I Am Not Born for One Corner; the Whole World Is My Native Land

English A1 HL Syllabus

For Exams Starting May 2013

“I am not born for one corner; the whole world is my native land.”

Seneca the Younger (BC 4-64 AD)

Part 1: Works in Translation IB Assessment:

Kafka’s The Metamorphosis Reflective statement and literary essay

Ibsen’s A Doll House on one work studied

Mulisch’s The Assault

Part 2: Detailed Study IB Assessment:

Shakespeare’s Hamlet Formal oral commentary and

Selected poetry interview (20 minutes) Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

Part 3: Literary Genres IB Assessment:

Achebe’s Things Fall Apart Essay on at least two works studied

Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby Orwell’s 1984

Part 4: Options IB Assessment:

Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter Individual oral presentation

Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (10-15 minutes)

Essays by Emerson and Thoreau

Selected nonfiction, short stories and poetry

*NOTE: Eng. 3 IB covers parts 1 and 4; Eng. 4 IB covers parts 2 and 3.

IB English A1 HL Grade Based on Five Assessments

Individual Oral Commentary Part 2 15%

Individual Oral Presentation Part 4 15%

Reflective statement and literary essay Part 1 25%

Exam Paper #1 Analytical Skills 20%

Exam Paper #2 Part 3 25%

Textbooks

Classroom sets of the following will be used:

Bedford Introduction to Drama (Compact), 5th ed.

Bedford Guide for College Writers, 7th ed.

Oxford English A1 Course Companion

Assigned text issued to student:

DiYanni’s Literature: Reading Fiction, Poetry, and Drama, Sixth Ed.

Supplies needed for the course: USB drive, supplemental novels/plays, a notebook/folder with loose leaf paper, blue or black pens.

Contact Information for Mrs. Linda Garner and Ms. Jo Gauen

Email: Phone: 832-484-5026

Schedule: Per. 2,3,5 IB Coordination Rm. 225 (upstairs across from the elevator)

Per. 1,4,6,7 IB Eng. 3 & 4 Rm. 191 (D lunch)

Email: Phone: 832-484-4810

Schedule: Per. 2 & 5 IB Eng. 3 Rm. 190 (D lunch)