English Lang/Lit LPs

  LP entry: Reflect on the two non-literary bodies of work that we have looked at so far this period.  Global issues How the GIs are represented Contrasts with earlier texts and/or works

reflection on the start of IB2 paper 1 practice       Getting back into the habit of doing practice papers after the summer holiday was a bit of a shift, but I feel that I still did fairly well on my Paper 1. I didn't end up puzzling over what to analyze with the text and I feel like I was able to bring up a sufficient amount of authorial choice, although I would have liked to add an extra paragraph or two for safety's sake. I won't pretend that my work was flawless, but that's to be expected, we're practicing for final exams for a reason and I'm relatively satisfied with where I am right now insofar as I think I will be able to prepare myself well before the final exams in the spring.     Peer review was quite useful, the essay I reviewed was well written, but on a few smaller points I felt that it strayed away from the guiding question even if the analysis was good. Having my own essay peer-reviewed should be helpful as well, I didn't get to see what marki...

Suggestion 1 Toscani "We on death row" and The Sorrow of War How do you humanize a murderer Suggestion 2 The Storyteller and First Dog on the Moon How governments legitimize environmental destruction Suggestion 3 Moonlight and Oranges are not the only Fruit How can LGBT identities survive in hostile communities

  Do you get a sense of authorship about her work? What seems to be typical areas of interest for her and/or typical authorial choices? Kesteleyn's work is fairly distinct, the subjects of her projects tend to be people whose perspectives tend to be overlooked in mainstream discourse. The projects that focus on one person specifically tend to be fairly mundane, but have some trait or experience that sets them apart in some way. Kesteleyn seems to be interested in mundane everyday life as a subject, many projects follow their subject in their everyday life, those that don't focus on individuals or people groups often focus on events, like the Miss Plastic Surgery contest from the project that shares its name. Kesteleyn portrays the mundane, be that in a positive or negative light, but overall there does seem to be a sense of humanity in all of Kesteleyn's work, the subjects are usually portrayed favorably, and even when they aren't, they're often seen as victims of ...

 Choice of text: Arcadia The text is an advert for a multimodal story written by Iain Pears which can read by the reader on a phone or tablet. The question I am answering is how does the advertisement promote the app version of Arcadia.  Paragraph 1: The use of phones as a visual element displays the ease of use and visual appeal of the app. Paragraph 2:Through including a statement from the writer in which he promotes the app as a better alternative to the e-book or hardcover makes the app seem like the better more faithful version of the work. Paragraph 3: The highlighted text of the download button, but not the text about in-app purchases encourages the reader to download the app by highlighting only certain parts. Conclusion: The text uses visual highlighting, visual depictions of phones, and quotes from the author to establish the app as an equal or superior way to read Arcadia.

LP entry: Choose one of the letters from Cave’s Red Hand Files and write about your reactions to it, perhaps using the GQs from the Nick Cave document. You could also look for thematic connections between it and the literary works you’ve studied. My Choice: Issue #149 I have called these texts (the answers primarily) “letters”. Do you agree with this classification? In what ways are these texts like letters, in what ways are they unusual as letters? The answers are very much structured like letters, even if the questions are rarely. Starting with the phrase "Dear [name]" and ending with something like "Love, Nick" really makes the structure feel similar to a letter. As for things that set it apart from most letters, I might say the content of what's being discussed, but some of the best essays and works have started off as letters. By all respects I would consider this a letter, though I may well be wrong in doing so, I do not claim to be an authority on letter...