IB - Group 1 - English Literature
GROUP 1
IB ENGLISH LITERATURE - HIGHER LEVEL "Global Cultural Adventures" Why does reading literature from around the world broaden our intercultural understanding and respect for differences?
Grade 11, Year 1: IBEN30SL or IBEN30HL
Are you curious about other cultures? Are you interested in reading literature that represents a wide range of global perspectives and global issues? Do you want to develop your own independent interpretations of literature? Would you like to prepare and eat exotic cuisines in class and create cultural projects? Do you want to choose what you want to write about? Are you looking for an in-depth curriculum that examines topics deeply, instead of just memorizing facts for a test? Then, IB English Literature is for you!
IB English Literature is a two-year student-centered, inquiry-driven, and discussion-based course that fosters deep critical thinking and reflection. Over the two years, students are able to develop close, meaningful relationships with their peers and teachers. Since IB is internationally-minded, students will read diverse works of global literature from different genres, countries, cultural traditions, varied perspectives and voices, and historical periods. Emphasis will be placed on close reading and analysis of literary elements. Students choose their own literary line of inquiry for their IB Higher Level Essay, which is a literary analysis essay written on a student-generated topic that focuses on one one of the following: Identity, Culture, Creativity, Communication, Perspective, Transformation, and Representation. During junior year, students will complete varied written and oral assessments, including a Guided Literary Analysis of an Excerpt (Paper 1 on the IB Exam).
Literary Selections in Level 1
Things Fall Apart (Nigeria)
Chris Abani, poet
Like Water for Chocolate (Mexico)
Rosario Castellanos and Pablo Neruda, poets
Paradise of the Blind (Vietnam)
Ocean Vuong, poet
The Color of Water (America)
Kendrick Lamar
The Metamorphosis (Czechoslovakia)
Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead (Poland)
Joy Harjo and Marge Piercy, poets
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Grade 12, Year 2: IBEN30SL2 or IBEN30HL2
This course will continue the work begun in IB English Literature Higher Level 1, with an emphasis on independent close reading and analysis of authorial choices and literary techniques. As well, during the first term, seniors will work on their college applications and personal stories. Students will explore how readers, writers, and texts interact, how time and space influences the work, and how intertextuality influences interpretation. The culminating assessments of senior year are the IB Individual Oral, an oral analysis of a global issue found in two works, IB Paper 1 Guided Analysis of an excerpt, and IB Paper 2 Comparative Analysis of 2 works.
Literary Selections in Level 2
A Doll’s House (Norway)
The Scarlet Letter (America)
The Color Purple (America)
Langston Hughes and Amanda Gorman, poets
The Grapes of Wrath (America)
Martin Espada, poet
Augustown (Jamaica)
Louise Bennett, Mutabaruka, and Bob Marley, poets
Poets: Emily Dickinson and Sylvia Plath
IB Group 1 or 6: Literature and Performance
FOR THE FULL DIPLOMA: You must choose one from each Group with a minimum of 3 courses @ SL level and 3 @ HL level plus the CORE class for a total of 7 courses.