The English Department Guide 2020-21 (June 18,2020) Please note that the table of contents is linked. To access the document, click on the section you wish to read. Table of Contents English Department Values Statement ................................................................................... 3 Teaching Assignments and Roles ............................................................................................ 3 Part 1: Approaches to Teaching, Learning and Assessment ..................................................... 4 ENG1D ...........................................................................................................................................4 ENG2D ...........................................................................................................................................6 ENG2DE .........................................................................................................................................8 ENG3U (IB Language and Literature, Year 1).................................................................................. 10 ENG3UB (IB Literature, Year 1) ..................................................................................................... 11 ENG4US/H ................................................................................................................................... 12 ENG4UB (IB Literature, Year 2) ..................................................................................................... 14 English department assessments of learning 2020-2021 ................................................................ 15 IB Language and Literature SL Assessment .................................................................................... 18 IB Language and Literature HL Assessment ................................................................................... 18 IB Literature SL Assessment .......................................................................................................... 19 IB Literature HL Assessment ......................................................................................................... 19 The IB Learner Portfolio ............................................................................................................... 20 IB English Concepts ...................................................................................................................... 22 Part 2: Frameworks for Analysing Texts................................................................................ 23 Texts, Discourse, and Discourse Analysis....................................................................................... 23 What is a text? .................................................................................................................................... 23 What is discourse analysis?................................................................................................................. 23 Steps to Discourse Analysis .......................................................................................................... 24 Key Concepts in Media Literacy .................................................................................................... 26 Part 3: Writing and Speaking About Texts ............................................................................ 27 Writing About Literary Texts ........................................................................................................ 27 Character ............................................................................................................................................. 27 Technique ............................................................................................................................................ 27 Setting ................................................................................................................................................. 27 The Parts of an Essay .................................................................................................................... 28 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 28 Supporting paragraphs........................................................................................................................ 28 Conclusion ........................................................................................................................................... 28 How to Write a Thesis .......................................................................................................... 29 Commentary essay and guided textual analysis essay (IB Lit) ............................................................ 29 Literary essay ...................................................................................................................................... 29 Comparative literary essay ................................................................................................................. 29 Discourse analysis essay or guided textual analysis (IB Lang and Lit) ................................................ 30 Comparative discourse analysis essay ................................................................................................ 30 Nine Steps to Creating an Essay .................................................................................................... 31 Thirteen Essay-Writing Fundamentals........................................................................................... 32 1 Comparative Paper Graphic Organizer ................................................................................. 34 Close Reading of Text ................................................................................................................... 35 Formatting ................................................................................................................................... 36 Citing Sources (MLA) .................................................................................................................... 37 Within the text .................................................................................................................................... 37 Works cited section ............................................................................................................................. 37 Bibliography ........................................................................................................................................ 37 Sample Title Page......................................................................................................................... 38 Part 4: Success Criteria ......................................................................................................... 39 Commentary essay....................................................................................................................... 39 Conversation ............................................................................................................................... 40 Discourse analysis essay (one text) ............................................................................................... 41 Guided discussion ........................................................................................................................ 42 Literary essay (comparative, with two texts) ................................................................................. 43 Literary essay (one text) ............................................................................................................... 44 Literary seminar ........................................................................................................................... 45 Oral commentary ......................................................................................................................... 46 Oral presentation ......................................................................................................................... 47 Part 5: Commonly Used Rubrics ........................................................................................... 49 Commentary ................................................................................................................................ 49 Conversation ............................................................................................................................... 50 Comparative essay ....................................................................................................................... 51 Conversation/online forum .......................................................................................................... 52 Creative response ........................................................................................................................ 53 Creative writing ........................................................................................................................... 54 Debate ........................................................................................................................................ 55 Discourse analysis essay (one text) ............................................................................................... 56 Guided discussion .......................................................................................................................