Languages A Language & Literature
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So this new change from: Language A1 & Language A2 --> Language A: Literature, Language A: Literature and Language and Language A: Literature and Performance ... it's a bit confusing and I think especially confusing for people doing the new syllabus who aren't clear about what's going on in their own minds - and are now being extra-confused by seeing old content on this forum! So, read on and hopefully understand a bit more about what's going on... Quick Reference... 1. Background">Background 2. So what's happened to A2?">So what's happened to A2? 3. What's the difference between Lit&Lang and the old A1 course?">What's the difference between Lit&L…
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Hello IBsurvival! first post, yay I am taking Swedish A L&L(I assume this goes under the A1 forums), and our first real IB assignment is to do a Further Oral Activity. This seemingly is a very creative assignment, which I think is making it difficult. Our teacher gave us 5 headlines which in some way had to do with Language history in Sweden, as that is the country we are from and Swedish is language we are studying. Since the syllabus is the same for every language it does not matter at all in which language you have done it. Anyway, me and two of my classmates have decided to research and lecture about the relation between language and power for an indigenous people…
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Hey there! I was wondering if there's a group chat of sorts for Lang and Lit HL students or if not, is anyone interested to form one? I believe it would be a great way to share resources, tips and maybe even crib about the IB oop I don't have a preference for the app/site to use but yes a suggestion where we don't divulge our personal details would be the best (M22 Student)
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How to structure a perfect essay and score well for both paper1 and paper2?
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Hey guys, I am a 2021 nov grad, and cause of corona, everything is stuffed. I just completed my first exams, and things are not looking good. I got a 50% for chem sl and a 5/40 for english hl paper 1- apparently because i compared instead of individually analyzing. Anyway, I have to decided to dedicate my entire life to studying for my remaining time in IB. I got a chem tutor, and he recommend that I switch my Chem Sl to Chem Hl, because apparently English Hl is much much much harder to get a 6 or 7 in the long term game! But for english Hl, its seems like I barely need to put work in and I just feel like whatever I do I cant get top marks. …
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Hey guys, I'm decently well-versed with both English and Chinese literature, therefore naturally I thought about doing a comparative EE in category 2 (a translated Chinese text, and an English text). However, this has never been done before in my school. I am, however, very passionate about these texts. If anyone has done one or is in the process of doing one, I'd appreciate any enlightenment with regards to this! Thank you so much! :))
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Hey guys! I'm currently in the process of choosing an EE novel and as someone who is interested in the brilliance that can go into childrens' books, I was thinking of doing an EE on a childrens' book. I mean many childrens' books are considered "classics" and have enough to write about (especially if I include multiple). I was thinking of doing The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling or like The Happy Prince and Other Tales, Oscar Wilde. However, I've been told that IB requires works that have substantial literary merit. No one whom I know of has done a childrens' novel for their EE, I think. What does IB define as literary merit? I'm finding it particularly difficult to balan…
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Hello all, I am a DP2 student from New Zealand undertaking English A Literature. In second half of last year, all DP1 English students uploaded their final Work in Translation (WIT) essay to the school and received a predicted grade. From what I heard, students are to upload the final copy of their WIT to the IBIS by themselves. I have heard anecdotes of students being able to edit their WIT after the due date set by the school (it's just that teachers will no longer provide feedback). However, our IB coordinator says that our teachers will check to make sure that we upload a copy that's identical to what we handed in to the school, and only minor formatting errors can b…
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Need Help I need to finish my Written Task 1 For English A Lang & Lit, but don't have any topic ideas. Part 2: Language and Mass Communication I'm trying to relate topics to this but cant. Could anyone help! Thanks.
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Hello, for 2020 exam of English, what is the percentage of Written task 1? Is it 10% or 15% of the final exmination grade?
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I am currently writing my Written Task 2 for Higher Level, however I am not able to continue. I am doing my WT2 about the 1st question: "How can a text be read and interpreted differently by two different readers?" For this, I am using the Old Spice commercial from the 2010 Super Bowl, however, I need three good keypoints to explain why this text can be interpreted by two different readers. I thought about why it could be interpreted differently by men and women, so if you have suggestions for this, please reply, but if you have suggestions for two different readers, please reply as well! Thank you so much!!
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How to write a literary commentary
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Hi there! 😄 I have IB English A Lang & Lit HL this semester. I am confused how to write a literary commentary. Could you redirect me to some resources? I have been searching for the best outline to write a literary commentary, but I am not satisfied with the results. Is this one good? https://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Literary-Commentary Additionally, it would be great if you could tell me some tips to get a level 7! Thank you so much! Kind regards, jzlf
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Hey, falls jemand von euch German A HL hat und auch jetzt im Mai die Exams schreibt, wäre es super lieb, wenn Ihr Lust hättet, Euch mal im Einzelhaft über die verschiedenen Papers auszutauschen. In der Schule kriegen wir dazu nicht viel mit und online findet man leider auch nicht viel. Schreibt mir gerne privat
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Hi guys, I'm super confused about the Written Task. Is it correct that SL students have to write 3 WT in the two years and submit only one to the IB? Also, do we have to write both in the language part and the literature part? If so, which ones do we submit to the IB?
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Guys, I am currently doing my written task and I am asked to write about the linguistic style of a poet. I have done it, but now I need to do my 200 words rationale. Can you guys explain to me about what I should write for the rationale? Like, why did I choose that poet and what else should I write?
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Hello, I have to write a written task 2 about A Streetcar Named Desire. I do have two questions: - does anybody know to which part this book belongs; part 3 or part 4? - does anybody know which genre this book is; tragedy, melodrama, or dramatic convention, or is the genre just drama? Thanking you in advance, Debora
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some one understen the new ib guide (fist examination 2021)
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Hello, I just finished the paper 1 for English A HL (text comparison). I wrote about question 2(text C and D) but only after submitting did I realize that I referred to the two texts in question 2 as text A and B throughout my whole analysis. I’m extremely scared now that the examiners will mark my paper based on it being text A and B or penalize me in any way. However, I did write question 2 at the box on the left hand column of the response paper. If there’s any English A HL examiners or someone who have made this mistake or anyone who knows about this, PLEASE tell me if the examiners will mark it based on me writing question 2 on the box or based on me mentioning text …
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Hi, I was just wondering if anyone has good structures of writing paragraphs for both HL English papers?
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Hey! I was wondering if anyone has the Prescribed List of Authors (PLA) and the Prescribed List of Translations (PLT) for English A: Language and Literature? Our English teacher left the school very suddenly, and we currently have no English teacher to turn to for any resources as of yet (I'm in DP 2)! I was hoping to get a head start on figuring out the subject myself, and it would be very helpful if I could get these two documents. I've been trying to find them online, but I can't seem to locate the files. Also, if you have any tips to learning English A: Lang & Lit, or just general tips for the IOC, FOA, Written Task or tests in general they…
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I'm writing a WT on Language and Power and I decided to write an apology. It's supposed to be an apology from a person who said some ignorant, insensitive comment about a certain group of people (and got a lot of criticism for). I'm writing it as a social media post where I can also write down comments and show different people's reaction to this person's apology. In my rationale, I said that I'm trying to show how apologies can be used to deflect accusations and evade responsibilities. However, my teacher told me that my WT is too vague and that she can't see a clear topic that I'm trying to show. She is saying that I'm just imitating a text type but not having…
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Hey guys, Today I got the results for my IOC (English A lang and lit SL). My teacher graded it 19/30. Is it good? What grade can I get for May 2020 Session? What can I do if I don't agree with the teacher's grade? Thank you!
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Hiya, I've written a Language A Category 2 EE on the question 'How do Tan and Yoshimoto use symbols to deconstruct societal expectations on Mikage and Waverly’s journeys to self-actualisation?' pertaining to the short story "Rules of the Game" (written in english) and the english translated version of Kitchen (originally written in Japanese). Although I analyse the English version of Kitchen, I don't mention the translator, Megan Backus or anything about the Japanese version. I solely focus on Yoshimoto's purpose/use of language features etc and interpretations of the translated version. Do you see any problems with this approach?
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May seem like a dumb question but all the stuff I see are people who are saying they failed the IOC and if they could still get a 7, but can you fail an IOC (~10/30), do an okay job on an IOP (~15/30) and still get at least a passing for the actual IB score (HL English)?
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Hi. My teacher has recently told me that we are going to have to do the IOP soon, and I'm really stressed out, I need some help figuring out which book to choose of the 3 texts we had "covered" so far. I have no idea which one to pick of the following: Alice in Wonderland The Road Macbeth For me its hard so far as i feel like i should do 'The Road' but i have no idea what its about as we haven't covered it so far. There are so many more themes to cover or to focus on if i choose Macbeth and honestly it feels like I'm just lost with Alice in wonderland and have absolutely no idea how i would conduct a literary analysis of it.
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Hello, I am doing Arabic A literature SL self taught and was wondering if anyone have any resources that can help me? I couldn't find past papers and marckshemes so if you have that and can help, I will appreciate it very much also if you have some guide on how to write the WA or have a an example of a WA. literally anything would help. Thanks in advance
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The wt1 was introduced yesterday and we have to write it on the Great Gatsby, but I’m still deciding what I should do. I want to write about the homosexual undertones in the novel. I’ve come up with a few ideas: diary entries/letter(s) written by Gatsby on his romantic feelings for Nick (I could analyze his previous actions in the novel to show both my understanding and interpretation of the scenes this way), or rewrite a chapter in the novel about/emphasizing romantic ideas between the two. However, I’m still not sold on any idea and even heard diary entries aren’t good. (Is this true?) I have also given some thought on what would happen if Daisy was shot by W…
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My teacher's refusing to teach us paper 2 because she's mad at us but I really need help, I've never written a paper 2 before and the books we've chosen are 'Death and the maiden' and 'The Visit'. Can anyone PLEASE help with how to write a paper 2 essay.
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I do language and literature SL and recently had to submit a written task. We had to base our written task based on a poem we had studied till now. I chose the poem Mrs. Midas by Carol Ann Duffy - https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/mrs-midas/. I the events in the poem as a short story from Mr. Midas' perspective which was not explored in the poem, trying to provide an alternative perspective to what was given in the poem, however my teacher scored me a 12/20, giving me a 4/8 for the criteria regarding using the appropriate style for the task and having a good understanding of the content, claiming it was too basic and I had simply restated things alre…
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Hi, I had planned to pretend to interview Bob Marley to ask about his attitude towards English, creoles and pidgins, and linguistic imperialism. The issue is that I am supposed to show how his use of language express his identity and he speaks in Jamaican English, so I am supposed to write his answers for the interview in Jamaican English too? Any ideas if I have understood this correctly? I would really appreciate any help!
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This is a rather annoying question sorry.. but i had a discussion with someone who told me that short stories are not allowed to be talked about in paper2, plz.. this is like my end game right here.
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Does anyone have notes or study tips for Amharic (HL or SL)? The subject is under 'Language A Literature' and its on Wednesday May 10, 2017. Any websites, notes... would be useful. Thanks!
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HELP!!! FOA
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Good day, I have to perform an FOA and I decided to use the Malala speech to analyse. I have been confused to whether this is linked to part 1 or part 2 of the course. So which part of the course would this particular FOA idea be more relevant to link to? Is the analysis of a speech supposed to be for part 1 or part 2 of the course? With which learning outcomes and topic (possibly)?
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I have a question I want to ask. So, I have taken English A Language and Literature SL and we just finished our Written Task 1a. I did mine on part 2 of the syllabus and got a 15/20. Obviously since I still have my other two to write, I don't think I'll finalise which one I'm submitting to the IB but is 15/20 considered a good WT score? What's the definition of a good WT grade?
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Hey! So I'm starting a google docs document where students can all add analysis and important notes to the Part 3 works of English A. Reply if you want to be included in it! Please remember, if you are included, you should participate. Thank you!
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Hello people 💕💕 May i ask, can i used advertisement video as my 'text' in writting ee under language A category 3? How i should use the video through out writting the essay? How would i treat the videos during the submissions of ee in the future? Through links or should i send also all the videos to ib? Or am i needed to somehow screenshot some needed parts from the videos and include them throughout my discussion in the essay?? Can anyone help me cuz i really confused rn 😭
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I was already 3.5k words into my EE when I stumbled upon this clause in the 2019 EE guide. The EE may relate to work students have already completed during the course, but they must also demonstrate relevant wider reading and individual study. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that the topic of their EE does not overlap with any other work they are preparing for assessment in language A—for example, the written assignment in the literature course, or the written task in the language and literature course. Students risk their diploma if academic misconduct is detected. I intend to submit an FOA titled 'Class lesson on Rules of the Game' in which I…
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For Paper 2 in English A Lang & Lit HL, my class studied multiple poems written by Philip Larkin and Murakami's "Kafka on the Shore". My question is: in Paper 2, we have to refer to two texts that we have studied in class, so, if I choose to cover "Kafka on the Shore" and Larkin, should I talk about only one of his poems? Or can I talk about a number of his poems?
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Hi! I have my IOP coming up soon and I needed general help with it. Like how do I pick a topic, etc Thank you!
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Hey guys! My class recently did a few in-class Paper 1 samples, and I did absolutely horribly in them! I seem to always get the wrong main idea and impression of the poem that we get, and the teacher told me they were not convinced by the examples I used to back-up my main idea. So I was wondering! Does anyone have any tips for analyzing poems you have never seen before? I already am aware of the "Read the poem at least 3 times before analyzing" rule! What can I do to be as close as possible to the real main idea? Are there any works that you guys can recommend me to read to gain a better insight of poem analysis in English A Literature and Lan…
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I am writing a police report on 'The Tell Tale Heart' by 'Edgar Allan Poe' but i don't know what is the format of a police report. I really need help with the format cause my teacher has rejected my previous format.
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lol hi guys so for english my teacher asked me to write a rationale for a media text and novel comparison. i am connecting the novel "the mysterious island" by jules verne, and the tv show survivor WHAT DO I DO ty guys
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What are the conventions/features of a military recruitment poster?
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I have my IOP coming up in the next couple of weeks and I'm still pretty clueless as to what I want to do. I've been thinking about making a painting that represents Holden's character and just showing a sped up video to my class and stopping it at certain points to talk about what's in it and throw in some quotes from the book, but I don't know if it's a good idea and will end up being a good presentation.
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Hi everyone! I’m currently choosing my subjects for the IB, but I can’t decide between this two options: HL: economics, business management, Italian A or latin SL: Maths, Chemistry and English LangLit OR HL: English Langlit, business man, latin/Italian a SL: maths, chemistry, Spanish ab initio I feel like the first one is harder, because there aren’t any “soft” subjects, but at the same time if I took the second choice I’d have to do English HL and I’m super scared of it. I’m an international student and I don’t think my English is good enough to take English at the high level. Spanish ab initio would be interesting though. …
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Hello there! I'm very new to the IBDP and we're starting our first FOA presentations in about two weeks. We've been told to make a detailed outline of our FOA by tomorrow, and I'm still unsure of what topic and text I want to choose! So, I was wondering how to find texts to use for your part 1 FOA, as our book doesn't provide any good ones. Are there any good websites containing good texts? I've tried searching around for a bit, but I can't seem to find anything good... I'd appreciate if someone could point me in the right direction. - Matt
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has anyone read a thousand splendid suns? i have an IOP due in about 2 weeks and i've only just decided to do this book but i have no idea what i should use for my topic. if anyones read it please give me any suggestions
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Should I include a thesis statement for my Literature IOP if I chose to analyse and compare the interpretation of particular elements from different perspectives....? My topic is "How the feminist elements in the Goblin market would be interpreted from the perspectives of a 1st wave and 2nd wave feminist."? Idk I feel like there's no point in having a thesis statement since it's nothing like a commentary. This is kind of urgent since my IOP is next week and I haven't even started it hahah Thank you in advance
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Hi all, In HL ELL, we were given a PDF version of the book "Ghosts" by Henrik Ibsen to read. I really liked the book, so I decided to write my WT1 on it. So, my WT1 is on part 3 of the course, because my topic was to write the diary of one of the main characters in Ghosts. So, I tried to put myself in his shoes, wrote what he would write, spoke the way he did in the book, and tried to maintain his character as presented in the book. Now, my questions are the following: 1. Was my topic fit for a WT1 in part 3 of the course? My teacher said it was okay, but I would like confirmation since he is new to the IB. 2. I only have a single reference througho…
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To whomever it concerns, i desperately need a topic for my written task about 'A Doll's House' or 'A Streetcar Named Desire'.If anyone has some suggestion please do reply.
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