Inside Out: a crash course in PhD philosophy of self that kids will get first
Wednesday, 14 December 2016
Monday, 21 November 2016
TERM 1 EXAM CONTENT: THURSDAY 24th NOVEMBER 2016
90 minutes long (try and spend 30 minutes on each eaction)
Criterion B - READING
You will have an IB style text and a C1 (Advanced) style text. In preparation, please read over your 33% exam and use the Flo-Joe website/ Orange Grammar Book to complete exercises. Send me any work or any answers that you have, and I will correct them for you.
Criterion C. WRITING
Choice of IB text (see sheet give for WA)
50% of grade for Crit C
220 words
The remaining 50% for Criterion C will be awarded for completing the following sections...
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VOCABULARY SECTION WILL INCLUDE...
HEALTH VOCAB PREPARATION
AND
The PREJUDICE words which you can find this link
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GRAMMAR SECTION WILL INCLUDE...
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd Conditionals - completing the conditional sentences (you will given one half of the conditional and you must complete it)
- Prepositions - The prepositions section will consist of a paragraph in which you need to add the correct prepositions
- WORD TRANSFORMATIONS - use the prefixes, suffixes and root words quizlet lists to prepare for this. You will be given a paragraph in which you need to add the correct word - paying attention to the context of the sentence!
Thursday, 17 November 2016
Term 2, Topic 2 - HEALTH
1)What were Wylde´s first impressions of the Chinese hospital?
2)After 5 months of acupuncture, Nadine still doesn't get pregnant, so what does Wylde change?
3)How are cancer patients treated differently in China?
4)What is chi?
5)According to the video, in what ways do Traditional Medicine and Alternative Medicine differ?
6)In what ways is Britain hostile to Alternative Medicine?
7)What do you personally think of Complementary/Alternative medicine? Compare and contrast with Traditional Western Medicine.
VIDEO 2: TED Is medicine killing you?
Monday, 14 November 2016
Thursday, 10 November 2016
Tuesday, 8 November 2016
Expectations - how to write the RATIONALE...
•Providing focus for the writing of the WA ... If it is emphasised to the students that the Rationale has to be very clear and concise, the process of achieving 'clear and concise' will mean that students will be required to think very carefully about what they're actually doing with their Written Assignment.
• In essence, they need to be absolutely clear about what they want to express by using the chosen text type - what the point of the exercise is (and that does not mean 'because the IB says I've got to write this' !)
•If the students get their ideas clear in preparing the Rationale, then the whole WA script is likely to be better focused.
•The examiner will have seen, on the WA cover-sheet, the source references of the 3 or 4 stimulus texts, but will most likely know little else about them.
•It is vital, therefore, that the SL Rationale provides some (succinct) description of the source texts, and explains how these will be used and for what purpose.
•The examiner needs assistance to understand what each student's 'interactive reading' is intended to do.
•To illustrate, a student might write "... the aim of this WA text is to explore what the police and immigration officers feel about doing what must sometimes be a very distressing job.
•So, source Text A provides factual material about... ; Text B explains...; and Text C comments on ... The chosen text type is an official report, written by a policeman who is worried about morale among fellow officers...."
•The examiner will then expect a clear and methodical analysis of emotional reactions, based on factual material drawn from the sources, and probably raising moral questions about how the issue is to be resolved.
AVOID!...
•I HAVE DECIDED TO WRITE ABOUT DONALD TRUMP BECAUSE DONALD TRUMP IS A POLITICAN THAT IS VERY RELEVANT TO US NOWADAYS AND BECAUSE IT IS A TOPIC THAT I AM INTERESTED IN.
•32 WORDS OF NOTHING…
Wednesday, 2 November 2016
How is the W.A assessed? DEADLINE 11th NOVEMBER 2016
REMEMBER: YOUR W.A IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY!
33% CRIT C CAMPUS GRADE FOR TERM 1
***YOU LOSE MARKS/ FAIL IF YOU UPLOAD WORK AFTER DEADLINE***
How is it assessed?
Crit A: Rationale and Task (10 marks)
•Task clearly introduced in rationale
•Task successfully addresses subject and aim on rationale
•Appropriate choice of text type
Crit B: Organisation and development (6 marks)
•Ideas organised and developed
Crit C: Language (8 marks)
•Appropriate and effective language for task
Important skills for Written Assignment
1) The ability to read and understand a source thoughtfully and independently (only ONE sources can be audiovisual)
2) Form your own opinion on the topic
3) Extract relevant material from what has been read
4) Express that view through an appropriate text type, whose conventions they can handle
5) Make reference to each of your 3 or 4 sources in a way which is appropriate and relevant for your text type
Monday, 31 October 2016
WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT 1 - DEADLINE: FRIDAY 11th NOVEMBER 2016 @ 21:00
· Write a letter to the editor
Respectful introduction – give some context/background information
Ideas
· I am writing this letter in order to express my annoyance/disgust/ disappointment
· Having recently read your article dated 17th November, I felt compelled to write this letter in order to express my opinions
· I regularly read your ______ and it has for a long time provided many interesting ideas…
· I am a fan of your work and I would like to offer you my point of view on…
Logical order –
Introduction explaining who you are
Clear order of paragraphs – background information
address what the issue is
explain purpose of letter
give opinion (forceful or respectful, positive or negative!)
offer alternatives
ask question/look for decision
finish respectfully (I look forward to receiving your response)
· Write an essay
§ Remember to TONE is ACADEMIC and purposeful.
§ NO Rhetorical Questions!
§ Make the point of the essay clear in the first paragraphs!
§ Order your ideas
§ Use lots of connectives!
Useful structures
Introduction
•It is generally accepted nowadays that …
•A controversial issue/topic/problem which often divides opinion is …
•A crucial issue nowadays is the
•A challenging issue/problem …
•Nowadays, ______is becoming an increasing concern.
•Nowadays, there is widespread concern about …
•Over the last 20 years, ________ has been a
•The issue of _______ opens up a very interesting debate …
•It is a vital/ critical/ crucial/ fundamental/ essential/ key problem or issue in society.
•Originally / At first / Initially
•Currently / At the moment / Nowadays
•In recent history …
•Since the beginning of time …
•History has been littered with examples of …
•For many old/young people, this issue is crucial because it has a direct impact on their lives.
•Clearly, such a development can have both positive and negative implications
•Thus it is having a huge impact ON …
•In view of this/ in light of this …
Opinions and arguments for MAIN BODY
•Some argue that the problem began…
•Whereas others trace it back to ….
•Some sceptics claim that …
•While I understand this point …
•Taking this into consideration,
•Although I think… others believe that …
•While there is certainly … there is also …
•As well as …., there is also …
•To achieve this, society/the government should …
•The short/long term effects may be …
•However, a positive impact has been …
•Moreover, this may mean that …
•Without a shadow of a doubt/needless to say/clearly/in
fact
•Firstly/secondly/Thirdly
•In addition to + gerund (in addition to increasing ….), we
also need to …
•For this to be successful, there should be …
•In theory this seems like … however in practice …
Time phrases
• Shortly afterwards / shortly before
•In the short term… / In the long term
•Recently there has been an increase in …
Set structures
•Due to the fact that …
•Due to the lack of …
•Despite the fact that …
•As a direct consequence,
•This is in part due to …
Passive voice structures
•It is often suggested that …
•It has been suggested that …
•It is widely believed that …
•It is often said that …
•It has been suggested that…
Conclusion
• In conclusion,
•Hopefully / It is hoped that …
•The … is expected to …
•While I believe that we should … others strongly
believe that …
•Taking all this into account, it is clear that ...
•All in all, ...
•To sum, this crucial issue needs to be dealt with by
implementing ...
•In conclusion, the facts suggest that ..
CONNECTIVES
1) To add: and, furthermore, in addition, what is more, to add, moreover
2) To contrast: but, although, though, despite, in spite of, however, nevertheless, yet, whereas, while, conversely, alternatively
3) To give reason: because, since, due to, as, owing to,because of
4) To give a result: therefore, consequently, so
5)To show sequence: firstly, secondly, finally, lastly, last
but not least
6) To summarise/ conclude: to sum up, in conclusion, in brief, in summary, in short, to conclude
· Write a leaflet
DO NOT FOLD YOUR EXAM PAPER UP
Audience is very important – this will determine the type of language that you use.
Consider the purpose of the leaflet – is it to persuade people to take part in activities? is it to persuade people to join a club? IF SO – you need to use persuasive devices, you need to make it sound very appealing, you need to describe it well and make it very clear. Lots of personal pronouns and finish with plenty of imperatives! Go and do it! You can make the difference!
Consider the purpose of the leaflet – is it to inform people about a health issue? is it to inform people about an upcoming event or change in school /university/ town centre?
This will mean that persuasive devices are not needed – you will need to give lots of clear information and give some background history. Details! will be the key to this type of leaflet. Think: Does this leaflet inform people of what to do?
Lots of sub- headings are needed. You can use bullet points but they need to make sense and help the purpose of your leaflet.
· Write a blog
Blog is the space for personal thoughts and personal opinions. You can be funny, creative and inventive.
But remember - the order, and paragraphs of your blog post need to make sense. Have in mind that the audience are one click away if they get bored. So your task is to keep them entertained and make them feel like they know what is going on.
It would be a good idea to make reference to the fact that it is online so “check the link out below” “click here to view more” etc.
But the blog is personal – consider the purpose of the post. What is the topic? Who will read the blog post? Change your language according to this…
You can have a look at Mr Sellick’s blog from England to get a sense of what blog posts are and how varied they can be http://555words.com/topics/ – but remember, all posts have been planned in detail before being written. This is not an easy task but it is, or rather, could be a very enjoyable one.
· Write an article for a school magazine
An article is opinion based. But, it has to have more of a formal structure than the blog. You will need a heading/headline for your article and this will be judged when being marked.
Again, paragraphs are vital and the order of what you are saying is key.
Normally, articles have one clear point that they wish to make. They often use statistics and anecdotes/examples to support their claims and give them more substance. Where your article will appear determines the change in language style and you must again consider the purpose of the article.
You will not use personal pronouns as much as you would in a blog post. This is because you are talking to a more of a general and varied audience. e.g in a BLOG = “here you are sitting reading this post that I wrote”, ARTICLE = “many people will be wondering why this is such an important issue to consider”
· Write an email/ letter to a friend
It is your friend, so make sure it is obvious that you actually know them. You must open by sounding happy “great to hear from you” etc. Maybe ask a few relevant, informal questions at the start or “hope the family is well and your Dog hasn’t died yet!”
Contractions always Don’t, Can’t, Won’t. But do not write WANNA and COS!!
Order is still important. Make sure you stay on topic and provide plenty of detail in the form of your own opinion!
PARAGRAPHS!! – Think about what you want to say to them before you start writing. It is not like Whatsapp where you can just randomly talk about nonsense. There needs to be some order – after all, you’re going to the trouble of writing an email or a letter.
Consider the time differences – emails will be read there and then (normally on a daily basis)… Letter will take time to arrive.
Tone will be informal but again depending on the purpose of the letter/email, you will need to maybe inform, persuade, argue etc…
· Write a talk or a speech to… class mates/ colleagues/ residents
Firstly, the audience is the key! You must write appropriate to age and relationship with the people in front of you.
Persuasive or informative – these speeches will be very differenct – consider what happens in a leaflet again.
But the key to a good speech or talk is making the audience feel important. So, inclusive pronouns “We, you, us”… Personal experience “I”, Rhetorical questions and anecdotes to give your speech more validity. Common ending is to go for imperatives with “now is the chance to make the change – do it, go there, vote for this, vote for that”.
Rhetorical devices – REPETITION REPETITION REPETITION… How many times did Martin Luther King Jr say “I have a dream”? = learn from the best!
Detail and substance are vital and therefore, like all of the above:
PLANNING AND PARAGRAPHS!
Thursday, 13 October 2016
CONDITIONALS AND PREPOSITIONS CAMPUS TEST - w/c 17th OCTOBER
REMEMBER: 33% CRITERION C GRAMMAR TEST NEXT WEEK! (Check with Mr S for date!)
THE TEST WILL BE ON FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD CONDITIONALS AND PREPOSITIONS.
FOLLOW THE LINKS IN PREVIOUS POSTS TO CONTINUE YOUR REVISION.
GOOD LUCK!
ANY QUESTIONS, ASK ME OR EMAIL ME!
MR. S!
THE TEST WILL BE ON FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD CONDITIONALS AND PREPOSITIONS.
FOLLOW THE LINKS IN PREVIOUS POSTS TO CONTINUE YOUR REVISION.
GOOD LUCK!
ANY QUESTIONS, ASK ME OR EMAIL ME!
MR. S!
Tuesday, 27 September 2016
GRAMMAR CHECK: PREPOSITIONS...
1) Verbs and prepositions Quizlet list perfect-english-grammar Practice
2) Prepositions of time 1 2 3 4 5
2) Prepositions of time 1 2 3 4 5
Monday, 26 September 2016
VOCABULARY TEST - MONDAY 3rd OCTOBER: AIE
Use this link to revise for the Quizlet list and use this vocabulary in your monologues for Thursday 6th October! :D
Articles on RACISM: Speaking prep continues...
In Britain - Racism is still with us
Racism on the rise in Britain
Article - Britain less racist 2014
In the USA - Is everyone a little bit racist?
Does racism in the USA still exist? - Debate
Does the US, as a whole, still have a problem with racism? - Debate
Racial Quotas in South African Sport - Debate
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