Documents to submit:

 Student Outline

 Stimuli Description

 Information Form

Selection of texts:
 Select one literary text from the following:
SL/HL
-A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams) (drama, USA, 1947)
-The World's Wife (Carol Ann Duffy) (poetry, UK, 1999)
-Nineteen Eighty-four (George Orwell) (novel, UK, 1949)
-A Doll's House (Henrik Ibsen) (drama, Norway, 1879)
HL only
-Tartuffe (Moliere) (drama, France, 1669)
-The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald) (novel, USA, 1925)

 Select one non-literary text from the following:

SL/HL

-Ad campaigns by Dolce and Gabbana (Spring/Summer 2007)

-Budweiser ads from the 1950s;
-Dove “Real Beauty” ad campaign;
-Benetton “Equal Half” ad campaign
-Satirical cartoons by Liza Donnelly;
-UKIP propaganda posters.
-Artwork by Barbara Kruger

HL only
-“The Week in Patriarchy” by Arwa Mahdawi (opinion columns)
Key Points to Remember:
 Answer this question: Examine the ways in which the global issue of your choice is presented
through the content and form of one of the works and one of the bodies of work that you have
studied.
 An extract of no more than 40 lines should be selected from each which is representative of the
presence of the global issue in it. Sweet spot is between 20-25 lines.
 Extract must be “continuous”, meaning cannot be taken from different pages, sections,
chapters.
 a well-supported argument about the ways in which both represent and explore the global issue
 work and body of work selected must have a clear connection with the global issue
 copies of extracts must not be annotated
 In the case of a photograph/artwork, for example, the broader discussion should refer to other
photographs by the same photographer/artist.
 explore more precise issues, such as style, specific devices and other distinct techniques used by
authors to present the global issue
 a maximum of 10 bullet points to help provide structure to the oral
 Copies of the extracts chosen by the student must be provided to the teacher for approval at
least one week before the individual oral assessment takes place
 The individual oral lasts 10 minutes, followed by 5 minutes of questions by the teacher.

Use of Time:
See below:

 Bullet point 1 is your Introduction: 1 minute

 Bullet points 2-5 is your Text A: 4 minutes
 Bullet points 6-9 is your Text B: 4 minutes
 Bullet point 10 is your Conclusion: 1 minute
Total: 10 minutes
What is a Global Issue and how to phrase your it: