To introduce the life and poetry of Wislawa Szymborska and consider some poems
To discuss the area of exploration of 'Time and Space'
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Lesson objectives Mrs Nusser
To introduce the Literature HL programme
Using Cornell note taking methodd
To introduce the life and poetry of Wislawa Szymborska and consider some poems
To discuss the area of exploration of 'Time and Space'
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Expectation
Bring an exercise book to the lesson
Bring your e-reader to the lesson when asked
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What the IB guide says about the Literature course
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Which aspects of this 'text' do you think we could consider in our Language and Literature studies? Write down your ideas in your exercise book.
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Which aspects of the 'text' should we consider in our language and literature studies?
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HL Language and Literature
At HL we can afford to go more in-depth into the study of language as we have 5 lessons per week.
At HL we accumulate material relating to non-literary texts
At HL we study FOUR works of English literature and TWO works in translation.
At HL we submit a Higher Level Essay in the first half of DP2. The essay is based on any text we study on the course.
At HL we sit an oral exam at the beginning of DP2. This is an analysis of both a literary extract and a non-literary extract.
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HL Literature
At HL we can afford to go more in-depth into the study of language as we have 5 lessons per week.
At HL we study TEN works of English literature of which THREE works in translation.
At HL we submit a Higher Level Essay (Nov) in the first half of DP2.
The essay is based on any literary work we have studied on the course.
At HL we sit an oral exam in DP2 (Feb) This is an analysis of both a literary extract and a non-literary extract.
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IB English A Literature/ Lang Lit higher level
Component
Marks
Duration
Weighting
Paper 1: Guided literary/textual analysis
40 marks
2 hours 15 minutes
35%
Paper 2: Comparative essay
30 marks
1 hour 45 minutes
25%
Individual oral (IA)
40 marks
15 minutes
20%
HL essay
20 marks
Written during the course
20%
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IB English Language and Literature higher
Readers, Writers, Texts
Time and Space
Intertextuality
Selected poetry by Wislawa Szymborska
A Doll's House
Henrik Ibsen
The Things They Carried
Tim O'Brien
The White Tiger
Aravind Adiga
Macbeth or Othello
William Shakespeare
1984
George Orwell
Various bodies of work which are non-literary texts from the same author, but from different text types.
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IB English A Literature higher level
Readers, Writers, Texts
Time & Space
Intertextuality
Selected poetry by
Carol Anne Duffy
A Doll's House
Henrik Ibsen
The Things they Carried
Tim O'Brien
A Clockwork Orange
Anthony Burgess
Selected poetry by
Wislawa Szymborską
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
Ocean Vuong
Macbeth or Othello
William Shakespeare
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
If this is a Man
Primo Levi
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
4 literary forms
3 Time Periods
2 continents
Minimum 3 works in translation
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The basics ...
Polish born poet, essayist and translator
She received Nobel Prize in 1996 “for poetry that with ironic precision allows the historical and biological context come to light in fragments of human reality.”
Famous collections: The End and the Beginning (1993), Here (2009), The People on the Bridge (1986)
Wislawa Szymborska
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Introduction to Wislawa Szymborska
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Introduction to Wislawa Szymborska
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Area of exploration 'Time and Space'
How important is cultural or historical context to the production and reception of a text?
How do we approach texts from different times and cultures to our own?
To what extent do texts offer insight into another culture?
How does the meaning and impact of a text change over time?
How do texts reflect, represent or form a part of cultural practices?
How does language represent social distinctions and identities?
With the question you are assigned:
1. explain the question and what you think it means
2. Give an answer to the question with an example.
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Szymborska died in 2012. I am going to read an article that is a retrospectieve of her life.
As you listen, please take notes using the Cornell note taking method. Structure your notes around important aspects of her life, philosophies and poetry.
Afterwards, we will share what you think are the most important points you have heard in class.
Beginning at the end
Look through your notes:
1. Star your top three takeaways from what you have heard.
2. Now choose the most important point that you wrote down.
3. Be ready to defend why you think that is the most important takeaway.
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My most important takeaway
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Read the Articles in Managebac about Poet Wislawa Szymborska and respond to the following questions. Put your answers in a Word Document and upload them to the DropBox before class.
1) Take notes from each of the documents under the following headings:
Biographical information
Szymborska's beliefs about writing
Szymborska's personal philosophy/ world view
2) What is your impression of the author? Is she someone you would like to have coffee with? Why or why not?
Homework for 9th Sept
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"Cat in an Empty Apartment"
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Generic approach
Acquaintance
First reading: holistic understanding
Question: What is the poem about?
Knowledge
Second reading: looking for structure and/or pattern.
Question: how is the main idea, feeling, thought or process explored throughout the poem?
Understanding
Third reading: unpacking and analysing the language of the poem.
Question: how is language used to convey the idea, feeling, thought or process and its development in the poem?
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Listen to the poem...
On your tables, discuss what is the basic 'story' of the poem? Put that into a summary that you all agree on.
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Someone reads the poem in your group
In the left margin write down for each stanza an interesting word, an insightful idea or a topic.
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What does your table think that the theme and topic is of this poem?
What is the theme of this poem? (Identify the main concept or topic and then what the author is saying about it.) This will be a sentence or two.
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Lesson objectives Ms Nusser
Homework check
Use supporting information to annotate for technique in the poem " Cat in an Empty Apartment"
Start analysing another poem
2nd hour: Write a poetry response using a guiding question
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Seating plan DP1 Lit HL
board
Window
Door
Kristof - Eva
Viola - Juul
Luuk - Annefleur
Vera - Tilly
Emma - Joel
Mitch - Guusje
Eliza - Simar
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Seating plan DP1 Lang & Lit HL
board
Window
Door
Oya - Sofia
Dasha - Mijntje
Constance - Symon
Ayla - Sonny
Mila - Cia
Mert - Alessandro
Nishtha - Marlene
Liv - Keesje
Bade - Ilia
Lisa - Janna
Alexandra - Elias
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Cornell notes
Complete your Cornell Notes on Szymborska
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Read "Cat in an Empty Apartment" one more time and answer these questions
Answer these questions in your exercise book:
Find an example of enjambment. How is it used to connect to the theme in this poem?
Identify the narrative perspective (poetic persona) represented in the poem. Why might the author have chosen that perspective?
What tone(s) are represented in the poem? Is there a shift? If so, where?
Pick 3 words that you feel are important or impactful. Why did these words stand out? What is the impact of these words on the poem?
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Persona
Why does Szymborska use the narrative perspective and poetic persona of a cat?
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On the right of your poem comes technique
Use the list of techniques that I will give you to annotate the poem for techniques that you see used by the poet.
timer
1:00
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Consider the treatment of death and suffering in the poem.
Szymborska presents quiet, introspective poetry as an alternative to the grand, epic heroic poetry of WWII.
She emphasizes the intimate or personal struggle to re-familiarize the audience with the topic of death
She seeks to re-sensitize the reader to the presence of death on a smaller scale, and to perceive it not as evidence of the universe’s cruelty, but as an organic element of the human experience.
Introspective/isolationist coping with death
Some consider that some of her poems reflect the “stages of grief”
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In our 2nd hour you will write a poetry response
Guiding question: How effective is Szymborska's use of stylistic techniques to delivery the theme of this poem?
Write an introductory paragraph which includes
a thesis statement and conclude with a short concluding paragraph. You may write two or three body paragraphs depending on your ideas and the time constraints.