English Language and Literature Learner Portfolio by Rens Pieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr Rens Pieters, UWC Costa Rica 2023 en-us 2022-04-20 16:50:32 UTC 2025-11-17 14:19:35 UTC hello@padlet.com renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157129164 Throughout these past 2 years, I have seen tremendous growth in my skills in the English Language and Literature Higher Level course. This portfolio acts as a space to reflect and revise on the works we have studied. I have been given to skills to recognise larger implications of works, how they connect to contemporary issues and other (non-)literary works. In addition to this, I am now able to have analyse works in-depth, necessary for Paper 1. With a broad range of themes, from racial inequalities to authoritarian governments, and a wide array of text types, including rap, cartoons and TV-shows, this course has exposed me to different perspectives in unconventional ways, resulting in tremendous, yet unexpected, self-growth.]]> 2022-04-25 18:26:42 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157129164 1984 - George Orwell renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157131231 Novel (Prose)]]> 2022-04-25 18:27:54 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157131231 Instagram Profiles renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157133216 Media]]> 2022-04-25 18:29:02 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157133216 Black Mirror - Charlie Brooker renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157134898 Multimodal Text]]> 2022-04-25 18:30:05 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157134898 Political Cartoons - Patrick Chapatte renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157136955 Cartoons]]> 2022-04-25 18:31:15 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157136955 Colin in Black and White - Ava DuVernay renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157138597 Multimodal Text]]> 2022-04-25 18:32:07 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157138597 To Pimp a Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157140238 Poetry/Song Lyrics]]> 2022-04-25 18:32:58 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157140238 The Dilemma of a Ghost - Ama Ata Aidoo renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157143019 Drama]]> 2022-04-25 18:34:27 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157143019 Sankofa - Haile Gerima renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157145311 Multimodal text]]> 2022-04-25 18:35:47 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157145311 renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157147778 The collection of Literary Works studied]]> 2022-04-25 18:37:13 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157147778 renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157150148 The collection of Non-Literary Works studied]]> 2022-04-25 18:38:43 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157150148 Semester 1 Midterm Reflection renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157160430 Concepts: Communication, Transformation and Perspective

Area of Exploration: Readers, Writers and Texts

Assessment Focus: All]]> 2022-04-25 18:44:59 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157160430 Constructed Response - Final draft renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157167136 Concepts: Representation, Transformation and Culture

Area of Exploration: Readers, Writers and Texts]]> 2022-04-25 18:49:16 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157167136 Final Paper 1 Semester 1 with Feedback renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157173988 Concepts: Perspective, Creativity and Transformation

Area of Exploration: Readers, Writers and Texts]]> 2022-04-25 18:53:23 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157173988 Midterm Semester 1 with Feedback renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157179965 Concepts: Identity, Transformation and Perspective

Area of Exploration: Readers, Writers and Texts]]> 2022-04-25 18:56:53 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157179965 Formal Review Written task renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157183897 Concepts: Identity, Culture and Creativity

Area of Exploration: Intertextuality

Assessment Focus: HLE, IO and Paper 1]]> 2022-04-25 18:59:35 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157183897 Kendrick Lamar Oral renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157186666 2022-04-25 19:01:24 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157186666 renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157189522 Concepts: Identity, Culture and Transformation

Area of Exploration: Readers, Writers and Texts]]> 2022-04-25 19:03:21 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157189522 renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157195659 2022-04-25 19:07:31 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157195659 Line of Inquiry Workshop renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157204046 Concepts: Communication, Transformation and Identity

Area of Exploration: Readers, Writers and Texts]]> 2022-04-25 19:13:21 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157204046 *Final Paper 1 Revision of Final Exam renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157212857 Concepts: Identity (Reflecting on the use of social media), Transformation (Revising allowed me to recognise mistakes), Perspective (My perspective influenced the way I approached this task)

Area of Exploration: Time and Space (The political cartoon represents modern issues social media users worldwide face) ]]> 2022-04-25 19:19:13 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157212857 *Humans of New York Presentation renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157227047 (See Reflections Semester 1 under Others)

Concepts: Identity, Culture and Transformation

Area of Exploration: Readers, Writers and Texts (Looking at how different media shape the way the overall global issue is conveyed and how different creators have certain conventions)

]]> 2022-04-25 19:29:10 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157227047 *1984 Page Annotations renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157321408 (See Reflections Semester 1 under Others)

Concepts: Perspective, Culture and Transformation

Area of Exploration: Space and Time
]]> 2022-04-25 20:36:26 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157321408 *Children's Stories and Critical Lenses renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157330477 (See Reflections Semester 1 under Others)

Concepts: Identity, Culture and Representation

Area of Exploration: Readers, Writers & Texts

Assessment Focus: All
]]> 2022-04-25 20:44:14 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157330477 *Midterm Semester 1 Revision renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157337891 Concepts: Perspective, Transformation and Communication

Area of Exploration: Readers, Writers & Texts
]]> 2022-04-25 20:50:40 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2157337891 *Kendrick Lamar Annotations renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2160564829 Concepts: Identity, Culture and Communication

Area of Exploration: Intertextuality]]> 2022-04-27 15:09:51 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2160564829 *Guided Notes for Colin in Black and White renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2160750560 (See Reflections Semester 2 under Others)

Concepts: Transformation, Representation and Identity

Area of Exploration: Readers, Writers and Texts]]> 2022-04-27 16:52:31 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2160750560 Higher Level Essay with Feedback renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164361687 Concepts: Identity, Communication and Transformation

Area of Exploration: Time and Space]]> 2022-04-29 14:07:42 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164361687 renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164364824 The HLE is an 1,200 to 1,500 word analytical essay in which students explore one literary or non-literary Body of Work. I have included all my preparations and first draft of this essay, focussing on cult classic movie Sankofa.]]> 2022-04-29 14:09:43 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164364824 renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164367239 The Individual Oral is an internally assessed piece in which students link one literary text and one non-literary text to a global issue. Here, you will find my practice oral and further work I did relating to it.]]> 2022-04-29 14:11:09 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164367239 renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164371997 In Paper 2, students will compare and contrast at least two literary works in relation to an essay prompt, which explores context and language in these texts.]]> 2022-04-29 14:13:39 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164371997 renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164374111 Paper 1 asks students to analyse 2 non-literary works in-depth. I have included practices for this assessment. ]]> 2022-04-29 14:14:55 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164374111 *HLE Self-Reflection Space renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164491436 Concepts: Transformation, Communication and Identity

Area of Exploration: Readers, Writers and Texts]]> 2022-04-29 15:27:03 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164491436 Semester 1 renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164494397 2022-04-29 15:28:43 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164494397 Semester 1 renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164494866 2022-04-29 15:29:02 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164494866 Semester 2 renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164495580 2022-04-29 15:29:31 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164495580 Semester 1 renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164496013 2022-04-29 15:29:48 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164496013 Semester 2 renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164496167 2022-04-29 15:29:54 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164496167 Semester 1 renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164498266 2022-04-29 15:31:13 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164498266 Semester 2 renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164498593 2022-04-29 15:31:29 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164498593 *Reflections on Semester 1 Submissions renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164511349 (Each individual piece has the Core Concepts, Area of Exploration and assessment focus listed)]]> 2022-04-29 15:39:44 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164511349 *Dilemma of a Ghost Extra Work on Poster renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164654843 Concepts: Culture, Representation and Creativity

Area of Exploration: Time and Space]]> 2022-04-29 17:21:47 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164654843 Semester 2 renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164655067 2022-04-29 17:21:57 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164655067 *Revision of Journal Entry renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164913635 Concepts: Identity, Culture and Transformation

Area of Exploration: Readers, Writers and Texts

Assessment Focus: HLE, Paper 1 and Paper 2]]> 2022-04-29 21:50:51 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164913635 *Reflections Semester 2 renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164997707 (Each individual piece has the Core Concepts, Area of Exploration and assessment focus listed)]]> 2022-04-30 00:51:43 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164997707 Overview of Chosen Submissions renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164998466 Semester 1: Revision of midterm, revision of final, reflections on Instagram profile slides, children's stories & literary criticisms, and 1984 annotations

Semester 2: Extra work on the Dilemma of a Ghost poster, revision of journal entry, HLE self-reflection space, reflections on guided notes on Colin in Black and White and Kendrick Lamar annotations

Semester 3: Background Research for Individual Oral, Literary Allusions in Fun Home, Fun Home Chapter Assignments Reflection

Semester 4: Paper 1 Practice, Paper 2 Preparation (Scaffold & Evidence), Propaganda activity - Applied to 2016 US elections]]> 2022-04-30 00:53:45 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2164998466 Overview of Mandatory Submissions renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2165001188 Semester 1: Constructed Response, Midterm Exam with feedback, Midterm reflection and Paper 1 Final Exam with feedback

Semester 2: Formal Review written task, Kendrick Lamar presentations with outline & Voicethread with feedback, LOI workshop and HLE first draft with comments

Semester 3: Oral Passages, Paper 2 Practice

Semester 4: Typed Paper 2, Mock exams, Final Course Reflection, Text Selection]]> 2022-04-30 00:59:35 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2165001188 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Speeches renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2527582281 Speeches]]> 2023-03-22 17:52:12 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2527582281 Fun Home - Alison Bechdel renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2527584488 Graphic Novel]]> 2023-03-22 17:53:45 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2527584488 Poetry - Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2527586582 Poetry]]> 2023-03-22 17:55:02 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2527586582 To Live - Yu Hao renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2527587681 Novel (Prose)]]> 2023-03-22 17:55:49 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2527587681 Semester 3 renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2530574584 2023-03-24 15:12:29 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2530574584 Oral Passages renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2530578272 Concepts: Communication

Area of Exploration: Intertextuality]]> 2023-03-24 15:15:20 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2530578272 Semester 4 renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2530583810 2023-03-24 15:19:39 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2530583810 Typed Paper 2 renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2530585127 Concepts: Transformation

Area of Exploration: Intertextuality]]> 2023-03-24 15:20:46 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2530585127 Final Course Reflection renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2530589636 Concepts: Identity, Transformation and Perspective

Area of Exploration: Readers, Writers and Texts]]> 2023-03-24 15:24:26 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2530589636 Works Studied & Used Form renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2530592995 2023-03-24 15:27:09 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2530592995 *Paper 2 Preparation renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2530605251 Concepts: Identity, Representation and Communication

Area of Exploration: Readers, Writers and Texts]]> 2023-03-24 15:37:18 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2530605251 Semester 4 renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2530618889 2023-03-24 15:47:30 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2530618889 * Paper 1 Practice renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2530619231 Concepts: Transformation

Area of Exploration: Readers, Writers and Texts]]> 2023-03-24 15:47:44 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2530619231 *Background Research for Oral renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2530639928 Concepts: Identity and Culture

Area of Exploration: Time and Space]]> 2023-03-24 16:03:37 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2530639928 *Propaganda activity - Applied to 2016 US elections renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2536948945 Concepts: Culture, Perception and Identity

Area of Exploration: Readers, Writers and Texts]]> 2023-03-29 15:48:25 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2536948945 Semester 3 renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2536952516 2023-03-29 15:50:56 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2536952516 Paper Two Exam renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2537056425 Concepts: Transformation and Communication

Area of Exploration: Intertextuality]]> 2023-03-29 17:07:34 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2537056425 Mock Exams: Paper 1 renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2537079598 Concepts: Transformation

Area of Exploration: Readers, Writers and Texts]]> 2023-03-29 17:23:51 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2537079598 *Literary Allusions in Fun Home renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2537120911 Concepts: Culture, Perception and Identity

Area of Exploration: Intertextuality]]> 2023-03-29 17:52:21 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2537120911 Mock Exams: Paper 2 renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2537139141 Concepts: Transformation

Area of Exploration: Readers, Writers and Texts]]> 2023-03-29 18:06:28 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2537139141 *Fun Home Chapter Assignment renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2537354121 (See Reflections Semester 3 under Others)

Concepts: Perspective, Culture and Communication

Area of Exploration: Intertextuality
]]> 2023-03-29 21:47:14 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2537354121 *Reflection on Fun Home Chapter Assignement renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2537356264 2023-03-29 21:50:35 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2537356264 Semester 3 renspieters https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2537356415 2023-03-29 21:50:50 UTC https://padlet.com/renspieters/t0rpf5cr3atchdvr/wish/2537356415