7 IB English Concepts
Creativity
Communication
Transformation
Identity
Representation
Culture
Perspective
Who you are as a person, culture, interests etc.
Can't really change it
Integral to everything
Equus is a good example - at the end, Dysart doesn't want to change Alan or his identity and states that identity can only be taken away, not created.
Every piece is creative as long as it isn't a carbon copy of something else
Recreations of others' work is still taking your own interpretation and turning it into your own work.
Creativity can also come from the reader's interpretation
The angle an author might take when writing a text (political/cultural/personal)
Can affect the whole tone of the text
Imagination helps the reader analyse and understand the text
Time perspective may influence language used
Changing in opinions of a character
Different personality traits are developed as the story goes on
Meaning of the story might change
Equus - Dr Dysart initially wanted to 'convert' Alan before realising he shouldn't have to change (apart from the murdery horse thing)
Translation plays a big part in understanding what the author's intent was
Floating Sweet Dumpling
Communicating ideas to the reader
Using devices to portray ideas and concepts in ways that may be relatable
Every text uses communication, including exams where I communicate my ideas to the IB examiner
Helps other people become more aware of scenarios they may never have thought about before due to the text being written with a different culture in mind.
Representing different cultural groups, ideologies, sexualities, etc
Doll's House represented what it was like in Britain in the late 1800s
Represents date + time