Resources
- Modified MYP Humanities Criterion and Task-Specific Criteria Template
- The New MYP Humanities Guide (post)
- YIS MYP Support Site
Projects
The rubrics are based on the 2005 guide. They will be updated with the new criteria as we re-teach the units this year.
Link here for Minecraft and MYP Humanities Projects
Kiva Project (MYP Humanities Year 4)
Students create an elevator pitch and a written grant proposal asking for funding for a microloan from Kiva.
Task Specific Clarifications. (TSC) (2012 Guide)
Conflict Research and Essay Project (MYP Humanities Year 5)
For 2012, the conflict the students were researching and writing about was the Syrian Conflict. The topic may change yearly and would be easily modified for any current event.
The Assessment Procedure Sheet
Task-Specific Criteria (2012 Guide)
Tweeting the Civil War (Grade 9 History)
Students take on the role of a historical figure from the American Civil War and tweet as that character for the entire unit on “causes of the American Civil War.” Can be adapted so students can tweet as themselves or a fictional character.Generations Project (Grade 9 History)
Adapted from a MYP assignment from Munich International School. Students interview three generations of family. and gather primary and secondary data from the lives of all three generations. Students must analyze similarities and differences between the generations. Students present the information using the media of their choice.
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Rebekah, thanks for the wonderful resources! We are a school new to MYP. I’m the Head of the Hums department and looking at how we are going to implement MYP. The learning curve is steep but I know I haven’t even scratched the surface. It is great to see how you use the framework for your tasks etc. The Kiva project looks great.
Thanks again for sharing.
Hi..So glad it helps. This will be updated as we move in the new guide next year, but I really love MYP Humanities and think it can be an amazing class. Let me know if I can help in anyway. RM
Rebekah,
As a DP Biology teacher press ganged in to teaching MYP Humanities, your resources are a great help. I find myself being able to adapt your ideas to fit into my rather unique classes (2 students in MYP 1, three students in MYP 2). Your great ideas give me ideas which seem to be working pretty well so far. I have also found that it doesn’t take too much “panelbeating” for your ideas to conform to the new guidelines. Put simply – you rock!
Best Regards,
Greg Hamer
XHIS, Xi’an, China
I never would have thought that my stuff would help MYP science. But maybe a sign that MYP is getting better. So glad it could help….we all need to support each other. Let me know if I can help in any other way. And thanks for your comment…it means a lot to know it’s not a waste of time to put it out there.
“not a waste of time”!? As my students back in North Carolina would say – “You crazy, yo!” There are a lot of teachers in my boat. ANY help people like you provide in understanding and implementing MYP principles and practices is GOLD. Thanks so much again. GH
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