Works In Translation Woman at Point Zero (Egypt, Arabic) Works in Translation – 3 works originally written in a language other than English, with a focus on the literary, cultural and contextual aspects of texts. Woman at Point Zero (Egypt, Arabic) Season of Migration to the North (Sudan, Arabic) God’s Bits of Wood (Senegal, French) Stage 1: Reading, Research and Interactive Oral Stage 2: Reflection (300-400 Words) Stage 3: Supervised Writing (Essay on 1 work) *Stages 1 & 2 completed for all works in this section, Stage 3 & 4 will build upon writing completed for 1 & 2*

Works In Translation Stage 1: Reading, Research and Interactive Oral Woman at Point Zero MUST be finished by Wed. 2/8/12 ALL study questions MUST be finished by Fri. 2/10/12 Your groups and subject for the Interactive Oral MUST be chosen by Monday, 2/6/12. Your subject for the Interactive Oral will be chosen from among the study questions. You will choose one study question that lends itself to an extended study and research the context of that question and the novel. Research sources must be provided in MLA format. FOR EXAMPLE: If your group were to choose question #1, your research component would be to research class hierarchy in Egyptian society, both ancient and modern.

Works In Translation Stage 2: Presenting the Interactive Oral We will begin presenting the Interactive Orals in conjunction with the review of the study questions on Monday 2/13/12. Presentations will be less than 10 mins. If there is no group to go on a particular question, we will just have a class discussion. To research your question, use the guidelines presented in the handout, “A Wider World”: Relevant elements of an author’s biography Historical, social or political aspects of a work Geographical backdrop of the work Sociological or anthropological situation of characters Cultural issues or practices having to do with economics, gender, class or race.

Works In Translation Stage 3: Reflective Statements: After finishing the works ALL students will compose a short reflection responding to the following question: How was your understanding of cultural and contextual considerations of the work developed through the interactive oral? Responses should be 300-400 words, typed, in MLA format. See the sample in “A Wider World” handout for help.

Works In Translation Stage 4: Supervised In-Class Writing After we finish reading all three (3) novels AND completed all three (3) reflective statements, you will complete a short essay conveying your initial ideas on one of several prompts that I will provide. This will later be developed into a World Literature Paper of 1200-1500 words, which is externally graded. This paper will count for 25% of your IB grade. See the sample prompts on p. 136 of the “A Wider World” handout for an idea of what the questions will be like.

Works In Translation Stage 5: World Literature Paper 1 After completing stage 4, you will develop a working thesis for the World Lit Paper 1. See p. 137-8 in the “A Wider World” Handout for a summary of the assignment details and a sample paper. This paper WILL be finished this year, but will not be sent to IB until next February. If you do not complete a World Lit Paper 1 this year, you will fail the 4th marking period automatically.

Works In Translation REVIEW OF DUE DATES: Woman at Point Zero MUST be finished by Wed. 2/8/12 ALL study questions MUST be finished by Fri. 2/10/12 Your groups and subject for the Interactive Oral MUST be chosen by Monday, 2/6/12. Interactive Oral Presentations will run the week of 2/13/12. Reflective statements will be written and due the week of 2/21/12 Supervised In-Class Writing will be completed the week of 2/27-3/1. Reading of the second novel, Season of Migration to the North will be due the first full week of March. Study questions and vocab will be handed out sometime in the last two weeks of February.