IB English
"I write because there is some lie that I want to expose, some fact to which I want to draw attention, and my initial concern is to get a hearing. But I could not do the work of writing a book, if it were not also an aesthetic experience."
George Orwell
About this course...
This course moves through three areas of focus. Each unit consists of two literary works studied in conversation with a variety of non-literary texts, such as articles, speeches, memoir, advertising, and websites.
Component 1: Reader, Writers, and Texts
This study includes the investigation of how texts themselves operate as well as the contexts and complexities of production and reception. Focus is on the development of personal and critical responses to the particulars of communication.
Component 2: Time and Space
Study focuses on the contexts of language use and the variety of ways literary and non-literary texts might both reflect and shape society at large.
Component 3: Intertextuality: connecting texts
Study focuses on intertextual relationships with possibilities to explore various topics, thematic concerns, generic conventions, modes or literary traditions that have been introduced throughout the course.
This course is assessed through a variety of written and oral communications, through oral commentary, essays, and exams.
Welcome to your induction session...
For your induction session, please work your way through the document titled 'What is Power?' below. This will then enable you to complete the Summer Project mentioned which will be used by your teachers as their first form of assessment in September. Both accompanying texts can also be found below. Should you need help at any stage, please contact Miss Sanders (kathleen.sanders@wilmingtonacademy.org.uk). Completed projects should be emailed to: kathleen.sanders@wilmingtonacademy.org.uk.
2023 IB Lang Lit- Introduction.docxEnglish Language and Literature
2023 IB Lang Lit- Y11 Summer Induction Lesson.docxWhat is Power?
IB Lang Lit- Induction Task- PROTESTING THE FREEDOM TO CATCH CORONAVIRUS (1).pdfProtesting for the Freedom to Catch the Coronavirus