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What You'll Study in IB English A: Language and Literature
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📖 Area of Exploration 1: Readers, Writers and Texts
- Close Reading and Textual Analysis
- How Creators Make Choices (Language, Structure, Form)
- How Meaning is Communicated (Words, Images, Sound)
- Literary Forms (Prose Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Prose Non-Fiction)
- Non-Literary Text Types (Advertisements, Speeches, News Articles, Interviews)
- Visual and Performance Texts
- Audience and Purpose Analysis
🌍 Area of Exploration 2: Time and Space
- Cultural Contexts in Texts
- Texts Across Time and Space
- How Texts Reflect or Refract the World
- Social, Historical, and Political Contexts
- Migration, Colonialism, and Nationalism Themes
- Culture, Identity, and Community
- Power, Politics, and Justice in Texts
- Language as Social Capacity
🔗 Area of Exploration 3: Intertextuality
- Connections Between Texts
- Comparative Study of Texts
- Diverse Traditions and Ideas
- Media, Text, and Audience Relationships
- Unique Characteristics vs. Complex Systems of Connection
- Cross-Cultural and Cross-Temporal Comparisons
- Thematic Links Across Literary and Non-Literary Works
🌐 Global Issues Framework
- Culture, Identity and Community
- Beliefs, Values and Education
- Politics, Power and Justice
- Art, Creativity and Imagination
- Science, Technology and Environment
- Selecting and Analyzing Global Issues for IO
- Transnational and Wide-Scale Issues
📝 Paper 1: Guided Textual Analysis (External - 35% SL, 35% HL)
- Unseen Non-Literary Text Analysis
- HL: Analysis of Two Unseen Non-Literary Texts (2hr 15min)
- SL: Analysis of One Unseen Non-Literary Text (1hr 15min)
- Identifying Text Type, Audience, and Purpose
- Language and Stylistic Device Analysis
- Visual and Structural Elements
- Authorial Choices and Their Effects
📚 Paper 2: Comparative Essay (External - 25% SL, 25% HL)
- Comparative Analysis of Two Literary Works
- Response to Unseen Essay Questions (4 options)
- HL & SL: 1 hour 45 minutes
- Thesis Development and Argumentation
- Comparative Literary Analysis Techniques
- Evidence Selection and Integration
- Critical Commentary and Interpretation
🎤 Individual Oral (IO) - Internal Assessment (30% SL, 20% HL)
- Oral Presentation on a Global Issue
- Analysis of One Literary and One Non-Literary Text
- Selecting a Focused Global Issue
- Extract Selection and Justification
- Connecting Texts to Global Issues
- Oral Communication and Presentation Skills
- 10-Minute Prepared Oral + 5-Minute Q&A
✍️ HL Essay (HL Only - Internal - 20% HL)
- 1,200-1,500 Word Critical Essay
- Independent Research on One Text
- Developing a Line of Inquiry
- Literary or Non-Literary Text Analysis
- Academic Writing and Citation
- Critical Thinking and Original Argumentation
- Cannot Use Texts from IO or Paper 2
📋 Text Selection Requirements
- SL: 4 Works (2 Literary, 2 Non-Literary)
- HL: 6 Works (3 Literary, 3 Non-Literary)
- Literary Work = 15-20 Poems OR 5-8 Short Stories OR 1 Novel/Play
- Texts from Different Time Periods and Places
- Originally Written in Language A
- Originally Written in Translation
- Diverse Genres, Text Types, and Cultures
Higher Level (HL)
Additional depth and rigor for HL students
- Additional theory content
- Advanced problem-solving
- Extended calculations
- Deeper mathematical rigor
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Individual Oral (IO) Preparation and Delivery
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HL Essay: Developing a Line of Inquiry
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Understanding Authorial Choices and Effects
Close reading techniques examining how language choices, structure, form, and stylistic devices create meaning and impact on different audiences
Connecting Texts Across Time and Space
Contextual analysis frameworks exploring how texts reflect cultural, historical, and social contexts while connecting diverse traditions and perspectives
Exam Time Management and Structure
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