General Information
Possible Focus of Topics
Possible Activities
- 15% (30 matrks) - Oral Presentation; 15% (30 marks) - Oral Commentary. Total mark divided by 2 = 30% of IB Englis mark
- Present the material; don’t read it off your notes
- Authenticity of work can be checked in the form of notes or questions by the teacher
- The set criteria must be met
- 10-15 minutes long. Don’t go over the time.
- Demonstrate: 1) Knowledge of the text(s), 2) Strong Analysis, 3) Engagement of Audience, 4) Appropriate Delivery of Presentation
Possible Focus of Topics
- The Cultural Setting(s)
- Theme
- Characterization
- Techniques and Style of Authors
- Vision and Viewpoint of Authors
- Examining Different Perspectives within among texts
Possible Activities
- An explanation of a particular aspect of an author’s work
- The examination of a particular interpretation of a work
- The setting of a particular writer’s work against another body of material, for example, details on social background or political views
- A commentary on the use of a particular image, idea or symbol in one text or in a writer’s work
- A performance or a pastiche of a poem being studied - this activity should be followed by some explanation and discussion of what the student attempted to do
- A comparison of two passages, two characters or two works
- A commentary on a passage from a work studied in class, which has been prepared at home
- An account of the student’s developing response to a work
- The presentation of two opposing readings of a work
- A monologue or dialogue by a character at an important point in the work
- Reminiscences by a character from a point in later life
- An author’s reaction to a particular interpretation of elements of his or her work in a given context (for example, a critical defence of the work against a charge of subversion, or immorality, before a censorship board)
- Note: students who choose creative presentations should provide a rationale for what they have done.