Language A: Literature HL

Syllabus and Assessment Outline

Eric Moore Mooree@gsis.sc.kr

Introduction:
Language A: Literature is designed to provide the student with a rich exposure to diverse literature and cultures by exploring a wide range of classical and contemporary literary works both in depth and in context. Students are expected to have achieved the following objectives/skills in order to be successful in this dynamic learning experience: Knowledge and Understanding Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of individual literary works as representatives of their genre and period, and the relationships between them. Demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which cultural values are expressed in literature Demonstrate awareness of the significance of the context in which a work is written and received Substantiate and justify ideas with relevant examples Analysis, synthesis and evaluation Demonstrate an ability to analyze language, structure, technique and style, and evaluate their effects on the reader. Demonstrate an ability to engage in independent literary criticism on both familiar and unfamiliar literary texts. Show an ability to examine and discuss in depth the effects of literary techniques and the connections between style and meaning (HL) Selection and use of appropriate presentation and language skills: Demonstrate an ability to express ideas clearly and fluently in both written and oral communication, with an effective choice of register and style. Demonstrate a command of terminology and concepts appropriate to the study of literature. Demonstrate an ability to express well-organized oral and written arguments. Demonstrate an ability to write a sustained and detailed literary commentary (HL) All major learning experiences and assignments will be linked in one way or another to one or more of these objectives, throughout the course.

Course of Study
Part 4: Options New Textualities
(Assessment: Individual Oral Presentations / IOP) The study of new textualities is intended to give the students an exposure to new forms of literary expression through metafiction, graphic novel, and non-linear montage styles of writing. Additionally, the tools necessary to fully explore and appreciate these types of texts and the respective literary terms will be developed. Literature in focus: The Things They Carried Tim OBrien (20C; USA; Novel) Vietnamerica GB Tran (21C; USA; Graphic Novel) Reading in the Dark Seamus Dean (20C; Ireland; Novel)

Part 1: Works in Translation

(Assessment: Written assignment) The study of works in translation is intended to help students appreciate the different perspectives of people from other cultures and to consider the role that culture plays in making sense of literary works. Students should develop their awareness of literary works being products of a time and place. Literature in focus*: Chronicles of a Death Foretold Gabriel Marquez (20C; S.America; Novel) Poetry Yehuda Amichai (20C; Israel; Poetry) Silence S. Endo (20C; Japan; Novel)

Part 2: Detailed Study

(Assessment: IOC on a poem + discussion of one other text) This component of the course will focuses on detailed analysis in terms of both content and technique. A variety of interpretations and critical perspectives will be utilized to ensure a close reading and in-depth analysis of the texts studied. Literature in focus: Poetry of Seamus Heaney (C20; UK; Poetry) Macbeth Shakespeare (C17; UK; Drama) Teaching the Stone to Talk Annie Dillard (C20; USA; Non-fiction)

Part 3: Genres Drama

(Assessment: Paper 2) The study of a focused genre (in this case, drama) enables the student to explore in depth the features, techniques, and literary conventions specific to that genre. Additionally, students should be encouraged to demonstrate an understanding of the various ways in which conventions of the genre can be used through comparison and contrasting of works therein. Literature in Focus*: The Crucible or Death of a Salesman Arthur Miller (20C; USA; Dramas) Pygmalion - G.B. Shaw (20C; UK; Drama) A Streetcar Named Desire Tennessee Williams (20C; USA; Drama) Master Harold and the Boys Athol Fugard (20C; S.Africa; Drama)

*where there is an option, the students may collectively choose in advance.

Assessment outline- HL

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