Assessment
Individual Oral: Exemplar 3 (The Great Gatsby and Generation Wealth)
This is out third Individual Oral exemplar. The first can be found here, and the second can be found here. On an earlier page - see here - we provided lesson ideas for teaching the global issue of inequality....
Assessment
Individual Oral: Exemplar 1 (Mrs. Faust and "Money can buy you love")
In this individual oral, the student has started with the global issue of “Culture, identity and community,” more specifically class and the way this impacts individuals. However, the individual oral...
Assessment
Pre-2021 Individual Orals
The Individual Orals on this page were created before the first examinations of the Language and Literature course in May 2021. The exemplars are still very useful. Of course, I'm particularly fond...
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What is it?
If you want more information about the Individual Oral, click on the PowerPoint presentation below. The goal of the PowerPoint is to introduce the Individual Oral to you in as friendly a manner as possible. ...
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What are global issues?
In your individual oral, you must address this prompt: "Examine the ways in which the global issue of your choice is presented through the content and form of one of the works and one of the bodies of...
Blog
Best Books of 2021 (January - June) Free
As I end another school year – we go on summer break tomorrow – in what was another tumultuous semester, I find myself consistently and constantly returning to books. Reading brings me such solace. ...
The course
Requirements
While there is much freedom in the teaching of the IB Language A: Language and literature course, it’s not a free for all. The IB does list specific requirements for both the study of literary works...
eBook
The Pitch: Introducing Advertising
The following lesson activities provide for a stimulating introduction to advertising. The lesson begins by asking students to consider the pervasive role of advertising in the contemporary social world....
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Step 5: Practice, practice, practice
You have everything you need! You have your official IB outline. You have your two "clean" extracts. You have practiced it twice already and made changes. At this point, practice makes perfect. Practicing...
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How do I prepare for my Individual Oral?
The goal of the following six pages is to help you prepare for your Individual Oral. We've listed six steps (or stages) with various things you need to complete in order to succeed on this assessment. ...