World LIt Bibliography choices

Chekhov, Anton (1967). Three Sisters.
Trans. By R. Hingley. Five Major Plays. New York: Bantam.
(this is the blue version)

Chekhov, Anton (1956). Three Sisters.
Trans. By Elisaveta Fen. Six Major Plays. New York: Dell.
(this is for the gray or red version)

Chopin, Kate (1983). The Awakening. New York: Penguin Books.


Garcia Lorca, Federico (1955). Blood Wedding.
Translated by J. Graham-Lujan and R. O’Connell
In 3 Tragedies (pp. 34-102). New York: New Directions.

Ibsen, Henrik (1995). A Doll House.
Translated in R. Fjelde (ed.) . Ibsen, Four Major Plays, Vol. 1
New York: Signet Classics.
(this is the orange version- doll's house plus a few more plays)

Ibsen, Henrik (1958) A Doll House.
Trans. R. Farqharson. New York: Bantam.
(this is the purplish version-just Doll's House by itself)

Steinbeck, John (1967). Grapes of Wrath. New York: Penguin.

Voltaire (2003). Candide. Translated by L. Bair. New York: Bantam.
(man kissing woman on cover version)

Voltaire (1947). Candide. Translated by J. Butt. New York: Penguin.
(guy stepping into pants on cover version)

Earnest Vocab List- MS Word format

Act I
Apoplexy- noun- a stroke
Candid- adj- open and honest
Commerce- n- business
Constituted-adj.- made up of; built from
Contempt- adj. disrespect
Disposition- n- nature; personality
Earnest- adj- honest
Expurgation- n- the clearing up of something wrong or objectionable (syn: censor)
Governess-n- a woman who teaches a child in a home
Immaterial- adj- of no consequence; irrelevant
Improbably- adv. unlikely
Incomparable- adj. Lacking similarity to anything
Incomprehensible- adj- unable to be understood
Indecorous- adj- inappropriate; unfitting for a social occasion
Invalid- n- one that is ill, sickly, disabled
Metaphysical- adj. Highly abstract or difficult to understand
Parcel- n- a package
Problematic- adj- presenting certain difficulties
Propound-v- to offer for consideration: propose
Recumbent-adj- lying down; being in a state of rest
Speculate- v- to think about something in which evidence is too slight for certainty to be reached.
Tedious- adj. - boring
To bunbury-v- to engage joyfully in actions of a deceptive and self-indulgent nature.

Act Two
Quixotic- adj. – idealistic to an impractical degree, esp. marked by rash lofty romantic ideas or extravagantly chivalrous acton.
Misanthrope- n. one who dislikes or detests his/her fellow man.
Calamity- n. – an enormous disaster
Extravagance- n.- excessive spending of money
Christen- v- to baptize, esp. in a ceremony that involves officially naming a child.
Reconciliation- n- the action of forgiveness; making friendly again.
Melancholy-n- depression of spirits: dejection, sadness.
Portmanteau-n- a suitcase
Philanthropic – adj- of, related to, or characterized by generosity (esp. financial)
Arduous-adj. Extremely difficult
Aristocracy- n- a social class characterized by wealth and social expectations that it brings.
Machinations-n- devious plans

Oral Commentary: The Tyger

Here's a sample of an Oral Commentary on a poem"The Tyger" by William Blake. For those who were not in class on Tuesday, February 1st, you can make up the assignment by assessing this commentary using the Oral Commentary rubric. To get credit, your assessment must include individual scores for each of the four areas on the rubric, along with comments noting your observations and thoughts. Please provide 2 or 3 sentences of comment for each area. Your total score must be within +/- 3 points of the actual score to earn full credit. This assignment is worth 10 points and your deadline is Tuesday, February 8th.

OC Schedule 2010

Click on the link to find out your time. You'll need Microsoft Word 2007 to open it. Schedule will also be posted in class.

Macbeth commentary Act V scene viii

I didn't score this commentary very high (it was in the 2 range) as it relies on plot summary, doesn't offer much interpretation, and lacks a sense of purpose. Also, it's far below the 9 minute threshhold. However, IBO marked it four full points higher than I did, placing it in the high 3/low 4 range. Remember, your IOP score will also be averaged in (these scores tend to be much higher); combined with an average IOP score, this student's IA grade would definitely be in the 4 range.

Caged Bird commentary, from chapter 18

I awarded 17 points to this commentary, which would put it in the "5" range.
This was one of the 10 commentaries the IBO requested to hear; they scored it higher than I did by a couple of points.
The specific scores I awarded were as follows:
A. 4 points
B. 5 points
C. 4 points
D. 4 points