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Bangladesh Studies Specimen Paper 2 (Cambridge IQCSE) The Bangladesh Studies Specimen Paper 2 is a released Cambridge IGCSE assessment. The assessment is designed to give student s a variety of ways to show their knowledge and skills and contains free-response questions. The assessment tests students' (1) knowledge and understanding, (2) resource skills, and (3) judgement and decision-making. This assessment includes:
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Brevity is the Soul of Expression - Hamlet Project In this task, students will read and perform Shakespear's Hamlet. Additionally, they will relate themes from the play to their personal lives and write a comprehensive essay and create visuals exploring those relationships. This task includes: |
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Chemical Identity Masks In this task, students will create and decorate a two sided mask that represents both their identity and personality. This task includes: |
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India Studies Specimen Paper 1 (Cambridge IQCSE) The India Studies Specimen Paper 1 is a released Cambridge IGCSE assessment. The assessment is designed to give student s a variety of ways to show their knowledge and skills and contains free-response questions. The assessment tests students' (1) knowledge with understanding, (2) analysis, evaluation and problem-solving, and (3) research skills. This assessment includes:
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India Studies Specimen Paper 2 (Cambridge IQCSE) The India Studies Specimen Paper 2 is a released Cambridge IGCSE assessment. The assessment is designed to give student s a variety of ways to show their knowledge and skills and contains free-response questions. The assessment tests students' (1) knowledge with understanding, (2) analysis, evaluation and problem-solving, and (3) research skills. This assessment includes:
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International Geographic Project In this task, students will collaborate as a class in creating a magazine modeled after National Geographic that answers the essential question, "How are things different when you cross the US/Mexico border and why?". This task includes: |
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Lost Postcard Collection In this task, students will roleplay as Odyssues, cataloging their journeys through the book through a series of postcards. This task includes: |
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Love and War In this task, students will explore the question of whether or not love and war are related. Students will learn about war through World War II texts, delve into the ways chemicals have been used in warfare, and culminate in writing their own newspaper article. Alternately, students will learn about love through reading poetry and creating their own perfume after studying about pheramones. This task includes: |
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Media Saves the Beach In this task, students will examine what affects the local coastal ecosystem to determine what makes the water safe to enter. This task includes: |
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Shakespeare: The Inventor of Modern Man In this task, students will explore the claim that Shakespeare is the inventor of modern man by looking at the impact of his work through time. This task includes: |
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