IB Lang. and Lit.

Nov. 28- Dec. 2

Agenda:

Monday, Nov. 28- Student Engagement Survey,Turn and Talk, Introduce documentary film unit. Movie worksheet. Documentary #1, film viewing

Tuesday, Nov. 29- Documentary #1 film viewing cont. And work time on Documentary Writing and Reflection Assignment #1

Homework: Documentary Writing and Reflection Assignment #1 due on turniitn.com by 11:59 PM on Dunsay, Dec 4th.

Wednesday, Nov. 30- W.W.N. Wednesday

Thursday, Dec. 1-Information on HL essay connecting to documentary film. Documentary #2 film viewing. Introduction to mechanics in class.

Friday, Dec. 2- How will the ACT and mechanics work in our classroom? ACT English section (CR/NC for taking test)

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Turn and Talk

• One up or one down.
• Define “documentary.”
• What documentaries have you watched? What were they about?
• What do you like/dislike about documentary films?
• What topics in documentary films are interesting to you?

Documentary Film

A term used to describe films that deal with factual topics.

John Grierson, a British film-maker, defines documentary as “the creative interpretation of reality.”

Film-maker may work to persuade an audience to accept the version of a reality they offer.

“It is not just the story- it is HOW one tells the story.”

“Storytelling is one of the most powerful ways to put ideas into the world.”

Documentary Film- Devices

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Actuality: The term for film footage of real-life events, places and people. Actuality footage is a record of real events as they unfold.

Voice Over: The voice-over is a commentary by the documentary maker, spoken while the camera is filming or added to the soundtrack during production. Also known as the narrator.

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Documentary Film- Devices

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Music: Often used to create mood or atmosphere. It might also tell a story which is relevant to the topic or have some symbolic meaning.

Interviews: A basic documentary technique.They allow people being filmed to speak directly about events, often in response to questions asked by the film-maker.

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Documentary Film- Devices

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File Footage: Material obtained from a film library or archive, inserted into a documentary to show historical events or to add detail without the need for additional filming.

Captioning: Placing written text on the screen to give additional information to the viewer. Captions may be used to give names of people interviewed, to give the time or location of an event, or to provide other relevant information.

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Documentary Film- Devices

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Graphics: Images designed to convey an idea visually. They may be simple, such as lists of names, graphs, maps or written documents or they may be very complex, such as computer generated images of a difficult scientific concept.

Re-enactment: When real events cannot be filmed as they happen, film-makers will sometimes re-create the event.

Montage: A technique used in which a series of short shots are edited into a sequence to condense space, time, and information.

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Documentary Short Films

HERE is our list of short documentaries (40 minutes of less)

• All are Oscar nominated short documentaries between the years of 2018-2020.
• You will (in the future) select ONE documentary to write your IB HL paper on. This IB HL essay is 1200-1500 words.

Documentaries this week:

In the Absence trailer

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(Monday, Nov. 28-

Tuesday, Nov. 29)

Documentaries this week:

Heroin(e) trailer

(Thursday, Dec. 1- Friday, Dec. 2)

Agenda:

Monday, Nov. 28- Introduce documentary film unit. Movie worksheet. Documentary #1 film viewing

Tuesday, Nov. 29- Family Feud, Quick Poem/Student Engagement Survey, Documentary #1 film viewing cont. And work time on Documentary Writing and Reflection Assignment #1

Homework: Documentary Writing and Reflection Assignment #1 due on turniitn.com by 11:59 PM on Sunday, Dec 4th.

Wednesday, Nov. 30- W.W.N. Wednesday

Thursday, Dec. 1- Information on HL essay connecting to documentary film. Documentary #2 film viewing. Introduction to mechanics in class.

Friday, Dec. 2- How will the ACT and mechanics work in our classroom. ACT English section (CR/NC for taking test)

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Family Feud: Name a sound people hear in the morning.

1. ALARM CLOCK 54

2. BIRDS SINGING 26

3. ROOSTER CROWING 9

4. YAWNING 3

5. COFFEE PERKING 2

6. GARBAGE TRUCKS 2

Quick Poem

Write your name at the top, today’s date (11/29/22), and your hour.

• Read through the poem on the front.
• Throw dirt on it.
• Answer the questions below.
• When you finish, complete the student engagement survey if you have not already done so.

*Your work will be read, received, and reviewed by a student in the alternate hour of I.B. Schmoppel.

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Riddle me this…How do mountains stay warm?

Documentary Film - Turn and Talk

1. What did you learn? What parts of the documentary were most interesting to you? Why?
2. What person in the documentary were you most curious about/interested in? Explain.
3. Look at your notes for devices. What devices were used in this documentary? When/where did you see them being used? How did this help with your understanding of the film?
1. Thesis Practice : Through the use of ________, ________ and ,________ (devices) the documentary Heroin(e) persuades (informs, encourages, etc.) the audience __________.

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Documentary Film Writing -topic sentences

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Thesis

Through the use of interviews, file footage, and captions, the documentary In the Absence persuades the audience to question authority and fight for justice.

Topics sentence -device 1 (first body paragraph)

Interviews play a vital role in understanding the lack of government response to a national crisis.

** This paper will be 1200-1500 words in length. This is a HL IB required paper.

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Documentary Film Writing

Film title abbreviations. See example below.

Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone if You’re a Girl (Learning to Skateboard) highlights several unearned disadvantages women face in Afghanistan. Learning to Skateboard follows the story of ….

Agenda:

Monday, Nov. 28- Introduce documentary film unit. Movie worksheet. Documentary #1 film viewing

Tuesday, Nov. 29- Family Feud, Quick Poem/Student Engagement Survey, Documentary #1 film viewing cont. And work time on Documentary Writing and Reflection Assignment #1

Homework: Documentary Writing and Reflection Assignment #1 due on turniitn.com by 11:59 PM on Sunday, Dec 4th.

Wednesday, Nov. 30- W.W.N. Wednesday

Thursday, Dec. 1- Information on HL essay connecting to documentary film. Documentary #2 film viewing. Introduction to mechanics in class.

Friday, Dec. 2- How will the ACT and mechanics work in our classroom. ACT English section (CR/NC for taking test)

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Agenda:

Monday, Nov. 28- Introduce documentary film unit. Movie worksheet. Documentary #1 film viewing

Tuesday, Nov. 29- Family Feud, Quick Poem/Student Engagement Survey, Documentary #1 film viewing cont. And work time on Documentary Writing and Reflection Assignment #1

Homework: Documentary Writing and Reflection Assignment #1 due on turniitn.com by 11:59 PM on Sunday, Dec 4th.

Wednesday, Nov. 30- W.W.N. Wednesday

Thursday, Dec. 1- Information on HL essay connecting to documentary film. Documentary #2 film viewing. Introduction to mechanics in class.

Friday, Dec. 2- How will the ACT and mechanics work in our classroom. ACT English section (CR/NC for taking test)

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Agenda:

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Homework: Documentary Writing and Reflection Assignment #1 due on turniitn.com by 11:59 PM on Sunday, Dec 4th.

Wednesday, Nov. 30- W.W.N. Wednesday

Thursday, Dec. 1- Information on HL essay connecting to documentary film. Documentary #2 film viewing. Introduction to mechanics in class.

Friday, Dec. 2- How will the ACT and mechanics work in our classroom. ACT English section (CR/NC for taking test)

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Turn and Talk

1. What did you appreciate about this film? (people, moments, etc.)
2. What does this film make you think about?
3. What questions do you have after viewing this film?

ACT in IB Lang. and Lit.

• GOAL: Progress NOT Perfection
• Always credit/no credit for completion.
• If you beat your previous score, you will get bonus point passes for future assignments (yay!)

ACT English Questions

2022-2023 ACT

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Sections of ACT

The ACT is 3 hours long (technically 2 hours and 55 minutes). Including breaks, the exam takes 3 hours and 30 minutes to complete. If you sign up for the optional essay (the ACT Plus Writing ), the test clocks in at 3 hours and 40 minutes or just over 4 hours with breaks.

Comma 12/3

Rule: Use commas with coordinate adjectives

What are “coordinate adjectives”?

“Coordinate adjectives” are adjectives placed next to each other that are equal in importance.

Two tests to determine whether adjectives are coordinate are the following:

1. See whether “and” can be smoothly placed between them.

2. See whether the adjectives’ order can be reversed.

Apply these rules to the following two sentences and decide when (if any) commas are needed.

1. We saw a happy lively poodle.

2. We saw a young golden retriever.

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Comma 12/3

Rule: Use commas with coordinate adjectives

What are “coordinate adjectives”?

“Coordinate adjectives” are adjectives placed next to each other that are equal in importance.

Two tests to determine whether adjectives are coordinate are the following:

1. See whether “and” can be smoothly placed between them.

2. See whether the adjectives’ order can be reversed.

Apply these rules to the following two sentences and decide when (if any) commas are needed.

1. We saw a happy, lively poodle.

2. We saw a young golden retriever. (no comma)

BONUS

How many stitches are on a baseball? You can be within 10 of the correct answer.

Clue: It is between 100-200