IB English A (Lang & Lit) Grade A 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 does Virginia Woolf in Mrs Dalloway use symbols to critique the constraints on female agency in both private and public life in English society?

What role does Amir’s identity play in the relationships and moral actions in The Kite Runner?

To what effect does the use of unreliable narrators in Notes from Underground and Lolita manipulate reader perception of morality and guilt?

How does the portrayal of Erik Menendez in the drama series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story differ from the documentary The Menendez Brothers: Misjudged? in their presentation through various cinematic techniques and storytelling methods?

In what ways and to what effect does Jorge Gutierrez highlight the character development of Manolo Sanchez using the elements of the Hero’s Journey in his film The Book of Life?

How does Jhumpa Lahiri’s ‘Interpreter of Maladies’ subvert traditional, uni-dimensional portrayals of Indian women in literature?

How does Richard Wright Represent The Black Man As The Other In His Novel 'Native Son'?

How does Salman Rushdie use magical realism to blur the boundaries between history and fiction in relationship to change, and what effect does this have on the reader’s understanding of postcolonial India?

How does the recreation of the book Emma by Jane Austen into the movie Clueless represent how female roles have changed from 1815 to 1995 through the depiction of Emma/Cher and Harriet/Tai?

How does Ngugi Wa Thiong’o use colonialism as a tool to portray the influence of cultural integration on gender roles in his post-colonial novel Weep Not, Child?

How does the evolution of Marvel’s Black Panther over time subvert traditional racial stereotypes?

How does M. L. Rio draw on the character archetypes in Macbeth, Julius Caesar, Hamlet, and King Lear to present a didactic narrative about fate versus personal agency in If We Were Villains?

How does Kanye West use lyrical devices to explore systemic racism and societal tensions on Black People in America in his album Yeezus?