We began preparing IO topics in small groups that consisted of people who analysed the same article by Moira Donegan in their Paper 1. This group preparation has really helped to clarify a few different aspects and forced me to think deeper into the issue instead of being somewhat superficial. As we are there is …
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IO Extract-by-extract Structure
On the contrary of the comparative structure the extract-by-extract structure is much simpler and easier to do. It resembles an essay in terms of what should be where and what each part consists of. The introduction is simple and only require three things, the importance of the issue, the relevance and the argument being made …
IO Comparative Structure
There are two main IO structures, one of them being comparative. The comparative structure is where similarities and differences are at the epicentre of the analysis and are supported by relevant points from each extract. There are specific details that need to be included in the introduction and there has to be a clear connection …
Column Articles
As is expected by the IB curriculum English Language students are required to study literary and non-literary works. We looked at political cartoon first and now began studying column articles. We looked particularly into a female columnist, Moira Donegan. Moira is an American columnist for The Guardian. She is a very established feminist and stands …
Political Cartoons
Over the past week we have been looking at political cartoons by different cartoon artists. These cartoons are similar in the fact that they all protest against sexual assault and violence towards women. Many of the cartoons we looked at involved US President Donald Trump, unfortunately not to reference him as an advocate of this …
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