Fourth Period IB 5

Rules of the Game

PTA In Short

• Written Oral Commentary

• Written Task

• Further Oral Activity

• Mock Paper 2 (in pw week. Duur: 120 min

• Shakespeare/Othello(IB Part 4) – and SE in V6

Emphasis on Part 4

• In Part 4 - Literature: critical study we examine literary texts through a more form-focused lens. This is to say that close reading, textual analysis and critical literacy are at the heart of Part 4.

• Your IO is based on a Part 4 text (either Stone Gods, Orthello or Heart of Darkness)

Emphasis on Propaganda

• Part 2 - Language and mass communication is: To what extent does a medium, determine a particular message? Here we look at how the mass media use language to inform, persuade or entertain.

• Touches on • Part 1 - Language in cultural context is the study of non-

literary texts. We look at how culture and context both shape texts and their interpretations

Further Oral Activity

• For Parts 1 and 2 students will be asked to conduct at least two further oral activities (FOA). These activities can be based on different types of situations that use spoken language, ranging from presentations to interviews, or from debates to speeches. In the FOA students must demonstrate their understanding of course work, focus on the relevant topic and an achievement of one or more learning outcomes.

The groups FOA

• An individual FOA should be no less than 10 minutes and no more than 20 minutes (including a discussion).

• An FOA by a pair of students should take at least 20 minutes and no more than 30

• 3 or more students should take up an entire lesson.

• No group bigger than 4 except for a debate.

• Debates will be American parliamentary (two teams of 3, each speaker gets 3 minutes), so a debate takes around 20 minutes. The debate should be preceded by an introduction where the relation between the topic and the area of study is explained.

• Once students hand in their proposal for an FOA, a schedule will be set up. Students who hand in their proposal late will be the first to present. (LIFO principle)

• The proposal for the FOA must include specification of the Area of Study and the Learning Outcomes

Topics we have discussed in

Language in a Cultural Context (Area of Study)- Language and Gender- Jargon, slang and dialects

• Topics in Language and Media, so far include:– Gender– Propaganda– Media Bias– AdvertisingYou can use techniques of how to analyze film in media

FOA’s

Possible subjects for an FOA could include:

• Looking at Ebonics as a dialect (or any other dialect of English)

• How specific cultures influenced English: what types of words come from…..

• The grammar of text speak

• How has text speak influenced spoken and written standard English

Gender

• On Gender: a deeper examination of how men and women communicate differently (for example, a debate on how much of the gender differences are fake science, ie. Men are from mars…

• On Gender in Media: examine specific campaigns (we’ve only looked generally at product groups, never taken apart one specific advertising campaign, or one specific product).For example, pretend to be an ad agency and pitch a campaign for a product.

• Propaganda: Make your own propaganda, and explain what you’ve done. Or take apart someone else’s (Obama, for example) propaganda

Creative Written Task

• Written task 1 is an 'imaginative piece' in which you demonstrate your understanding of the course work and a type of text. For example you could write a letter from one character to another character from a novel that you have read for Part 3 or 4. Or you could write a journalistic review of a speech that was studied in Part 1 or 2. Because the possibilities are endless, it is easy to write irrelevant work. Make sure you plan your work and stick to it.

Written Task II

• Higher Level students must write at least one critical response to a text. These responses, which in fact are essays, answer one of six prescribed questions from the Language A: Language and Literature guide. These questions are answered with regards to the text that has been studied. The six questions are versatile, meaning they can be applied to both non-literary and literary texts.

Word of Warning

• At SL, students must write at least one written task based on a literary work from either Parts 3 or 4.

• At HL, students must write at least one written task based on a literary work from Part 3 and also one based on a work from Part 4.

• If your last WT was a 1, You must now do a 2 and vice versa

Submission

• WT’s must be submitted via Magistar, and also must be put into the portfolio; failure to put in the portfolio (including teacher comments) will result in a lower grade.

• Plagiarism controls will be carried out.

• Outlines of your plan for the two activities must be delivered on the due dates. The outline includes a brief summary of your objectives and your time line.– If you are collaborating on the Oral Activity ensure your

plan has a workable time line, includes scope of activity, resourcing, (who does what and do you require external resources) tasks, dependencies (what needs to be done before a following activity can begin).

• The proposal for the FOA and Written Task must include specification of the Area of Study and the Learning Outcomes.

DUE DATES and stuff

• Outline Further Oral Activity May 9th (don’t forget LIFO)

• Outline Written Task May 13th

• Written Task is due May 31st.

FOA’s -You may work with students in both IB5 classesFOA’s will be presented in June. Dates will follow as soon

as we know which activities have been put forward. A reflection on your FOA must be added to your portfolio

3 days after your presentation. Your reflection must include information regarding learning outcomes, collaboration and if your aims were achieved.