English Assessments
A concept that must have significance on a large scale, be transnational, and be felt in everyday contexts.
Global Issue
The IB Core consists of the three following components:
The EE, TOK, and CAS.
These are Aristotle's three methods of persuasion.
Ethos, Pathos, Logos.
Junk Food, Snail Mail, "Shrink" for psychiatrist.
Dysphemism.
SL
Standard Level
This consists of two previously unseen non-literary passages.
Paper 1
The maximum word count for the EE is?
4000 words.
This is a way to describe a group of related words and expressions (2 words).
Lexical field (or semantic field).
“Passed away” instead of died; “Correctional facility” instead of jail.
Euphemism.
HL
Higher Level
Students choose either a literary or non-literary work and write a 1200-1500 word analysis.
HL Essay
This is what CAS stands for.
Creativity, Activity, Service.
This is the term to describe the relationship between how text and images impact meaning.
Anchoring.
Shush, boom, hiss, oink.
Onomatopoeia.
IO
Individual Oral
This assessment consists of two literary works and four prompts.
Paper 2
These are the two main TOK assessments.
Exhibition and prescribed title.
This is the term for how visuals can tell a story.
Visual Narrative.
“The somber clouds darkened our mood."
Pathetic Fallacy.
PETAL
Point, Evidence, Technique, Analysis, Link
Terms include: passage analysis, work as a whole, and global issue.
Individual Oral
This is the term for the space (usually empty) surrounding an image.
Negative space.
“It will never prove it now, / now that its years are numbered."
Anadiplosis.
TOK
Theory of Knowledge