EXAM MAY 2015 -GRADE X1 MR C NEW STUDENTS GRADE ELEVEN

GRADE ELEVEN (X1)
WELCOME TO OUR NEW IB COURSE FOR HL ENGLISH LITERATURE

PLEASE VISIT MY NEW WEB PAGE SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR GRADE X1 STUDENTS

http://mrcibeng20132015.weebly.com/

Brief summary for new students starting the diploma:

All students and all teachers will study "God of Small Things"

This Blog is for Mr C's students - other students should check with their English teacher regarding texts.

For my students:  You should read these 3 books in advance of school opening:

1. The God of Small Things.
2. Short Essays on "The God of Small Things" 

•   http://www.uwf.edu/lgoel/documents/agodofsmallthingsareview.pdf

• http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Uf3UBoB_GuMJ:www.unc.edu/~ahutch/godofsmallthings.pdf+&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=in

Two other texts:

• The Reluctant Fundamentalist.
• Amadeus by Peter Shaffer.

Also go to Mr Hoye's website and read carefully all links on literary theory and CRITICAL THEORY:

http://mrhoyesibwebsite.com/

GRADE 12 STUDENTS IB DIP MAY 2014

ROADMAP AND COURSE TARGETS AUGUST 2013

Target 1.
COMPLETION OF WORLD LITERATURE ESSAY begun by you and Ms Asha.
This is independent student work and is worth 25% of your total marks in the whole course. Failure to meet school deadlines as published in the academic calendar will be referred to the Principal.

Target 2. Focus of class teaching in August. Wilfred Owen.

IOC - BUILDING YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

1. PREPARATION FOR IOC - INDIVIDUAL ORAL COMMENTARY.
2. Study of Rubric of Assessment.
3. KEY TEXT FOR ALL HL STUDENTS (MS Asha/Mr C):

• WILFRED OWEN'S POETRY - SEE PAGES ON THIS BLOG 
• ALL STUDENTS WILL BE EXAMINED AND RECORDED ON ONE OF OWEN'S POEMS.
• Part 2 of the Oral will be a discussion on these texts -
• SHAKESPEARE OTHELLO
• MARTIN LUTHER KING "I HAVE A DREAM" and other key speeches.

Target 3. Some classes on  Literary Theory and how it can support your final draft of the World Lit Essay and inform your response to texts in all parts of the course. 

CLICK ON LITERARY THEORY on Mr Hoye's excellent website.

http://mrhoyesibwebsite.com/

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