IB English A (Lang & Lit) EE examples

How does Kendrick Lamar employ lyrical and narrative strategies to portray the sociocultural prejudices faced by Black Americans in his songs: ‘Alright’, ‘The Blacker the Berry’, and ‘Sing About Me, I’m Dying of Thirst’?

To what extent has the style of Coca-Cola adverts evolved from 1950s print-based media to digitalized Instagram campaigns in their use of visuals and textual strategies to promote their product?

How does T.S. Eliot’s use of linguistic code-switching shape meaning and form in The Waste Land (1922)?

How does Margaret Atwood use imagery drawn from consumer culture, first-person narration, and the setting of Gilead in her 1985 dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale to construct meaning and reinforce social control?

How does F. Scott Fitzgerald critique man’s downfall in pursuit of the American Dream in his novel ‘Tender Is the Night’ using narrative point of view, symbolism, and diction?

How does Francis Imbuga present the transformation of societal perception on the role of women in a patriarchal society in his play Aminata?

How does director Frank Darabont in his film The Shawshank Redemption, use cinematic techniques to challenge a stereotypical view of society regarding prison?

How is identity explored through Deming Guo in Lisa Ko’s The Leavers?

To what extent does Andre Aciman’s use of stylistic devices in Call Me By Your Name convey the human experience of fear of rejection in a romantic relationship?

How does Kendrick Lamar, through his songs, explore the prejudices and challenges faced by Black people in America?

How does screenwriter Aaron Sorkin utilize Mise-en-Scène devices and language to depict the self-destructive consequences of pursuing financial success and external validation through the character of Mark Zuckerberg in the movie The Social Network?

How is the portrayal of witchcraft in Madeline Miller’s Circe a Representation of Female Power in a Patriarchal Society?

To what extent do family relationships in 'Arcane' shape the identities of individual characters, influencing their values, decisions, and personal growth?

To what extent have the styles of advertisements of Coca-Cola changed from the print culture of the 1950s in comparison to digitalised advertisements on Instagram in the use of visuals and text to promote the product?

To what extent does Mulan represent a feminist narrative, and how does it fit into broader feminist discourses?

How effectively do the Dystopian fiction novels, Divergent by Veronica Roth and The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins present the themes of power and control?

How does Kanye West use religion in the songs Black Skinhead, I Am A God, On Sight and I’m in it from the album Yeezus to defy racial dilemmas and limiting norms of the music industry through stylistic features?

How and to what effect do Sylvia Plath and Charlotte Perkins Gilman reveal the theme of existential freedom in The Bell Jar and The Yellow Wallpaper, respectively?

How does Tyler Durden use rhetoric to romanticise violence, masculinity and primality in David Fincher’s Fight Club?

How do Martin Luther King Jr’s Eulogy for the Martyred Children and Queen Elizabeth I’s Speech at Tilbury compare in the methods used to achieve their respective purposes?

How does Carol Ann Duffy construct the female voice in “Mrs. Quasimodo”, “Pilate’s Wife”, and “Medusa” in her anthology “The World’s Wife”?

To What Extent Does Madeline Miller Challenge The Traditional Gender Roles Of Males Through The Representations In The Song Of Achilles?

To what extent does J. Cole effectuate social understanding of the contemporary issues faced by the Black community in America through his use of textual features in “4 Your Eyez Only”?

How does Kendrick Lamar depict racial discrimination against African Americans in his album To Pimp a Butterfly (TPAB) through both the album cover photo and a song titled Alright?

To what extent has The Godfather portrayed the idea of the Great American Dream, and how does the movie challenge the myths related to this American ideal?

How do dreams characterize Winston Smith in George Orwell’s 1984 and Rodion Raskolnikov in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment?

How does Margaret Atwood strip away the identity and individuality of the Handmaids in The Handmaid’s Tale?

How do Barbara Kruger’s ‘Your Body is a Battleground’ and Frida ‘Kahlo’s Self Portrait with Cropped Hair’ draw upon and subvert the visual trends and cultural narratives of their periods to challenge traditional representations of women?

To what extent do Mary Shelley in "Frankenstein" and Mieko Kawakami in "Heaven" employ characterisation to illustrate the social exclusion and alienation that their protagonists endure?

In what ways does Coraline (2009) explore the turmoil of the titular protagonist’s coming of age journey?

How do Pink Floyd’s pieces ‘Money’, ‘Us and Them’, and ‘Brain Damage’ from their 1973 album ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ serve as a critique on contemporary society through the themes of the pursuit of wealth, the power of authority, and conformity to social norms?

To what extent do the lyrics to Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero” function as a meta-diegetic representation of the concept of self-fragmentation explored throughout her “Midnights” concept album?

How does Jordan Peele use the language of film to contest the contemporary American Dream in Us?

How does Morrison’s use of fragmented narrative style in Beloved reflect the characters’ struggles with their identities and their experiences of trauma?

How do William Golding’s experiences shape his perspective on human nature as demonstrated through authorial choices in Lord of the Flies?

How do the narrative and language usage in Frank Ocean’s album Blonde encapsulate the challenges thrust upon adolescents by contemporary society?

How does Collins shape the antagonist’s character arc as influencing the socio-political development of the setting in The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes?

How does the movie Fight Club utilize symbolism to challenge modern societal norms of consumerism and traditional masculinity?

How and to what effect do Franz Kafka’s ‘The Metamorphosis’ and Kazuo Ishiguro’s ‘A Family Supper’ utilise literary techniques to portray societal expectations and their impact on an individual?

How and to what extent is characterisation used to warn society of the impacts of rape culture in Fennell’s Promising Young Woman?”