IB English - A1(Literature)

Course Description

Grade(s): 11-12                        Level: IB SL or HL                        Credit(s): 2 in English

Prerequisite(s): Teacher recommendation and successful completion of English 10 with a minimum B average.

This course is specifically designed for native speakers of English or those students who have at least equal proficiency as native speakers despite the fact that English may be their second language.

The IB English A1 course is a two year World Literature course that offers students the opportunity to read and analyze literature from different genres, cultures, and periods in literary history. It should be noted that this is an
extremely challenging literary course and therefore students who take this course are expected to have excellent critical thinking skills, an excellent command of grammatical conventions, and a diligent work ethic. Students
taking this course must critically interpret challenging works of literature. Students will work to improve their formalwriting skills. Two major formal writing assessments are required, the formal literary commentary and another
formal creative option. These will be assessed by external IB examiners. Students will also complete two oral assessments, an oral commentary and oral presentation. The oral commentary is also assessed by IB examiners.
At the end of the two year course, students will sit for IB examinations on the works studied. All IB examinations are externally evaluated.