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International Baccalaureate Diploma CeremonyClass of 2012Mirabeau B. Lamar High SchoolAn International Baccalaureate World School
How to Earn the IB Diploma • Testing • Six different exams in six different subjects at both standard level and higher level • Creativity, Action, Service (CAS) • Perform a minimum of 150 hours of community service • Extended Essay • 4,000-word personal research paper • Theory of Knowledge (TOK) • The “flagship,” epistemology course of the Diploma Program
Language A (English) • Demonstrate an ability to examine and discuss in depth the effects of literary techniques and the connections between style and meaning
Language B • Demostrar la capacidad de examinar y discutir en profundidad los efectos de las técnicas literarias y las conexiones entre estilo y significado
Individuals and Societies • Economics • Compare and contrast the market structures of monopoly and monopolistic competition. • World Religions • With reference to either Hinduism, Buddhism, or Sikhism, discuss the extent to which religious experience can be affected by being male or female.
Experimental Sciences • Draw a labeled diagram of the heart showing the chambers, associated blood vessels, and valves. Then… • Explain how multi-cellular organisms develop specialized tissues.
The Arts • Dance • 2,500 word paper, analyzing the similarities and differences between two dance styles drawn from different dance cultures and/or traditions. • Film • Rationale, script and list of sources for a short documentary production on an aspect of film theory and/or film history, based on a minimum of four films.
Theory of Knowledge • Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of using faith as a basis for knowledge. • Can we trust our emotions in the pursuit of knowledge? • "The possession of knowledge carries an ethical responsibility." Evaluate this claim.
International BaccalaureateClass of 2012Mirabeau B. Lamar High SchoolAn International Baccalaureate World School
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