I think the biggest work on for me after receiving my paper 1 is to find a ‘big idea’ and focus on it throughout the essay. I should re-visit this idea throughout to help structure my essay. This links to my second work-on which is to structure my essay properly, with shorter paragraphs with a […]
Category: SL LangLit
Paper 1 Jan 2021 Cartoon Feedback
Notes based on feedback for work-on: Analysis of textual features needs improvement and more implementation in essay analysis of text (!) Organization of essay needs improvement, primarily sorting out ideas into appropriate paragraphs for a better reading of the essay
Liza Donnelly Cartoon Analysis
In what ways does this cartoon offer perspectives of the ways in which gender roles and identities are socially and/or politically constructed? This political cartoon offers the female perspective on gender roles in the workplace, as well as the social norms and standards set by society. It depicts a woman sat at presumably a meeting […]
The World’s Wife – Thesis Statement with Jack
Carol Ann Duffy’s collection ’The World’s Wife” is a comical retelling of popular classic tales where she explores the different societal roles such as being the breadwinner and being recognised by the community faced by men and women through an artistic and feministic lens.
Thesis for The World’s Wife by Carol Ann Duffy
In class, Jack and I firstly brainstormed some ideas for a possible thesis statement for Carol Ann Duffy’s collection of poems, The World’s Wife, and then through the brainstorm, came up with a Thesis statement we thought best described the poetry collection. Thesis Statement: Carol Ann Duffy’s collection ’The World’s Wife” is a comical retelling […]
Thetis – Practice Essay Reflection
1. One thing you did well in your writing or thinking about the poem I think that the one thing that was shown well in my writing about Thetis was the ideas and thinking I had about the poem. I think my analysis was decent, as I feel like I went into depth about the […]
English IO Reflection – Little Red Cap
I think for the first real scenario IO of the year it wasn’t too bad necessarily, but I think that at some times throughout the IO itself, I was somewhat lost and didn’t really know exactly what to say. I think an easy fix of this is to have more clarity in my notes and […]
Campbell’s Tomato Soup Analysis Reflection
I think I did a lot better than I anticipated if I’m being honest. Looking over the essay after getting it back, I now see the areas that I could have improved on. I think as Ms. Wallace mentioned in the feedback, my biggest area of growth and improvement should be in focusing on going […]