Written Task 1 (Creative Analysis)

IB Language & Literature SL/ HL

Objectives:
Demonstrate your understanding of an aspect of a text of your choice
Demonstrate your competency with a particular medium by creating your
own version of that medium
Select a style of language appropriate to a task
The Product:
Part 1: A proposal that explains what youd like to produce and why
Part 2: (after receiving feedback on proposal) An 800 to 1,000-word
creative piece that conveys your understanding of a language or literary
text
Part 3: A completed rationale that explains your choices regarding text
type, audience, purpose, and the nature of your task (200-300 words)
Selecting a Text to Analyze:
1. Decide if youd like to analyze a language text or a literature text.
a. Language texts (first WT1 - September):
Political speeches
News reports
Photographs
TED Talks
Op-ed articles
Twitter feeds
Memes
Viral videos
Music videos
Television shows
Films
Advertisements
Other - make a suggestion!
b. Literature texts (Second WT1: Later in the year):
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
A Dolls House by Henrik Ibsen
Death and the Maiden by Ariel Dorfman
c. Select the actual text you will analyze.
2. Narrow your ideas and develop a central focus for your analysis.

Selecting a Text Type to Create:

1. Think about the best way to present your analysis. This means you must
select a text type. Keep in mind that a formal essay is not an acceptable
text type for this assignment.
Ideas (this list is not all-inclusive):
Twitter feed
News report
Opinion Column
Police report
Extra scene
Screenplay
Parody
Diary
Letter
Magazine article
Set of instructions/recipe
Advertisement
Infographic
Blog*
*Be careful if you select blog. Theyll most likely be overdone, and they can
sometimes be a formal essay in disguise.
Remember that you will need to write a rationale that justifies your choice of
text type. Be sure to select something that makes sense in the context of your
analysis.
Completing the Proposal:
1. Complete proposal form to help solidify your thinking, and also to help
me understand what youd like to do.
2. I will give you feedback before you write your paper.
Writing the Paper:
1. Begin working on your text. Begin early so you can ask for help along the
way.
2. Use the information you have in your proposal to guide you.
3. Remember that your paper must be between 800 and 1,000 words long.
There is no leeway with these limits.
4. Cite sources (including images) appropriately. You may use parenthetical
citations or footnotes, but be consistent.
5. Include a reference page.
6. Where possible, include an appendix with a copy of or link to your source
text.
7. Submit managebac by the due date
Writing the Rationale
Use your proposal form to write a rationale that is between 200 and 300

words long (no leeway - must fall within these limits).

In your rationale, you must address:
how the content of the task is linked to a particular part of the course
how the task is intended to explore particular aspects of the course
the nature of the task chosen
information about audience, purpose and the social, cultural or
historical context in which the task is set.
The rationale should not only include knowledge about the text or topic
studied, but also about the formal conventions of the text type produced
and how they relate to the aims of the task.
Format:
You may format the actual task in a way that is appropriate to the text
type.
Use the template on the blog for your title page, overall layout, and
reference page.
Remember that your task should look like the text type you are
emulating.
Include an MLA works cited page that includes your source text (and any
secondary sources you use, if any).
If you include direct quotations or other textual references that should be
cited, using MLA citations or footnotes.
Regardless of your choice of format, your work should be neat and
organized, and your name should be easy to find on your document.
TL;DR:
Pick a source text to analyze.
Pick a text type to use to present analysis.
Fill out proposal form.
Write a paper (800-1000) words that uses your chosen text type to
illustrate your understanding of the source text.
Use information in proposal form to write a rationale that explains your
work.
Due Dates
Proposal : Thursday, 18 September 2014
Task and Rationale : Thursday, 2 October 2014
Assessment Ideas
You can write a letter to the author of The Future is Fidgetal, including new words that
you have come across and explaining their meaning. As letters to the editor tend to be
rather short, you may want to write two or three to meet the word count (800-1,000). You
could write another letter from a critical reader who feels these words are corrupting the
English language. You could write a letter from a frustrated older person, who struggles
to follow the latest linguistic trends. Be sure to refer constantly to the main article in your
written task. In other words, root it in the primary source.