My Learner Portfolio by https://padlet.com/i_thumiah/tj84ehh2dlhm en-us 2019-03-14 04:24:33 UTC 2019-03-18 07:21:16 UTC hello@padlet.com Analytical Writing IB Language and Literature: Textual Analysis What is required from the student? · A detailed examination of a piece of literature (Close reading). · Understanding the extract as complex and open to interpretation and deeper meaning (Reading between the lines) · An understanding of the effects of literary features. · Organization of findings into a coherent piece of writing Basic Components: Subject / Theme - What is the text about? - What ideas / messages does the author convey? - What running themes or ideas are relevant to the text? Save the planet? The importance of tradition? - What are the views behind the message? Context - What cultural group / demographic does this text come from? - What assumptions does it make about the subject / audience? - What historical periods or events are relevant? - What geographical / political / social landscapes are relevant? Purpose - Why was it written? - Does it aim to review, persuade, argue etc.? - Whose views are being presented and what is their objective? - To Inform / entertain / persuade? Or a combination Audience - Who is the text aimed at? - Young/ Old? Male / Female? Cultural open / Narrow minded? - What position do we take as readers? Included/ Excluded? The common reader / the unique perspective? - Based on the source at the end of the text what can you gather? Language - What perspective does it take? Objective? Biased? – how does that relate to the language choice? - Does it use pronouns? - How does it hook or engage the reader? - How type of sentence structures is used? - Does it create effective imagery to convey meaning? Urgency? Suffering? - What effects are created by choice of lexis, register, irony, imagery, figurative language etc. - What kind of atmosphere is created? Relaxed? Mysterious? Style / Tone - Is it serious, angry, friendly, satirical or condemning? - How formal is it? - Does it use phrases? - Does it treat you like a friend or like a client? Text type / presentation - Is it an article, an advert, a poster, a newspaper article? - Is it fiction or nonfiction? - How is the text distributed on the page? - Is it digestible for the common reader or does it require a trained eye? Approaches to learning- 1. Thinking skills 2. Communications skills 3. Social skills 4. Self-management skills 5. Research skills Approaches to Teaching 1. based on inquiry 2. focused on conceptual understanding 3. developed in local and global contexts 6. informed by formative and summative assessment. i_thumiah https://padlet.com/i_thumiah/tj84ehh2dlhm/wish/341168708 2019-03-14 04:26:49 UTC https://padlet.com/i_thumiah/tj84ehh2dlhm/wish/341168708 Creative Writing i_thumiah https://padlet.com/i_thumiah/tj84ehh2dlhm/wish/341168738 2019-03-14 04:27:07 UTC https://padlet.com/i_thumiah/tj84ehh2dlhm/wish/341168738 Feedback i_thumiah https://padlet.com/i_thumiah/tj84ehh2dlhm/wish/341168770 2019-03-14 04:27:25 UTC https://padlet.com/i_thumiah/tj84ehh2dlhm/wish/341168770 Alternative Assessments i_thumiah https://padlet.com/i_thumiah/tj84ehh2dlhm/wish/341168791 2019-03-14 04:27:39 UTC https://padlet.com/i_thumiah/tj84ehh2dlhm/wish/341168791 Close Textual analysis i_thumiah https://padlet.com/i_thumiah/tj84ehh2dlhm/wish/342258168  Is there a point the author wants to make about a particular aspect of society/politic/ religion?”

Nothing starts off a good analysis like a good old fashioned understanding of the parallels and distinctions between two works. The thematic route to analyzing requires you to ask the question:

“Alright so what’s this text about? What is the author trying to highlight? Is there a difference or a similarity between this text and the next one?”
 English is an art form. It’s a way of expression. Furthermore, there’s not ONE particular theme you NEED to go with. That’s one of the important IB English Paper 1 tips to remember.

So to start off, take a look at your two texts and really think about their themes. What’s the idea behind each text? To get you started, here are a few things you can ask yourself:

“What’s the author talking about here?”

“What’s the overall topic of this piece and why would the author write about it?”

“Why is the author so focused on this particular subject?”

“What is the reason for choosing this topic?”

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