English A1 Pre-2013

I got this from my teacher and it helped with my analysis in english

examiner's comments included

I really like this commentary, helpful sample

This is a commentary on Wilfred Owen's famous war poem, "Dulce Et Decorum Est." I got a perfect 25/25 in English A1 HL in class for this commentary. Hope its useful to you as a sample. The poem itself isn't attached with the commentary, so look it up online.

I received a 7 in this comparative world lit essay.

Really good notes on Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby...

A set of notes put together including how to choose a topic, and 2 sets of notes on information covering assignments 2a, 2b and 2c, planning and writing your WLP2.

This is a list of things that one must keep in mind when preparing to give their formal oral commentary on poetry or prose. It is very, very useful.

This is a commentary on Ted Hughes' poem Earth-Moon. It is one of the best commentaries I had ever written in that it received a perfect 7 (25/25 raw score) and it was days before our Paper 1 for IB, so it was the last practice poem we did. I hope you find it useful. The actual poem isn't attached with the document, so look it up online and read it before going through the commentary or I'm afraid you will be quite confused.

Individual Oral Presentation format with example. Proposal form with all required parts.

notes on literary analysis and how to incorporate it in your essay

This is my reflective statement in English A: Literature on the stranger/the outsider by Albert Camus. In the new English A syllabus you are required to write a reflective statement based on an interactive oral to show your understanding of culture and the context. This is just to show you how to write this reflective statement, as it is a rather new thing in the IB and many might not have received the proper instructions from their teachers.
Things to remember:
Write in first person, very informal piece of writing
Consider what you discussed during the interactive oral
What have you learned and understood from the discussions
What questions do you still have/would like to explore further
Write 300-400 words
If students write fully and honestly, they should be able to get the 3 marks. No language criteria here

Here is a guide on How to write an Excerpt Commentary !
Hope it helps,
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look at the title.

Fully pulled apart poem with commentary to go with it.

Use this sheet to help you understand the idea of close textual analysis as well as the methods you should use in doing it.

a guide on how to analyze CORRECTLY. examples included.

Hey guys, this list of poetry devices proved very helpful and useful during my revision (or last minute revision really). Also, it's a very good resource for your IOC preparations! Don't seem to find this list anywhere on this website, just thought I'd share.

This is a sample Reflection Statement from the IBO that received full marks (to be used in the World Lit section of English A1).
Hope it helps

Handouts from my English class in a doc.

An analysis of the poem Heaven of Animals

This is a three page journal of a line by line analysis of John Keats' poem "To Autumn", which some IB students might need to know for their IB English Orals.

Review this page if you have received marks on your improper incorporation of quotations.

This is a five page journal of a line by line analysis of Elizabeth Bishop's poem "The Fish", which some IB students might need to know for their IB English Orals.

This is a five page journal of a line by line analysis of Elizabeth Bishop's poem "The Filling Station", which some IB students might need to know for their IB English Orals.