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Hi My teacher told me to do a commentary on the book ' in the skin of a lion' but i have no idea how to start of a commentary. it would be really helpful if you can i give me suggestions because this is my first commentary and i m confused on how to write a commentary on a book. thankyou
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Hi guys I have the books: Kiss of the spider woman, One day in the life of Ivan Denisovich and Chronicle of a death foretold. I am just playing around with some questions and would be grateful for any suggestions!! Thanks
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I got accepted into the pre-ib program and realized that my high school only offers english a1 hl as first group! I am really scared, because I'm not sure if I'm ready for this. For now, my english is only at esl level 4 because I came here in grade 7( I'm in grade 9 now btw). I was imporving 1 level each year, so I guess by the end of next year my english would be almost as good as a normal Canadian? I heard that this is a really hard course to get a 5 on, and I need atleast a five on English to get accepted in a good university. HELP! I mean if I study harder than other students ( heard it's impossible to study any harder), would I have a chance on making it? Or should …
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I read the Great Gatsby recently, and I hope to do it for my IOP. I have brainstormed for hours only to shoot down the ideas in the end. Does anyone have any good topics for a Gatsby related IOP? thanks!
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Hi, I'm using " Siddhartha" and " The Outsider" for my WL. I wanna talk bout how both main characters are so detached from the real world and how emotionless they both are but how they go and start changing. like Mersault starts to realize his friends and Siddhartha finally finds himself; but i really don't know how i should phrase it and i could definitely use some help. I had another choice of the relationship between Siddhartha and Kamala contrasting with Mersault and Mary but I'm not sure whther that would be a good topic. If there is any better topic which i can do please suggest. thank you, may all of us survive this 2 year program :-)
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Hi, I've just begun the IB and in two weeks I have to do my IOP... I haven't even finished the book yet (Brave New World by Aldous Huxley) and now I have to commit to 15% of my overall grade. Can anyone give me some advice on how you began your preparations and how you decided which area to focus on? The cyllabus says you can do a number of activities like an oral expose, role play, or structured discussion. Which one did you do? Which one is the best option? Plus has anyone studied this novel and can give me some advice? Thanks so much.
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How often are these portrayed in act 2 of othello?
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I have chosen to do a commentary for my World Lit 2, on Medea. I am just confused as to which part I should extract, something I could write 1500 words on. PLEASE HELP!
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So my IB English Teacher last year was a total...yeah, pretty bad teacher. For instance, our oral presentations: He didn't specify that they were part of our IB grade, and through his words, he implied it was a moreso practice exercise for our oral commentary. So we all tried our best, and so many people did poorly. He then justified himself and said he wrote it on a sheet (that he gave out last year in Pre-IB English 10, which half of the kids didn't even take) and yeah. Anyways, besides that, for our World Lit One, he also was extremely strict. I managed to barely get a 15/20 on my first draft, but that was still pretty low. Okay, so my main point: It seems that his gra…
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Hi guys, I'm doing my senior year and will be taking my final exam in May 2011. Today I was given a list of some example of general questions on literature which are similar to those in the paper 2 final exam. My question is what book can I choose for my paper 2 exam? Could it be one that I wasn't taught at school but acceptable by the IB? Or do I have to go for books that were chosen by my school? (I mean might the school has some kinda agreement or registration with the IB on what books their students may use for the exam?) I'm new here and I'd appreciate summa your helpful information.
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I'm writing my WLE, and part of the criterion definitely emphasises on personal engagement in the topic, so do i approach it sophisticately by using 'one may think...' or can i just cut straight into the personalized 'I' approach?? How much do you have to explicitly write your personal opinion?? any further advice on personal engagement for exam commentaries are also helpful
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Got assigned the essay "how does Ibsen use an aspect of the text to explore a central idea/concept", but im not really too clear by what is meant by aspect. could anyone help me clarify this? thank you
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What are people doing for their poetry option for Paper 2? I'm stuck with Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, Dante's Inferno, Milton's Paradise Lost, and Donne's Holy Sonnets. My school chose some awful works, and it makes them extremely hard to answer any questions in the actual poetry section because my works are so plot-based. I can't exactly effectively answer a question on structure when Milton's literally a big mass of text all squished together on the page.
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Hi! I'm comparing Like Water For Chocolate and Kitchen for my WL essay. Food seems like the best topic to compare for these two texts but i thought it might be too unoriginal since it is a common topic. So to narrow the topic down, I thought of some specific sub-topics relating to food: - Food as a symbol for love - Food as a metaphor for unexpressed emotions - Food as a motif of remembrance (memory) --> remembering one's true love through the wedding cake in Like Water and the katsudon in Kitchen What do you think? Do you have any other suggestions? Thanks!
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Title basically says it all. If you can (It would be grealty appraciated), post on this board and I will send you a copy of my Commentary... I really want to up my game as my Commentary scores are not that good. My commentary is on Jane Eyre and I am analyzing the an extract in Chapter 4 where Jane confronts Mrs. Reed about her bad treatment...
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So I have a revision of my first paper due in a few days and I'm just trying to get a sense of what I should do to revise my paper, so any help would be very much appreciated. ESSAY REMOVED! Please ask for advice but for your own sake, don't post up completed work until it's been moderated by the IBO.
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hey there im writing a commentary for my 2nd world lit about the last page of the house of the spirits and how it sums up the novel. im struggling to find structure to my essay can any one help! thanks xx
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hey there, i have chosen the house of the spirits as my book and im going to write a commentary or a detailed study(2c). I was thinking about covering 2 of estebans visits to the Christopher Columbus, and talk about how he becomes weaker as transito becomes stronger each time. (detailed study) but im really keen on writing a commentary as it would be more beneficial to my exams next year but i really dont know what part to choose from. i was wondering if anyone can help with a topic and any advice on the topic of esteban. thanks! xx
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Hello guys I recently enrolled in an IB school and chose english A1 Standard level . the thing is i never knew that they study LITERATURE ONLY in english a1 , I studied english as a second language for my igcse and the guys at the school took english as a first language and english literature . now , i can't help it but feel weak and left behind . can u please help me catch up with them by giving me instructions on what to do and what to read etc. to catch up with them . pls help me asap !!!!!!!!!!!! :'(
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Does anybody know what books we should read for the exam in May 2011 for Swedish SL? /Jackie T
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Help! I know we are suppose to integrate text within our world lit for good marks. What if i did not do that- would i lose marks? My topic is how are societies reflected in Text A and Text B. And i took the ways characters are similar in Text A and Text B such as how their habits, fears etc reflect different aspect of their societies. However this is the problem! Text A reflect one society. Text B reflect another society. If i integrate the two text within one body paragraph- it would be extremely confusing and lack any sort of flow within my essay. So i just organized my essay by introduction one work another work and conclusion I am not sure what i should do as if i …
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Hi, I'm in dire need for topics for my World Lit 1 and World Lit 2. I've got a few ideas, but I wanted to ask a few people for some ideas before starting, just in case there's anything better out there. Most of the topics, good and bad, have been taken, which is why I'm stuck, and I'm so SCARED. Please help! My books are: Medea A Doll's House Women of Sand and Myrrh Thank you so much =)
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I have some IOP ideas (for Catcher in the Rye) but I'm not sure which one to choose and would like to ask your opinion on which one you think would be 'better' to do my IOP on. For my first option for my IOP, I was thinking about doing a pseudo-analytical IOP in which I will psychologically analyzing the character of Holden Caulfield from J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye from three different psychologists' point of view (Freud and Kiley, and ), using the premise that Holden is most likely in therapy at the beginning of the the novel as justification for this idea. After examining Holden's psychological state I'd like to connect it to either the culture during the …
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I have started my preparation [research and all that] for my World Lit 1 essay. My statement of intent is due in a few days and I know my topic but I don't know what to say in my statement? do we just discuss our topic and add quotes? I really need help! suggestions would be very much appreciated!
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I just found The Art of Fiction by David Lodge and I loved it! Now I'd like to find more books like his and it would be great if anyone had any recommendations or stay-away-froms.
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Hello Everyone! I am new here . I will start doing IB in a few days and I will apply mainly to Ivy League Universities for Literature or Philosophy or Law. So my question is about English: Currently I have chosen English A2 HL, but over the summer I was wondering whether it'd be better for me to change from A2 to A1 HL. I mean do Ivy League Universities prefer English A1 rather than English A2? If I get A1, how much harder is it going to be than A2? Is it easier to score a 7 in A1 or A2 and how much easier? I speak and write in English pretty well, and I LOVE Litearature (that is the main reason why I want to change it ). Please reply as soon as possible!!! I desperately…
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Title pretty much sums it up...except for the fact that I forgot to mention that this is a practice/mock IOP. Can someone please help me come up with a solid topic for my PRACTICE IOP? I want it to relate to Jane Eyre... I have come up with a few ideas but they are either too complex, or to simple. Help me out? ALSO. Please list the names of books that you think are appropriate reading for HL English! Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank youuu
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Hello everyone! My world lit 1 essay is supposed to be in the making as I speak, but oh how distant a good thesis seems to be! Everyone in my class has already chosen a topic (note: margin of error when I speak of "everyone" could be considerable, but let's disregard that, it certainly feels like everyone around me has an IB-perfect, very specific, intellectual, insightful topic and a beautifully formulated thesis statement). It appears to me that I'm the only one having any problem with it (how tragic, no doubt the most recurrent deja-felt of my life). I would go so far as to say it has brought me some severe anguish. So, enough said, let's get to the point. The three bo…
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Hi guys I really need your help, because I have to make up topic for ma WLA 2. I consider 3 books : The Plague by A.Camus, The heart of darkness by J.Conrad and Metamorphosis by F.Kafka. I need to compare only 2 but I cant find anything intresting that they share. Please help me!
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I have to do my IOP soon on Perfume by Patrick Suskind. I want to do something to do with the persuasive power of scent or Suskind's construction of Perfume. Could someone please give me some guidance or give some suggestions for topics? All help is greatly appreciated.
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Hello! I need to write a commentary on the beginning of Jane Eyre. Specificly, the symbolism and purpose of the mentioning/descriptions Jane reads from the book "The History of Birds". I have already written a commentary for this, and my teacher gave me a 4 :/ What should I specificly do to make my writing better? What should it have? Its propably, the second commentary I have ever written in my life (Just started IB English). It is extremely important for me to score really high on this commentary.. Any help is GREATLY APPRECIATED.
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Hi, I'm in dire need for topics for my World Lit 1 and World Lit 2. I've got a few ideas, but I wanted to ask a few people for some ideas before starting, just in case there's anything better out there. Most of the topics, good and bad, have been taken, which is why I'm stuck, and I'm so SCARED. Please help! My books are: Medea A Doll's House Women of Sand and Myrrh Thank you so much =)
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I take standard level A1 English and I have absolutely no idea how the IOC works. Our teacher seems to keeping it secret so I don't know around how much time we have, how long the extract will be etc. I only understand that the IOC is a commentary that has to be done on an extract chosen by the teacher out of the 2 books that we have read. Can someone please brief me a bit on the IOC?
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Well yea, hi! Anywho I'm workin on my world lit essay (the final one) for English A1, and we have a little under a week to finish it. Normally its just editing and final add-ins, but re reading my rough draft my essay sucked. The idea was fine but yea... So anyways i have some rough ideas about the main body paragraphs i want to use but would like some others opinions. I am doing an analysis of Haemon (Antigone) and John (Like Water for Chocolate), and how they act as champions for the female protagonists. Im looking for some other suggestions on what literary aspects to analyze, i have dialogue and actions (altho i can group them into one broad topic of characterization…
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Hi everyone! I am currently re-doing my World Lit Paper One because I lost the file of the previous version that I had nearly completed. It's been a few months since I have put any thought into this paper so I can't remember what my initial thoughts and ideas were. This is my current thesis and I was wondering if anybody could comment on it and maybe give some suggestions...? I am using the books So Long a Letter by Mariama Ba and The Assault by Harry Mulisch. I am comparing and contrasting the effects of major life changes on the main characters' growth (I am trying to find the correct word for this type of growth, but my brain is being stupid! ...mental, emotional, spir…
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Okay so I have to read these two books (which I already did) and then choose one of these two questions to answer. Problem is I don't know where to start with any of them! Pedro Paramo was extremely confusing and House of the Spirits was just ehhhh. These are the two questions, any ideas on where to start will be greatly appreciated: - Acquiring material wealth or rejecting its attractions has often been the base upon which writers have developed interesting plots. Compare the way writers of Pedro Paramo and The house of the Spirits develop such motivations. - "Some works of literature are universal and timeless; others seem specific to one place and/or time." In what way…
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HIII I NEED SERIOUS HELP what is the format of a world lit cover page and also what do we need to include on the other pages other than the cover page (i only know we need to put page numbers.. but... right top corner or right bottom corner??) ANDDD how do we make a footnote?!!?!? S:S:S:S: and subscripts beside quotes??? PLEASE PLEASE HELP
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Hi guys, I'm starting my Diploma program in the Fall and I've decided to study law. My current HL levels are: B&M HL Econ HL Math HL Standard Levels: Chinese SL English SL Biology SL I'm aiming for a 7,7,6 for my IB HL scores, even though it is quite impossible. But I did get an average of 90%+ for my sophomore year. I was wondering if I should take English HL, because I've been hearing from my peers that I have to take English HL for law, and to be honest I am not all that great with literary analysis. I am adequate in finding themes and symbols... Anyone have any suggestions/ideas of what I should do?
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I've alread choosen the novels: "A Doll House" and "Chronicle of a Death Foretold". What i'm struggling with is what similarity these two have that i can write a whole 5 paragraph essay on? I was thinking of something along the lines of prejudiced viewpoints on gender roles particularly towards woman? But i know i have to be more specific than just that, or is it fine? My teacher gave us ideas like talk about a specific object of symbolism if we'd wanted such as light or something but i don't think that'll fit in with my two chosen novels. If you think my idea on gender equality is fair enough, could you possibly hint where in these novels they portray this, evidence of p…
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Which verb tense would you use for an English essay? I know most of you will recommend to use present tense, but what about those strange cases? for example: In an essay, would it be correct to say: "before he is born" or "before he was born"? also another example: "he wanted to find out what kind of person he was in the past" or "he wanted to find out what kind of person he is in the past?" If there are exceptions regarding the use of present tenses for essays, please enlighten me!
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Hi all, I am planning my essay question for the WL1 Essay to be ‘A comparison between the presentation of misfortune in ‘Hedda Gabler’ by Henrik Ibsen and ‘The Waiting Years’ by Fumicko Enchi’. There is quite a lot of misfortune in both the two texts, in Hedda its generally at the end, when she committs suicide. With the waiting years misfortune is present throughout the entire book... I only intend on writing about the main misfortunes though. But, is this question too broad? (some of my friends have been saying so...) Thanks
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I am Screwed!!!! I have to submit my first draft by next week and all i have is a topic!!! i was thinking on doing my essay on house imagery in the books Madame Bovary and the Doctor's Wife. and i have no clue what to write!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!HELPP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thankss =)
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Hey everybody, I spotted a supposed mistake in my copy of Pride and Prejudice so just wanted to cross check it with you guys. I actually checked it in other copies of PAP, only to find that in some it's the same, and in some it's different. Here it is anyway: Chapter 60 Elizabeth says: 'You may as well...when they fall in love' The last sentence of this paragraph is in my copy: 'To be sure, you KNOW no actual good of me - but nobody thinks of that when they fall in love' In sundry other copies, it is: 'To be sure, you KNEW no actual good of me - but nobody thinks of that when they fall in love' Can someone please guide me on what to do? This is actually a very important …
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For summer assignment for IB HL ENGLISH 2 I need to A) Select 2 extracts from the novel and photocopy them. You must choose one extract from each of the two chapter groups listed below. Extracts must be between 30-60 lines in length and must begin and end within the same chapter. You may exceed the 60-line limit only to complete a paragraph. Do not attempt to hand in extracts of fewer than 30 lines. (Extracts of 30-60 lines equal the average length of the extract you will be given on the Individual Oral Commentary and on IB Paper I.) Wuthering Heights Extract 1 – select from chapters 1-16 Extract 2 – select from chapters 17-33 Macbeth ACT1-2 ACT 3-4 and write commentar…
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hello people!!! i m doing my IOP on the theme of innocence in catcher in the rye.... i m done with all the analysis but i need help with the presentation. how should i present it???? please give me some ideas if you have any.... thanks
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I'm writing a commentary and I was wondering if the phrase "trembling cry" is onomatopoeia or not.
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How does literary devices like simile, metaphor, diction, structure and sound affect the poem? How do I go about analyzing how these will have an impact on the poem? Please help urgent.
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Is there someone that can give me help on my World Lit 1 assignment? I would greatly appreciate some help from those who have written the papers because my teacher hasn't been able to give much insight on the organization of a good paper and how to write well and stay within the word count. Please PM me if you are willing to assist me. Thanks What is the format of a world lit 1 paper supposed to be? Obviously it should start with an intro and end with a conclusions, but how should the body paragraphs be structured? Should they be alternating between the two novels or should they have one paragraph devoted to a specific aspect of both novels? For instance, my topic is iron…
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So...I'm doing my oral presentation very soon and I have still not chosen what to do... first I'm not sure if I should do a comparison between two texts (e.g. 1984 and Ivan Denisovich) or focus on one text. This is what I came up with so far - "The lookism in Frankenstein" - "The importance of memory in 1984" - "The characterization of Winston in 1984" - "The manipulative technique apparent in 1984" Don't really have any topic for Ivan Denisovich because I didn't really read carefully..... Also...I couldn't really think of any topic that is apparent in both Frankenstein and 1984 HELP!!
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hello ! I am attempting to write my WL essay and I am Seriously stuck ! I have no clue what to do ! well here is what I Read : "Purfume" , "The stranger" and "chronicle of the death foretold." the thing is I read these books by myself and I am an Arabic self taught student (biggest mistake I have ever made) anyway long story short I need some title suggestions or anyhelp possible to get me started ! I dont really know how to write this and since its self taught I have no help at all from anybody so no teacher or anything ! plus no first drafts ! titles , suggestions on structure ? , links ! , examples ! , how to write a WL essay basically ! just anything would be gre…
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