Ib Academic Year 2009

The American International School in Cyprus PO Box 23847 - 11 Kassos Street - 1686 Nicosia, CYPRUS - Phone 357•22316345 - Fax 357•22316549 Mr. Walid Abushakra, Superintendent

Ms. Michelle Kleiss, Director

Academic Year 2009-2010 IB English – Syllabus and Assessment Mr. Troy White (Year One) and Ms. Nancy Krar (Year Two) Part One: World Literature: 3 texts in translation (WL) Taught Semester Two, Year One Voltaire, Candide, France 18th c. (WL) Aristophanes, Lysistrata, Ancient Greek (WL) Chekhov, Three Sisters, Russian, 19th c. (WL) Assessment: One (SL) or Two (HL) World Literature Papers of 1200-1500 words. This is externally assessed. WL 1 is a Comparative Study of 2 of the works and will be completed in Year One/ WL2 is a comparative, creative or detailed study of an extract and will be completed in the fall of Year Two. Part Two: Detailed Study: Intensive Critical Study of 4 texts from 4 different genres 2 (SL) or 4 (HL) Taught Semester One, Year Two William Shakespeare, Othello, Britain, 16th c. (Drama) Sylvia Plath, Britain, 20th c. (Poetry) Michael Ondaatje, Running in the Family, Canada, 20th c. (Non-Fiction) (HL ONLY) Toni Morrison, Jazz, USA, 20th c. (Fiction) (HL ONLY) Assessment: Formal 15 minute IOC – Individual Oral Commentary on an excerpt from one of the studied texts. Internally assessed/externally moderated. Part Three: Groups of Works: Study of a Literary Genre 3 works (SL) and 4 works (HL) Taught Semester Two, Year Two Ibsen, Hedda Gabler, Norway, 19th c. (WL) Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire, USA, 20th c. Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest, Ireland, 19th c. Bennett, The History Boys, England, 20th c. (HL only) Assessment: Part Three is preparation for the Final Exam, May 2010. Paper One: 1.5 hrs (SL) 2 hrs (HL) is an unseen commentary on a poetry or prose selection provided and Paper Two: 1.5 hrs. (SL) 2 hrs. (HL) of the final exam is a comparative essay on 2-3 of Part Three texts Part Four: School’s Free Choice Taught Semester One, Year One Saadawi, Woman at Point Zero, Egypt 20th c. (WL) Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, USA 20th c. Carter, Angela. The Bloody Chamber Malouf, An Imaginary Life, Australia, 20th c.(HL only) Assessment: An oral presentation of 12-15 minutes on a chosen aspect of a text from Part Four: Internally Assessed. The WL component may be used for WL Paper Two.

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