The Discernment Protocol

This lesson plan aligns with these Common Core Standards:

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.1: Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.L.1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.L.4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases by using context clues, analyzing meaningful word parts, and consulting general and specialized reference materials, as appropriate.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.L.6: Acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when encountering an unknown term important to comprehension or expression.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.7: Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.SL.5: Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.9-10.9 and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.9: Integrate Knowledge and ideas.

This lesson plan aligns with the International Baccalaureate focus and subjects.

International Baccalaureate Programme

The IB prepares students to succeed in a world where facts and fiction merge in the news, and where asking the right questions is a crucial skill that will allow them to flourish. The programmes focus on teaching students to think critically and independently, and how to inquire with care and logic.

Middle Years Programme 11-16 years (MYP)

The MYP aims to develop active learners and internationally minded young people who can empathize with others and pursue lives of purpose and meaning. The programme empowers students to inquire into a wide range of issues and ideas of significance locally, nationally and globally. The result is young people who are creative, critical and reflective thinkers.

Subject groups:

• Language and Literature
• Individuals and Societies
• Arts
• Language Acquisition
• Science
• Physical and Health Education

Diploma Programme 16-19 years (DP)

The DP aims to make students aware of the interpretative nature of knowledge, including personal ideological biases. It offers students and their teachers the opportunity to:

• Reflect critically on diverse ways of knowing and areas of knowledge
• Consider the role and nature of knowledge in their own culture, in the cultures of others and in the wider world.
• Be aware of themselves as thinkers, encouraging them to become more acquainted with the complexity of knowledge
• Recognize the need to act responsibly in an increasingly interconnected but uncertain world.

Participation in this process develops the capacity to analyze, synthesize and evaluate knowledge.

Subject groups:

• Individuals and Societies
• Studies in Language and Literature
• The Arts (Film, Visual Arts)
• Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, Design Technology, Sports, Exercise and Health Science)

Career-related Programme 16-19 years (CP)

The CP enables students to:

• Follow their chosen education and career pathways in life
• Combine academic subjects with their personal and professional interests and skills
• Engage in learning that makes a positive difference to their community
• Think critically and creatively
• Communicate clearly and effectively in a variety of situations
• Work independently and in collaboration with others
• Consider new perspectives and other points of view
• Develop greater self-confidence and self-awareness
• Demonstrate high levels of resilience and flexibility
• Be internationally-minded and globally aware
• Apply their knowledge to real-world scenarios and situations