English Language & Literature

Resources

• The Paper 1 SL & HL rubrics, exemplar SL & HL responses and unseen texts analyzed can be found in this Google Drive folder.

• Examples of Specific Rhetorical Appeals — What it says on the tin: specific rhetorical appeals beyond the main four (logos, pathos, kairos, ethos) you can refer to.

• Graphic Novel Conventions — Various conventions & formal elements common to graphic novels.

• Literary Devices — A website with a comprehensive list of stylistic/literary devices and their definitions.

• Poetic Devices — Common stylistic/literary devices seen in poetry and verse texts in general.

• Rhythm & Meter in English Poetry — An overview of rhythm & meter as used in poems.

The session covered:

• Overviews of general stylistic/literary devices, rhetorical techniques

• Text type-specific conventions, devices & techniques (e.g. graphic novels, poems, etc.)

• Exam strategies: time management, planning/structuring a Paper 1 exam response, etc.

• Exemplar responses (written by us session leaders) and their strengths & weaknesses

• Collaborative (with all attendees) analysis of literary & language Paper 1 style unseen texts.

Resources

• The Paper 2 SL & HL rubrics, an exemplar response & notes organiser can be found in this Google Drive folder.

• Past Paper Questions Breakdown — A breakdown of common content/topic areas in questions from past IB Paper 2s spanning from 2013-2018. Useful for planning out one's Part 3 texts in relation to said common topic areas within Paper 2.

• Graphic Novel Conventions — Various conventions & formal elements common to graphic novels.

• Literary Devices — A website with a comprehensive list of stylistic/literary devices and their definitions.

This session covered:

• Preparation strategies to use on one's Part 3 texts

• Overviews of trends in Paper 2 questions

• How to break down a Paper 2 question

• Exam strategies: time management, planning/structuring a Paper 2 exam response, etc.

Furthermore, a significant portion of this session will consist of all attendees collaboratively breaking down & discussing past Paper 2 questions, both in a general context and specifically in relation to one's texts, in order to give attendees practice in putting the elements covered in the session to practical use.