TERM I
Course: International Baccalaureate Language A HL2
FALL 2015-2016
Instructors:
Mr. Mark Armstong
Mr. Matthew Burch, Ed.S
Mr. Robert Orr
Mrs. Kristie Radford
IB Part II: Detailed Study (IB Assessment—IOC)
Assigned Texts
Title
In Our Time
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
The Wasteland and Other Poems
Author
Ernest Hemingway
William Shakespeare
T.S. Eliot
Course Syllabus
Week
1
Dates
9/11/2015
Days
*1
2
9/14-9/18
5
3
9/21-9/25
5
4
9/28-10/2
5
5
10/5-10/9
5
6
10/13 -10/16
5
7
10/19 -10/30
4
Topics/Assignments
 Course Introduction: Policies, Expectations, Standards, Assessments, Syllabus
 Introduction to Short Fiction Genre and The Elements of Fiction
 A & E Biography: Ernest Hemingway
 Senior Pre-Assessment
 Read: In Our Time. Quote quiz on Fri., 9/12
 The Hemingway Code Hero
 The Iceberg Theory of Narration
 Hemingway’s Style
 A & E Biography: Ernest Hemingway
 Discuss: “On the Quai at Smyrna”
 The Vignettes--- War, Crime, Bull-Fighting
 Read: Hamlet by William Shakespeare
 Due: Mon., Oct. 20 Quote quiz.
 Write: Quote quiz on In Our Time, Fri ., 9/12
 Complete daily discussion questions.
 “Indian Camp”
 “The Doctor and The Doctor’s Wife”
 “The End of Something”
 “Three Day Blow”
 “The Battler”
 “A Very Short Story”
 “Soldier’s Home”
 “The Revolutionist”
 “Mr. and Mrs. Elliot”
 “Cat in the Rain”
 Read: Hamlet by William Shakespeare. Due: Mon. 10/20 Quote quiz.
 Write: Essay exam on Fri 9/26 on In Our Time
 Complete notebooks for submission and grading on Thurs 9/25.
 “Out of Season”
 “My Old Man”
 Read: Finish Hamlet for Mon., 10/20.
 “BTHR: I & II”
 Hemingway Essay Exam on Fri., 9/26.
 College Readiness
 Steve Jobs’ Commencement Speech w/Text Based Questions
 Visions and Revisions of Personal Statement
 College Admissions Essay
Introduction to Shakespeare:
 Life of Shakespeare
 Elizabethan Theater
 The Nature of Tragedy
 Video: Shakespeare in the Classroom
8
10/26 -10/30
5
9
11/2-11/6
5
10
11/9-11/13
5
11
11/16-11/20
4
12
11/23-11/24
5
13
11/30-12/4
2
14
11/30-12/4
5
15
12/14-12/18
5
16
12/21-12/22
5
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17
1/4 – 1/8
5
 Discuss: Hamlet, Act I
Write: Daily journal assignments;
 Writing the Refutation Style Essay:
Framing an Issue
Pro/Con Arguments: The “T” Chart
Evaluating Arguments
Taking a Position
Writing a Thesis
Organizing: Concessions/Refutations
Drafting: Transitions
Editing, Revising, Proofreading, Polishing
Drama Study: Hamlet, Act I
 Video: Hamlet
 Write: Daily discussion questions; Work on refutation essay.
Drama Study: Hamlet, Act II
 Video: Franco Zeffirelli’s Hamlet
 Write: Daily Discussion questions;
 Work on refutation essay
Drama Study: Hamlet, Act III
 Video: Franco Zeffirelli’s Hamlet
 Due: All notebooks due for submission on
 Fri. 12/5 Hamlet papers due for submission on Fri.. 12/5. Be sure to submit paper to
Turnitin.com.
 Due: Written Assignment for review
Drama Study: Hamlet, Act IV
 Video: Franco Zeffirelli’s Hamlet
 Write: Daily Discussion questions;
 Work on refutation essay
Drama Study: Hamlet, Act V
 Video: Franco Zeffirelli’s Hamlet
 Write: Daily Discussion questions;
 Finish refutation essay Due 12/5
 Turnitin.com for grading
Introduction to Poetry:
 How to Read a Poem
 Scansion: Rhythm and Rhyme
 Terms and Definitions: Devices
Poetry Study: T.S. Eliot
Innocence vs. Experience
William Blake’s Influence:
“The Lamb” vs “The Tyger”
Mutability
Poetry Study: T. S. Eliot
 “The Waste Land”
 “Journey of the Magi”
 Write: Essay exam on modern poetry, Fri., 1/9.
 Due: Notebooks for grading on Thurs., 1/8
 ****Due: Written Assignment TBA
Poetry Study: T. S. Eliot
 Post-War Disillusionment: World War I
 Imagism
 “The Hollow Men”
 “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”
 “Preludes”
 “Rhapsody on a Windy Night”
 Video: T. S. Eliot
 Write: Daily discussion questions
NO SCHOOL
Break from 12/23/15 through 1/3/16
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Finish Eliot
Practice Oral Commentaries
Assessment Requirements
Grading Standards--- Rubric
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18
1/11-1/15
5
19
1/19-1/22
4
20
1/25-1/29
4
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Strategies and Test-taking Tips
Sample Commentaries
Practice and Rehearsal
Read: The Awakening--- Kate Chopin
Due Wed., 2/4 (Quote Quiz)
Practice, Self-Assess, Review
IB INDIVIDUAL ORAL COMMENTARY PRACTICE:
1. Based on an extract from a Part II: Detailed Study.
2. Students will be scheduled individually during exam week.
3. 20 minutes preparation time
4. 12 minutes delivery time
5. 3 minutes of follow-up questions
6. Internally assessed
7. Externally moderated
Regents Week: Individual Oral Commentaries