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International Baccalaureate
Program (IB)
Patricia
Bocock, Coordinator
For more information go to:
http://mysite.verizon.net/vzererqc/internationalbaccalaureateprogramlaurelhighschool/index.html
The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program is a
rigorous, two-year course of study for 11th and 12th grade students emphasizing
an integrated global perspective.
Completion of the IB Diploma is comparable to the first year of college reducing
the traditional four-year college experience to three years, saving on both
tuition and housing.
It is suggested that students entering IB high schools have completed a minimum
of Level 1 Foreign Language and Algebra 1 with a grade of C or better.
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Pre IB World Art History Seminar |
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International Baccalaureate Art/Design 1
Course Code: 615103, Prerequisites: Art 1 or Art Appreciation; Grade
11 student, Credits: 1.0 Art; Weighted; Merit
IB Art/Design 1 offers students opportunities to acquire techniques in
the use of a variety of media and to relate art to its historical and social
context. Each student develops an inquiring attitude towards visual
phenomena and a comprehension of the aesthetic and technical problems
encountered in studio practice. Students acquire sufficient technical skills
to produce works of quality and an ability to present this work
appropriately. Course topics vary by students who choose and pursue
independent studies. Textbook(s): None |
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International Baccalaureate World Literature I
Course Code: 112003, Prerequisites: English 9 Honors and English 10
Honors, Credits: 1.0 English; Weighted; Merit
IB World Literature is a comprehensive and rigorous two year curriculum
which is required of students enrolled in the IB program. Students enrolled
in this course will read selected literary works from a four part syllabus.
They will also develop powers of expression in both oral and written
communications. In addition to other course work, they will also be expected
to submit original projects which will be externally assessed by
international examiners. Textbook(s): Selected works of literature
from The Three Sisters, Chekhov; Medea, Euripides; A Doll’s House, Ibsen;
Othello, Shakespeare; Hamlet, Shakespeare; The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne;
Things Fall Apart, Achebe; The
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,
Twain; Native Son, Wright; The Stranger, Camus; Beloved, Morrison; The Great
Gatsby, Fitzgerald; Frankenstein, Shelley; The House of the Spirits, Allende;
The Riverside Anthology of Literature 2nd Edition |
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IB Prep French 3 H |
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International Baccalaureate French A
Course Code: 159003, Prerequisites: French 1, 2, and 3; Grade 11
student, Credits: 1.0 Foreign Language; Weighted; Merit
The students will demonstrate accuracy in their use of both the spoken
and written language. They will be able to understand, respond, and enter
into discussions t express their opinions. The students will demonstrate an
awareness and appreciation of the different perspectives of people from
other cultures and understand how languages embody these differences. Course
topics include food, leisure, education, the media, music, and relationships
in a global society. Textbook(s): TBA |
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IB Prep Spanish 3 H |
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International Baccalaureate Spanish A
Course Code: 169003, Prerequisites: Grade 11; Spanish I, II, III,
Credits: 1.0 Foreign Language; Weighted; Merit
Students will demonstrate accuracy in their use of the spoken and
written language; understand, respond, and enter into discussions to express
their opinions; demonstrate an awareness and appreciation of the
perspectives of people from other cultures; and understand how language
embodies these differences. Course topics include women and their roles in
society, homelessness in the world, roles of family members, the changes in
technology over the years, and the environment. Textbook(s):
Panorama de la Prensa; Lecturas Periodisticas; Conversacion y Controversia |
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IB Math Studies (Pre-Calculus), IB Math Methods
(Calculus)
International
Baccalaureate Math 1 and 2
Course Code: 377103, 386003, Prerequisites: Grade 11 or 12 student;
Algebra 1 and 2 and Geometry, Credits: 1.0 Mathematics; Weighted; Merit
The course concentrates on mathematics that can be applied to contexts
related as far as possible to other subjects, to common real-world
occurrences and to home, work, and leisure situations. The course includes
project work, a feature unique within this group of courses. Students must
produce a project, a piece of written work based on personal research,
guided and supervised by a teacher. This process allows students to ask
their own mathematics questions and to take responsibility for a part of
their own course of studies in mathematics. Course topics include
introduction to the graphic display calculator; number and algebra; sets,
logic and probability; functions; geometry and trigonometry; statistics;
introductory differential calculus; and financial mathematics.
Textbook: Advanced Mathematical Concepts, Glencoe/Mcgraw Hill 1997; Math
Studies Standard Level, 3rd Edition 2nd Imprint Series editor Fabio Carrito |
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International Baccalaureate Chemistry 1
Course Code: 431003, Prerequisites: Biology and Chemistry, Credits:
1.0 Science; Weighted; Merit
IB Chemistry students are introduced to the Core Topics of Chemistry and
the Options. Performance criteria are demanded with greater intensity and
accuracy. Practical work is in greater detail and lab reports are more
elaborate. Topics include Stoichiometry, Atomic theory, Periodicity,
Chemical bonding, States of matter, Energetics, Kinetics, Equilibrium,
Oxidation and reduction, Organic chemistry Textbook(s): TBA |
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International Baccalaureate Modern World History
Course Code: 266103, Prerequisites: Grade 11 student; Local, State,
National Honors, Credits: 1.0 Elective; Weighted; Merit
This course studies 20th century events from a global perspective.
Emphasis is on 20th century wars and the rise of single party states as well
as the cold war. Course topics include World War I, the Russian Revolution,
Stalin’s Dictatorship, the Inter War years, Nazi Germany, World War II, and
the Cold War. Textbook(s): The American Pageant, Bailey; Latin
America, Burns; A History of the Modern World, Palmer;
The Three Why’s of the Russian Revolution,
Pipes; Western Civilization Since 1600, Vault |
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