Language in a Cultural Context (Gender)
The external assessment of Part 1 of your English Language and Literature course is known as Written Task 1. You will repeat this assessment next year in a different part of the course, and you will choose the version that will be submitted to IB. This grade will account for 10% of your score for the two year course.
As with the Further Oral Activity you should approach this year's Written Task 1 as though it will be the one your are submitting for external assessment.
Task:
You will write an 800-1000 word written assignment that addresses a gender related topic and a rationale of 200-300 words. You may not write an essay instead you may choose from the list of suggestions or seek approval of another type of written task.
Blog
Petition
Speech
Feature Article
Opinion Editorial
Letter or Pair/Group of letters to the editor
Interview
**Read several examples of your text type and model yours after the best examples. Utilize the same level of diction, same types of rhetorical strategies, the same structure etc
Complete or revise your rationale after you have written the assignment so that you can explain how you have addressed all the criteria listed on your proposal sheet.
The rationale must explain:
How the content of the task is linked to a particular part of the course and its learning outcomes. Our essential questions were:
How is gender identity constructed?
How does one's culture affect one's understanding of a text?
How can language be used to convey or challenge traditional social roles?
How are individuals impacted by society's standards regarding gender?
How the task is intended to explore particular aspects of the course
The nature of the task chosen
Information about the audience, purpose and the social, cultural or historical context in which the task is set
The rationale should not only include knowledge about the text or topic studied but also about the formal conventions of the text type produced and how they relate to the aims of the task.
