English A Language & Literature HL
English A Language & Literature HL
18
Chapters
104
Notes
Chapter 1 - Thoughts & Feelings
Chapter 1 - Thoughts & Feelings
Chapter 2 - Structure & Freedom
Chapter 2 - Structure & Freedom
Chapter 3 - Thinking Ahead I (Internal Assessment)
Chapter 3 - Thinking Ahead I (Internal Assessment)
Chapter 4 - The Real & Imagined
Chapter 4 - The Real & Imagined
Chapter 5 - The Wild
Chapter 5 - The Wild
Chapter 6 - Thinking Ahead 2 (External Assessment)
Chapter 6 - Thinking Ahead 2 (External Assessment)
Chapter 7 - Borders & Boundaries
Chapter 7 - Borders & Boundaries
Chapter 8 - Identity & Authority
Chapter 8 - Identity & Authority
Chapter 9 - Thinking Ahead 3 (Internal Assessment)
Chapter 9 - Thinking Ahead 3 (Internal Assessment)
Chapter 10 - Histories & Futures
Chapter 10 - Histories & Futures
Chapter 11 - Possible worlds
Chapter 11 - Possible worlds
Chapter 12 - Thinking Ahead 4 (External Assessment)
Chapter 12 - Thinking Ahead 4 (External Assessment)
Chapter 13 - Transformation & Remediation
Chapter 13 - Transformation & Remediation
Chapter 14 - Intersection, Union & Difference
Chapter 14 - Intersection, Union & Difference
Chapter 15 - Thinking Ahead 5 (Internal Assessment)
Chapter 15 - Thinking Ahead 5 (Internal Assessment)
Chapter 16 - Storytelling
Chapter 16 - Storytelling
Chapter 17 - Problems & Projects
Chapter 17 - Problems & Projects
Chapter 18 - Thinking Ahead 6 (External Assessment)
Chapter 18 - Thinking Ahead 6 (External Assessment)
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Chapter 11 - Possible worlds
English A Language & Literature HL
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Chapter 11 - Possible worlds

Exploring 'Possible Worlds' Context & Beyond in IB Literature

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Possible worlds ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’ซ

  • This concept prompts us to think about our current position and the ways we perceive our surroundings. Imagine you're at a bustling street market in Thailand and, in the next moment, you're exploring the quiet corridors of the Louvre in France. Different, aren't they? Similarly, "Possible Worlds" in literature asks us to imagine various realities a text can inhabit.

Fun Fact: Remember Doctor Strange from Marvel movies? When he meditates and travels to different dimensions, he’s experiencing various "possible worlds"!

Ontology & epistemology

  • These are fancy terms for asking about what exists (ontology) and how we know about it (epistemology). Imagine you're in an alien city. You'd ask, "What's this place?" (ontology) and "How can I learn more about this city?" (epistemology).

Example: When Sherlock Holmes stumbles upon a crime scene, his ontology is about the existence of the crime, and his epistemology involves investigating clues and evidence.

Contexts

  • Context helps us understand the time, place, culture, and background related to a text. Let's say we’re discussing Harry Potter. The context would involve British boarding schools, magic, and the 1990s, the time when J.K. Rowling wrote the first book.

Real World Example: Think about how music changes based on culture. K-Pop sounds vastly different than American country music because it reflects different societal contexts.

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Chapter 11 - Possible worlds
English A Language & Literature HL
English A Language & Literature HL

Chapter 11 - Possible worlds

Exploring 'Possible Worlds' Context & Beyond in IB Literature

Word Count Emoji
613 words
Reading Time Emoji
4 mins read
Updated at Emoji
Last edited onย 14th Jun 2024

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Possible worlds ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿ’ซ

  • This concept prompts us to think about our current position and the ways we perceive our surroundings. Imagine you're at a bustling street market in Thailand and, in the next moment, you're exploring the quiet corridors of the Louvre in France. Different, aren't they? Similarly, "Possible Worlds" in literature asks us to imagine various realities a text can inhabit.

Fun Fact: Remember Doctor Strange from Marvel movies? When he meditates and travels to different dimensions, he’s experiencing various "possible worlds"!

Ontology & epistemology

  • These are fancy terms for asking about what exists (ontology) and how we know about it (epistemology). Imagine you're in an alien city. You'd ask, "What's this place?" (ontology) and "How can I learn more about this city?" (epistemology).

Example: When Sherlock Holmes stumbles upon a crime scene, his ontology is about the existence of the crime, and his epistemology involves investigating clues and evidence.

Contexts

  • Context helps us understand the time, place, culture, and background related to a text. Let's say we’re discussing Harry Potter. The context would involve British boarding schools, magic, and the 1990s, the time when J.K. Rowling wrote the first book.

Real World Example: Think about how music changes based on culture. K-Pop sounds vastly different than American country music because it reflects different societal contexts.

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