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MYP 2 Language and Literature
Language and Literature
Mathematics
Sciences
Topics
1
Advertising & Media
How media messages are built
Reading images
Spotting bias
The language of advertising
Devices in ads
Making a campaign message
2
Spirited Away — Film Study
Film language 1: shots and angles
Film language 2: light, colour, sound, cuts
Story shape on screen
Symbols on screen
Writing a film critique
3
Orientalism
Culture and identity in stories
Point of view (deepening)
Setting and social context
Tone and mood (deepening)
Devices: symbol, irony, allegory, allusion
Comparative & reflective essays
4
The Secret Powers of Persuasion
Rhetorical appeals (deepening)
Argument architecture
Fact vs opinion
Devices for persuaders
Writing an argumentative essay
5
Unlocking Narrative Fiction
Freytag's Pyramid
Conflict between characters and worlds
Theme (deepening)
Genre conventions: magical realism & realistic fiction
Devices in narrative
Narrative writing (full craft)
6
The Student as Author and Critic
Author's purpose, voice and audience
Showing vs telling (deepening)
Sensory detail
Author intention
Revising and editing your writing
Descriptive writing + compare & contrast essay
