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Dear G11HL students, Since we don't have any remaining HL classes this year, I thought I'd write up my general feedback here. The essays were read without knowledge of who wrote them (unless you wrote your name at the top). "Theory" (Conversation Theory, for example) is not "used" by a speaker when they speak. It is used by you, the person analysing their work, as a lens or framework to present your arguments in. About summary/paraphrasing: try to imagine an educated reader who has just finis...

Dear Grade 10 students, Here are some examples of your responses to the extra task 3 work done in class, with my feedback. 1 Good use of a real example (Chris) Greetings to all the members of the board. I am applying to present a talk about the importance of art for the upcoming youth conference, Titled "The role of art in developing empathy for people and groups who live lives that are different to your own". The subject that I would cover in this is how art can help develop empathy for p...

Required elements, formatting, cohesion prompt with number at top three images, clear/large objects are 'real-world' objects links to prompt are logical good balance Quality of TOK analysis link to core or optional theme (optional) use of TOK concepts/terminology/jargon good justification for inclusion of each object discussion is about knowledge, not just a description of a the object or a debate interesting Clarity & student voice clear, unpretentious, concise expression personal...

Dear G11 students, I will return your Brave responses to you next week, but because your IO documentation is due this Monday (9/5/22), I thought I'd type up my general feedback here. Remember that the Brave summative followed the expected structure of a good IO. FEEDBACK What went well annotation and planning were generally good most of you followed the GI - extract - BoW structure well visual analysis, analysis of sound, analysis of script/story were generally good, and film-technical lang...

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Here are the points you need to pay attention to as you finalise your outline and extracts: Idea/concept Make sure the global issue is clearly and concisely worded The global issue should have a narrow enough focus (when, for example?) make sure you both introduce the texts and unpack the global issue in your introduction Analysis Reserve your (very) close reading work for the extracts You don't need to quote from the wider work/bow; paraphrasing is fine Structure I recommend using yo...

Question: How is Simpson's use of imagery in chapter 4 effective in creating an empathetic and/or sympathetic response from the reader? (middle of page 63) Topic -personal connection text (baby reactions/instinct) -imagery --> tragedy --> sympathy Explore examples Discuss examples conclude/transition Paragraph we wrote in class on the board: In his descriptions of the deaths of the two Japanese climbers in chapter 4, Simpson uses striking images depicting normal human behaviour,...

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Everyone had 1 hour and 15 minutes to write a guided textual analysis of the opening scene from the animated Disney film Brave. The extract given comprised four film stills and the related script extract. Individual comments were posted on ManageBac, with grades, and the responses themselves annotated. Here's some general feedback: -Just a note: I wrote "Stonehenge" on the board, because someone asked for the spelling, but this is a specific place in England, not Scotland. "Circle of stones" ...

Here are some points of feedback on your Educated essays. Keep in mind that this task was closely related to the final HL Essay you will have to submit next year as your IB Coursework. -There was a good range of topics for exploration, mostly clearly defined and appropriately narrow in scope for the essay length -There was a fairly good understanding of the application of a theory (in this case psychoanalytical theory) as a lens or framework -Titles were often interesting and relevant, creating...

Here are some thoughts to consider after the IO mock exam experience: -Your mock IO grade does not determine 45%(SL) or 25%(HL) of your IB Predicted Grade! -Most understood the nature of the task, which was to explore all four elements in a balanced way, with a focus on your Global Issue -Global Issues were generally well-defined. Don't use single words to define the Global Issue though -Use the IB outline document; don't change it -Extract lines need to be numbered and images captioned -Use no...

Here are some examples of interesting writing done by some of you on the memoir Educated. Your task was to take a psychological perspective on the events in the chapter "What We Whispered and What We Screamed" (ch. 22). This work was completed in February 2021. These are just some of the examples of good writing I had pointed out in class. Work not copied here was harder to illustrate in a single paragraph, because my comments there were about the overall argument (Sofia, Poppy, Guillaume). Go...

Listed is a blog publishing plugin for a free open source note-taking app called Standard Notes. I am currently writing this in Standard Notes. To find out more about what open source software is, please watch this short Youtube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch/1ehpgbb3XD0 (What is open source software?) Anything you write in Standard Notes is encrypted, unless of course you publish it to your blog; this means that even the Standard Notes developers themselves cannot access your notes, onl...

https://www.youtube.com/watch/1ehpgbb3XD0 What is open source software? https://standardnotes.org/ (Scroll down for ‘web’ version if don’t want to download) https://listed.to/ (generate author link) In Standard Notes actions listed settings, untick publish to listed community -no further extensions for free accounts (no folders, for example) Rss: Write test post and publish blog Actions - Listed - Open Blog Copy url and email this link to me; this will allow me to subscribe ...