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There are seven IB concepts:
Culture, Creativity, Communication, Perspective, Transformation, Representation and ...
Name the other one.

1. Identity
2. Experiences
3. Smart aleck
4. Sharing the planet

Which of these is not part of the IB Learner Profile?

1. Principled
2. Balanced
3. Modest
4. Knowledgable

Which is NOT a part of Lang Lit A?

1. Understanding and making use of literary terms
2. Understanding global citienship
3. Close reading of literary texts
4. Understanding the context of the work

Paper 1 and Paper 2 are :

1. Internally Assessed
2. Externally Assessed

How long should IO last?

1. 35 min
2. 25 min
3. 15 min
4. 45 min

Which one is not a literary text type?

1. novel
2. poem
3. drama
4. advertisement

IO needs to be about_____

1. only one literary text
2. only one text from a non-literary body of work
3. both

In paper 1 students need to write a guided textual analysis about ____

1. unseen literary texts
2. unseen non-literary texts

For Paper 2 you need to write a comparative essay about_____

1. two literary texts
2. two non-literary texts
3. one literary and one non-literary

Can you use the same texts more than once for your assessments?

1. Yes
2. No

Which one is not a part of Area of Exploration

1. Readers, writers and text
2. Intertexuality
3. Transformation
4. Time and place

Which one is not a field of inquiry?

1. Culture, identity, community
2. Art, Creativity and imagination
3. Beliefs, values and education
4. Perspective, communication and representation

IB Mission

The International Baccalaureate aims to develop

inquiring, knowledgable and caring young people

who help to create a better and more peaceful world

through intercultural understanding and respect. 

IB Learner Profile

Which IB Profile chracteristics do you think you already have? Give reasons

IB Elements

Areas of Exploration

Concepts

Global Issues/ Field of Inquiry

Areas of Exploration

Readers, writers and text

Time and space/place

Intertextuality

- Reading from the perspective of the immanent, the contextual and the comparative

Concepts

Field of Inquiry

Field of inquiry

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Literary texts

Prose fiction

*Prose non-fiction

Drama

Poetry

*Biography, autobiography, diary, essay by an author which may include fictional elements, figurative language, symbolism etc..

* In some manifestations, these text types might be considered to be in the prose non-fiction category.

IB Examinations (internal)

Individual Oral : 

-15 min oral presentation to your teacher

-One literary text-one and non-literary body of work

-BOW: a series of photos by the same author, advertisement campaign etc.

- Global issue

 

IB Examninations (External)

Paper 1: Guided Textual Analysis 

- SL: one unseen non-literary text (1 hour 15 min)

- HL: two unseen non-literary text (2 hour 15 min)

 

Paper 2: Comparative Essay

- Both SL and HL students have 1 hour 45 min

- Four unseen essay questions

- Writing a compative essay comparing two literary works you studied

HL Essay

- Only HL students

-Extended research/broad analysis of literary or linguistic ideas on one of the literary works or non-literary works

-Developing your own line of inquiry and your own research question

-Line of inquiry: 7 concepts

-Planning and revising is vital

-Choose something that really intrigues you!

Academic Honesty

• Acknowledge the work of others: Citation, bibliographies
• No malpractice! (plagiarism and collusion).
• Plagiarism: Copying the work of the other without acknowledging, includes also translations from other languages.
• Collusion: Allowing your work to be copied or duplicating work that you have done for any other assignment at school.