I.B. Language & Literature - Paper 1 Reflection

Last class (11-21-18), we did an in-class paper 1 practice writing session. We wrote about two different texts with different structures; one was a comic and the other a section out of a memoir. Both pieces spoke about the issue of sex and gender stereotyping in common society.


Criterion A: Understanding and comparison of the texts
I felt my writing demonstrated a good understanding of the text and their meanings. I used relevant quotes from each piece and elaborated n the meaning of each. I feel that I could have worked on the purpose of the texts more. I spoke about the context but never really mentioned the reasoning for them. I spoke about the similarities of the texts to my best ability but I would like to work on speaking more about the differences of the pieces more in the future.

Criterion B: Understanding the use and effects of stylistic features
I feel that I struggled in this area. I believe my writing was less structured which lead to the lack of stylistic features. In the future, I plan to think more about the wording of my writing and how specific words and phrases or structure can affect the way the text is read and interpreted.

Criterion C: Organization and development
My writing was not structured as clearly as it could have been. I really enjoyed the structure of the 3.2 example writing we looked at in class. It used the main connections and differences in the text as the starting sentence of the body paragraphs. In my paper, I structured my body paragraphs off of each text with a paragraph after explaining the comparison of them. In the 3.2 example essay, The writer had a short introductory paragraph that briefed the reader of both texts; then a paragraph hitting on the "Big 5" which laid out the rest of the paper very nicely and felt really nice and in a way clean to read.

Criterion D: Language
I felt my writing was far from mastering this criterion. My grammar was not accurate and my wording was informal and not explanatory of my ideas. Writing this text by hand was a struggle for me because my spelling and grammar are not the best. In the future, I plan to make sure to re-read my writing if I finish before time ends to make sure I can correct as many grammatical errors as possible while also revising some of my sentences to make sure my writing is concise and to the point. This will make my writing seem more formal and easier to read so my ideas are stated as clearly as I can.


Overall, I am very happy that we had this opportunity to practice writing one of these I.B. paper assignments because the more practice and issues with my writing I fix now will help me significantly when the time comes to take the actual I.B. writing test.


Attached below was the supplied Text #1: