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= HL A1 English at ISB = = World Lit essays "DONE" for now! = = Have a great summer! I'll miss you all, but read Shakespeare and think of me!:) = = And here's an update on "What to Expect for 2010-2011": = = = = = = = = =


 * In other news :** Check out this very current NY Times article about JM Coetzee's recent lecture, in which he revealed the nature of the censorship he faced when writing fiction in South Africa during the apartheid years: []

And a little video-let to ready you for your upcoming gender war literature...probably not for a few months yet, but still...:

IB grade boundaries -- the info I was promising in class, copied from last year's subject report -- these ranges do not change year to year:
Higher level world literature
 * Component grade boundaries **
 * ** Grade: ** || 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 6 || 7 ||
 * ** Mark range ** : || 0 - 5 || 6 - 11 || 12 - 17 || 18 - 22 || 23 - 28 || 29 - 33 || 34 - 40 ||

This is your brain on reading:


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**Broaden your short story horizons--**
Check out __Selected Shorts__, provided by Public Radio International in the US Click here and explore a bit. One of the best ideas is to subscribe to the podcast and get a weekly earful of professional actors reading superb short fiction, sometimes 2-3 works per program. You can also get ideas for new authors to read or find out that some of your favorites actually produce shorter material, too. There are links, too, to some related areas, including a writing contest. Have fun!

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More fun with language!

And this summer...check around to see what's on stage wherever you are ... Come visit me in Minnesota and hit the world-famous Guthrie Theater, where both __Streetcar__ and a new version of __Dollhouse__ (this one set in 21st century Chicago!) are playing. They both sound like fantastically interesting performances:


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=HL A1 English ...=

This is where we are headed!
Check the attached document for the rough calendar of second semester. (It's on Study Wiz, too.)




 * WHAT ARE YOU READING?**

__Oscar and Lucinda__ by Peter Carey ||
 * DATE || NAME || WHAT WE'RE READING ||
 * 1 Feb. 2010 || Ms Carlson || __Snow Falling on Cedars__ by David Guterson,
 * 3 Feb. 2010 || Emmarentia || __Charlie Bone and the Blue Boa__ by Jenny Nimmo ||
 * 5 Feb. 2010 || Murphy || __The Geography of Bliss__ by Eric Weiner ||
 * 9 Feb. 2010 || Dolf || __Hotel World__ by Ali Smith ||
 * 11 Feb. 2010 || Julie || __The Hundred Secret Senses__ by Amy Tan ||
 * 22 Feb. 2010 || Andrea || __Kane and Abel__ by Jeffrey Archer ||
 * 24 Feb. 2010 || Connie || __Cross Bones__ by Kathy Reichs ||
 * 26 Feb. 2010 || Sophie || __Friends Like Us__ by Danny Wallace ||
 * 2 Mar. 2010 || Renee || __Beloved__ by Toni Morrison ||
 * 4 Mar. 2010 || Alice || __Ego__ by Tim Geary ||
 * 8 Mar. 2010 || Kat Lee || __My Sister's Keeper__ by Jodie Picoult ||
 * 10 Mar. 2010 || Steph || __In Short__ (short story collection) ||
 * 12 Mar. 2010 || Beni || __The Witch of Portobello__ by Paulo Coelho ||
 * 16 Mar. 2010 || Chris || __Digital Fortress__ by Dan Brown ||
 * 18 Mar. 2010 || Melissa || __Yes Man__ by Danny Wallace ||
 * 29 Mar. 2010 || Katherine || __Perfume__ by Philip Susskind ||
 * 31 Mar. 2010 || Catalina || __Lightning Thief__, et al. by Rick Riordan ||
 * 2 April 2010 || Rena || __Kafka on the Shore__ by Haruki Murakami ||
 * 7 April 2010 || Gene || __The Second World War__ by James Keegan ||

=Stay in touch= Although I'll be leaving ISB and Beijing at the end of the school year, you know you'll all remain near and dear to my heart! Contact me at this email address, and eventually I'll know more precise plans for where my family and I will be in Waterloo, Belgium. When you're in Europe, stop in! mjc28637@gmail.com