Year 8 Assessment Booklet 2019

IB MYP YEAR 8 – LANGUAGE and LITERATURE

SEMESTER

STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

CONCEPTS

GLOBAL CONTEXT

CONTENT

ASSESSMENT

ONE

1. Narrative Intervention (B,C,D) Due WB 18 th March (Week 8, Term 1) 2. Analytical Paragraph Test on an unseen Persuasive Text (A, B, D) Due WB 29 th April (Week 2, Term 2)

PERSPECTIVE Context, Character

Fairness and Development

Novel Study: The Giver

Critical readers understand that the representations evident in a novel invite them to develop particular perspectives.

COMMUNICATION Genres, Theme

Authors and illustrators of children’s picture books use specific techniques to communicate values and influence the perspective of their intended reading audience. Playwrights can enable us to reflect on our personal identity and the choices we make, through their use of dramatic conventions and stylistic choices to represent characters and key ideas. The relationships between characters in a novel influence readers’ interpretation of the novel’s message.

Personal and Cultural Expression

Exploring Picture Books

3. Written Response for a Public Audience (A, B, D) Due WB 17 th June (Week 9, Term 2)

TWO

CREATIVITY Self-Expression, Style

Identities and Relationships

Play Study: Living with Lady Macbeth

4. Dramatic Performance and Script (B, C, D) Due WB 12 th August (Week 5, Term 3)

CONNECTIONS Point of View, Character

Identities and Relationships

Novel Study: Goodnight Mister Tom

5. Analytical Essay (A, B, D) Due S2 Examination Block

A number of Approaches to Learning are a continuous part of English teaching practice. These include taking notes in class, developing good study habits, becoming active listeners, asking and answering pertinent questions, writing in a variety of forms, improving vocabulary, reflecting critically about your own work and that of your peers, setting goals and solving problems, developing interpersonal skills. Grammar, reading comprehension, punctuation, vocabulary and spelling are taught explicitly throughout the year using the online literacy program WordFlyers.

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