IB+English+A2+(B+&+E+block)

In A2 English SL students study language, texts, and culture for the refinement and analysis of context, style, and theme: explore English-speaking cultures; make connections to familiar language and culture; and discuss, argue, and debate similarities and differences among texts. The course is divided into three parts: Part 1: Literature (//Pride and Prejudice, The Handmaid’s Tale// and //A Raisin in the Sun//), Part 2: Language and Culture (The History of English, English as a Global Language, and Bilingualism/Biculturalism), and Part 3: Literature (//Twelfth Night//, short stories, and poetry). Summative assessments will include the IBO Written Tasks with Rationales, Paper 1 Comparative Commentaries, Paper 2 Persuasive Essays, Individual Oral Commentaries, and Interactive Orals.
 * Grade Level: **12
 * Course Description: **
 * Duration and Credits: **This is the second year of a two year course (1 credit).
 * Prerequisites: **DP A2 English SL YR1 or equivalent, based on approval of IB DP Advisory Committee
 * Texts: **//Pride and Prejudice // by Jane Austen//; The Handmaid’s Tale// By Margaret Atwood//; A Raisin in the Sun// by Lorraine Hansberry//; Twelfth Night// by William Shakespeare//;// short stories by Katherine Mansfield, Flannery O’Connor and Graham Greene; poetry by Robert Frost, Elizabeth Bishop, and Wilfred Owen.

//Twelfth Night// by William Shakespeare Six Elements of Drama...Plot, Theme, Character, Diction, Music, Spectacle Drama Terms

IB Rational WT form: Please make sure to complete and print for class when the written task is due.



Katherine Mansfield "An Ideal Family"

SIFTSEI Review of the techniques used to analyze poetry.

Short stories by Katherine Mansfield:

Grammar Review Exercises:Plural Nouns; Possessive Nouns; Nouns-Count and noncount; Apostrophe; "to be" verbs; One or Two player verb quiz (just for fun); Pronouns; Prepositions; Conjunction; Pronoun & antecedent agreement (Review the powerpoint first); Italics/underlining vs. quotes

Comparative Commentary (paper 1) Examples from students: Figurative Language List (not exhaustive, but a good start!)

Paper 2: Sample paragraphs

_The Handmaid's Tale_ by Margaret Atwood Movie Trailer Review of the book by Guardian