English Learner Portfolio Year 1 by Tobi Kelly Joynt https://padlet.com/23tjoyn/385pztfjmopos6u0 Made with good vibes en-us 2021-09-01 02:10:39 UTC 2026-01-21 17:54:41 UTC hello@padlet.com Class of 09/01/2021 23tjoyn https://padlet.com/23tjoyn/385pztfjmopos6u0/wish/1709838881 Today we recapped the different types of Styles in Literature.

- Hyperbole (exaggerated statements or claims not to be taken literally)
- Simile (comparing one thing with another, usually to make the original thing sound better)
- Metaphor (a word or phrase that is applied to something that usually isn't applicable that suggests a commonness or similarity between the two i.e you're a peach)
- Onomatopoeia (the process of creating a word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes)
- Allusion (a reference to something, usually something more sophisticated like herculean strength)
- Alliteration (repetition of the first letter)
- Assonance (repetition of vowel sounds)
- Imagery
- Idiom (phrases that aren't what they are meant to be)
- Cliché (an idea that has been overused)
- Sensory language (language that connects the 5 senses to create an image or description ]]> 2021-09-01 13:09:44 UTC https://padlet.com/23tjoyn/385pztfjmopos6u0/wish/1709838881 Class of 08/27/2021 23tjoyn https://padlet.com/23tjoyn/385pztfjmopos6u0/wish/1712397888 Today we were introduced to the Learner Portfolio IB System, which will be documented here, in my sweet padlet. We also finished up on our Class Discussion for The Things They Carried. Many people brought up the point that true war stories aren't based entirely in reality. Usually the shock of someone dying takes everybody by suprise, and you don't even comprehend they are dead.]]> 2021-09-02 09:48:58 UTC https://padlet.com/23tjoyn/385pztfjmopos6u0/wish/1712397888 Class of 09/30/2021 23tjoyn https://padlet.com/23tjoyn/385pztfjmopos6u0/wish/1786023535 Today we reviewed for our summative assessment and have introduced our homework, an individual analysis of one of the cartoons made by Liza Donnelly]]> 2021-10-02 15:09:27 UTC https://padlet.com/23tjoyn/385pztfjmopos6u0/wish/1786023535 Class of 09/28/2021 23tjoyn https://padlet.com/23tjoyn/385pztfjmopos6u0/wish/1786024134 N/A Because of Vaccine]]> 2021-10-02 15:09:57 UTC https://padlet.com/23tjoyn/385pztfjmopos6u0/wish/1786024134 Month of September 2021 23tjoyn https://padlet.com/23tjoyn/385pztfjmopos6u0/wish/1788352787 During the month of September, I:

Finished "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien (general monthly endeavor)

Completed a "Style in Literature" formative that tested our analysis of writing styles, and how different phrasing of words contributed to our understanding of a particular style that an author conveys (in this case, many authors of different books and genres) (Sep 1st - 6th)

Submitted the link for this Learner Padletfolio:) (Sep 3rd)

Analyzed a review of "The Things They Carried" by one Calloway, and how she effectively discusses the opening of the book (note: review your usage of commas as you use them too often, also expand upon the subject. Generally, spread out a long term work over an actually long time) (Sep 3rd - 9th)

Completed a task where, in groups, we had to analyze "The Sweetheart of Song Tra Bong" chapter, and discuss the change that the character of the chapter underwent, as well as a bonus question stating if this is her going insane, or her expressing more of herself and breaking commonly associated feminine terms (Sep 7th - 13th)

Analyzed an example paper 1 from another student, and rated his overall performance which, overall, was a very good example as the class agreed (Sep 9th)

Analyze Liza Donnel's Feminist Cartoons, and how they express both the problems in our society regarding what is masculine and feminine, what is slutty and good girl behavior, and overexpression and major emphasis on minor aspects among others. (Sep 15th - 22nd)

Complete an individual analysis on a single cartoon of Liza Donnel's and explain different aspects of the cartoon (how many people are in the picture, what are they doing, etc) (Sep 30th - Oct 5th)]]> 2021-10-04 02:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/23tjoyn/385pztfjmopos6u0/wish/1788352787 October Month Report 2021 23tjoyn https://padlet.com/23tjoyn/385pztfjmopos6u0/wish/1874922417 Learner Portfolio work 

  • Nana Safiana page: 
Nana Safiana - Kyrgyzstan

Nana Safiana is a Malaysian-Vietnamese photographer journalist who documents her journey’s throughout different cultures to explore more about the local populace and environment. One of her most favourite places was the city of Osh in Kyrgyzstan, which despite the residents socioeconomic status, still manages to be beautiful, communal, and happy.

  • Creative writing page: 
Tobi - Learner Profile Submission - Psychology Movie Review

A very long movie review in our psychology class last year in which I got my first 7 for a summative assessment I believe. I reviewed the hit movie “The Joker” in relation to mental illness, and how it shows certain topics about mental health through the main character, and how his symptoms or displays of mental illness 

  • Roland Barthes & Structuralism
Roland Barthes & Structuralism
This analysis went more in depth on the thoughts of a person named Roland Barthes, and his opinion that all literary works can be split into two categories; writerly and readerly texts. Writerly texts are texts that put the reader in complete control of how to piece together and interpret the story of the book, such as with the things they carried. A readerly text is an easily understood and interpreted piece of media, with easy to understand characters.


  • The Things They Carried - Ranking Example Questions for Paper 2 Practice
Tobi - Which of these questions could you best tackle using The Things They Carried? Which of these would be the trickiest? 

Our first in-depth analysis of questions that we could discuss for our paper 2 essay in relation to another similar piece of literature. This gave us some ideas for what our question could be structured as.

  • Paper 2 Planning Sheet
Learner Profile - Tobi Kelly Joynt - Paper Two Planning Sheet
The official planning of the Paper 2 summative assessment. I based my questions around socio-cultural rules and norms.

  • Paper 2 Example Review
Tobi - Paper 2 Example Rating
This was a group discussion about rating a student paper 2 example that got high marks in small groups.


]]> 2021-11-08 13:00:39 UTC https://padlet.com/23tjoyn/385pztfjmopos6u0/wish/1874922417 November Month Report 2021 23tjoyn https://padlet.com/23tjoyn/385pztfjmopos6u0/wish/2029504864 During the month of November, I:

Completed my paper 2 essay practice, taking into consideration the previous comments on my formative paper 2 practice. (due 7th)

Nana Safiana Body of Work, in a group. A total group project, where we added our own pieces of information throughout the entire project, sometimes above our partner's information, with their consent. The end result and presentation was a 7/7. We effectively designated our roles into equally sized chunks to present. (due 7th)

George Monbiot - Lesson One - Non-Literary Body of Work - Formative Assessed. A group project where I and a partner were tasked with researching basic information and articles of interest about George Monbiot for a big project. (due 11th)

George Monbiot - Close Reading. Initially read to the class, then we were put into small groups of 3 in order to identify George Monbiots main stylistic features. This included ethos, logos, anaphora, repetition, and lots of allusion. This lesson greatly increased our ability to identify these types of stylistic features. (no due date)


Translated Literary Works. Over the course of the year, SL would study one translated foreign literary work, while HL would study 2. This assignment was just a form to get a consensus on the most popular books. (due 15th)

George Monbiot Presentation preparation and Presentation (due 23th and 24th) - These two assignments relate to each other. The assignment due on the 23rd was our preparation, where me and two other classmates in a group of 3 prepared a presentation about our findings on George Monbiot. Our actual presentation was 5 minutes, and went a 5/7








]]> 2022-02-04 14:20:45 UTC https://padlet.com/23tjoyn/385pztfjmopos6u0/wish/2029504864 December Month Report 2021 23tjoyn https://padlet.com/23tjoyn/385pztfjmopos6u0/wish/2029539707 Topic of the month: Tanu Muino

Tanu Muino - Non-Literary Body of Work - Introduction & Early Work Choices - This was our first formal introduction to Tanu Muino, a Ukrainian film director who got her big break with a video, started rough with a Katy Perry song, then got into some wild symbolism to express complex topics with her later works. We chose our own video to analize, one of her earlier works, in a group. (no due date, published Dec 1st)


 Tanu Muino - Early Work - Formative Assessment - Two different works from last time, we chose Eboy and Hasta La Vista to analize and compare. 3 different screenshots, two paragraphs of analysis. (due 6th)


Tanu Muino - Cardi B - Up - Discussion - A simple class discussion on Cardi B's Up, as the title suggests. Gives an image to Tanu Muino's future works



]]> 2022-02-04 14:39:07 UTC https://padlet.com/23tjoyn/385pztfjmopos6u0/wish/2029539707 January Month Report 2022 23tjoyn https://padlet.com/23tjoyn/385pztfjmopos6u0/wish/2029571312 Topic of the month: End of Tanu Muino, Beginning of Japan

From the end of December in school, to the beginning of school in January (from Dec 13th to Jan 11th)

Topic of the Month: Yukio Mishima "The Sound of Waves"

Finishing up Tanu Muino - before we got started with the book, we first finished up the "call me by your name" and Lizzo "Rumors", both due on the same date. Grades for these assessments: both 6

Beginning "The Sound of Waves" - We first were tasked with writing a report on the life of Yukio Mishima, from his odd birth, to his views on Japan, and to his dramatic death. The grade for this assessment: 6 (Published Jan 13).

Bushido - Summary of the main ideals and traditions of Bushido, and the history behind the belief.

The sound of waves: ongoing, completed by the 6th of February.

Mishima's Idyllic Japan - research with a partner about Yuiko Mishima's views on modern Japan, and how his conservative views relate to his beliefs.

How is Uta-Jima presented as a romanticised island - How Yuikio Mishima crafted an idyllic island in his story "the sound of waves".]]> 2022-02-04 14:55:57 UTC https://padlet.com/23tjoyn/385pztfjmopos6u0/wish/2029571312 February Month Report 2022 23tjoyn https://padlet.com/23tjoyn/385pztfjmopos6u0/wish/2108748164 Topic of the Month: The Sound of Waves

- The Sound of Waves Close Reading Chapters 11-16: We were organized into groups of 3 for each chapter. I did chapter 15, where Shinji has come back from his great deed, and the Lighthouse Keeper's wife has received a letter from her daughter distraught about her lies. She confronts Terukichi about Shinji and Hatsue marrying, only to hear that he already believes in Shinji due to his "get-up-and-go". (Feb 7th) 7/7

- Character Analysis: In order to prepare for the summative, we were given two characters to work on in groups of 1 or 2. In my group's case, we had the lighthouse keeper's wife and Hiroshi Kubo. (Feb 9th - Feb 11th) 6/7

- IO Practice - Link the Global Issues - Formative Assessment: For two classes, we had to read through a document, label 10 example questions and answers with different global issues, justify, and then write our own question and answer. (Feb 11th - Feb17th) 7/7

- Paper 2 Planning Sheet: Planning sheet for paper 2 on Yukio Mishima's "The Sound of Waves". (Feb 15th - Feb 21st)

- Paper 2 Summative Assessment - The proper paper 2, can be done over the week but recommended to do it all at once. I chose the question "Writers often use the archetype of ‘the hero’ in literary works. To what extent is this archetype present in the two literary works studied? (The Things They Carried, The Sound of Waves)". (Feb 21st - Feb 28th) (7/7)]]> 2022-03-23 02:02:22 UTC https://padlet.com/23tjoyn/385pztfjmopos6u0/wish/2108748164 March Month Report 2022 23tjoyn https://padlet.com/23tjoyn/385pztfjmopos6u0/wish/2202863207 The topic of the Month: Chronicle of a Death Foretold (HL)

- HL ONLY - Chronicle of a Death Foretold - Formative Assessment: Organized into pairs, we were tasked with researching the background and context of A Chronicle of a Death Foretold, as well as with its creator's origins and inspirations. We found out that the story is actually based on a true murder that took place that Gabriel Garcia heard about. Many names have been changed, however, the key concept of the story is based on reality and serves as a dramatic commentary on culture and honor. Feb 25th - Mar 2nd (6/7)

- HL Only - Chronicle of a Death Foretold - Themes - Formative Assessment: A continuation of the first assignment, students were split up into groups in order to tackle 6 different themes of A Chronicle of a Death Foretold. In one group for each theme, I did Violence Trauma and Community with another student and explained how those topics tied in with each other for the murder of Santiago Nasar. Mar 3rd - Mar 10th (7/7)

- Chronicle of a Death Foretold Quiz: A quick recap of A Chronicle of A Death Foretold, hard due to the fact that this was after a long break in content and Chronicle of a Death Foretold, meaning that it was ok to get a low grade. Mar 23rd - Mar 25th

- Banksy on the West Bank - Non-Literary Body of Work: 




]]> 2022-05-28 10:48:46 UTC https://padlet.com/23tjoyn/385pztfjmopos6u0/wish/2202863207 April Month Report 2022 23tjoyn https://padlet.com/23tjoyn/385pztfjmopos6u0/wish/2336417401 Theories of Literature:
Feminist Theory - Why are there so few female voices in the piece?
Queer Theory / Gender Studies - Is the conflict at the heart of this piece primarily a “male” problem?
Eco-Criticism - What is the significance of the first page?
Marxist Theory - Where is the power and how is it gained?
Freudian Analysis - Are the characters depicted in this piece battling between the conscious and measured reaction versus the unconscious and irrational reaction of fear, aggression, doubt and desire?
New Criticism (no context needed) - Does the reader actually need to know anything about Malta?
Postcolonial Theory - Is there an uncomfortable legacy of exploitation and human control looming in the background of this piece?
Archetypal Criticism - Is there a hero? Does Sacco present these stories with the purpose of adhering to traditional storytelling?
Post Structuralism - How does the text challenge notions of ‘truth’, ‘knowledge’, ‘facts’ and ‘beliefs’?

Getting back from the holiday:
- Final Chronicle of a Death Foretold Summative - Magical Realism and Machismo: Filling in notes about the vocabulary present in the text, and how it relates to the themes in the book. Additionally, we had two more segments on notes on magical realism, and Machismo 6/7

- Paper 1 Summative Assessment: 4 letter fury - Needs improvements in grammar, reducing apostrophes, and general topic comprehension. 12/20, 5/7

- Tarana Burke Introduction: A list of sexual assault victims speak out about their story through the #MeToo Movement

- Tarana Burke PSA - Formative Assessment: A google classroom summary about the power of the word "MeToo" in a tweet, the magnitude of said tweet, and why the tweet went viral 5/7

- Explain the beginning of the MeToo movement - formative assessment: Using emotive and sophisticated language, I needed to answer the question of how people felt during the MeToo movement, being able to finally and safely speak out about their experiences 5/7

- Tarana Burke PSA Summative: In groups, we had to watch 4 different videos of sexual assault survivors in their industries speaking out anonymously or with their name written, and answer questions relating to the text, such as "How does Terry set up his argument about the #MeToo movement? Why is that important", and "What arguments does Daniela make about money, power, age, and language in the PSA (starting at around the 50 second mark)? Why?" 5/7 (April 22 - May 5th)

- Homework for next Thursday's class - Read the first 4 chapters of The Worlds Wife: A very uncomfortable to read through poem about female empowerment, very awkward for everyone involved (April 22 - 28th)

- Tarana Burke - Screenshot Analysis - Summative Assessment: In groups of two, we were assigned to create a presentation analysing 3 features of a video from the previous PSA Summative. We would then have to present in class 6/7 (April 26 - May 9th)]]> 2022-10-12 04:52:21 UTC https://padlet.com/23tjoyn/385pztfjmopos6u0/wish/2336417401 May Month Report 2022 23tjoyn https://padlet.com/23tjoyn/385pztfjmopos6u0/wish/2338009872 - Homework for Tuesday - Poems and Origins: For this task, we had to identify the origins behind the biblical figures in the poems, as well as our favourite lines and poems (May 6 - 10th)

- The World's Wife Close Analysis - Summative Assessment: Every student was assigned a different figure from The Worlds Wife to study in-depth as to the origin of them, not their more popular husbands, but the wives themselves. I studied Mrs. Faust, where I discovered Gretchen, Faust's wife of desire in the original story, a combination of the Virgin Mary and Eve of the bible. This analysis would then be posted to the google site to be observed by everyone 7/7 (May 17 to 23rd)

What remains is preparation for the exams]]> 2022-10-13 02:51:35 UTC https://padlet.com/23tjoyn/385pztfjmopos6u0/wish/2338009872 June Exam Report 2022 23tjoyn https://padlet.com/23tjoyn/385pztfjmopos6u0/wish/2338205371 66/100%, mid 5/7 on the IB]]> 2022-10-13 06:06:40 UTC https://padlet.com/23tjoyn/385pztfjmopos6u0/wish/2338205371 Year 2 Link 23tjoyn https://padlet.com/23tjoyn/385pztfjmopos6u0/wish/2342613478 Link to the Year 2 Learner Portfolio

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