Individuals-and-Societies-Sample

These Approaches to Learning (ATL)
skills will be useful …
Communication skills
Information literacy skills
Critical-thinking skills
Creative-thinking skills
We will reflect on this learner profile
attribute …
Thinkers – thinking critically and creatively about the
role of individuals in social groups.
Assessment opportunities in
this chapter:
Criterion A: Knowing and understanding
Criterion B: Investigating
Criterion C: Communicating
Criterion D: Thinking critically
(c)
KEY WORDS
culture
judicial system
penal system
society
THINK–PAIR–SHARE
Look at the images in Figure 1.1a, b and c.
Can you identify similarities and differences between
the types of societies depicted here?
have identified with your
learning partner. What has changed in the world
since these pictures were created? What has stayed
the same?
Share your ideas as a class and summarize your ideas
Discuss the differences you hav
1 Why do individuals form social groups? 3
EXTENSION
Extension activities allow you to explore a
topic further.
Links to:
Like any other subject, Individuals and Societies is just
one part of our bigger picture of the world. Links to
other subjects are discussed.
We will reflect on this learner
profile attribute …
Each chapter has an IB learner profile attribute as
its theme, and you are encouraged to reflect on
too.PL
these e too.
Finally, at the end of the chapter you are asked to reflect
back on what you have learned with our Reflection table,
maybe to think of
new questions brought to light by
learning.
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Use this table to reflect on your own learning in this
chapter.
Questions we asked Answers we Any further
found
questions
now?
You are prompted pted to consider your conceptual understanding
Factual
in a variety of activities throughout each chapter.
Myour
Conceptual
We have incorporated Visible Thinking – ideas, framework,
Debatable
protocol and thinking routines – from Project Zero at
Approaches to learning you Description – How well did
the Harvard Graduate School of Education into many of used in this chapter what new skills you master the
did you learn? skills?
our
activities.
! Take action
! While the book provides opportunities for action
Communication skills
and plenty of content to enrich the conceptual
relationships, you must be an active part of this process. Critical-thinking skills
Guidance is given to help you with your own research, Transfer skills
including Sprovide
how to carry out research, guidance on
Learner profile attribute(s) Reflect on the importance of the
forming your own research questions, as well as linking
attribute for your learning in this
and developing your study of Individuals and Societies
chapter.
to the global issues in our twenty-first century world.
Knowledgeable
summarize your ideas.
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