Things Fall Apart unit of work designed for IB Diploma Language and Literature course.
The assessment for this unit focuses on Paper 2, and the unit is designed with two other texts the students have read in mind - ‘Heart of Darkness’ and ‘Persepolis’ (though some light editing could easily change this).
Unit covers the text, contexts, themes, plot, character, style, analytical and comparative writing.
Pack contains a 108-slide presentation and associated documents.
Body of Work on Afghan Graffiti artist Shamsia Hassani for the IB Language and Literature course.
Includes a 39-slide presentation and two sheets for annotation.
Covers context, colour theory, analysis of visual texts, discussion of what constitutes art.
End of Year quiz featuring questions on:
General knowledge
Geographical landmarks
Emoji riddles
Logos
Famous paintings
Close-up photos
Suitable for KS3 and above.
This is a short unit focused on study ‘Dispatches’ by Michael Herr. It was originally created for use with the IB Diploma Language and Literature course, but could be adapted.
The unit is organised around the three Areas of Exploration:
Readers, Writers and Texts - an analysis of Herr’s style
Time and Space - work on understanding the political and cultural context of the 60s counter culture and the Vietnam War, and its links to ‘New Journalism.’
Intertextuality - investigation into the links between Dispatches and Apocalypse Now.
Contains a 31-slide PowerPoint and associated readiings.
A full unit of work on Joseph Conrad’s ‘Heart of Darkness’ originally designed for use in the IB Language and Literature course, but could be adpated to others.
The assessment task is a “Mini-IO” and parts of the slideshow are about preparing for this, and reference two other texts studied as part of the course (‘Persepolis’ by Marjane Satrapi, and Shamsia Hassani’s mural artworks). This may not be relevant to your particular program, but can be easily edited.
This was designed to last about 6 weeks, though could be either longer or shorter.
Consists of a 125-slide PowerPoint and an extracts booklet.
A 94-slide PowerPoint that uses Lauren Greenfield’s ‘Generation Wealth’ photography as a body of work. This is aimed at Paper 1 of the Language A course, but could also be used in preparation for the Individual Oral.
The slides contain vocabulary relating to the study and interpretation of photographs, lessons on how to analyse visual images, and lessons on the Global Issue of wealth inequality, and lessons focused on Greenfield’s photography itself.
PowerPoint presentation containing 127 slides based on the following Roald Dahl short stories:
The Landlady
Lamb to the Slaughter
Skin
Man from the South
I initially used this with a Year 7 class, but it could be pitched at a higher level if necessary.
The unit of work covers creative and analytical writing, with the occasional drama activity thrown in for good measure. There are a number of places where you would need to edit the slides:
Slide 29 references a Padlet that the students have to contribute to. I’ve taken out my Padlet - you will have to include yours, or Padlet alternative.
There are several mentions of page numbers - you will have to alter these according to the page numbers of wherever you sources the texts from.
The preparation for assessment / assessment / assessment feedback slides are specific to my school’s assessment policies. You would need to edit these so that they fit in with whatever you school has in place.
A3 sheet that students can use for planning persuasive speeches, debates, etc.
Sections are:
attention grabbing opening
thesis / main idea
reason #1 > evidence #1 > evidence #2
reason #2 > evidence #1 > evidence #2
counter-argument > rebuttal > evidence
closing statement / final pleas / call to action
Includes PDF and DOC file types.
This is a full length unit of work, including resources in .doc and .pdf formats and a 108-slide PowerPoint presentation. The unit was originally delivered to a Year 7 class, but could be pitched upwards to any KS3 year group.
The unit focuses on non-fiction writing based around documents related to a crime scene. Students learn the conventions of reports, newspaper articles, interview transcripts. They also read some crime fiction, create their own “Crime Scene Dossier” and take part in a courtroom trial activity.
Please note that the slides in the PowerPoint that relate to assessment are based on my current school’s assessment policies and you should adjust these as appropriate to reflect those of your own school.
This pack contains a number of resources helpful for IB Extended Essay Coordinators and supervisors.
The resources are:
Student Guide to the Extended Essay (.doc)
Supervisor Guide to the Extended Essay (.doc)
Introduction to the Extended Essay for Supervisors (.ppt)
Introduction to the Extended Essay for Students (.ppt)
Research Skills and the Extended Essay (.ppt)
Research Skills task (.doc)
Academic Honesty and the Extended Essay (.ppt)
Some parts of the materials are specific to the school it was produced in. I have highlighted these sections in red so they can be changed for your particular context.
These resources assume your school administers the Extended Essay using ManageBac and that the students have access to JSTOR. You can edit the materials according to your own school’s systems.
A fully resourced unit of work based on the ‘choose-your-own-adventure’ fantasy story ‘The Forest of Doom’ by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone.
This was originally taught to Year 7s, but could be pitched upwards to any KS3 class. It includes activites on descriptive writing, the fantasy genre, verb tense, narrative point of view, etc, etc.
The resource contains a 112 slide PowerPoint presentation, and complete additional readings, worksheets, planning sheets, etc in both .doc and .pdf formats.
Some things to bear in mind:
The assessment slides of this unit of work are based on a particular assessment policy. You may need to make alterations in order for it to fit in with your own school’s policies.
Part of the unit of work is working in groups to create their own ‘choose-your-own-adventure’ fantasy story. This section is both very time-consuming and quite difficult for both teacher and student to get right. If you want to challenge yourself and your students, and you have the time, go ahead and try it. Otherwise, you may want to cut that section.
YouTube links are current at the time of writing (early 2019).
Planning sheet for students to use with the IB Diploma Language A: Language and Literature Individual Oral component.
An A3 sheet that breaks down into:
Global Issue
Literary Extract and Text
Non-Literary Extract and Body of Work
notes area for Criterions A, B and C
Planning areas for literary and non-literary sections of the IO
Two files - one a .docx for editing; one a .pdf for easy distribution / printing / VLE upload
This is a 78-slide PowerPoint plus related resources that was used as an introductory unit for the IB Language A: Langauge and Literature course.
The unit introduces students to the concept of a ‘text’, takes a closer look at the requirements for Paper 1 of the Language A course, introduces global issues, and looks at a series of texts, both written and multimedia, that can be used to discuss issues surrounding language and gender.
This pack includes the PowerPoint plus PDFs of the various texts, a high-level Paper 1 exemplar response, and a Paper 1 student-friendly marking crieria document.
An A3 planning sheet to help students remember some of the various features they need to consider when conducting literary analysis, especially when writing about the effect of language and literary devices.
PowerPoint resource for the poem ‘Search For My Tongue’ by Sujata Bhatt. This poem is part of the Edexcel IGCSE English Literature Anthology (section C).
An end of term quiz that can be used at any point in the year.
Five sections:
Name the city
General Knowledge
Close-up Photos
Name the Flag
Name the Country based on Emojis
A short PowerPoint presentation that helps explain how a writer can use syntax to mirror the action of a piece of prose, with a short writing task based on what they have learned at the end. Best used with KS4 or KS5 students.
Posters for English / Language Arts classrooms. Designed to be printed as A3, but not all uniform rectangular size.
Ten posters in total:
Alliteration
Audience / Purpose
Figurative Language
Groups of Adjectives
Hyperbole
Imagery
Juxtaposition
Mood
Repetition
Sentence Types
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