Literature
Here you can discuss books, poetry, short stories, plays, etc., either for your reading pleasure or books that you have to read for A1 class. This forum is for the discussion of books only, whereas discussion of any literature assignments should go in the Language A1 forum.
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"Where writers unite." That sounds corny. Whatever. Anyway. Lc and I love to write. One of the ambitions of our lives is to publish a book (separately, not together). So we thought we needed a place here to talk about our writing and consequently see how many other writers we have here. So do you write? This is the place to share your works, maybe get some constructive criticism or comments, or just talk about your writing habits. To be totally honest, I can be extremely defensive and insecure about my writing, so I don't show them around too much, but I occasionally do. And when I do, it's either because I think it's pretty darn good, or it was written to be shar…
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On behalf of this thread I intend to discuss the infinite themes and motifs of one of the greatest dystopian novels of the twentieth century. I read 1984 for IB english and found it very interesting, it opened my mind to the reality of the world and existing power relationships. As an IB history student, it contributed to my understanding of single party leaders. It is a novel full of symbolism, suspense and emotions. It made me realize about the freedoms that we nowadays enjoy and made me wonder how long will these liberties last, as well. I absolutely loved it and I believe it leaves certain issues open to readers to question such as the abuse of power from the authorit…
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Dear All, One of my EE Student need full text to this link.- https://academic.oup.com/book/44469/chapter-abstract/376431160?redirectedFrom=fulltext May i request you to kindly share with me. Thnak you
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Hi guys. I am studying currently in Finnish DP. I just had a Finnish exam and i found out that i have a big big problem with the Finnish grammar. I need a Plan B for next year when we need to choose the subjects.(They have 3 ib year in Finland. First year is Pre-year) Since I am a Chinese so my Plan B is Self-taught Chinese. 1. Is there kind of different level for Self-Taught Chinese, like Chinese A HL, A SL, B HL, B SL? is it mandatory to choose Chinese A since it from the Group 1. 2. Will they give me some kind of materials for my study for my final exam? I can't just attend the Final exam with knowing nothing about the st Chinese exam. 3. Is the exam ha…
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Hi everyone, I'm taking IB next year and I'm planning to choose Language A self-taught mother tongue, which in my case would be Italian. However, I do struggle to find an appropriate tutor. Are there any specific requirements that I have to take into consideration while choosing a tutor? Could you recommend a website where I can find one? In case anyone is taking this subject in IB, how did you find a tutor? Thank you so much. I'd be grateful if anyone could answer these questions:)
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hello fellow IB people!! for my english IO i am doing persepolis and the handmaids tale and my global issue is about oppression. anyone got any notes on either texts???
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Hi there. I do need the prescribed list of translated literature. Language A/ Farsi (Persian) Anyone can help?
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I need to find two non-literary texts for my SL English Language and Literature IO. For the first non-literary text, the global issue is Social Transformation through Education and the for the second non-literary text, the global issue is Non-Violent Protests. Can you guys help me find these ASAp. Thank you.
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hey guys, so i am doing my ee on english lit. i personally love reading, specially ya novels. and my teacheres say they arent that worth it. i've been trying to find books that are viable for it. one of my ideas is the catcher in the rye, but i dont really like it. so i would love to get som help.
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Recently my class studied this really weird book called 'Kitchen'. It's a Japanese books, but was translated into English by a translator. Apparatly it's appealing to Japanese teenagers, but I found it quite different. It's about this girl who likes Kitchens and wants to die in a kitchen.... I havent completely finished it yet, but it's getting a bit better. But still quite weird.. Anyone else studied it?
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i decided to use literature as my topic for my extended essay, but i don’t know what book to choose. i want something that has a lot of literary elements that connects to a theme and is not overdone
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I really need to good novels that have plot twists in it. I dont read books. Please recommend ASAPPPP pleaseeeeeee.
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I really need to good novels that have plot twists in it. I dont read books. Please recommend ASAPPPP pleaseeeeeee.
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Hi, I am struggling with getting all 3 marks with the reflective statement. My teacher keeps telling me that I should add more points, but I find it especially hard since theres a 300-400 words limit. Does anyone have advice on how to get all 3 marks while staying in the word limit?
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I am looking for a good topic for my English EE, and want some suggestions. I have read both Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre, and was deciding to do a comparison, but couldn't find a good topic. Also, I was wondering if it would be okay to do my essay on just one book, say Wuthering Heights. I am also open to reading other books for my essay, so any suggestions for a good topic would be highly appreciated! (I start my DP on January next year btw)
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I need to rewrite a fairytale in a modern point of view where I have the rewrite to criticize specific things like feminism, racism, etc. I am not sure what i should criticize, can anyone help me gives some ideas?
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Am considering this book for EE, but was told it was studied in Gr. 9 at some schools and so would not be ideal. Did you study this book at your school? What year did you study it in? And what kinds of things did you learn about it? Thanks a bunch!!!
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Experienced (retired) IB German teacher helps with Self Taught studies. Erfahrener IB-Lehrer für Deutsch (in Rente) hilft bei Self-Taught-Kursen.
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My school (in Indonesia) is otw for applying IB. As the started, we will be having pre-IB in grade 10. I need a lot of information for the preparation for language, for the IBDP in grade 11 later on. Thank you.
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Can someone help me with Life of pi?
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Hello! I'm planning on doing my extended essay on English Literature but I don't have any books or question yet. I am interested in American literature in the 20th century and I'm hoping I can talk about something from then. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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Does anyone at here take CHINESE LITERATURE SELF-TAUGHT? I will do my orals in 2 weeks, does anyone have any tips or advices? If anyone has any helpful packets, we can share them, too. If you are not SELF-TAUGHT student, it doesn't matter.
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Guysss!!! I am a DP1 student and took SSST Serbian as a subject. The problem is that nobody in my school has a slight idea how everything should work, therefore no idea whether my booklist is okay or not(by the IB recommended list it is). But I have no idea how anything should work and if you are/were or know anyone that did it. Pls pls pls answer. #ibstruggles
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For my english IOC, some students are getting one of 10 poems, and some are getting a one page extract from a play 200 page play. Is there any "IB Rule" saying that students in a school must all get the same text type, or is it totally fine if different students have different text types. I feel like it is way easier to prepare for the play in advance as you can basically memorize some of the analysis for the 10 poems.
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Hi all! So basically, I had a topic ready for my EE, but then my teacher, who is also my EE mentor, decided that she wanted to put the book that I am researching for my EE as a free-choice for my English class, Little did I know, there is a new rule stating that we can't write EE's on books that we analyze in class, so now I have to change my topic and I need help. I was thinking of doing something on how eating disorders are portrayed in literature, and thus focusing on couple of literary works. Please, if you are a genius and now how to formulate EE questions, and/or know of a good book about eating disorders, please help me out. I will be forever gr…
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I have an essay due soon. I basically have to write about Tom from the Great Gatsby. What do i need to know about him? Give me as much information as possible, and your thoughts on him. What is his role? Purpose? Maybe a bit of context (his past)? All help is appreciated.
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I have a practice IO presentation on Wednesday and I really am starting to confuse myself with exactly what I need in it. I am doing it on two texts (one poem, Night Wind By Christopher Dewdney and The Things They Carried By Tim O'Brien) This is what I have so far and I don't know what else to do (even though I need to talk for 10 mins.) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WtEP7EO36Ir521TD3r2xXOjPWfQYcEtGGstukG-1Jas/edit?usp=sharing
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I have no motivation to study it, and I don't even know how to study literature. I also have no clue about how to write a literary analysis essay (Wrote around 150 words for my exam, and apparently it was a summary). I never pay attention in class even if I try to because of how much I dislike this subject. I'm an IB 1 student so at least there is still hope. Please help 🙏🙏🙏
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I have decided to do my WT1 (which is based on part 2) on propaganda. For my text type I chose a film review of the film "V for Vendetta". I have based the task around analyzing the forms of propaganda the Fascist government employs throughout the film. I am concerned, however, because this would not be a direct analysis of propaganda made by media, but an analysis of a depiction of propaganda within a film. Would this still be a viable topic?
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Hi! So i was originally going to work on The Bell Jar and The Yellow Wallpaper for my EE but since i found out that this has been done numerous times, I decided to change my topic last minute, hence the urgent help needed. I'm really into poetry so i figured i could use Sylvia Plath and Anne Sextons poetry to write a comparative essay as their poetry often revolves around the same topic. My rough draft is due in two weeks so i would really appreciate if someone could give me some feedback on whether 4000 words can actually be written about them. ( the poems i was thinking about using “The Colossus”, “Full Fathom Five”, “Daddy”, and Sexton’s “And one for My Dame” and …
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HI! Do you consider it to be a good English&Literature EE topic? The portrayal of American dream in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s „Great Gatsby” and „Tender is the night”
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We're freshmen and need help on our IOPs, any tips?
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I'm planning to do my EE eng literature with novel faceless by alyssa sheinmel on how does the writer use the element of thoughts through the main character in developing conflicts between the characters? Do you think it can produce a good essay?
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So, I'm doing Lit Self Taught SL and Lit HL, would the IB accept it if I handed in the same essay in two different languages? I read the Stranger in both classes, and my Self Taught teacher doesn't know how to teach. Please, I don't want to write mor than I need....
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Hi does anyone have any suggestions about a dolls house research question that pertains to hypocrisy. Anything pertaining to symbols or anything that relate to Torvald or Kristines' immorality, hypocrisy.
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I NEED HELP!!!!!!! I have my FOA and my practise one was ****ed.... I thought I did really well and well my teacher said it was ****. I tried a different approach with this. Does any one have time to go over it with me, some can tell how I can make a it a predictable 7. HELP https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-lNakp14vIBtTDXxdAxqXyRgBVhxj-SOLArW1yz3xWM/edit?usp=sharing
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I am currently going into my junior year and starting the IB soon, but from my understanding the IB has made changes to the assessments and there will no longer be the IOC and IOP but a different kind of oral assessment. What are the differences between the current oral component and the new oral component? Will the texts be unseen? If you are aware, please give a detailed explanation! Thank you
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I was thinking of writing my EE on a novel by Mikhail Bulgakov called "The Master and Margarita" and I was wondering if this is a 'good' novel in terms of literature value (Like for ex., enough literature dept to write about) when writing an EE. Thanks
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HEY GUYS THIS IS AN S.O.S SITUATION!!! Do any of you know how magical realism in chronicle of a death foretold is able to convey the fact that the truth is invariably impossible to know? As of right now, I only have 2 quotations and i'm really lost as well.
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I need help with my Interactive Oral for Lit HL... 1.) I can't decide which of the three books to do it on. My options are No Exit, Perfume and The Reader. 2.) I really can't think of any good content from The Reader as it was by far my least favourite book out of the three. 3.) The discussion scares me and my class is full of kids who dominate the discussion and don't let anyone who's not in their clique speak. Any advice? Thank you!
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I'm talking about the manipulation of Iago in my IOP but I can't think of any way of including the class or coming up with an activity. Any ideas?
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I've decided to make a power point about gender stereotypes in video games. do you know any video games which showcase a lot of these factors? any tips?
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I am writing my written assignment on a Chronicle of a Death Foretold. I wanted to write about how magical realism affects the way the novel is written, but I am very lost!! Can anyone helppp?? What am I meant to talk about in my WA, and what should i focus on when talking ab magical realism?
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Hello do anyone have ioc worthy notes on Act 1 scene 3? Thank you
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What do SSST students need to know.docx
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Hi What is "neo-individualism"? i am supposed to know this in order to write my extended essay but i swear, i have surfed the internet and did not find what this meant, AT ALL.
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I know there is a 20-minute prep an 8-minute commentary for me on poetry. How many minute discussion on other works studied in Part 3?
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I'm trying to write my WIT essay for higher literature, but I'm having trouble. My question is "How is Hanna portrayed as the victim in part three, chapter eight in "The Reader?"" If you have any points on how she's portrayed as a victim that'd be great!!
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Hey Guys! We are doing our FOA's in part 2 about mass communications, and i can't think of anything good to do. Do you guys have any ideas on what I should do? Or what did you guys do? I would really appreciate your help!!
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Hey guys, working on my works in translation ( for final hand in to IB). In class, we talked about psychological setting briefly when discussing short stories. It was basically tone, mood and atmosphere. But im unsure because we only touched upon it. However, in my essay, I want to use it. I searched it up to clarify the meaning of this type of setting but can't find anything. Do you guys know what psychological setting is in literature? I want to know for sure. Thanks!
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