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IB English HL 1

IB English HL 1. Part 1 – The World Literature Essays. Basic Requirements. Word Count MUST remain between 1000-1500 words You must appropriately and clearly cite the works when referenced Including the full citation of the whole work (so that IB knows what version/translation you used)

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IB English HL 1

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  1. IB English HL 1 Part 1 – The World Literature Essays

  2. Basic Requirements • Word Count MUST remain between 1000-1500 words • You must appropriately and clearly cite the works when referenced • Including the full citation of the whole work (so that IB knows what version/translation you used) • TITLE page, including which option you have chosen (2a,b, or c) and a detailed title

  3. Option 1: 2a, Comparative Study • Compare one WL In translation novel (Stranger, WITD, Antigone, Doll’s House) with a Part 4 work (CITR, TTTC) • You MUST use a World Literature work NOT utilized in the first WL Essay

  4. Option 2: 2b, Imaginative or Creative • Based on One WL Work or a combination of one WL and on Part 4 work. • MUST be preceded by a Statement of Intent, that IS included in the total word count • The creative work must be written, but is open to any idea you can think of as long as it shows insight into the work(s) studied.

  5. Option 3: 2c, Detailed Study • This option consists of three types of detailed studies. • ALL types are based on ONLY ONE WL work. • Could take the form of a… • Formal Essay • Commentary • Analysis

  6. 2c: Formal Essay • Pick one aspect of one work and analyze it, using details and examples from the novel. This is a formal literary analysis essay.

  7. 2c: Key Passage • Pick a passage and discuss the following: • Why is this passage central to our understanding of the work? In other words, why is it a key passage or key passages? • Explain why the particular extract has been selected • Focus closely on the extract itself in order to analyze how such elements as language , structure, and tone work together to create or enhance meaning.

  8. 2c: Commentary • Pick a passage and discuss the following: • Why can this passage be seen as characteristic of the writer’s central concerns and/or techniques • Explain why the passage is central to our understanding of the work • Focus outwards on the larger work to show the passage's relationship to the development of the plot, theme, style, and characters.

  9. 2c • For both commentary and key passage, you would make a copy of the passage and include it with your essay BUT… • The passage DOES NOT count in you total word count

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