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Welcome Back G15
Welcome back to your English classes and as this is your year, let us give you a few “heads up” on what’s been done and what’s missing:
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT
Interactive Oral Activities (the best out of the three is sent to the IB) ✔
Individual Oral Activity ✔
EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT
Written Assignment (they will be uploaded on March 9) ✔
Paper 1: May 4 morning session
Paper 2: May 5 afternoon session
Written assignment typing session
Students, It is time to type and upload your written assignments on a google doc file. We will work with the same one we previously used to annotate the information of your sources, just start writing on the next page. Important: This is the last chance you will have to correct your work so:
- Make sure you have corrected all your spelling, punctuation, grammar and vocabulary mistakes.
- If you still have questions, ask your teacher.
- Under no exception, copy new information from the Internet.
- Make sure that you have cited properly and that your task does not have literal information that could be regarded as “plagiarised”. Your work has to be 100% original.
- Remember that you should cite in the following way:
- As stated/mentioned/suggested by Royce, “the people who need more attention…
- This citation should be related to your own sources.
- Remember that you should cite in the following way:
- Write first your “Rationale”, then your “Written assignment” and finally your “Sources”.
- At standard level, candidates are required to provide the bibliographical information (title, author, publisher, date, web address, etc as appropriate) of the three or four sources used, the number of words in the task and the rationale, and to confirm the core topic that the written assignment relates to.
1: Rationale (word count:XXX) …………………………………
2: Written task (word count:XXX) …………………………………
3: Bibliography
(ARTICLE IN THE WEB)
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of article. Title of Online Periodical, volume number(issue number if available). Retrieved from
http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/
(BLOG)
J Dean. (2008, May 7). When the self emerges: Is that me in the mirror? [Web log comment]. Retrieved from http://www.spring.org.uk/the1sttransport
(NEWSPAPER ARTICLE)
Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of article. Title of Newspaper. Retrieved from
http://www.someaddress.com/full/url/
To be able to write, log in using the user name: mackayexam2014@gmail.com and the password: themackayschool
MR. URIBE’S GROUP
Carlo Maggi https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xm3ZRm8kY23c3itL7DoP_0g_0ZsH12LFS_pNNFv8PJU/edit?usp=sharing A
rturo Kuhlmann https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-zjS4liLRY5OqNp6jedKFXf1MF9hyVhOa017wFuAuEM/edit
Augusto Guerrero https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qV_hUzYzLWQ0zfk9Nz16_FfX5kYcbDRIgqqp1cEz5GY/edit
Carlos Rivacoba https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tDEcgpKigfIagPmAQ3uN2pAwpJkQQG56rh8cTEyrhnc/edit
Felipe Chamy https://docs.google.com/document/d/169LJb2KlM9uDD0DGOUziVj_vft8r0TAXCH2bm26O9-Y/edit
Francisco Montecinos https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_7_b2N3WWLPDKJZUTJOgBIRkwXYTic4AghJkHSPIKOA/edit
Joaquín Garay https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Pqa3wCkgV1tZKyKc2OxTp_8ZiWmxaJuU0TPD-nwJMno/edit
José Joaquín Amo https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AHX_fb0gooXfluGVaXrYfqtTgD-Fo0xlnd5fjD1gnBM/edit
Juan Ignacio Rodríguez https://docs.google.com/document/d/14NZlnN-Msu7BGEz4Co9iAwP5r0eHfIYS1K7PuGZoskU/edit
Luciano Mutis https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Uau3jgpTdodFzH65nshukAJ9fK01EZq0gW02I2u3R-Y/edit
Nicolás Gelfenstein https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xoqLMiuCdrvVGFQmK0WMRyifsGBg6ePHewoUGNYUroQ/edit
Nicolás Urbina https://docs.google.com/document/d/14JYbG7telALgBtWauhi4IbulbS7mCCLUT8ESro3t_0I/edit
Sebastián Aris https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e4D0FHQu3aSzWWxZIByXs8m0JK-jBFUjO4-P0p3bcF8/edit
Sebastián Merino https://docs.google.com/document/d/16pBrZq9HndnMc0DTPyuNUSLHfB2zLmkF_M9CNv7CRqQ/edit
Yorgo Skyllas https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Mei1fhzJGdcSKssuiuanrRlDNYRp_6TWdNLhOAhRfR8/edit
MS. CORDERO’S GROUP
Kenneth Aldridge https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q-7MYUO-3LgR4eT9GkIKSZHaXQvISr1JmM5yktyxzi8/edit
Eduardo Celedon https://docs.google.com/document/d/1biCaX0-BOhMFlH_RkR3TikUsP5pghI3bPAE4R54dIHo/edit
Martín Gonzalez https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XXDSXJJ_hwx4Y_H4D-ro6D3ClZ4Mxg8wA8dSjfmVCLY/edit
Franco Paredes https://docs.google.com/document/d/1glELJi6W_Yg62CKp0x0N9ucV6LjCsjSJyY9FAY7cXos/edit
Diego Romaní https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X1j3RQdfmBgVLDtW_CjY16ashM0DazdpJ-Va3lCaHfI/edit
Renato Airola https://docs.google.com/document/d/15IGcWvcVN7BnsgUsFMV34j4UK4TuI5GPJVdnqmHQB24/edit
Tomás Gillet https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Nfd4-t8vnHK20YXsOTL0S5sbXdCi5p8gKUTyCa8xm3Q/edit
Sebastián Novoa https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mkKu_VPwcFKMGn-tRxSu7hdBnE7InDac2rpnOGt48r8/edit
Mathias Trincado https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_8MK_INF1gv8CtVcgsY8SqCdp71Tih_R9ivZoy0Q1hc/edit
Vicente Undurraga https://docs.google.com/document/d/15XGPGxstOknxN9muHl9sqJIcI5gosMUnPc9I0REz9n8/edit
Benjamín Valenzuela https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tbquInF2EBjtGpH2qYWPgKYqMaaG-AUYz4900irlNLg/edit
Sebastián Viñales https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HoRpNLat90QHKRpnFOm9NnIfmlTMWBnHM1iEdtp045k/edit
Joaquín Young https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Nva4Mc0B6bGLVZbqpXPaRuR0_n5BUU55NukUVl1PiqI/edit
Lukas Bartucevic https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g15SIR7e4HJcx9Wj_fRXCV58l5hllmF2gwB_-sS6f_o/edit
Alfonso Del Campo https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S_KYZq3dJk53ep4M7IsTOzyZGXPtjDQTY0WU4Ap-1LE/edit
Gregorio Salaberry https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PwegDpsAvmTQOuUygXgJJKou_pbLalXb5KQbAZFKHP4/edit
TEXT TYPE FORMATS
Blog entry
Article
Diary Entry
Formal / Informal Letter
IB Written assignment “most common mistakes”
- a lot of benefits like less economic impacts or don’t lose a lot of money
- but glass that is through away…
- in the country, there are making this through water-efficient product choice…
- in how many more years will disappear?
- I wan’t to transmit the message of…
- One of the things that the people contaminated in the lastest years the water.
- off course animals, like tigers…
- I used a optimistic tone…
- the naturals environments…
- According to scientifics…
- During the pass of the years…
- I felt impacting like how a biggest country like United State have this several problem.
- … that is the gases that come from cars and the problems that brings the pollution…
- the world loss species in biodiversity…
- when the industry start making…
- Finally, you must be conscients
- that situation in the uk is worried…
- that is one fact to considered because is a very necessary helps.
- I wrote my letter using some information dissaper from three sources
- the global warming are gonna increase…
- Australia have facts sheets of recycling, have many types for recycling for example
- this type of giant garbage is pass to a company that recycle all that things,
Written Assignment (Exam) General Information
Written assignment SL: Composed of two texts, a Task (300-400 words, excluding bibliography) and a Rationale (150-200 words).
The Task: Students produce a piece of writing that can be a “Diary entry”, ” Interview”, “News report”, “Set of instructions, guideline”, “Written correspondence”, “Blog entry”, among others.
Rationale: Students produce a piece of writing that must include 1.- “The subject investigated”, 2.- “A brief description of each of the sources”, 3.- “The student’s intended aim(s) and 4.- “Explanation of how the student intends to achieve his aim-choice of text types, audience, register, style and so on. Click on this link for further information on how to write a rational: https://g15languagebslmackay.wordpress.com/2014/05/31/how-to-write-a-rationale/
Text-type samples:
1.- Diary entry: In a diary entry you narrate events that already took place. For a diary entry you must write in 1st person (use pronoun “I”) and use past tenses.
2.- Interview: The interview must start with an introduction to the topic discussed. Remember that in an interview there have to be at least two individuals interacting, therefore questions and answers must be perfectly written and they must show a coherent dialog. (This is similar to what you did in your Interactive Oral activity based on Global Issues)
3.- News report: This document is intended to inform a specific audience about a specific event. Titles and subtitles (headlines) are recommended and several paragraphs should be written. As with this text-type requires the use of more complex grammar structures it is only advised for students whose grammar is strong.
4.- Set of instructions, guidelines: In this text-type you need to specify the procedure to carry out a task. You will need to use verbs in imperative as well as modals, such as: Need to, have to, must, should, would, etc. (This is similar to the text you wrote for the Phantom of the Opera Glogster project)
5.- Written correspondence, “Formal and informal letters”:
Formal letter: The formal letter is usually sent to companies or people who represent them; so, formal language has to be used. The use of full words is expected like Television instead of TV, or Photograph instead of Photo. Use words like “please”, “I would appreciate if”, “Could you”, instead of direct imperatives.
Informal letter: The informal letter is usually sent to friends, so you can use informal language and contracted forms like I’ll, I’d. You can use abbreviations and imperatives in the document, which does not mean that it may contain mistakes.
6.- Blog entry: A blog entry is an interactive electronic document in which you develop personal ideas about a specific topic. In this text type, you are expected to write in an amusing and engaging way, so readers feel motivated to read your blogs. In terms of grammar, a complex variety of structures is expected.
How to write a Rationale
Not only in today’s task you will have to write a rationale, but also in your written assignment which is the first IB Official External Assessment that we will be carrying out this year (it is also your first school examl!!!!)
Therefore, it is important that before writing one, you know what a rationale is. So…
What is a rationale?
According to Merriam Webster Dictionary, rationale is ” an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena”. When writing a rationale, you need to say what your wrote, how and why.
If you still find it too difficult to write the rationale for your Written Assignment, you can use the following structure:
Paragraph 2: How did you try to do that…give examples from your piece.
Paragraph 3: How did you connect to your topic option? (Communication and Media, Social Relationships, Global Issues)
In my _________ (YOUR TEXT TYPE) I tried to use ________________ (TYPE OF LANGUAGE YOU USED, for example: formal, informal, technical language, a 1st person/3rd person perspective, adult humor, verbal irony, childish language, etc) with phrases like “___________________” and “_______________”.
This task addresses the core topic of SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS and specially addresses the
4M English B Standard Level 