Hi Tim! Apologies if this is covered somewhere and I'm missing it... To what extent can students apply an extra-textual lens to their selected work for interpretive purposes? I'm noticing students gravitate towards an explanation of something...
TipsHi Mirna, Thanks for the question. No, this is not valid as a non-literary body of work. It is "housed" in the "old course" and works for preparation for Paper 1, among other things. However, in the new (current) course, a...
Media and Race - #OscarsSoWhiteHi Tim, Greetings from Bahrain, Many students are interested in Oscarssowhite as their non-literary curated body of work for the IO- and I am a bit hesitant. My question: Is it still a valid body of work to examine or a bit...
Media and Race - #OscarsSoWhiteHi Patricia, That's correct. Students are not allowed to bring in say three other photographs (the non-literary body of work) into the Individual Oral. They are allowed the extracts and the outline. Best, Tim
Individual oralThanks, as ever, for the timely and clear reply. Just to confirm- the students aren't allowed to take in whatever their wider BoW consists of- the 'other' photographs, artworks, etc?
Individual oralHi Jeremy, Both of these look good to go. I don't see any red flags and students have a line of inquiry that works (in my eyes). Best, Tim
Higher level essayHi Patricia, Starting with the 2nd question first, at some point in the introduction (and it doesn't have to be the first thing they say), students should clearly and explicitly state the global issue - and use that phrase. This is my...
Individual oralHi Tim and David, A couple of questions: Am I correct in thinking that students shouldn't bring their supporting examples from the whole literary work and BoW to the exam- they just bring in the main extracts? Secondly, is there an expectation...
Individual oralGreetings and good day. Please may I inquire again about the appropriateness of 2 more HLE essays if I may? Thank you in advance. The help has been fantastic, and my students are well on their way! 1. How...
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Hello David, I have a follow-up question on the computer game. The student now chose a “scene” that is available as a video. I told him to - as for a movie - use some stills. However, that may not cover all the conversation in that part....
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