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MYP 1 Language and Literature
Language and Literature
Mathematics
Sciences
Topics
1
The World is a Stage
How plays tell stories
Dialogue: what characters say (and don't)
Stage directions
Tension and pacing on stage
Meeting Shakespeare's language
Devices: simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, imagery
Writing your own scene
2
My Voice, My Story
Kinds of poems
Pictures in words: imagery
Sounds in poems
Symbols: when a thing means more
Spoken word: poems out loud
Freewriting and brainstorming
3
Speak to be Heard
Three ways to convince people
Building a persuasive argument
Claims and the other side
Picking your evidence
PEA paragraphs (first contact)
Devices for speakers
Writing a persuasive speech
4
Stories That Shape Us
Character traits and motivation
Conflict inside a character
How characters change
Setting: where and when
Devices in stories
Personal narrative and reflective writing
5
Reading Between the Lines
How plots move
Spotting the theme
Tone and mood
Figurative language toolkit
6
The Power of Perspective
First-person: seeing through one pair of eyes
Third-person: the camera above
Showing vs telling
Writing a twist