At HL only: Produce a critical response evaluating some aspects of text, context and meaning – 4. Selection and use of appropriate presentation and language skills Demonstrate an ability to express ideas clearly and with fluency in both written and oral – communication Demonstrate an ability to use the oral and written forms of the language, in a range of styles, – registers and situations Demonstrate an ability to discuss and analyze texts in a focused and logical manner – At HL only: Demonstrate an ability to write a balanced, comparative analysis – Course Content: The four parts to the course develop different skills. The IB has named these parts of the course, but they are NOT done in order. In grade 11, we will focus on Parts 2 & 4, and in grade 12, we will focus on parts 1 & 3. Each part of the course has related assessment tasks, which are outlined in more detail following the table, below. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Title Language in Language and Literature: texts & Literature: critical cultural context mass contexts study communication Focus Language & The media, Understanding Appreciating culture, identity, journalism, literary texts through language and how community, propaganda, various contexts literary and and gender. rhetoric, (historical, social, stylistic devices advertising political, etc.). are used to techniques, bias, convey meaning. Text & image sensationalism analysis, close Approaches to reading skills literature and traditions of literary criticism. Texts Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Things Fall Apart by Selected Poetry of non-fiction texts non-fiction texts Chinua Achebe Langston Hughes based on 3-5 based on 3-5 topics topics A Doll’s House by The Things They Henrik Ibsen Carried by O’Brien OR A Streetcar Named Desire by Chronicle of a Death Williams Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez or The Great Gatsby alternate text (TBD) by F. Scott (HL only) Fitzgerald (HL only) Assessments Written Task Written Task Written Task Written Task Further Oral Further Oral Activities Activities Paper 2: Exam Individual Oral Commentary 1: Exam Paper 1: Exam Assessment Overview IBDP Candidates:
– At HL only: Produce a critical response evaluating some aspects of text, context and meaning 4. Selection and use of appropriate presentation and language skills – Demonstrate an ability to express ideas clearly and with fluency in both written and oral communication – Demonstrate an ability to use the oral and written forms of the language, in a range of styles, registers and situations – Demonstrate an ability to discuss and analyze texts in a focused and logical manner – At HL only: Demonstrate an ability to write a balanced, comparative analysis Course Content: The four parts to the course develop different skills. The IB has named these parts of the course, but they are NOT done in order. In grade 11, we will focus on Parts 2 & 4, and in grade 12, we will focus on parts 1 & 3. Each part of the course has related assessment tasks, which are outlined in more detail following the table, below. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Title Language in cultural context Language and mass communication Literature: texts & contexts Literature: critical study Focus Language & culture, identity, community, and gender. Text & image analysis, close reading skills The media, journalism, propaganda, rhetoric, advertising techniques, bias, sensationalism Understanding literary texts through various contexts (historical, social, political, etc.). Approaches to literature and traditions of literary criticism. Appreciating language and how literary and stylistic devices are used to convey meaning. Texts Miscellaneous non-fiction texts based on 3-5 topics Miscellaneous non-fiction texts based on 3-5 topics Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez or alternate text (TBD) (HL only) Selected Poetry of Langston Hughes The Things They Carried by O’Brien OR A Streetcar Named Desire by Williams The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (HL only) Assessments Written Task Further Oral Activities 1: Exam Written Task Further Oral Activities Paper 1: Exam Written Task Paper 2: Exam Written Task Individual Oral Commentary Assessment Overview IBDP Candidates:
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