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Part 2 (2020 exams)
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The course
Sequence
There are a lot of factors to consider when putting a course together: assessment, holidays, timetables, course requirements and IB deadlines. Although this may seem overwhelming, you will find that if...
Blog
Two “Traditional” Course Outlines Free
How you design your course is so open and flexible that it becomes simultaneously freeing and constraining. The key is to find an approach that works for you and the people you collaborate with on a...
Blog
On Intertextuality Free
I first read George Orwell’s The Road to Wigan Pier at the age of nineteen. I had read Orwell at school, but not Wigan Pier. Schools don’t teach Wigan Pier (be swift to get in touch if I’m wrong). Wigan...
The course
Do your own thing
Maybe you just do your own thing! Mix and match what has been written about here. Do something else that hasn’t been suggested, but that you think is important. Connect to the local culture if you...
The course
Assessment
Don’t be afraid to break out of the IB mold! You could organize one literary unit of study around a non-IB assessment. You might value creative writing or actual live presentations in front of the class. ...
The course
Interdisciplinary
If you have worked in with the Middle Years Programme you will be used to interdisciplinary units of study. All of a sudden, in the DP, those are lost. Bring them back! If students are studying an...
The course
Literature circles
Harvey Daniels (2002) wrote the definitive book about literature circles and read his work if you want to know more. It’s titled Literature Circles: Voice and Choice in Book Clubs and Reading Groups. ...
The course
IB core
Because the IB Core – Theory of Knowledge, CAS, and the Extended Essay – are so vital to an IB education, you could create a non-literary unit of study specifically connected to one aspect of the core. ...
The course
One non-literary creator
Maybe you want to choose one non-literary “creator.” Perhaps you work with one photographer as the IB guide suggests (David LaChapelle) or an artist like Barbara Kruger. You would curate a variety of...