Paper 1 Skills
What is the main argument of you a critical essay?
True or false: You need to define all the words in the paper 2 question in your introduction
False. Only define the key terms in the question to fit your two texts.
How many minutes are in a full week?
10,080
What are some forms of transitions in graphic novels?
Moment-to-moment, subject-to-subject, aspect-to-aspect, etc.
What is analysis of font, font size and placement called?
Typography
What are the three lenses in critical reading?
Identify one approach to form your key arguments for Paper 2
Narrative elements approach (setting, characters, rising action, conflict, falling action, denouement)
Theme-based approach
Character-based approach
What phone company produced the 3310?
Nokia
What does Stichomythia mean in Greek theatre?
An exchange of dialogue between the actor and chorus
What is the artistic technique involving an overlaying of images called?
Superimposed images
Text type, context, audience, message, purpose and signpost
Around how many similarities and differences do you need to include in your Paper 2 analysis?
At least 3 similarities and 3 differences that align with your topic sentences
Where would you be if you were standing on the Spanish Steps?
Rome
What is the Greek theatre term for ‘recognition’; the moment a terrible truth is discovered?
Anagnorisis
To place emphasis on the subject and elements in proximity
What is the difference between a text's purpose and message?
purpose= author's intention for writing (answers 'why are they writing this?')
message= author's message to the reader (answers 'what idea does the author want to portray?)
How long is the Paper 2 exam?
1 hour and 45 minutes
Where is the strongest human muscle located?
Jaw
What is an error in judgement called in Greek Theatre?
Hamartia
How does graphic weight contribute to the mood of a panel/ page?
How long is the paper 1 exam?
2 hours and 15 minutes
What are the 7 IBDP concepts?
communication, creativity, perspective, representation, identity, culture and transformation
What Netflix show had the most streaming views in 2021?
Squid Game
What is a reversal of circumstances, a turning point called in Greek Theatre?
Peripeteia
To what effect is abstraction used in graphic novels?
high abstraction= open interpretation, greater flexibility and greater anonymity
low abstraction= specific subject, less anonymity, realism and verisimilitude to real life