Hi Ankita, I would go with The Handmaid's Tale personally. Why? Well, as you said, one of your students has already studied it extensively at IGCSE. Best, Tim
Course constructionHey David! I originally wanted to teach A Streetcar Named Desire instead of The Handmaid's Tale, but I hesitated because one student in the cohort had already studied Streetcar for IGCSE. Do you think it's okay to go ahead with...
Course constructionThank you for your thoughtful feedback, Mr David. I really appreciate your perspective, and you've certainly given me something to reflect on. My intention in selecting these texts was to build a conceptually coherent course around themes of identity,...
Course constructionHi Amal, Technically, at SL, only two literary forms must be covered - and you have prose fiction and drama - which means you're fine in not teaching poetry if you don't want to do so. Best, Tim
Non-literary bodies of workConcerning SL students , is it obligatory to teach poetry as a literary work? I am planning to teach a collection of short stories from "The Thing around Your Neck", drama " A Doll's House" , novel "Fahrenheit 451" and another novel "Woman...
Non-literary bodies of workHi Ankita, Your selection seems just fine, although not knowing your context, students, their prior learning, your selection of non-literary bodies of work etc., it is difficult to comment more precisely. I notice that you teach in India, so...
Course constructionHi Tim! Just wanted to know how you feel about the choice of texts. SL Maus (Graphic Novel | Originally in English | USA)The Handmaid's Tale (Novel | Originally in English | Canada)Purple...
Course constructionHi Francine, Thanks for your considered question. We have what we have on the site. We know we need to provide even more - on the high end - model examples for top band IOs and your comment reminds us of that for the future. We...
IO sample workHi David, Thank you for your reply. I did ask the student about analysing the character as a whole, but the student is determined to focus on irony and wit. I will check the progress but he seems to be on the right track at the moment....
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Thank you so much for the reassurance.
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