MYP Exam Review 11/13/2017

                                          Learning Objectives To something something MYP Exam

Producing non-literary text task Extended non-literary writing task and it is connected to the global context focus for the session and year of study Assess your ability to: Organize your work in a coherent and logical manner (Criterion B) Produce a non-literary text which demonstrates imagination and sensitivity and an awareness of impact on your audience (Criterion C) Produce text, demonstrating your ability to write in an appropriate register with grammatical accuracy (Criterion D)

Global Context Focus For the May 2018 eAssessment the global context will be: Orientations in space and time What is the meaning of “where” and “when”? The focus of the exploration within this global context is: Natural and human landscape and resources.

Natural and human landscapes and resources Natural Landscapes Environment/Nature Pollution/Global Warming Natural Disasters Human Landscapes Traditions, Cultural Beliefs, Religion Racism, Discrimination Poverty Gender Possible types of questions to see on the test How does cultural, political, or natural environment influence an individual’s life? How do stories/poems/art reflect the natural and human landscape?

I just blowed in, and I got them dust bowl blues Dust Bowl Blues by Woody Guthrie I just blowed in, and I got them dust bowl blues I just blowed in, and I'll blow back out again I guess you've heard about ev'ry kind of blues But when the dust gets high, you can't even see the sky I've seen the dust so black that I couldn't see a thing And the wind so cold, boy, it nearly cut your water off I seen the wind so high that it blowed my fences down I've seen the wind so high that it blowed my fences down Buried my tractor six feet underground Well, it turned my farm into a pile of sand Yes, it turned my farm into a pile of sand I had to hit that road with a bottle in my hand

I spent ten years down in that old dust bowl When you get that dust pneumony, boy, it's time to go I had a gal, and she was young and sweet But a dust storm buried her sixteen hundred feet She was a good gal, long, tall and stout Yes, she was a good gal, long, tall and stout I had to get a steam shovel just to dig my darlin' out These dusty blues are the dustiest ones I know Buried head over heels in the black old dust I had to pack up and go An' I just blowed in, an' I'll soon blow out again

Example: Dust Bowl Blues/Migrant Mother Represent the hardships of people who were victims of the Depression/Dust Bowl dust pneumony Buried my tractor six feet underground it turned my farm into a pile of sand/I had to hit that road with a bottle in my hand

Takeaways B – Thesis statement In the story/article/poem, author’s name shows/illustrates/depicts the hardship/adversity/struggle of the event/phenomenon/context to the way our political and cultural environment influences an individual’s life.

Takeaways B – Topic Sentence/Paragraphs What is the point of the paragraph? Topic sentences that state a clear point Ex: The Dust Bowl was a time of great hardship for people in the Depression-era United States

Takeaways C – Elements of a speech Greet the audience Introduce yourself Rhetorical Question Call to action (conclusion) Thank the audience

SPEECH FORMAT INTRODUCTION BODY CONCLUSION Hook, attention getting sentence, statement, quote, question- engage the reader Greet the audience Establish who you are and why you are presenting this speech (the purpose) Tell your topic –write a thesis statement (a summary of what your speech is about) Explain the benefit to the audience BODY Begin paragraphs with a clear, concise topic sentence Use specific details or examples to support ideas CONCLUSION Summary of main points and thesis A personal comment with a call to action - leave reader feeling persuaded or at least challenged The speaker’s hope for the future Thank the audience

Rhetorical Analysis: Ethos, Logos, Pathos                                           Rhetorical Analysis: Ethos, Logos, Pathos Ethos – The speaker’s credibility or authority Logos – The facts and statistics used to help support the argument Pathos – the emotional appeal, vivid language, and sensory detail that supports an argument.

Takeaways D – Correct Register/Style Serious/Formal Sometimes informal is ok to make a connection with the audience (we’re all chickens here) Less absolutes (always, never)