MYP Units

Unit 1: Documenting our World Unit Question: What is the value of recording history?
Significant Concepts:

• Humans record history for many reasons. 
• We are currently writing history.
• History can vary depending on the source.

Area of Interaction: Human Ingenuity: How and why do we create?


Unit 2: Persuasive Imagery Unit Question: Does seeing mean believing?
Significant Concepts:

• How to deduce bias from contextual clues (both textually and visually)
• How to analyse and explain the use of design elements in advertisement
• How to infer and explain gaze position/demographic/target audiences of media
• How to recognize and deconstruct semiotics within media/advertisements

Area of Interaction: Human Ingenuity (what are the positive and negative consequences of our creations)