Essential definitions and foundational concepts for the IBDP English A: Literature course, covering key terms, assessment components, and areas of exploration.
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Readers, Writers, and Texts
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One of the three Areas of Exploration. It focuses on the interaction between the reader, the writer, and the text itself, examining why and how we study literature.
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Time and Space
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An Area of Exploration that examines how context, time period, and geographical location influence the production and reception of literary texts.
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Intertextuality
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A literary concept describing the relationship between texts, especially how one text references, responds to, or transforms another. It involves the ways texts echo, adapt, or rework earlier works or other cultural texts.
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Global Issue
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A topic of transcultural significance that affects people across borders. It must be specific, distinct from the work's plot, and relevant to the IO.
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Paper 1: Guided Literary Analysis
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An external assessment where students analyze an unseen literary passage, demonstrating skills in close reading and textual evidence usage.
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