Languages A Language & Literature
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hi i'm confused for English HL, we have to do four written tasks right? therefore, two written task ones and two written task twos?
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Hi! My english teacher is making us do many passages in part 4. We are a class of 9 students and he is making us pickup chits with passages. He gave us 15 chits for an English Lang & Lit SL batch. Its just a pain to study all that and the curriculum document says we should do some 6 or 7 passages minimum. Do all teachers follow the minimum requirement or they do more passages than required? Thats so bad for students. Please help me so i can tell him.
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Hello guys! So I'm low-key stressing out right now because they want us to have a couple of ideas for our extended essay after the holidays. I've been thinking a bit about doing it on English. The problem is that the books I would want to do it on (Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass) are REALLY famous. Hence, I suspect that I wouldn't be able to come up with anything new and unique about them. Personally, I wouldn't mind, but I wanted to ask you guys if this is a bad idea. Would I get marked down if the entire essay consisted exploring different interpretations of the books (which aren't my own) but citing them etc. etc. (I.e. would my EE be vie…
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hello.I am required to do WT1 in English language and I decided to do it on language and culture. I am focusing on dying languages and I want to do an opinion editorial. I tried to write on Should Dying languages be saved, however this topic is very broad. please help me with the topic?
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Hello guys! At our school, they want us to begin to come up with Extended Essay ideas now. I really have no idea what I want to write about (I don't even know what subject I want to do it on tbh). Either way, as of right now, english is my favourite subject. I'm absolutely in love with Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and I would love to explore it in my Extended Essay (of course I would have to find a topic question first). Something I read that made me a bit worried was that "all of the things to say about Alice in Wonderland have already been said". I was just wondering if this would be an issue? Contrary, I've also heard people say that you really don't…
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So I am a little confused how I demonstrate in my writing how meaning is created. For example, there may be a rapper singing about his identity and uses various techniques. I think I can spot them but how should I write about them? I find it's a very important part because it is judged in many marking criteria from the FOA to the WT to the EE. Help please!
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I have my WT1 submission in few days and I am completely blank on what to write ! I have a option to choose from Macbeth or from the stories of edgar allen poe . Please help me with the ideas !
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Ok so my first written task is due very soon, and I am literally completely blank on ideas. All I know is that I'm pretty sure I want to write a short story. The topics I can pick from are Language and the Individual Language History Language and Power Language in Translation Language and Gender
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Hi, I am supposed to write a written task on the following ted talk: And I am just lost on what WT1 really is. Any ideas?
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Hello! I will have my third FOA really soon, I already did two and got 6 in both of them. I have the opportunity to do it again and I aming for a 7. I would like to ask you for innovate ideas or topics from part 1 or 2 of English A Language and Literature, things that are not that common or a topic that it will be easy to manage it and get a 7. I would really appreciate it! Thank you!
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So I decided to write a letter from the perspective of a Jewish refugee who moved to England during WWII. My teacher said I might have to reconsider the perspective because I'm pretending to be Jewish and writing a letter in English, when I would most likely be writing in German. If I state in my rationale that I have intended for the text to have originally been written in German and my text is a translation, would this solve my problem? I don't know if this would work since it might be not authentic enough or something.
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Hey everyone, I'm doing a WT1 on 1984. It's a speech by Big Brother, which takes place before the Revolution, so during the time of "capitalists with top hats" and all that. The problem is, I don't know how to show knowledge about the book in this task. BB wouldn't be telling citizens that he plans to ban sex and turn children against adults, making all citizens slaves of the Party etc. He'd probably give a very persuasive and positive speech telling them they'll be equals and all. If I do that, how can I relate it to the content of the book, as BB's version of the future will be very different than the time period which takes place in 1984? How can I show kno…
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Hi, guys I'm stressed out I have an IOP but I haven't chose the question that I'm going to do in my opinion yet. can you help me to find a question for my IOP i appreciate that !!
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Hi, so I need help with my essay topic question for IB English! I was just wondering are these good questions? A DOLL’S HOUSE How does the playwright use stage directions in order to convey a character’s emotions? What role does the symbol of a doll play in the work? What affect did Nora’s character have on women in society? ANTIGONE How does the aspect of plot over character have an impact on the play? What role does the symbol of the bride of death play in the work? Also if anyone can tell me which character in Antigone plays the most significant role that would be much appreciated!
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Ok, so I have my Written Task 1 assignment, and I am thinking of either doing a blog or a magazine article. The problem is that I have to list my task in APA-format (as required by my school), so I was wondering if I should list the sources in APA as I would have listed the sources if I was writing a regular essay (using brackets inside the text itself and so on)? I feel that this would look very wrong, but then my teacher said that we had to use the APA format.
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I been doing Thai self taught for like 2 months already and i don't have any supervisor who can help. I'm so lost about what to do, it's so hard. I got IB literature book to guide me and it said that i have to write essay about 1200-1500 words. which i don't really know how to structure the essay. If anyone here do Thai self taught like me please help.
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Hey guys, In Lang Lit we just got our first written task assigned and I wanted to do language and gender. I wanted to write a letter to the president-elect about his discrimination and misogyny, but my teacher says that there is no language in there. I just wanted to write a letter to Trump explaining his discrimination. So, how can I incorporate language into this? Should I talk not only about what he has said, but also his actions and body language and his tone of voice while he is saying those things? Like how he casually passed the p***y grabbing remarks off as locker room banter as if it were normal to say such things? I really need help here. The written task …
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Hi, So I am 2 months into my IB program (1st year). I take English A LaL at Higher Level, and I was wondering what it really takes to ace this subject (a 7)? I would love it if you guys can give me some tips for getting a 7.. What kind of flair or analysis is required to get to that top band? P.S: My teacher told me that she never met a person who got a 7 in this subject in her career (except for 1).
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Hey guys, How do you go about preparing for english lang&lit exams? I just had my exams and got a mark for the paper 1 lang&lit that is well below what I usually get on paper 1 practices. The main problem with my essay was that I seem to not understand the purpose of the text. The purpose that I sometimes write it usually almost right, but not quite. Is there any way to improve my text understanding, especially with the purpose of the text? Thanks Also, as I am applying to uni next semester, which is end of this year, do these y12 final exams play a huge role in y13 predicted grades? My teacher said that it's hard for y12's to get 7's at the end of the y…
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Hey guys, I'm doing my FOA (presentation) about subliminal messages in advertising. I was wondering if anyone's done any work/research on this before....if so, could you please point me to any good articles/sources on this topic? Thanks!
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I had to create a Public Service Announcement (PSA) as a product of my task. After creating it, I have a new task which is to write a rationale upon the PSA that I created. I need help in understanding how to write an effective rationale and what should be included in it to score maximum marks.
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Hello everyone! For a while now, I've been considering switching up to HL English L/L (and droping Geo to SL as that is a subject I hate incredibly much). I've been talking to my classmates and friends and they say that english HL is really difficult to score well in and that it isn't worth it (as Geo apparently is a lot easier to acheive high marks in). I talked to my english teacher about it and he said I should definitely do it, but since english isn't my first language and people who have english as their mothertongue say it's difficult I've just been getting a bit nervous. (background info: IGCSE results: A in English Language, A in…
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Hi I'm looking for Italian Language and Literature teachers for exchange some informations about the lessons. Thanks
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When I learn languages, I quickly understand how the language works and all that. However, I never have enough vocab because I just can't manage to keep it in my head. So what I need is a way of memorizing vocab that is fast and not too tiring to the brain. Please don't tell me to listen to it, it works a bit better than reading it many times but it is still not effective. I currently take memory supplements. Just an end note, I see I have a problem whenever I have to memorize anything by heart which affects my exam grades. "Uh, what's tan60 and cos45 again? And how do you test for carbon dioxide?" are common questions that I can't answer as they rely …
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Hey guys, could anyone please tell me on how to write a blog for the SL english A written task please? Like the characteristics and what is essential to include, so that the examiner identifies my work as a blog... Thank you so much!
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After all the year working under english A, I'm still struggling in understanding the criteria and requirements for gradings. For ex. A.i. analyse the content, context, language, structure, technique and style of text(s) and the relationship among texts After all these months studying, I'm still confused on the above terms I'm not a native english speaker, I think I really need help on the above texts Can someone explain it to me with simple example? especially the Context, Content. I can't really fully understand and distinguish this two apart. Much thanks, appreciated
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Hey guys! For the paper 2 comparative (HL student here), is it better to study two or three texts in preparation for the exam? I'm thinking of Great Gatsby vs A Streetcar Named Desire but I don't know if I should also study Master Harold and the Boys IN CASE it would be better suited to the paper 2 questions on the exam. Also, I really struggle with the Paper 2 as I've been consistently getting low 5s with the practice papers. I think it's because I struggle to come up with ideas relevant to the given questions while timed conditions so if you have any tips it would really helpful! Also as an HL student, are be in any way expected to use our HL text (…
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Any tips on how to structure an FOA??? I'm doing one on language and laughter
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Does anyone have a good example of a response to a Paper 1 question in Lang and Lit? Preferably a response that got a 7. I'm kinda lost on the analysis of articles and stuff, so I would really appreciate some help. Thanks!
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I would really want some help with the written task 1 that is due next week in English A. I'm still not certain how it is supposed to be written, but I have a small idea on how it should be structured. My question is then; could I write a speech/a respond about my own opinions from what a politicians once said about the refugees and how we should open up our hearts and take in more refugees to our country? Or is it wrong? Please help!
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I'm going to the IB diploma program and my teacher gave us a deadline to finish the written task 1 in English A until next week, but I still don't understand how it is supposed to be written. I was thinking about writing a speech on how JFK influenced the society after his death or have i misunderstood everything? My teacher dosen't explain in a way that we students understand, so my question is; can I choose to write anything that I want? How can the use of persuasive language in a political speech be included in this? What am I suppose to do? Thankful for an answer, please!
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Hey guys! So today our teacher told us that we will have our first FOA fairly soon, and he told us we would do ours on like analysing a video, text, advertisment or something like that. He said it in general could be a bit tricky to talk about a static imagine for 10 minutes but I directly thought of my favourite band's (Nirvana) album cover. He doesn't exactly seem to 100% know what he's talking about so I thought I could ask a couple of questions here 1. Is it okay to do my FOA on an album cover and to analyse it even though it only has 2 words (the album title) 2. Am I allowed to use background knowledge to explain some of the items o…
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Hello, I will be doing my English FOA soon and it will from part 2 on language and mass communication. I will be focusing on the portrayal of asian stereotypes in the media, specifically the representation of asians in pitch perfect 2 (character Lilly). Are there any tips or suggestions for how to structure the FOA? I am slightly lost in terms of starting it and am not sure how to structure it. Thanks!
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Hey, I was wondering if anyone had any practice paper 1 texts that they could pass on to me? Thanks!
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Does anyone have any resources on The Great Gatsby? My exams are coming up and I still don't really understand the book or themes
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Hey guys, so I just started the IB like 2 weeks ago. I'm taking Lit Lang and we've been told to get a primary text to class (I'm guessing it's for the FOA but I'm not entirely sure). Our topic at the moment is Language and Gender, so do you guys have any suggestions on what text/source to choose? I'm thinking Jane Eyre, but that's gonna be so tedious if we have to do quite a lot of work with the text in little time. Thanks!
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Hi guys! I've just entered the IB DP1 programme, and I am taking English Lang & Lit HL. I am actually quite surprised with the amount of literature we'll be doing in the course as I'd though it would only cover like 50%. Anyway, I was wondering wether you guys could share some insight on the subject and give some tips on how to score well in it. PS. I'm not a native speaker - it's my second language but I'd say I am nearly fluent.. I am also doing another language A (langlit), so bearing that in mind, will the two be too hard to juggle? I hardly read that often but I am good at essay writing.. and I am pretty sure I'll find the lang bit very int…
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Hello everyone! I am writing my WT 1 for English L&L and have choosen the article "Blandinavia" (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-362369/Blandinavia.html), but I have some issues finding my angle. The article is essentialy about a brit visiting norway and explaining how it is seemingly perfect, but bornig and the poeple look unhappy. I was considering writing a diary entry from a norweagians perspective, or about how we need contrast to appretiate the good things and be happy. This is just some ideas, any suggestions would be amazing! I really need a 7... Thank you, I will be eternally grateful!
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Hey! So i'm in going into my second year of IB soon and i'm considerably stressed out to the point of going insane. My school offers own language study (but as a self taught for standard level students). So I'm in a dutch international school but I am native Danish and decided to choose danish as a Language A SL (self taught), the problem is we have a 'teacher' who knows the basics of own language course, but that's it. Her explanations aren't the most helpful to say the least and i am now left with no works picked out from my prescribed author list! So I just wanted ask if anyone else had same problems and how they dealt with them and hopefully some fellow danish…
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Hello, I am at a stage where I need to start on my written assignment. This means that I am in urgent need a topic. I have been trying to think of one for a long time now, and I am not the least bit inspired. Could I please have some help on where to start on coming up with a topic or any tips or advice on this? The novel that I will be writing my WA on is The Reader by Bernhard Schlink, if that helps at all. Thank you very much!
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I will be doing my final written task as an IB SL Lang & Lit student, and have decided to do on the topic Gender and Sexuality from Part 1. What sort of texts would most suit this topic? I am considering that a magazine article would be it.
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My task is to create a monologue/ soliloquy on a section of the play Othello, however I am really stuck for ideas. I was thinking maybe the part at the start where Iago is waiting for Roderigo however I am so unsure. It would be great if you guys could help me by suggesting ideas and we could brainstorm or something
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Hi everyone, Now the May 2016 result is out..I received 43/45 for my final with two B's for my EE and TOK. And I received a 6 for Chinese A Literature and I am 4 marks off from the 7 boundary. The 7 boundary is 82 and the 6 boundary is 71. Do you guys recommend me to get a remark? Has any one done Group One subject remark? What are the chances for an increased grade? Thanks a lot in advance. PS:just to confirm: you can choose certain subjects to be remarked instead of the whole exam right? Cuz I am on the 7 boundary for chemistry and I don't want to risk that.....
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I have to choose whether I shall push through IB with English A LAL as a HL subject or if I would be in better shape taking the SL course. Mind you that I am taking 4 HLs, but have to downgrade either my French B or English A LAL to SL.. I was wondering if the HL course is so much more work, especially if you were taking Biology and Chemistry at HL. Thanks.
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Hi guys, i have an individual presentation coming up this week and I don't know what to do creative for the presentation. My presentation is about foil characters in The Crucible, Abigail and Elizabeth, Hale and Parris. Our teacher recommends us in doing something creative but I don't know what to do. Please, can someone give me ideas, I am in real need of help. Thank you.
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So we are told to choose a text type I choose short story because the teacher suggest so the climax is based on the scene when Frederic Henry begs to God not to let Catherine die the problem is that, our teacher said that the stuff we're writing can not be creative writing and has to show connection and coherence to A Farewell to Arms one of my classmate wrote something like Catherine does not die at the end and got rejected So I carefully base everything I write on the book and it really feels like plagiarizing the whole freaking book the only difference is I did not use ctrl c and ctrl v. Is it normal to feel this way? I feel…
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Hello guys, I have a written task coming up on part 1 and part 2 and i have no idea what to do. It has to be based on a few videos that we have watched and texts we've read (george orwell shooting an elephant or i want a wife by judy stiffer) This is due in a week and as usual i have no real idea what i'm doing. Any ideas from IB students of the past. I wanna try to make it interesting. Thanks in advanced to anyone who can help me!!!!
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Our teacher showed us an example mark scheme for a paper 1 for Lang and Lit and I saw that there are suggestions for what an excellent analysis will have. When examiners look at our paper 1's will they only give us excellent (9-10) if we mention/elaborate on those points or can we make other points that we support with evidence? Thanks!
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This is an emergency. My WT2 is due in 4 hours, and I am 45 words over 1000 words. I need to know some things, please help. I've read that if I go over, only my first 1300 words are read, but does that pertain to just my essay, or is that my essay plus my outline? Do in-text citations count towards word count? Please help!
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Okay so I'm having a summative, Mock IOC of sorts tomorrow. My English Language & Literature HL teacher is the most pedantic, and cruel marker. Most of the class doesn't score above a 3/7 on most assessments (meaning most of us are failing), and the highest I've ever received from him was 5/7, and I think he was just in a good mood. So hoping that maybe I can achieve that most godly of achievements, and score 5 on this IOC I was wondering how I should approach in order to get the best possible score?
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