Course Pacing

Introduction to the IB Diploma Program - The AB Initio Program is a 2 year program

(Year 1)

Unit 1 - Theme: Identites - 1st Six Weeks (Approximately 30 days)

• Personal attributes

• Personal relationships

• Text types - Personal texts (Blog, Diary, Email, etc.)

Unit 1 - Theme : Identities (continued) - 2nd Six Weeks (approximately 30 days)

• Eating and Drinking

• Physical Well Being

• Text Types - Personal texts (continued)

Unit 2 - Theme : Experiences - 3rd Six Weeks (approximately 30 days)

• Daily Routines

• Festivals and Celebrations

• Text Types - Personal Text Types (continued)

Unit 2 - Theme : Experiences (continued) - 4th Six Weeks (approximately 30 days)

• Holidays

• Leisure

• Text Types - Professional Texts (Brochures, Formal Letter, Interview, etc.)

Unit 3 - Theme : Human Ingenuity - 5th Six Weeks (approximately 30 days)

• Transport

• Entertainment

• Text Types - Professional Texts (continued)

Unit 3 - Theme : Human Ingenuity (continued) - 6th Six Weeks (approximately 30 days)

• Media

• Technology

• Text Types - Professional Texts (continued)

(Year 2)

Unit 4 - Theme : Social Organization - 1st Six Weeks (approximately 30 days)

• Neighborhood

• Education

• Text Types - Review of Personal and Professional Texts

Unit 4 - Theme : Social Organization (continued) - 2nd Six Weeks (approximately 30 days)

• The workplace

• Social Issues

• Text Types - Mass Media Texts (Articles, Flyers, Advertisements, etc.)

Unit 5 - Theme : Sharing the Planet - 3rd Six Weeks (approximately 30 days)

• Climate

• Physical geography

• Text Types - Mass Media Texts (continued)

Unit 5 - Theme : Sharing the Planet - 4th Six Weeks (approximately 30 days)

• The Environment

• Global Issues

• Text Types - Mass Media Texts (continued)

5th Six Weeks (approximately 30 days)

• Review themes

• Review text types

• Mock testing to prepare for final IB Examination

6th Six Weeks (approximately 30 days)

• Continuation of review and mock testing

• IB Examination