IB Language and Literature

1. How would you describe the “American Dream?” 2. What is your definition of wealth? 3. What are Americans’ attitudes toward wealth and poverty? 4. What is your attitude toward wealth and poverty? The "American Dream" is promise of an better life in the United States, with a Cinderella story of going from rags to riches with just the flick of a magic wand (or in this case a plane ticket to the USA). Whether that message is for immigrants or for citizens of the country, the phrase is no more than a simple generality.  A promise of a new life has historically been used as an argument in encouraging people, internationally, to move to America.  Domestically, this promise has been used as a method of persuasion for risky economic investments into the country of a seemingly capitalist utopia.  These life altering choices made by individuals are true shows of the blind faith in a opaque concept, with only stories as evidence of success.  In present day, America ...

INDIVIDUAL ORAL COMMENTARY: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5BAIwN0tHcOR0UtNVVzeWc4NDdIUHN6V09LUHJVcDY4V2g0 Grading:  Criterion A: Knowledge and understanding of the text or extract - 7 At the beginning, I was able to identify the the context (text and author).  I think I identified the themes and connected them to the rest of the story, although not in depth.  However, I am not sure how effective I was at using well-chosen evidence to make connections.  Criterion B: Understanding of the use and effects of literary features - 7 I used a pretty good amount of literary devices in my opinion, although I did not have a broad variety in what type of devices I looked at (repetition seems to be my favorite).  Although I usually forget to do this, I actually did connect these devices to the effect they had on the reader.  I need to make sure I do this for all examples, and broaden the types of examples chosen.  Criterion C: Organizati...