2018 - Year 8 Assessment Book

IB MYP YEAR 8 – LANGUAGE and LITERATURE

SEMESTER STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

CONCEPTS

GLOBAL CONTEXT Fairness and Development

CONTENT

ASSESSMENT

Novel Study: The Giver 1. Narrative Intervention

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

Perspective

Context, Character

Due Week Beginning 12.03.18 (Week 8, Term 1)

2. Short Response Test on an unseen Persuasive Speech

Due Week Beginning 30.04.18 (Week 3 , Term 2)

ONE

Authors and illustrators of children’s picture books use specific techniques to communicate values and influence 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.

Creativity

Personal and Cultural Expression

Exploring Picture Books

3. Picture Book Review

Genres, Theme

Due Week Beginning 18.06.18 (Week 10, Term 2)

Connections

Play Study: Living with Lady Macbeth

Identities and Relationships

4. Dramatic Performance and Script

Self-Expression, Style

Due Week Beginning 13.08.18 (Week 5, Term 3)

TWO

Connections

Novel Study: Goodnight Mister Tom

Identities and Relationships

5. Analytical Essay

Point of View, Character

Due Semester 2 Exams

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, punctuation and spelling are taught explicitly throughout the year.

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