Course Assessment
Individual oral: sample extracts and outline
Using sample extracts for practice The requirements for the Individual Oral, as outlined in the guide and the TSM published by the IB, present teachers and students with some challenges when it comes...
The Literature course
Teaching context: definitions Free
Defining the term Addressing the meaning of the word 'context' can provide students with a reminder of the breadth of ways in which it might - or should be - considered, and encourage thinking about...
The Literature course
Time and space
Time and Space is an Area of Exploration that invites consideration of the many and varied ways in which texts are written and read in particular times and places, and - more generally - the relationship...
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The Literature course
Intertextuality: text choices
No poet, no artist of any art, has his complete meaning alone. His significance, his appreciation is the appreciation of his relation to the dead poets and artists. In many ways, of course, any literary...
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The new course: updates Free
Updates on the new course In October 2019, the IB updated the guide for the new course and last month they published a Frequently Asked Questions document to help answer some of the questions teachers...
The Literature course
Types of intertextuality
The term 'intertextuality' can be used to describe a great many ways in which one text directly speaks to, or in some other way exists in a relationship with another. As students study different literary...
The Literature course
Perspective
Perspective in Literature Perspective is one of 7 concepts that underpin teaching and learning in the English A: Literature Course. Linking to the 3 areas of exploration, these ideas allow students to...
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Farewell to the IOC! Free
It is clear from some of the questions we have been getting, that many of you are preparing for the final ever round of IOCs. For some of you this may be the last of hundreds you have done over the years;...
Course Assessment
Higher Level Essay
An independent inquiry It is clear from the guidance on the Higher Level essay that this assignment should be set up and conducted as an independent inquiry, with students developing ideas from their...
Teaching and Learning resources
My reading history...
Another way to get to know your students when you first them is to ask for a piece of writing that they will (hopefully) not find too challenging to write, but will give you information about them and...