Month: October 2019

Syllabus Main Concepts and Paper 2 Prompts

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We first looked at what each of the main concepts are for the syllabus: Identity, Culture, Creativity, Communication, Perspective, Transformation and Representation. We looked at what each of the concepts meant and made sure we understood them and how they applied to our course.

Categories of Prompts

After we were given paper 2 prompts from past papers. We read them all and picked out the main categories that the prompts might fit into. We then organised the prompts underneath the categories (Opposition/Protest, Writing and Narrative style, Context/Setting/Culture, Themes and Characterisation) we created as well as a category for prompts we wouldn’t do and then under the concepts that we learnt about at the beginning of the class.

Organisation of Paper 2 Prompts

I can see how this could apply as throughout the assessments we will do we’ll discuss some of the categories (eg. global issues, protest/opposition etc.) throughout more than just the Paper 2, specifically in our IO as these might be some of the topics we choose to discuss.

Connections to the DP Core

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The skills and content that we learn in English can be applied through some of the core aspects of the DP: CAS, TOK and EE. The ATL skills we learn are applicable to all subject areas and core areas. For example the communication skill can be applied to all three because we have to effectively say our ideas clearly and articulately. 

We can use English skills through our EE essay to communicate our ideas well, it could also be a topic we choose to research into. As well for TOK it could be a topic we choose to discuss through our presentations and our essay. The TOK and EE essay will link with the essay’s that we write in class and for our Paper 1 and 2 assessments. For CAS mainly the skills we learn can apply and link with communication, organisation and other ATLs. For CAS we also have to do more presentations style work, as well as in TOK we have presentations, these skills can be transferred with our IO.

These skills can be developed and learned through this course and through the entire 2 year journey. They can be transferred to other classes and also the DP core as well which would help us improve our work.