Written+Task+1




 * Percentage: 20% **


 * Exam Details: **
 * The Written Task is your chance to demonstrate your understanding of course material in a creative manner. Your task must show a critical engagement with the topic or text.
 * You must complete a minimum of 3 written tasks, the best of which you will submit to the IBO for assessment.
 * Your teacher can give general advice on your first draft, but may not annotate or edit your draft. S/he cannot help you on any further drafts.
 * Your tasks must relate directly to the content of the course. You must complete at least one task based on parts 1 and 2, and one task based on parts 3 and 4.
 * Your task may take the form of any text type you choose, but must conform to the features of that text type (i.e. your hard news article must have a headline and lead and utilize the inverted pyramid structure).
 * A formal essay is not an acceptable text type.
 * Your task must be **800-1000** words long, not including the rationale statement you must include. Your rationale must be **200-300** words long. If your task is too long, you will only be graded on your first 1300 words (including rationale statement).


 * Rationale Statement: **
 * Your rationale statement must be 200-300 words.
 * Your rationale must match the text type/title/topic identified on your coversheet and in your task.
 * Your rationale must explain the following:
 * 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
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Information about audience, purpose, and the varying contexts in which the text is set
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Knowledge about the course text/topic studied and the formal conventions of the text type produced and how those conventions relate to the aims of your text


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Practical Requirements: **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">You may include illustrations to support your work (where appropriate), but these must be electronically embedded into your task. Your task must be an electronic document, not exceeding 2MB in size.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Your coversheet will include your student details, your examination session details, a course summary (including each of the four parts studied) and the total number of words for your task. This coversheet must be signed by both you and your teacher, attesting that the task is your original work.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The task must be in English.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">You must acknowledge all sources you use in a consistent manner (proper MLA citations).
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">You must include any appropriate stimulus materials with your task (and cite it appropriately). This includes key passages from texts (i.e. for a pastiche), an article for background information, etc. These documents will not count towards your grade, but will help your examiner mark your task effectively.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Your Teacher’s Role: **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Your teacher may help guide your choice of tasks to ensure that it is appropriate and challenging.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Your teacher may help by discussing how your task is related to your stimulus materials.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Your teacher can guide you towards choosing a topic/text type that is challenging and suitable in length and focus to your aims. Your teacher may not assign the task or tell you what topic/text type you must choose.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Examples of Written Tasks: **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">A newspaper article showing the dangers of stereotyping particular social groups
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">An additional episode that tales place before the beginning of a novel and provides context for the opening sequence
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">A letter from one fictional character to another, revealing the change in relationship between the two
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">An opinion column demonstrating the pervasiveness of advertising and how certain brands are promoted for the purpose of raising company profits.


 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Learning Outcomes ** || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Topic(s) ** || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Course Section ** || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Text Type of Task ** || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Title of task ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Political and ideological influence of the media

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The way mass media use language to inform, persuade or entertain || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Stereotypes

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The representation of gender in advertisements for household goods || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Part 2 || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Newspaper Editorial || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">“Mother, Wife, Career Woman, and Maid—What is a Woman’s Work?”

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Rationale would identify the newspaper’s stance on the way language is used to present an opinion || <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">(Language and Literature Guide 30-32)

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">(Language and Literature Guide 33)
 * ====Criterion A==== || ====Rationale==== || ====2 marks==== ||
 * ====Criterion B==== || ====Task and Content==== || ====8 marks==== ||
 * ====Criterion C==== || ====Organization==== || ====5 marks==== ||
 * ====Criterion D==== || ====Language and Style==== || ====5 marks==== ||
 * || ====**Total**==== || ====**20 marks**==== ||

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Advice Column

 * Five Ingredients of a Good Advice Column || How to Write Advice Columns || How to Write an Advice Column || Write an Advice Column ||
 * Analyzing Advice Columns || Expert Advice Column ||  ||   ||

Autobiography/Biography/Memoir

 * The Genre of Autobiography || Elements of Autobiography || Autobiography Characteristics || Lifetime Memories and Stories ||
 * How to Write an Autobiography || How to Write an Autobiographical Essay || The Five Traits of the Autobiography || Autobiography ||
 * Types of Autobiographic Writing || Biographies || Basic Characteristics or Elements Required for a Biography || Biography Story Map ||
 * Biography Bundle || Biography Writer's Workshop || How to Write a Biography || Scott Donaldson on the Impossible Craft of How to Write a Biography ||
 * Qualities of an Effective Memoir || Characteristics of a Memoir || Characteristics of a Memoir Notes || Characteristics of Memoirs ||
 * Characteristics of a Memoir || How to Write a Memoir || How to Write a Memoir || How to Write a Memoir ||
 * 7 Mistakes to Avoid When Writing Your Memoir || The Key Elements of Writing a Good Memoir ||  ||   ||

Blogs

 * The Perfect Blog Post || The Twelve Dos and Donts of Writing a Blog || How to Write a Good Blog || 6 Characteristics of a Great Blog Post ||
 * 10 Important Traits of Great Blog Design || How to Write Great Blog Content || The Four Pillars of Writing Exceptional Blogs || How to Write Exceptional Blog Content ||
 * How to Craft a Blog Post || Characteristics of a Good Blog: Tips for the New Blogger || 10 Characteristics of a Spectacular Blog || Top 16 Characteristics of Great Blog Design ||
 * 4 Characteristics of a Good Blog Headline || Characteristics of a Good Blog Post Comment ||  ||   ||

Brochure/Leaflet

 * Copywriting Tips: 5 Qualities of a Good Brochure || The Brochure Checklist || Brochure Writing Tips and Points to Remember || A Quick Guide to Making a Great Brochure ||
 * 10 Good Tips for Creating Effective Brochure Designs || Create the Best Brochure for Your Business || Creating Effective Brochures: A Guide for Content and Presentation || How to Create a Professional Brochure ||
 * Tips in Designing a Great Brochure || Creating a Brochure || Effective Brochure Design: How to Create Brochures that Get Action || How to Create an Effective Brochure ||
 * Leaflet Writing Presentation ||  ||   ||   ||

Diary Entry (character diary)

 * 10 Character Diary Prompts || Diary Entry of a Character ||  ||   ||

Editorial

 * Writing an Editorial || Characteristics of Editorial Writing || Characteristics of a Good Editorial || Tips on Writing Newspaper Editorial Format ||
 * Editorial Writing || Writing an Editorial: Student Sample || How to Write an Editorial: Prewriting Worksheet || Editorial Writing ||
 * How to Write an Effective Editorial || Writing an Editorial || Tips for Writing Opinion/Editorial Pieces || Writing Tips for Editorials ||

Encyclopedia Entry

 * Characteristics of an Encyclopedia || Creating an Encyclopedia Entry (Graphic Organizer) || How to Write an Encyclopedia Style Essay || Encyclopedia Style Guide ||
 * Author Guidelines || Stanford Online Encyclopedia Entry Guidelines || Black Past Online Encyclopedia Guidelines || Writing an Encyclopedia Article ||
 * Example Encyclopedia Entry ||  ||   ||   ||

Instructions/Guidelines

 * Instructions || Online Technical Writing: Instructions || Instructions: How to Write Guides for Busy, Grouchy People || How to Write Clear How-to Instructions ||
 * Analyzing Technical Instructions || Technical Instructions Planning Sheet || Professional and Technical Writing/Instructions || How to Write Instructions ||
 * How to Write Instructions || Writing Instructions ||  ||   ||

Interview

 * Tips for Interviewing || Interview Techniques || The Art of Interviewing || How to Write Up an Interview ||
 * Asking the Right Questions || How to Write an Interview Article || How to Write an Exciting Interview || How to Write an Interview in APA Format ||
 * How to Write a Profile Feature Article || About Interviewing || Writing Interview Articles || Interview Article Example ||
 * Tips for Writing up an Interview into an Article || Interview Based Feature Article Steps || Sample Interview Write Up ||  ||

Journal and Magazine Articles

 * Analyzing Magazine Articles || Characteristics of Scholarly Journal, Trade Journals, and Popular Magazines || How to Write a Magazine Article || Characteristics of Newspapers, Magazines, and Journals ||
 * Popular Magazine or Scholarly Journal: What's the Difference? || Scholarly Journals vs. Popular Magazines || Characteristics of Scholarly, Refereed, Popular and Trade Articles || Writing for Magazines ||
 * How to Write a Magazine Article || How Freelance Magazine Writing Works || 20 Steps to Write a Good Article (Magazine) || How to Write a Killer Magazine Article Pitch ||
 * Writing Newsletter and Magazine Articles || How to Write a Good Magazine Article || How to Write a Journal Article || Write That Journal Article in 7 Days ||
 * Writing a Journal Article || Journal Article Guidelines || Writing and Publishing Journal Articles || Writing Journal Articles ||
 * Writing and Publishing Journal Articles || Identifying Scholarly Journal Articles || Scholarly vs. Popular Articles || Is It a Scholarly Journal? ||
 * Is It a Scholarly Journal, or Isn't It? || Evaluating Journal Articles? || What's the Difference Between Scholarly Journals and Popular Magazines? || What's a Scholarly Journal? ||
 * Is It Scholarly? Tips for Critically Evaluating Your Information Resources || What Is a Scholarly Source? || What Is a Scholarly Journal? || Key Features of Magazine Articles ||

Journalistic Review

 * Book Review Guidelines || How to Write a Book Review || How to Write a Critical Book Review || Book Review Prewriting ||
 * The Book Review or Article Critque || Characteristics of Exemplary Literary Reviews || Learn How to Write a Review of Literature || Steps for Writing a Good Book Review ||
 * Writing a Book Review || Writing a Movie Review || Book Reviews: How to Write Book Reviews || Components of a Review ||
 * Review Guidelines || 7 Tips for Writing a Film Review || Film Review || Writing a Good Film Review ||
 * Prewriting Questions for Book, Movie, or Play Reviews || Features of a Film Review ||  ||   ||

Letter to the Editor

 * Letter to the Editor || What Makes a Good Letter to the Editor || Writing Letters to the Editor || How to Write a Letter to the Editor ||

Manifesto

 * How to Write a Manifesto || What is a Manifesto ||  ||   ||

News Article/Report (Hard News and Feature News)

 * Hard News Story || Writing the Hard News Story || Feature Story vs. News Story || Covering Hard News ||
 * Five Characteristics of Hard News || How to Write a Feature Story || Helpful Hints for Journalistic Writing || Lead of a News Story ||
 * How to Write Good Story Leads || Writing a Hard News Story || Story Shapes and Styles || Writing Features ||
 * The Feature Article || Qualities of a Feature Story || Characteristics of a Feature Article || What Makes a Good Feature Article? ||
 * The Structure of a News Story || Sample Hard News Story || How to Write a News Story || Writing Hard News Articles ||
 * Feature Writing || Guidelines for Writing Different Types of News Articles || Writing Hard News || How to Write an Effective News Feature ||
 * Examples of Feature Articles || Examples of Features, Profiles and Feature News Articles || News Feature || How to Write a Great Feature Article ||
 * Characteristics of Feature Articles || Feature Articles || How to Write the News ||  ||

Opinion Column (Op-Ed)

 * How to Write an OpEd or Column || How to Write an Opinion Column || Column Writing Tips || Opinion Columns (with annotated example) ||
 * Opinion Column || Reading Newspapers: Editorial and Opinion Pieces || How to Write an Op-Ed or Column || Writing Opinion Pieces ||
 * How to Write and Place and Opinion Column || How to Submit an Opinion Column || OpEd Guide ||  ||

Parody and Pastiche

 * Satire and Parody || Writing the Well-Spun Spoof || Postmodern Parody and Pastiche || Intertextuality: Pastiche and Parody ||
 * Common Traits of Parodies || Writing Pastiches || How to Write a Pastiche || Pastiche ||

Professional Report

 * Characteristics of a Good Report || Professional, Technical Writing || Report Writing || Report Writing FAQs ||
 * Introduction to a Professional, Project, or Status Report ||  ||   ||   ||

Speech

 * Top 10 Qualities of a Good Speech || What Good Speakers Need to Know || How to Make a Good Speech || Speeches ||
 * How to Write a Speech || Speechwriting 101: Writing an Effective Speech || Principles of Writing a Great Persuasive Speech || Eight Important Steps to Writing an Excellent Speech ||

Tabloid Article/Gossip Column

 * Features of a Tabloid Article || Tabloid News || What Makes a Tabloid || Comparing Tabloid and Broadsheet Newspapers ||
 * 10 Tabloid Tips to Better Writing ||  ||   ||   ||

Textbook

 * Keys to Unlocking Your Textbook || Tips for Writing and Publishing a Textbook or Textbooks || Textbook Writing Tutorial || Writing a Textbook Proposal ||

Travel Writing

 * Tips for Travel Writing || Travel Writing 101: What Is Good Travel Writing || Elements of Good Travel Writing || How to Write the Perfect Travel Article ||
 * 2 Powerful Techniques to Illuminate Your Travel Writing || Excerpt from the Cambridge Introduction to Travel Writing || Excerpt from Travel Writing: The Self and the World || Travel Writing Tips from Editors ||
 * Breaking into Travel Writing: The Five Elements of Writing Travel Articles || The Secret Formula for Writing a Successful Travel Narrative || 10 Tips for Writing Travel Articles || How to Write a Travel Article ||