Hi Shane, I know of the documentary, but I have not watched it myself. Can it be used as a non-literary body of work for the course? Yes! As for the suitability, while I know the basic premise, I don't know the exact content in it...
Paper 1HI, I have a couple of questions that have arisen as we prepare for our IOs 1) if we have studied a play (eg. The Crucible that could be used in Paper 2) and watched the film version, briefly discussing it in terms of eg. film techniques etc...
Frequently asked questionsHi Tim and David, I want to show the documentary "Into the Manosphere" by Louis Theroux. Are you familiar with this new doc, and, if so, is it a suitable non-literary text for Lang. & Lit.? Let me know, thanks!
Paper 1Hi Bennett, Yes, you can teach a film in a language other than English as long as it has been professionally translated (subtitles are fine). Many teachers work with Parasite and this is perfectly acceptable! Your first question...
ResourcesHello! I have a question about the IO and teaching film. In year 1, students study Persepolis and To Pimp a Butterfly as the literary texts, focusing on readers/writers/texts with Persepolis and Intertextuality with TPAB. I am interested in teaching...
ResourcesHi David, Thanks so much for your reply (and pardon my delayed response). Kind regards, Brooke
Extended Essay (2027): Interdisciplinary EssaysHi Silke, I'm not quite sure that's what I'm saying. I simply mean - as you know - that a solitary emphasis on lyrics is literary (from the IB's pov). To nudge the text type into the non-literary, the discussion must be multimodal (i.e. lyrics...
IO sample workHello David, thanks a lot for the reply. So, for the struggling student it would be okay to use an extract from the lyrics but focus on the audio representation of those if I got that right? Songs are a really tricky one, but...
IO sample workHi Rajesh, Can I ask, please, if your list is constructed with page 21 of the study guide in mind? Your motivation for your choice of works makes a lot of good sense, but you must also be mindful of things such as works in translation and literary...
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Site authorHi Rachel, I've put my answers in corresponding number order. 1. The IB might have a different answer, but your gut and my gut says the same thing: no. Why? It's against the spirit of things to double-dip like this. Is...
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