LOverview: The individual oral (IO) is a 10-minute presentation on 1 literary and 1 non-literary text and a global issue, followed by a 5 minute discussion between the student and the teacher. Students speak for 5 minutes on each (extract from a) text, showing how the author of each text explores a global issue. Students select the texts and the global issue and prepare a one-page outline of no more than 10 bullet points. During the exam with their teacher, students must bring the outline and unannotated copies of the extracts. Students must notify teachers of their choices of texts and issues at least one week before the exam.
Purpose Prompt: Examine the ways in which the global issue (GI) of your choice is presented through the content and form of one of the [literary] works and one of the [non-literary] bodies of work (BOWs) that you have studied.
Literary Work: Novel, 10 short stories, 15-20 poems, novella, drama
Non Literary Body of Work: All of the texts are created by the same author or organization and in the same format (eg. 10 print ads by Nike)
Texts: For 2021 Spring Practice Exams, the following texts are options:
Literary: Ray Bradbury Short Stories, Isaac Asimov Short Stories, Robert Frost Poetry, Sophocles Oedipus Rex
Non- Literary: MADD Commercials, Banksy Street Art, Ruth Bader Ginsberg Speeches, Time Magazine Covers
All text will be uploaded to Edmodo by your teacher for you to browse through and select
Defining a Global Issue:
A global issue needs to be:
Significant on a large scale
Transnational
Felt in everyday or local contexts
Fields of Inquiry to Consider:
Culture, identity, community
Beliefs, values, education
Politics, power and justice
Art, creativity, imagination
Science, technology and the environment
Example:
(Global Issue: industrialization) + (Field of Study: environment)
Thesis: William Wordsworths poetry and Hayao Miyazakis Spirited Away demonstrate how the spread of industrialization has negative impacts on the environment
I would also like an extra document with a script of the speech for me to read out along with the annoted analysis and the document.
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