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Welcome to the Odyssey Institute Website for
Year 1 and Year 2 of DP Language & Literature!
Below, you will find weekly updates, links, and assignment deadlines to help with your planning and organization of your valuable time. The Summer Assessment & Reading List for incoming Year 2 scholars is on the class resources tab above. ALL ASSESSMENT RUBRICS MAY BE FOUND ON THE ASSESSMENTS TAB. Please feel free to pull them up whenever you need. CLICK HERE to access the course syllabus.
If you need a helpful reminder for how to cite your sources on papers and assessments, click here: MLA Citation Guides for ALL written papers. A great resource for free assessment tips is the IB English Guys. Click on the Link to search out guidance and tips as you prepare for your assessments!
For Blog reading and response, always type out your response in a Word or TextEdit document and cut and paste it into the blog. That way, if anything goes wrong, you have not lost your complete, thoughtful response. Here is the quick link to the blog, Literally Speaking.
All HL essays will be drafted and completed in class to ensure authenticity. Once these essays are completed and checked, scholars will have one day in class to type the HL Essays in Google Docs.
You will receive a weekly email from me every Friday -- it will come through your school email, so make CERTAIN you are regularly checking/monitoring your email!!
Here is a link for scholars to review for Standard Response Protocol (Hold, Secure, Lockdown, Evacuate).
Enjoy studying or background music? Here are some of Mrs. Caraway's current favorite background study music links on YouTube: Celtic Music or Jane Austen Vibes for Study ENJOY!!
And now, here is our weekly class-by-class update for more effective planning...
YEAR 1- Juniors, Class of 2027
Monday, May 4: Scholars will present their IO outlines to the class. They will present their global issue along with a brief summary analysis of the literary text and a brief summary analysis of the non-literary text. Presentations should not last longer than 7 minutes. Any remaining time may be spent organizing binders or sealing letters.
Tuesday, May 5: Today, we will prepare to write for the HL Essay final. We will review a description of the HL essay requirements and marking scheme. We will watch a video about the prompt. Scholars may begin working on their prompt, thesis, and outline. The final, polished prompt will be due tomorrow.
Wednesday, May 6: Scholars will work on completing the HL Essay thesis and outline. We will watch a video about the thesis and outlining.
Thursday, May 7: We will work on finishing the outlining and beginning the blue book rough draft. We will watch a helpful video about the introduction.
Monday, May 11: Scholars will be working on their rough draft. We will watch a helpful video on structuring the body paragraphs.
Tuesday, May 12: Today, we will work on finalizing the rough draft, which is due on Thursday.
Wednesday, May 13: Scholars will finish their rough draft.
Thursday, May 14: We will conduct critical friend peer reviews of our rough drafts today. Finals are next week! Rough drafts stay HERE.
Monday, May 18: Today is the DP Language and Literature Final for Period 2 scholars. It will run from 9:55 am to 12:05 pm. You will be completing your HL essay with a title page and a works cited page on computers and submitting it to Mrs. Caraway by the end of the period.
Tuesday, May 19: Today is finals for periods 4/5 and 6. Early dismissal at 12:05.
Wednesday, May 20: Today is the DP Language and Literature Final for Period 8 scholars. It will run from 9:55 am to 12:05 pm. You will be completing your HL essay with a title page and a works cited page on computers and submitting it to Mrs. Caraway by the end of the period.
Thursday, May 21: Today is a half-day schedule. Scholars may finalize their essays if necessary. Otherwise, you may get a head start on the August Blog.
Important Links:
The Agony & the Irony Activity
Recommended Reading List for Summer Assignment
Electronic Copy of Summer Assignment
Important Due Dates
Read and annotate Chapters 60-61 (Monday, April 27)
April Blog (April 30)
Laurie Simmons OR Edmund Leighton and Pride and Prejudice IO Outline Presentation (Monday, May 4)
Pride and Prejudice Lit Tracker (Tuesday, May 5)
Pride and Prejudice Statement of Inquiry/Thesis outline (Wednesday, May 6)
Pride and Prejudice Essay Outline Complete for check (Monday, May 11)
Pride and Prejudice Essay Completed Rough Draft turned in! (Thursday, May 14)
YEAR 2- Seniors, Class of 2026
Monday, May 4 & Tuesday May 5: Scholars will be guided through approaching different texts for Paper 1 as we continue to prepare for exams.
Wednesday May 6 and Thursday May 7 : Non-DP Testing Scholars will take the Paper II FINAL. Those who are testing have Paper 1 on Thursday, May 7 in the afternoon, and Paper 2 on Friday, May 8 in the morning. (See our School Schedule tab for times--locations to be determined).
Important Links
Paper 2 Example Text A Outline Planner for "A Family Supper"
Paper 2 Example Text B Outline Planner for "Stones"
Paper 2 Comparing Outline for Purple Hibiscus and Thousand Splendid Suns
Important Due Dates
Blog Advice and Photos (Thursday, April 23)
April Blog (Thursday, April 30)
Paper 2 Exam for those NOT testing (Wednesday/Thursday, May 6-7)
Paper 2 Exam for those who ARE testing (Thursday/Friday, May 7,8)
Kristin Caraway
Contact Information
Email: kcaraway@topamail.com
Required Course Materials
1. A one subject spiral notebook or composition book
2. A 1-inch binder (which will be stored in class/provided by IB Program)
3. Writing & annotating materials: highlighters, pencils, black ball-point or gel pens
4. Required novels-Hard copies ONLY! No pdfs. (non-literary texts will be provided by Mrs. Caraway)
Literature Materials for Year 2 (Seniors)
Click on the book images below to access Amazon links
1. A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini (We will read this last)
2. Purple Hibsicus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (This is our second novel)
3. Cyrano de'Bergerac by Edmond Rostand (make sure you procure the Brian Hooker translation--We will read this first)
Literature Materials for Year 1 (Juniors)
1. Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen (We will read this last)
2. Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi (We will read this first)
3. Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare (We will read this second)
I hope that this introduction answers at least some of your questions about the course. Please don't hesitate to contact me via email with any further questions. During the school year work week, I will get back to you within 24 hours at the most.
On the above tab entitled "Class Resources," I will attach important course handouts for your convenience. At present, I have attached your recommended reading list and summer assignments. I also have the syllabus, QPA Guide, and Critical Reading checklist. In addition to giving you choices of reading material for your summer assignments, the Recommended Reading List highlights books that are highly regarded and influential works in the world of literature that would be good reading for those who plan on majoring in English, Literature or Communications in the university setting.
Resources will also be readily available here by link if they are not provided as hard copies. Papers and assessments may be uploaded to Managebac for turn in after final edits are completed.
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