Instructor: Mr. Pierre

Current Unit: World War I

Completed Units:

Link to Curriculum Map/proposed long term planning doc. 

Click on this link to check out our Curriculum Guide which will give you a fairly detailed idea of what we will be studying and when we will study it this year:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1aDbzuB11jTYIUTGMIxe6M17QjfYl1QxFTFzIbXScFrE/edit#slide=id.g87e58f75dc_0_24 

*Note: this can and will change based upon the progress of each individual class.

The IGCSE Examination

The IGCSE Exam will consist of three examination papers whose time length is between 1- 2 hours in duration that will cover both the Core Content and Depth Studies listed above. The papers and their weighting are:

Paper 1-the 4, 6, and 10 point questions: 60 marks, 1 hour 45 minutes

Paper 2- the source paper: 50 marks, 2 hours. Year 11's questions for this paper will be from Core Content 5-How Effectively Did the United States Contain the Spread of Communism? 

Paper 4-the single long essay based upon 1 Depth Study question: 40 marks, 1 hour. 

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Textbooks

Year 10 students have been issued this book...

Additionally, students will also regularly work from these two texts as well...

Additionally, I have a very thorough personal library which we will use when needed so, in sum, students will have more than enough resources at their regular disposal to be successful in this course.

Grading and assessment weightings

90-100      A*

80-89        A

70-79        B

60-69        C

50-59        D

Below 50 E

Term 1

2 Examinations-40% of term grade

Classwork and short assessments-40% of term grade

Projects-20% of term grade

Term 2

2 Examinations-40% of term grade

Classwork and short assessments-40% of term grade

Projects-20% of term grade

Term 3

2 Examinations-40% of term grade

Classwork and short assessments-40% of term grade

Projects-20% of term grade