WRITTEN TASK 1: Creative Task
- You will end up submitting one WT1 and one WT2 to the IB
- 20% of final mark (in other words, this one will be 10%)
- Each task must be between 800-1000 words in length
- This task must be accompanied by a rationale of 200-300 words (not included in Task word count)
- Written Task 1: Creative Task
Guidance Notes
Rubric
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Helpful Rational Documents
In my rationale, have I
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Example Written Tasks
- The Waistline: A Parody of "The Wasteland", Section 1
- Pastiche: A form of homage by imitating the style of the author; a conscious decision to integrate elements of literary style (theme, characters, concepts, symbols) from previously published work. Often it is used to show a different take on the story or to demonstrate universality of themes. Example: Wicked is a pastiche of The Wizard of Oz
- Below are director's notes for an adaptation of The Great Gatsby. It was not done well but could have been if more time and detail had gone into it.
- Short story (the impossible narrator): Write from the perspective of an inanimate object. Ex. Write about Gatsby's party from the perspective of a garden gnome.
directors_notes_for_scene_5_-_gatsby.docx | |
File Size: | 133 kb |
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A Doll's House: How-To magazine article
How-to Articles:
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Examples: How-to and Tips
13 Tips for Writing More Confidently How to Think Like an Editor The Efficient Housewife (1910) The Good Wife's Guide (below)
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Task: Using the ideas from the text, write a set of guidelines that Nora or Helmer might find in a magazine. Your goal is to reinforce gender roles and stereotypes in 19th century Norway.
Provenance: Because we are not writing in Norwegian, you might choose to write an article for a British magazine. Be sure to justify how the placement of the article in a UK magazine would still reflect Nora or Helmer's position in society.
Brainstorming document
Provenance: Because we are not writing in Norwegian, you might choose to write an article for a British magazine. Be sure to justify how the placement of the article in a UK magazine would still reflect Nora or Helmer's position in society.
Brainstorming document
a_dolls_house_-_gender_roles_brainstorming.docx | |
File Size: | 253 kb |
File Type: | docx |