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English B Extended Essay Categories

This document outlines the categories and requirements for an Extended Essay in Language B. It can focus on 1) the target language itself, 2) the culture or society of the target language, or 3) literature originally written in the target language. Category 2 essays examine either sociocultural influences on the language or analyze a cultural artifact from a community where the language is spoken. Acceptable artifacts include art, music, magazines, films, TV shows, or legal documents. The document provides examples of potential essay topics in each category.

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English B Extended Essay Categories

This document outlines the categories and requirements for an Extended Essay in Language B. It can focus on 1) the target language itself, 2) the culture or society of the target language, or 3) literature originally written in the target language. Category 2 essays examine either sociocultural influences on the language or analyze a cultural artifact from a community where the language is spoken. Acceptable artifacts include art, music, magazines, films, TV shows, or legal documents. The document provides examples of potential essay topics in each category.

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  • Introduction
  • EE Categories

Language B

Extended Essay
Language B essay is meant to demonstrate insight and knowledge of

1. the target language (category 1)


2. culture (category 2)
3. society or (category 2)
4. literature (category 3)

of the target language


EE CATEGORIES

● Category 1—questions of a general, linguistic nature


● Category 2—a look at society and culture in two ways
○ category 2A—a topic of a sociocultural nature that has had an
influence on the target language
○ category 2B—a topic of a cultural nature specific to a community or
country where the target language is spoken, based on a cultural
object, or “artifact”
● Category 3 —literary analysis of a work originally written in the target
language (not in translation; double dipping not allowed)
CATEGORY 2B: “What insight into the culture
would this object give us?”

● objects of art
● music lyrics
● (popular) magazines
● films cultural artefacts
● TV series
● legal documents
● ...
Example titles

Category 1: Language

To what extent does English used in blogs deviate from the norms of standard
English?

How are linguistic tools used in advertisements aimed at women aged 18-25 in
the xxx magazine?

How does Tupac use language in his album xxx in addressing social problems?
Culture & Society

To what extent does the language used in the lyrics by.... reflect the author’s
fight against racial discrimination?

How is racism in contemporary and past US society addressed in Kendrick


Lamar‘s album To Pimp a Butterfly?

To what extent does the insight into the British Royal family provided by the
Netflix series The Crown deviate from reality?
Literature

How does Khaled Hosseini explore the motif of personal responsibility in


portraying the main character‘s personal growth in The Kite Runner?

To what extent does 1984 conform to or deviate from the concept of dystopia?

How does Adichie construct the concept of African-American female beauty in


her novel Americana?

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