Year 10 Assessment Booklet 2019

IB MYP YEAR 10 – LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

SEMESTER

STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

CONCEPTS

GLOBAL CONTEXT

CONTENT

ASSESSMENT

ONE

CULTURE Audience Imperatives, Purpose

The short film genre can be used to promote social awareness of the multifaceted nature Indigenous Australian culture and encourage audiences to explore their own beliefs and values in regard to this culture. The representations evident in a novel invite the reader to develop particular perspectives of people, times and places. Literature can have a significant impact on the values and beliefs of communities and the individuals within them. Works of literature which deal with fundamental aspects of human existence in a compelling and engaging manner can endure the test of time.

1. Written Response for a Public Audience Criteria: B, C, D Due WB 11 th March (Week 7, Term 1)

Identities and Relationships

Indigenous Short Films

PERSPECTIVE Context, Point of View

2. Analytical Essay Criteria: A, B, D Due S1 Examination Block

Orientation in Space and Time

Novel Study: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

TWO

CREATIVITY Setting, Intertextuality

3. Monologue or Duologue Criteria: B, C, D Due WB 12th August (Week 5, Term 3)

Personal and Cultural Expression

Novel Study: Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

CONNECTIONS Character, Style

4. Analytical Essay Criteria: A, B, D Due S2 Examination Block

Identities and Relationships

Play Study: Macbeth

A number of Approaches to Learning are a continuous part of English teaching practice. These include taking notes in class, developing good study habits, becoming active listeners, asking and answering pertinent questions, writing in a variety of forms, improving vocabulary, reflecting critically about your own work and that of your peers, setting goals and solving problems, developing interpersonal skills.

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