangents and Normals Increasing and decreasing functions Stationary points and Inflections

1.5 weeks

ONE

6.3, 6.6 Applications of Differential calculus 5.4, 5.5, 5.6 Linear Modelling and Probability

Chapter 17

Kinematics Rates of Change Optimisation

2 weeks

Chapter 21 and 22

Correlation and Regression Tree diagrams Venn Diagrams Laws of Probability Rules Area under curves Solids of revolution 2D and 3D vectors Angles between lines Applications r = a + t b Expected value Binomial distribution Normal distribution Z scores

2 weeks

6.4, 6.5, 6.6 Integration and Applications 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 Vectors II

Chapter 18 and 19

3 weeks

Chapter 13

2 weeks

5.7, 5.8, 5.9 Discrete random variables and Normal distribution EXPLORATION

Chapter 23, 24

2 weeks

TWO

Student Choice

2 weeks

REVISION and finalise exploration

6.9, 6.10, 6.11 Expected Value Binomial and Normal Distributions

Chapter 23, 24

Probability distributions Expected value Binomial distribution Normal distribution Trigonometric integration Volumes of revolution

1 week

7.1, 7.5 Trigonometric Integration Volumes of Revolution

Chapter 22

2 weeks

THREE

Revision of APs/GPs Revision of Binomial Th. General Revision - Past Papers

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