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    The American International School in Cyprus

    PO Box 23847 - 11 Kassos Street - 1686 Nicosia, CYPRUS - Phone 357•22316345 - Fax 357•22316549
    Mr. Walid Abushakra, Superintendent Ms. Michelle Kleiss, Director
    Academic Year 2009-2010
    IB English – Syllabus and Assessment
    Mr. Troy White (Year One) and Ms. Nancy Krar (Year Two)

    Part One: World Literature: 3 texts in translation (WL)


    Taught Semester Two, Year One

    Voltaire, Candide, France 18th c. (WL)


    Aristophanes, Lysistrata, Ancient Greek (WL)
    Chekhov, Three Sisters, Russian, 19th c. (WL)

    Assessment: One (SL) or Two (HL) World Literature Papers of 1200-1500 words. This is
    externally assessed. WL 1 is a Comparative Study of 2 of the works and will be completed in
    Year One/ WL2 is a comparative, creative or detailed study of an extract and will be completed
    in the fall of Year Two.

    Part Two: Detailed Study: Intensive Critical Study of 4 texts from 4 different genres
    2 (SL) or 4 (HL)
    Taught Semester One, Year Two

    William Shakespeare, Othello, Britain, 16th c. (Drama)


    Sylvia Plath, Britain, 20th c. (Poetry)
    Michael Ondaatje, Running in the Family, Canada, 20th c. (Non-Fiction) (HL ONLY)
    Toni Morrison, Jazz, USA, 20th c. (Fiction) (HL ONLY)

    Assessment: Formal 15 minute IOC – Individual Oral Commentary on an excerpt from one of
    the studied texts. Internally assessed/externally moderated.

    Part Three: Groups of Works: Study of a Literary Genre 3 works (SL) and 4 works (HL)
    Taught Semester Two, Year Two

    Ibsen, Hedda Gabler, Norway, 19th c. (WL)


    Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire, USA, 20th c.
    Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest, Ireland, 19th c.
    Bennett, The History Boys, England, 20th c. (HL only)

    Assessment: Part Three is preparation for the Final Exam, May 2010. Paper One: 1.5 hrs (SL)
    2 hrs (HL) is an unseen commentary on a poetry or prose selection provided and Paper Two:
    1.5 hrs. (SL) 2 hrs. (HL) of the final exam is a comparative essay on 2-3 of Part Three texts

    Part Four: School’s Free Choice


    Taught Semester One, Year One

    Saadawi, Woman at Point Zero, Egypt 20th c. (WL)


    Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, USA 20th c.
    Carter, Angela. The Bloody Chamber
    Malouf, An Imaginary Life, Australia, 20th c.(HL only)

    Assessment: An oral presentation of 12-15 minutes on a chosen aspect of a text from Part
    Four: Internally Assessed.
    The WL component may be used for WL Paper Two.

    Fully Accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Member of the International Baccalaureate Organization – Geneva, Switzerland

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