Transcript IB English 2
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IB English 2
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Rm 212-C
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IB Learner Profile IB Mission Statement Developing a sense of international mindedness What about this course develops these things?
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Course/Text Overview
Unit/Text Area of Interaction Major Assessments Semester One Sept-Oct Oct-Nov Dec-Jan
Poetry: Selected Robert Frost Poems Drama: Hamlet (Shakespeare) (Non-Fiction) Slouching Toward Bethlehem (Didion) Poetic elements, oral commentary, theme, tone, diction, etc., close reading Dramatic elements, character development, structure, Shakespeare, purpose, theme, tone, diction, etc., close reading Social commentary, non-fiction techniques, structure, author’s purpose, theme, tone, diction, etc., close reading Oral Commentary #1 (mid-October; rubric from IOCD*) Full Literary Analysis (beginning of January; rubric from Paper #1*) Modified Literary Analysis (end of January; rubric from Paper #1*)
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Overview continued
Unit/Text Area of Interaction Major Assessments Semester Two Jan-Feb Feb-March
1984 (Orwell) The Great Gatsby (Fitzgerald) Social commentary, fiction techniques, time period, setting, author’s purpose, theme, tone, diction, etc., close reading Oral Commentary #2: Practice IOCD* (beginning of Feb.) IB Internal Exam: Individual Oral Commentary and Discussion* (end of Feb.)
April May
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Hurston) Things Fall Apart (Achebe) Literary Analysis (mid-April; rubric from Paper #2) IB External Exam: Paper #1 and Paper #2 (beginning of May)
The Assessments
The IOCD
Individual Oral Commentary and Discussion 20 minutes to analyze a poem by Robert Frost 8 minutes to discuss it 2 minutes of questions 10 minutes to discuss a different previous work from first semester Takes place end of February (more specific dates to come)
The Papers
Paper 1-Written analysis on poetry or prose not studied by the student Paper 2-Written analysis of works studied during second semester Two days, two hours each Beginning of May
Assignments, Grading, Re-do
Re-Do Policy
Opportunity to re do major assessments in order to master the standards IB Exams do not fall into re-do
Grades
10% HW 10% Classwork 40% Writing 40% Other Assessments