The World Literature 1 Paper - Revisions

1. The World Literature 1 Paper - Revisions

2. Things to Remember 1. Your World Lit Paper goes to your overall English Score: Exam Papers 50% Oral Presentations 30% World Lit papers 20%

3. Things to Remember 1. Your World Lit Paper goes to your overall English Score: Grade Boundaries: 1: 0-2 2: 3-5 3: 6-7 4: 8-10 5: 11-13 6: 14-16 7: 17-20

4. Things to Remember 2. Your teacher’s score does not affect how it is finally scored

5. Things to Remember 3. You are not perfect and neither is your paper

6. Things to Remember 4. You have changed and so should your paper

7. Things to Remember 5. The World Literature papers are consistently our students’ weakest area in English. Final Exam Papers Oral Assessments World Lit Papers

8. The IB Rubric A. Selection and Treatment of Aspect Clearly defines the aspect chosen Aspect chosen is appropriate A well explored aspect Demonstrates independent thought

9. The IB Rubric B. Knowledge and Understanding of Works Demonstrates in-depth understanding of themes, literary techniques, and subtleties. Provides clear and meaningful links between works Demonstrates appreciation of cultural setting where appropriate

10. The IB Rubric Argument is effectively presented Purposeful and effective structure References to the text are precise and relevant Introduction and thesis are detailed and meaningful Remains within the word limit C. Presentation

11. The IB Rubric D. Language Observes the conventions of written work: paragraphing, grammar, spelling, citations, etc Uses appropriate academic register Demonstrates clarity, consistency, and fluency of style

12. Common problems – per IB • Demonstrates only a knowledge of plot and character Plot Character Literary Technique Subtext Original Interpretation

13. Common problems – per IB • Secondary sources and literary theory: • “poorly understood theories sabotage students” • “secondary sources…[are] ill-presented and poorly utilized” • Secondary sources for World Literature Papers are not expected; if you don’t need them, don’t use them. • (For your purposes, the only beneficial use of a secondary source would be to oppose it, or to demonstrate a lack.)

14. Common problems – per IB • Technical problems: • Fails to indicate translation • Poor paragraphing and organization • “the quality of some of the work suggests that this component receives little attention and a low priority.”

15. Anchor Papers 2 Introductory Paragraphs:

18. Anchor Papers Body Paragraphs

21. Anchor Papers Intro #1: scored 7 by teacher Intro #2 and body paragraphs: scored 17 by teacher

22. Formatting • MLA Format • parenthetical citations • headings with name, page number, and candidate number • works cited page • 1000-1500 words – get as close to the limit as possible without fluff • Title Page

23. Title Page

24. Turning in your Final Draft • Submit to Mr. Phillips’ turnitin.com account. Due by 11:59 pm November 17. • Period Class ID Password 1 3570898 phillips 3 3570904 phillips 5 3570909 phillips

25. Turning in your Final Draft • Due in English class Thursday, November 18 • 2 clean copies of your final draft • A 3rd copy of your final draft that color codes changes based on the 4 criteria and comments on those changes(see next slide) • A receipt from turnitin.com • The previous draft we handed back to you.

26. Turning in your Final Draft Minor Project Grade: 1/3 – Turning everything in on time as asked 2/3 – Graded based on level of revisions Color coding – use 4 distinct colors to represent each of the 4 criteria. Highlight where you have made changes based on those criteria. Comments – insert comments next to your changes to prove the importance of these changes.

29. Please put them in this order 1. 2 Clean final draft copies  2. Final draft annotating changes per the rubric 3. Turnitin.com receipt  4. Previous Draft 