Mount Mourne School MYP Course Outline
Physical Education
MYP Level 3
Catchpole
Course Description:
MYP Fundamental Concepts:
Students will explore physical activity through various sports, fitness, and movement concepts. Students will learn rules,
strategies, and tactics about a wide range of team, individual and rhythmic sports and fitness activities. Each year students will
participate in different activities so that they build a base for life-long health and fitness.
The Learner Profile:
Students will be using all aspects of the learner profile as they participate in the different activities of the physical education
program. Students will need to stretch out their comfort zones, become risk takers, as they learn new skills each year. They will
increase their knowledge by learning the rules and strategies involved in each unit that they study. By participating in team
sports, students will learn to be clear, concise communicators with their teammates as they work together in competition.
Working together with teammates will also foster an environment where students must be open-minded as they work together for
a common goal. Sportsmanship will be stressed in every unit as students will realize that even in the spirit of competition and
sport, they can still have a caring attitude towards their teammates, opponents, and officials. In each sport, team or individual,
each student will be allowed to add their own creative ideas as they think, assess, plan, and strategize how to best accomplish the
tasks at hand.
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NCSCOS Aims/Objectives:
Participate in pre and post Fitnessgram Test, look at
the results, and show an increase in the fitness
scores
Explain the value of the principles of cardiovascular
strength training
Monitor the effects of physical activity
Perform advanced skills during game play
Demonstrate correct techniques while performing
motor skills
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IB Aims/Objectives:
Take responsibility for their own learning
Process and be engaged in the activity
Use physical education terminology in context
Perform movement sequences in a variety of movement
and physical contexts
Link movements in order to compose coordinated
sequences and take into account the concepts of space,
time, level, force, and flow
Tim
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Unit
Topic/Objectives
AOI
Significant Concept
Unit Question
Assessment/
Evaluation
4
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Volleyball
-demonstrate the
skills and techniques
necessary for active
participation in a
variety of physical
activities
-apply tactics,
strategies and rules in
both individual and
group situations
-perform movement
concepts and
sequences of
movement in a
variety of physical
contexts
Human Ingenuity
No matter what level
of competency we
achieve at something,
there is always room
for improvement.
Students will learn to
never be satisfied
with their current
level of knowledge
and/or skill.
How do I improve?
Criterion C
Assess skills with a skill
test rubric, quiz on the
rules of volleyball,
authentic assessment
with game play
experiences
Mount Mourne School MYP Course Outline
6
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Soccer
The student will
communicate
effectively, including
verbal and nonverbal forms of
communication.
Community and
Service
We need to realize
that we are part of a
larger world and our
immediate
surroundings
How do we live in
relation to each
other?
Criterion D
Human Ingenuity
Imagination is the
beginning of creation
Why do we create?
Criterion A
Badminton Test of
History
Health and Social
My health is the main
asset I have and I
need to care for it.
How do I spend my
time?
Criterion C
Video evidence of
skills
The student will take
responsibility for
their own learning
process and
demonstrate
engagement with the
activity.
6
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Badminton
The student will use
physical education
terminology in
context.
Self-Reflection during
the unit. The student
will keep a journal
tracking their progress
of skill development
during the unit and write
a weekly reflection upon
their improvements.
The student will link
movements in order
to compose aesthetic
sequences, taking
into account the
concepts of space,
time, level, force and
flow.
The student will
perform movement
concepts and
sequences of
movement in a
variety of physical
contexts.
4
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Intro to Golf
The student will take
responsibility for
their own learning
process and
demonstrate
engagement with the
activity.
The student will
perform movement
concepts and
sequences in a
variety of physical
contexts.
Role of the Areas of Interaction:
Human Ingenuity— Students will explore the origins of sports and activities, what was used to create those activities and the
lasting impact they have had on the world, both physically and socially.
Approaches to Learning— Students will work to learn and apply skills that lend themselves to a healthy lifestyle.
Health and Social Education— Students will promote fair play, cooperative learning and teamwork with the aim of respecting
body and mind.
Environments— Students will reflect and appreciate how specific environments affect different types of activities.
Community and Service— Students will become aware of their school community and what they can do to improve upon it.
Grading Policy:
Plans for Assessment
Mount Mourne School MYP Course Outline
In order to ensure that students have a clear understanding of the assessment criteria and to establish a clearly defined system by
which the teachers assess students, we will:
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assess each criterion for each subject at least twice by the end of eighth grade.
maintain an MYP assessment portfolio for each student in each subject. The assessment portfolio will include task
descriptions, the criteria for the subject, a section for student reflection, and a section for parent signature and response.
bring task, rubric, and samples of student work to share and reflect
ensure that the assessment tasks assigned in each subject area are in line with the moderation of assessment
requirements for that subject area.
distribute portfolios to students at the beginning of each semester/quarter.
submit samples of completed portfolios to the MYP coordinator at the end of each semester to share with the whole
staff.
create adapted rubrics for years 1-4.
standardize assessments by subject area at least once a year.
collaborate and use common MYP assessments for courses being taught by more than one teacher.
participate in IB assessment as required.
Plans for Communication
In order to effectively communicate MYP assessment criteria to parents and students, we will:
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Post all assessment criteria on MM School’s web page and on teachers’ web pages.
Post subject area rubrics on individual teachers’ web pages as necessary.
Provide students with copies of the criteria in each subject area at the beginning of each course.
Require students to complete a reflection after each MYP assessment task and obtain a parent signature documenting
that the parent has seen the assessment results.
Incorporate students’ IB progress into student-led conferences.
Incorporate students’ IB progress into parent-teacher conferences.
Offer Parent/Family Nights to educate parents and incoming students.
PE: Assessment Criteria (see specific teacher’s website for scoring rubrics)
Criterion A Use of knowledge
Maximum 8
Criterion B Movement composition
Maximum 6
Criterion C Performance
Maximum 10
Criterion D Social skills and personal engagement
Maximum 8
Text and Other Resources:
SPARK Manual Paul F. Rosengard and Thomas L. Mckenzie, Ready to Use Secondary PE Activities Program
Ken Lumsden and Sally Jones, PE Games and Activity Kit Ken Lumsden, Success Oriented PE Activities
L.F. Bud and Sue Turner, Successfully Teaching Middle School Health III North Carolina Association for the Advancement
of Health Education and NC School Health Training Center Teen Health Course 1 Glencoe