1084y-H

IB English: Language & Literature Year 1

Full Year/ 1 Credit / Grade 11

Prerequisites:

A grade of B in American Studies: Literature and History Honors/ or a B+ in American Studies: Literature and History Standard Level.

Course Description:

This is the first year of a two-year program that prepares eleventh graders to take the International Baccalaureate Language and Literature Examination at either the Standard or the Higher Level. IB English Language and Literature, Year One, is designed for native and non-native speakers of English. This course focuses on the detailed study of literature, the development of language in cultural contexts and how meaning is determined through the media. This study is approached through prescribed literary texts and a wide range of non-literary texts. Evaluation will be based on literary essays, written and oral comparative commentaries, the development of close reading skills, and formal oral examinations. A balance is achieved across the curriculum not only in connection with the genre of the texts studied and the period and place of their production, but also as regards the worldview of their authors, which may vary according to their gender, race, sexuality, beliefs and any other such component of their identities to ensure that students are exposed to the diversity of forms the human experience can take.

Assessment is aligned with the IBO assessment criteria. IB Predictions are based on student performance on IB assignments and mock exams.