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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. SUMMER ASSESSMENTS & READING LIST ARE ON THE CLASS RESOURCES TAB ABOVE. ALL ASSESSMENT RUBRICS ARE ATTACHED ON 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 that provides free tips for assessments 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 text edit 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.
Starting the second semester, all HL essays will be completed and drafted 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 update by class for more effective planning...
YEAR 1- Juniors, Class of 2027
Monday, March 2: Today, we will spend some time contemplating the famous first lines of the novel and exploring why it is an example of irony. We will move on to consider the dialogue of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet and again, evaluate the tone, and how the author chooses words to make it clear. We will watch a short video that helps us conceptualize the Bennet home and we will begin reading chapters 1-3 for tomorrow's discussion.
Tuesday, March 3: In our groups today, we will discuss our impressions of Regency society thus far. We will discuss as a class the interaction and impressions of Elizabeth, our protagonist, and Mr. Darcy. Then we will watch a short video about the importance of the ball in courtship.
Wednesday, March 4: Today, we will watch the first part of Joe Wright's film, Pride and Prejudice. We will discuss our first impressions of the characters introduced thus far, and how the author is setting up foils.
Thursday, March 5: Scholars will explore how Austen uses dialogue to reveal character and develop relationships as well as expand on potential conflicts. We will understand the meaning and purpose of an entailed property and discuss how it is at the center of the Bennets' main conflict. We will watch a video that helps us conceptualize the grandeur of Netherfield Hall, where Bingley is living. Finally, we will explore the many different forms of irony at work in our chapters: verbal, dramatic, and situational.
Monday, March 9: Today, scholars will reflect on the characters of Mrs. Bennet and Miss Bingley. How does Austen use both of these characters to play the fool? We will watch more of the film in class. We will also continue to explore Austen's use of irony in the banter between Miss Bingley and Mr. Darcy.
Tuesday, March 10: Today, scholars will discuss the conflict types they are seeing in the story. How is conflict used by Austen to develop her characters and relationships? We will then begin considering material for our QPA. We will review the structure and a model. Finally, we will talk about how Mr. Collins introduces Miss Austen's use of Horatian Satire.
Wednesday, March 11: Scholars will start by discussing and adding notes to the lit tracker about Mr. Collins and Mr. Wickham. We will then take notes on Mr. Collins and his purpose in Austen's novel, and how both he and Wickham serve to increase tension and raise the romantic stakes.
Thursday, March 12: Scholars will consider the development of dramatic irony that we see in the true feelings of Mr. Darcy that Elizabeth is currently blind to. Scholars will work in groups finding quotes that back up the community's opinions of Mr. Darcy. Then, we will do the same for Mr. Wickham. After we discuss the varied points of view and first impressions, we will consider our responses to these two characters.
If you wish to purchase the books in class, the prices are as follows: Persepolis - $10, Taming of the Shrew - $5, and Pride and Prejudice - $6 (Book Bundle for $21)
Important Links:
Taming of the Shrew Lit Tracker
Taming of the Shrew Audiobook for the play
Taming of the Shrew HL Essay Preparation & Outline
Taming of the Shrew Play Performance Video
H is for Hawk: The Next Chapter
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days Link
IO Preparation Outline (Official)
IO Presentation Outline (Official)
Important Due Dates
HL Essay Rough and Final Drafts (Wednesday IN CLASS, 2/25)
February Blog (Saturday, February 28)
Read and annotate Chapters 1-3 (Tuesday, March 3)
Read and annotate Chapters 4-6 (Wednesday, March 4)
Read and annotate Chapters 7-8 (Thursday, March 5)
Read and annotate Chapters 9-10 (Monday, March 9)
Read and annotate Chapters 11-13 (Tuesday, March 10)
Read and annotate Chapters 14-15; Complete your QPA (Wednesday, March 11)
Read and annotate Chapters 16-17 (Thursday, March 12)
Read and annotate Chapter 18 (Monday, March 23)
YEAR 2- Seniors, Class of 2026
Monday, March 2: Today, we will reflect on two quotes from the reading and review words from the chapter. We will watch a short video about attachment theory and complete a group activity as we discuss the reading.
Tuesday, March 3: Today, we will begin our journey through Part II with Laila and her family. We will start with the character of Babi specifically and discuss the contrast we see in Mariam and Laila's upbringing as young women in Afghanistan. What might this mean for Laila's perspective? Scholars will lead our reading discussion.
Wednesday, March 4: Scholars will begin with silent conversation. We will walk through the tone analysis activity and consider it with the passage each scholar selected.
Thursday, March 5: Scholars will engage in quiet reflection on the selected quote. Then, they will share their thoughts. Scholars will share their tone analysis. We will define words from the reading and assigned group will lead our discussion. We will complete the Relationship with Home Activity and review reading HW.
Monday, March 9: Today, we will begin with a silent conversation. Scholars will discuss the reading for the first 20 minutes, as SO MUCH has happened! We will read the poem called "Kabul" and walk through an analysis and imitation activity.
Tuesday, March 10: Today, we will begin our exploration of Part III. Scholars will begin with silent conversations. We will review Farsi vocabulary and submit our poem activities. For discussion, each group will share a moment/quote and their analysis. Any questions may also be brought to class discussion.
Wednesday, March 11: Selected scholars will lead us in our reading discussion.
Thursday, March 12: Scholars will watch a short documentary about domestic violence in Afghanistan. Scholars will lead the discussion of our reading.
If you wish to purchase the books in class, the prices are as follows: Cyrano - $4, Purple Hibiscus - $12, and A Thousand Splendid Suns - $11 (Book Bundle for $27)
Important Links
In Class IO Sample: Paul (IB English Guys)
In Class IO Sample 1 Persepolis
In Class IO Sample 2 Taming of the Shrew
In Class IO Sample 3 Pride & Prejudice
Taming of the Shrew Non-Literary Texts
Pride & Prejudice Non-Literary Texts
Purple Hibiscus as Text A Outline Planner
Lit Tracker for Thousand Splendid Suns
Thousand Splendid Suns Close Read Activity for Chapter 5
Relationships with Home Activity
Important Due Dates
Read and take Lit Tracker Notes on chapters 1-3 (Monday, February 23)
Read and take Lit Tracker Notes on chapters 4-6(Tuesday, February 24)
Complete close reading activity for chapter 5 if not already finished in class. Read and take Lit Tracker Notes on chapters 7-9 (Wednesday, February 25)
Read and take Lit Tracker Notes on chapters 10-12 (Thursday, February 26)
February Blog (Saturday, February 28)
Read and take Lit Tracker Notes on chapters 13-15 (Monday, March 2)
Read and take Lit Tracker Notes on chapters 16-18 and complete Attachment Theory Activity if not already completed in class. (Tuesday, March 3)
Read and take Lit Tracker Notes on chapters 19-21. Choose a passage for tone exploration that is 1/2 a page to a page in length. (Wednesday, March 4)
Read and take Lit Tracker Notes on chapters 22-24. Complete your Tone Analysis on your passage (Thursday, March 5)
Read and take Lit Tracker Notes on chapters 25-26; complete "Relationships with Home" analysis paragraph. (Monday, March 9)
Read and take Lit Tracker notes on chapters 27-29. Complete poem activity. (Tuesday, March 10)
Read and take Lit Tracker notes on chapters 30-32. (Wednesday, March 11)
Read and take Lit Tracker notes on chapters 33-35 (Thursday, March 12)
Read and take Lit Tracker notes on chapters 36-37 (Monday, March 23)
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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