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I've just come across the following: "Failure to meet expectations in a Language A1 subject has been known to have a dangerous after-effect which can lead to a lack of employment and a general inability to contribute to society." Since I'm consistently not liking working for my Language A1, I'm wondering: WHYYY does LAN A1 consist of literature, i.e. reading books+analysing them??? what does that have to do with real life??? Shouldn't we rather have to write more useful stuff in our exams (e.g. summaries or even stories with which we could win competitions and earn money!!) and be able to communicate adequately (i.e. speak about different topics with "high" vocabulary)!??…
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i already know what I'm doing my IOP on. It's on the theme of guilt through Poisonwood Bible. I just don't know how to present this. Like if anybody knows what I am talking about and could share some insight on how to even start, it would be great. I have already analyzed it but like i said I don't know how to present it. Any help would be really appreciated.
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Hey, I am writing my world lit paper, my topic is how the author evokes sympathy of the reader through though perspective, knowledge, and through the help of others. in Chronicles of a Death Foretold and Medea. Sympathy is for Santiago Nassar and Medea. I really need help finding quotes, Thus, any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank you, Ben
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Mine is supposed to be next week and I dont know what it is about exactly. We read The Bell Jar for Sylvia Plath, Midaq Alley for Naguib Mahfouz and Tell-Tale Heart for Edgar Allan Poe. I chose the Bell Jar but I don't know exactly what I'm doing I wanted to analyze either the Bell Jar symbol or the Fig Tree symbol but both of them were taken by other people in my class, so I thought U'd analyze her suicide attempt or something but I dont know I would very much appreciate any help provided!
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Hi guys, I wondered whether anyone here is doing German A1. I'm doing German A1 self taught and it would be great to chat about stuff with someone. I had never really done any literature before the IB and now I've to "learn it all by myself". The English teacher at school told me some bits about general lit analyses but... well, I still don't really know how to analyse stuff + co... Anyway, would be happy to get in touch with you
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I just did a practise paper 1, there was a prose about a grave digger and a poem called "Route something" but does anyone know if it was a May paper or November paper and which timezone it was?
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Coursework guidelines
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I have looked all over the net and have now joined here in sheer hope. I really really really need to find the coursework guidelines for English Coursework World literature section two. I have started writing it however need to go back to the guidelines which I can't find anywhere I know Im doing 2C which is an essay on a passage of the novel or something similar but I need to know exactly. Please can someone help I would be soo greatful! thankyou.
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This year we read Death of a Salesman, Invisible Man, Essays of E.B White, and Stories of John Cheever. Please help me, suggest a topic as my IOP is due tomorrow. No this is not procrastination, the teacher gave us the weekend to do it and I could not find any information on the weekend. Please guys help me out.
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- He is an important literary device as the extended monologue would not work w/out him and Changez has someone to talk to - Used to symbolise things (e.g National Arts Girls .... sterotype americans...) - COntrast with old vs new Changez ... east vs west - Who he actually is How should i add to these ideas and expand them for a 10 min. oral
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Hey guys my IOP is due in 2 weeks. The stories i have taken are Death of a Salesman, The Glass Menagerie and Master Harold and The Boys. i have NO IDEA what to do, im leaning towards doing something very creative instead of coming up with a presentation like everyone else. any ideas? please HELP
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For my iop I am doing Brave New World and my question is should modern societies be leaning towards the civilized society in Brave New World? Is it a good question and what do i talk about?
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OK, so lucky me has her coursework deadlines coming up early Feb, so I need to get these things done and dusted and out of my hair! Just needed to check a couple of things ... Firstly, my first piece of WL coursework was on Metamorphosis and The Outsider/ The Stranger, and I was aware that the word limit was 1500. However, someone told me that we were allowed 10% over, so would that mean that if I subitted my current essay with 1640 words, that should be ok? Secondly, I have no idea as to the word limit for my second Higher Level piece on Antigone ... is the word limit the same as my Standard one, or a little more? I was under the impression I was allowed 2000, and poss…
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Agh, I can't find ANY of the books I chose online. ) : Im so messed . AGH . But just a question, between these two books in particular , " Like water for Chocolate , " and " The house of Spirits " what is a main and evident comparison topic that is observed throughout the stories? Similarities and Differences? I'd be so thankful if anyone can help me out. ):
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I just finished Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" and now I have to do my IA Oral Presentation over it. I have no idea what topic I should choose for it. I didn't really find anything to analyze in the story. I don't have any idea where to start or how to go about this presentation. Any ideas on what I should do for it? Any past experience?
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my world lit 1 FINAL draft is due tomorrow, the problem is my teacher is stuck on this idea about what a world lit 1 should be about and i've been reading a lot here and i think he's wrong. My topic is comparing the mother-daughter relationships of the protagonists of Like Water for Chocolate and Eva Luna. What i did was compare how the relationship evolved, the feelings, deaths, how one character sees the other etc. and backed that up with quotes from the books. Now, my teacher said that it was perfect, but, it's not a world lit 1 topic since, world lit 1 is supposed to focus on literary aspects. Do I HAVE TO focus on a LITERARY aspect? do I even have to mention literary…
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For my world lit paper 1, I want to compare the situational irony in 2 different plays, but I can only think of 2 comparisons, what effects it has on the reader and comparing what causes it. Is there anything else I can talk about on irony?
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I'll be entering Pre-DP soon and I have to choose my A1 (mother tongue) language. I speak English at home and have done so my entire life but I'm not sure whether choosing English as my A language is a good idea seeing as I've never had any advanced English classes at school (grammar etc.) - just simple stuff So, getting to my question; is it a good or bad idea for me to choose English as my A1 language? Will I struggle cause I've never had any actual English classes before? What kind of stuff do you do in A1-language class at IB?
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So I've got to do my first world lit paper, but I have no topic ideas at all. The 3 plays we're doing it on are Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett, les belles soeurs by Michael Tremblay and Blood Wedding by Federico García Lorca. I'm having trouble making connections between any of these texts. Any suggestions would be helpful. :/
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Does anyone have any suggestions or advice on how to write this?
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New to this website......But I have THE World Literature 1 due within the next couple of weeks, and I am going to start working on it soon(procastination ftw), but I need some advise/help...... The topic of my World Lit 1 will be focused on Aristophanes' Lysistrata, and Ariel Dorfman's Death and the Maiden. Basically I am going to look at the roles of men and women in the two plays, and how they differentiate throughout the acts. What do you guys think? Good topic? Bad topic? Has it even been done in the past (unoriginal)? If so, are there links or documents that contain similar World Literature 1s, I want to look at a level 6/level 7 work in the field of my topic. Than…
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world lit topic 1
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hey everyone, my world lit 1 topic is going to be about discussing how political revolutiondoes not lead to necessary social and judicial reforms in the plays Lysistrata and Death and the Maiden. Just let me know what u think of the topic
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World Lit 1 help!
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Ok so I want to compare the power of women in Lysistrata and Death and the Maiden, and how it goes against the traditional view that women are supposed to be weaker and less intelligent than men. I will be comparing 3 points in both books, and taking excerpts from both books to prove that both book demonstrated the points I stated, 1. Women are supposed to have no power, and they are looked down upon 2. Women show that they are equally capable of thinking for themselves 3. Women rise up to take the power, and gain dominance over men Is this a good topic/thesis/idea, and is my approach a good method? Also, how many quotations would be a good amount? THANK YOU!
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I'm planning to do a creative world lit 2 based on The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera. I don't know what to do it about, though. It might be an analysis of a passage or an extra chapter or a monologue... or even analysing stuff such as the meaning of Ess Muss Ein, Kitsch, The One-Millionth Part... etc. All ideas/comments/suggestions are GREATLY appreciated. I should have my first draft for February 8th!! Thanks in advance
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How does one achieve a good conclusion for writing World Literature paper 1? I have recieved mine back and one of the comments was that my conclusion was weak. What things should be said in the conclusion to strengthen it? Also as a side note, I heard from someone in my class that getting a 1,400-1,500 words on WL is one the best ways to get a good grade. I've heard this for EEs too(getting 3,900-4,000 words is the only way you can achieve an A). Is this true at all?
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hi guys, i am going to do my English IOP in 6 weeks and i need help. i would like u guys to give me ideas on what i can do in my iop. The books we have covered are; romeo & juliet, god's bits of wood and jonne donne poetry. please help me if you have any ideas about the iop on the above books.
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My world Lit is due soon & I was wondering if I could get some feedback on my topic. it is "How do the protagonists in both Accidental Death of an Anarchist and Death and the Maiden use facade to accomplish their ultimate goal?" Im going to compare how they both use deception- by changing their personalities, weapons- they use them to instil fear, and trust- they build trust so it works to their advantage. & i was wondering if explaining my point would be enough - or does IB prefer that you use literary features (like diction, imagery, etc) ?
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I was wondering wether u could also help me out a little. Just like IBSpencer, im starting my IOP too this year, well actuallyits next week and i am doing the comparison of two poems and how they deal with death and loss of loved ones through the use of routine and the 5 senses. I was just wonderign wether you knew any tips to give such as what examiners are generally looking for and ways in which i could structure something like this. I would also just like to ask, and more relative to the topic u are discussing wether audience interaction might seem as though we are lacking confidence and clear planning... just a theory!
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Many people develop their own skills as they go through English A1, but I guess it would be somewhat useful to look at some additional resources(books and such) to help. Has anyone bought the English A1 Course Companion? If so, what did you think of it? Are there any other books you would recommend?
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Hello guys, I would have to give my IOP's soon and I have a few questions about it. 1) What really is expected from the students? 2) What is the best way to prepare for the IOP's? 3) Which is the best resource that will help me prepare for the IOP's? 4) What is the advice you will give me for my IOP's? 5) How can I secure the best score? I would really appreciate your help Thank you!
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So...I have my IOP in about a week and I can't seem to decide on a topic! I have so many ideas(some of which are insane), but I just can't choose one. Is there any possible way one of you could take a look at my list and let me know what you believe to be the best idea out of the group? Please and thank you:) King Lear: • Compare king Lear to the guide of a typical Shakespearean tragedy or to a modern tragedy • Realism of injuries/ death (What would have occurred in play had the injuries/ deaths occurred realistically) • Injuries and death (Who killed who/ who injured who/ Effect of deaths on plot) • Shakespeare's depiction of a women to his typical/ the typical stereotyp…
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SO our teacher is making our class memorize 30 lines aprox. for the texts Hamlet and Jane Eyre, can anyone suggest a certain soliloquy from Hamlet and a key passage from Jane Eyre? These need to basically have examples of themes/character relationships etc, which apparently will be useful for the OC. Thanks
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So, we all handed in our World Lit papers, and the teacher said almost all of us entirely missed the mark. So, she's given us the opportunity to rewrite them. So, my feedback mainly focussed on the issues of being too wordy, and not being concise enough. My topic was too wide, which I realized as I was writing it, because I was continuously editing it down to meet the word count, and I had trouble writing about my topic. So, I'm not sure whether I would like to revise my essay, or just start over. My two books are Fathers and Sons by Ivan Turgenev, and House of Spirits by Isabel Allende. My first topic was "How the author uses suffering to affect and change the charac…
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hey guys! i really need help. i have my IOP in two days and dont know where to start from. The literature we are suppose to use include: 1.carol ann duffy poems 2.master harold and the boys - its a play any suggestions? please help! thanks
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Im doing my IOP soon and I wasn't sure if my topic is strong enough, Im doing “How does the author exploit the qualities of corruption in his characters? What is his intention in doing so?”. Basically I'm gonna show how all his corrupt characters are from either low or middle class status, then I’m gonna analysis the characters (their motifs, etc). We need to show what the greater significance of our topic is- so I was thinking of talking about why the author depicted the poor as corrupt and say how they symbolise the politicians who are 'poor' at heart, etc. because the author has an active political life. what do you think?
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For the thesis of my world lit, does it HAVE to contrast one book to the other? My teacher recommended that we use the word "whereas" (or something along those lines) in our thesis statement, this shows a contrast. In my body paragraphs I discuss some contrasting issues amongst both books, but I mainly talk about how these contrasting issues relate to the similar conclusion of both books So can my thesis just show how both books conclude in the same manner?! THANKS!
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I'm going to enter A1 Arabic SL after two years, and I wanted to ask, how can I prepare myself fully for A1 Arabic SL? Should I read books? If yes, which books? Reading Poems, Proses....... Any advice would be welcomed! =D
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I'm in English A1 SL, my current topic is Where I plan on comparing "The Patriot" by Nissim Ezekiel to "Serenades" by Seamus Heaney and/or "Ganga" by Ezekiel to "Digging" by Heaney. You think it will work? I want to point out the difference the respective poets cultural background makes on their use of figures of speech and language. Any way to rephrase the statement that you think would help me by making it more/less specific? Any changes in general? Thanks.
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It's been 3 months since I first entered the IB program. All but Arabic A1 (SL) is going on very well. To be perfectly honest I find this class somehow hard, not because I can not write, but because of the teacher. I never understand one single word of what she says. She is always telling us that she gives us marks that we are close to achieving, the problem is I keep getting a six. Six is fine, but I BADLY want to get a 7, but I do not know how. I do not know what I am supposed to do. Whenever I ask her she replies using the shortest answer a person could ever get! And of course I do not understand ANYTHING!! Bottom line is HOW CAN I GET A 7???
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who has read both novels? so far i have a diagram with 3 points of comparison 1.time frame and family relationships 2.the point of view of narration, different perspectives 3.connection over time, reconnecting the stories what would be a strong thesis statement and how do you write an introduction? can somebody help me to do this essay, is the first time i do a comparative essay and i really need help
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Greetings to all! I am trying to write a strong thesis statement for my World Lit 1 (I'm in HL English). Some background knowledge about my project: I am comparing The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende and Like Water For Chocolate by Laura Esquivel. The topic of my essay is about honor and pride. I already have a few examples from each novel but, as I said before, I am having a lot of difficulty writing a solid thesis that incorporates my topic efficiently (i.e. low word count, yet to-the-point). I am hoping that someone could either a) post a link of past World Lits just to see the style of the thesis or b) post their World Thesis (i.e. one that has already been sub…
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Hello everyone, So here's the situation: My World Lit. is like around 1900 words, since when I was doing the first draft someone told me that the quotation is not included in the word count. Here's the question: does it really counted or not? I am so confused, and before reducing and cutting down my essay, I need more clarification. thanks and any of you reading this, please reply, since it is due tommorow
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My teacher basically had all of us pick a motif and two books to compare and contrast with that motif. How can I mold this into a proper topic? I didn't think about this until now. All I have is basically Motif-Book-Book. So Strength of Women-Like Water for Chocolate-House of Spirits. Can it be something like, "The Portrayal of the Strength of Women in LWFC and HOS" or does it have to be more in-depth, etc. than that?
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Hey!! I was thinking of doing my English IOP on "To Kill a mockingbird". Any idea as to what topic I can choose?? I was thinking of doing an in-depth analysis of Dill's character though its not a very strong topic. I'm still in Grade XI and have my IOP in Jan '10. But I need to submit the topic sometime next week.
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I'm starting IB next year - had a brief look at the book list, found that in English next year, we are going to study Nineteen Eighty-four, Brave New World and We, which, after a bit of Wikipedia, are found to be the most famous dystopian novels of 20th century. Any comments? I found this quite weird and was just wondering if anyone else is doing or has done novels in this fashion? i.e. all in one genre? You can drop down some titles that you are doing at your school for English as Language A - for interest only
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Great Gatsby IOP helppp
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My English teacher was chastised last year for not teaching up to IB standard and she and the rest of the department are stepping it up. Unfortunately, she seems to have embraced commentaries with a vengeance unforeseen by anyone and criticized by the other teachers. We're all pretty sure she's taking her assignment of these things way too far, but I just wanted to check and see if this is normal for commentary workloads: 500 to 900 words assigned every night, always due next class with no feedback on previous ones before the next one is due. This continues for three weeks straight with two days of rest before a 1500 word major extended commentary is assigned - to be …
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Hi, I'm doing my world lit essay at the moment and im comparing the use of narrative voice in two novels i won't mention because i doubt anyone will have read them. My question is how do i structure my essay? How do i compare and contrast narrative voice? I am SO rubbish at english so i would really appreciate some help. Thanks.
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Hi everyone, I take italian A1 SL self-taught. I find the assignments ok and not too hard. However, I always wonder if I am doing the right thing and if I am structuring my essays in the right way. I usually base the structure of my essays from the knowledge acquired in the English A2 course and from what I learnt from my past years in english class. However, I do not know if there are big changes in structure when doing an essay in Italian rather than one in english. For this reason I am always unsure of what I am doing. I wanted to ask you guys your opinion on this. I also wanted to know if any of you know of the existence of a textbook which is only about Italian A1 an…
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Im thinking of doing this as a topic. I would just like some help figuring out if it is a decent topic that will earn me a top grade. Comparison of Women's Role as defined by the societies in Like Water for Chocolate and Effi Briest, and consquences resulting in variation from defined roles. Thanks for all your help, Janki
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