Interdisciplinary Unit Planner

Interdisciplinary unit planner
Teacher(s)
Marieke & Kell
Subject groups
Individuals & Socieities, Language & Literature
Unit title
Global Issues
MYP year
Unit duration
8 weeks
Inquiry: establishing the purpose of an interdisciplinary unit

Purpose of integration
Students will understand several crises facing the world and take action to propose change or build understanding for one of these issues.
Key concept(s)/(related concepts)
Global context
Global Interactions / Connections
Fairness & Development
Statement of inquiry
The students will understand that global interaction is important to initiate change in the development of our world.
Inquiry questions
Factual What are our basic human rights? What global issues are discussed in your novel? How does setting affect a story?
Conceptual - How does geographical region determine the long-term effects of your global issue? Why are global issues mostly manifested in
developed countries as opposed to developing countries? How do we respond to inequality and injustice?
Debatable - Can individuals make a difference in the world? Do individuals have a responsibility to help others?
Summative assessmentinterdisciplinary performance(s) of understanding
Interdisciplinary Task
Final Summative Task(s)
Criterion C evidence of research strategies and group

communication - must be an artefact from the past 8 weeks of
group work
Multi-Genre Project A collection of work that shows how the students

interacted with and understood the main global issue in their literature circle
novel.
Criterion D video reflection no longer than 5 minutes,

highlighting the students understanding and the benefits and
limitations of an interdisciplinary unit
Interdisciplinary criteria:
Criterion C - communicating:
Use appropriate strategies to communicate

interdisciplinary understanding effectively
Document sources using recognized conventions
I & S Criterion:
Criterion A Knowing and Understanding
Use a range of terminology in context
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of subject-specific content

and concepts, through descriptions, explanations and examples
Criterion B Investigating
Criterion D reflecting:
Formulate/choose a clear and focused research questions, explaining

its relevance
Reflect on the development of their interdisciplinary

understanding
Formulate and follow an action plane to investigate a research

questions
Evaluate the benefits and limitations of disciplinary and

interdisciplinary knowledge and ways of knowing in
specific situations
Evaluate the process and results of the investigation
L & L Criterion:
Criterion C Producing Text
Produce text that demonstrate thought, imagination and sensitivity,

while exploring and considering new perspectives and ideas
Make stylistic choices in terms of linguistic, literary and visual devices,

demonstrating awareness of impact on audience
Select relevant details and examples to develop ideas
Criterion D - Language
Use appropriate and varied vocabulary, sentences structures
Write in an appropriate register and style
Use correct grammar, syntax and punctuation
Spell and write with accuracy
Approaches to learning (ATL)

Social
Collaboration & Social Skills

o Exercise leadership and take on a variety of roles within groups
o Negotiate effectively
Communication
Exchanging thoughts, messages and information effectively through interaction

o Give and receive meaningful feedback
Reading, writing and using language to gather and communicate information

o Read critically and for comprehension
o
Organize and depict information logically
Action: Teaching and learning through interdisciplinary inquiry

Disciplinary grounding
Subject Individuals & Societies
Subject Language & Literature
Related concepts choice, growth, sustainability
Related concepts setting, character, theme
Content
Content:
Definition of Global Issues
Definition of Human Rights
Identifying underlying causes of global issues
UDHR Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Identifying solutions to the underlying causes
Identifying connections between different Global Issues
Identifying our own human rights and recognizing examples of

communities or people who do not have their rights met
The KIVA model - what is it and why? Benefits and criticism
Persuasive Writing (reinforce taught earlier in the year)
Business economics vocabulary
What is a small business?
The right to an education critical inquiry into a short documentary

film
What is microfinance/ micro- loans
Millennium Development Goals
Elements of personal finance
Miniature literature circle as a class Half The Sky
Poverty cycle
Ethical decision making - what is it and why?
Investment & empathy
Quality of life & community development
NGOs - value and role in society. Why cant governments

meet everyones needs?
o Big thinking questions

o Connections
o Story analysis
o Visualisation
o Annotations
o Group discussions
Literature Circles discussion format, roles, novel selection
Research project centered around L & Ls global issues
o Each novel will be centered around a global issue
Disciplinary learning engagements and teaching strategies
Disciplinary learning engagements and teaching strategies
Consider actually participating in KIVA

Complete an investigation (reading groups from L & L)
o Use facts, examples, knowledge gained in I & S to add
support to the multi-genre project
Multi-genre summative project in connection with I & S research

project
Consider actually participating in KIVA

Use the information from the investigation in I & S to guide and
support the multi-genre project and the literature circle discussions
Interdisciplinary learning process

Resources
Individuals & Societies
Holt McDougal World History

Exploring Global Issues text (Chapter 19 Economics)
Making Connections: Engaging Students in Language, Literacy
and Global Issues - this is an student and teacher companion
combo with lots of great activities to help the students with
breaking down complex ideas and new vocabulary.
https://www.kiva.org/
Living on One Dollar - worth watching to generate debate - is this
a helpful service, or is it voyeurism?
Multi-genre task specific criteria
Language & Literature

Literature Circle Novels
Half the Sky overcoming gender inequaity

Speak Rape
Luna transgender teens
Bamboo People civil war
A Long Way Gone child soldiers
Sold sexual slavery
A Long Walk to Water water scarcity
Thunder over Kandahar equal education
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind resource scarcity
PBS Half The Sky documentaries
Vietnam in Context information sheet
Living on 2,000 won a day budgeting sheet
Literature Circle Roles and Descriptions

Persuasive Writing Graphic Organizer
Group discussion task specific criteria
Multi-genre task specific criteria
Reflection: considering the planning, process and impact of interdisciplinary inquiry

Prior to teaching the unit
Individuals & Societies
During teaching
After teaching the unit
Language & Literature

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What global issues are discussed in the unit plan?

What global issues are discussed in the unit plan?

What are the learning goals and assessments of the unit?

What are the learning goals and assessments of the unit?

Interdisciplinary unit planner

Marieke & Kell

Individuals & Socieities, Language & Literature

Inquiry: establishing the purpose of an interdisciplinary unit

Global Interactions / Connections

Fairness & Development

Final Summative Task(s)

Criterion C evidence of research strategies and group

Multi-Genre Project A collection of work that shows how the students

Criterion D video reflection no longer than 5 minutes,

Use appropriate strategies to communicate

Document sources using recognized conventions

Use a range of terminology in context

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of subject-specific content

Formulate/choose a clear and focused research questions, explaining

Reflect on the development of their interdisciplinary

Formulate and follow an action plane to investigate a research

Evaluate the benefits and limitations of disciplinary and

Evaluate the process and results of the investigation

Interdisciplinary unit planner

Produce text that demonstrate thought, imagination and sensitivity,

Make stylistic choices in terms of linguistic, literary and visual devices,

Select relevant details and examples to develop ideas

Use appropriate and varied vocabulary, sentences structures

Write in an appropriate register and style

Use correct grammar, syntax and punctuation

Spell and write with accuracy

Approaches to learning (ATL)

Collaboration & Social Skills

Exchanging thoughts, messages and information effectively through interaction

Reading, writing and using language to gather and communicate information

Organize and depict information logically

Interdisciplinary unit planner

Action: Teaching and learning through interdisciplinary inquiry

Subject Language & Literature

Related concepts choice, growth, sustainability

Related concepts setting, character, theme

Definition of Global Issues

Definition of Human Rights

Identifying underlying causes of global issues

UDHR Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Identifying solutions to the underlying causes

Identifying connections between different Global Issues

Identifying our own human rights and recognizing examples of

The KIVA model - what is it and why? Benefits and criticism

Persuasive Writing (reinforce taught earlier in the year)

Business economics vocabulary

What is a small business?

The right to an education critical inquiry into a short documentary

What is microfinance/ micro- loans

Millennium Development Goals

Elements of personal finance

Miniature literature circle as a class Half The Sky

Ethical decision making - what is it and why?

Investment & empathy