IB English - the final two presentations... & some advice for the mock orals

Here is the presentation on Punishment, Justice & the Law:

And here is the presentation on Education & Tests:

The best way to revise for the orals is to choose what you consider to be some of the key extracts from Measure for Measure, and practice talking about them aloud (you could record yourself on your phone so that you could listen to it afterwards). Remember the basic structure we have talked about in class:

• Context (brief)
• Overview
• Thesis: why is this extract significant? What does it add to the play? (think in terms of characterisation, themes & its dramatic significance)
• Explore your thesis by looking at how language is used by Shakespeare as a means of developing character, themes & enhancing the drama. Remember that you need to be as specific as you can in your analysis - it's not enough to identify a metaphor, for example, you need to try and analyse how it works and what effect it has.

For some more advice & hints, click here; to see examples of some (very brave) students being filmed practising their commentaries, click here.