Term Review Activities

The following are the texts:

1. One Shakespeare play: The Tempest ** (CORE) (Cambridge School Shakespeare)

2. Two 19th-/20th-/21st-century English-language works of prose fiction:

a) The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood** (CORE; American)

b) The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

3. Two English-language playwrights:

a.) Intimate Apparel by Lynn Nottage (CORE; American)

b.) Sweet Bird of Youth by Tennessee Williams

4. Two English-language poets:

a.) Core Poetry: A selection of 8 poems (CORE; American) :

Adrienne Rich

Twenty-One Love poems: III, VII, XVII

Snapshots of a Daughter-in-law: 1

Emily Dickinson

Hope is the thing with feathers

I felt a funeral in my brain

I’m wife

After great pain, a formal feeling comes

b.) A selection of 8 poems by Robert Frost** (specify titles):

An Unstamped Letter, Birches, Reluctance, Stopping by Woods, The Road Not Taken, The Tuft of Flowers, The Wood Pile, To Earthward

5. Two Works of World Literature (which may be in translation):

  1. Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri (“When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine” “Interpreter of Maladies” “This Blessed House” “The Treatment of Bibi Haldar” “The Third and Final Continent”) (CORE)

  2. Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel García Márquez

6. One English-language non-fiction work:

a) Stranger in the Village by James Baldwin (CORE; American)

(studied during confinement)


x  List of 10 main quotes with “bold” key words and “devices” identified — easily “memorizable”/ significant / versatile

x  List of main characters (2 quotes for each), themes (2 quotes for each), devices/stylistic features/symbols (and at least one example of each)

x List of main links to other works and short description of each link with specific examples if possible

x  Short stories: include short plot summaries

x Poetry: make a “chart” with themes and devices for each poem, plus 2 memorizable “lines” from each poem in the unit

x Include an “image” symbolic of the work

x Make your review sheets visually “digestable” or interesting — use color and images if possible



Handmaid’s Tale: Cyrielle, Ornella

Love in the Time of Cholera:  Daniela, Rebecca

Frost:  Angelina

Women Poets: Madeleine

The Tempest: Lana, Baptiste

Interpreter of Maladies/Jhumpa Lahiri: Charles, Debora

Dorian Gray: Lilou,  Cassandra

Intimate Apparel:  Adriana

Sweet Bird of Youth: Emmanuel, Maryam


(Stranger in the Village) :



History: The World of Greek City States

This chapter is about Ancient Greece and in particular the city-state of Athens where the first democracy in the world developed. The word used to describe a city-state was a polis and the city-states or polis operated independently of each other and often fought wars against each other.

PowerPoint about Ancient Athens:

6°OIB ancient athens

Class handout:

6°OIB athens handout

Class/Homework exercise:

6°OIB Athens Homework


Video about Ancient Greece (9mins):

Geography Theme 2 – OIB Development Case Study of Russia

Russia, the largest state in the world, experienced significant economic and political changes during the 1990s caused by the transition for a centrally planned economy to one that is now market orientated. This shift created substantial inequalities that provide challenges for the government to manage today.

Short CNBC News report on the wealth gap in Russia (36s):

Copy and Paste this link for article with video:


Article from 2019 about inequalities in Russia:

Copy and Paste link:


Video (made by Gazprom, so be aware of bias) about Russia’s hydrocarbon reserves and shows how gas is transported via pipelines and ships to different countries (3m55):

Documents with exercises (Part 1):

Russia Case Stusy Part One

Russia Part Two

In this assignment you will learn how Russia is a continent which is rich in resources but remains at the mercy of fluctuations in their prices. It’s current population is just under 150 million inhabitants though it has lost population since the collapse of the Soviet Union (USSR) in 1991. You will also study, Norilsk, a town within the arctic circle, which has been a closed city since 1991 and is exploited for it’s mineral resources but pays a terrible environmental and social price.

Begin by watching the video tutorial which explains the work here:


Read the article under this link to learn about the closed city of Norilsk:

Norilsk: A Closed City in Siberia

Then watch this documentary about the city here:

The assignment documents and exercises are available here:

Russia case Study pt2



For T°OIB you will need to get used to writing long essays (approximately 800-1000 words) in the space of just two hours. Here is a OIB Bac style question for you to write an essay response to using the resources above and what you have learnt from completing Russia Case Study Pt 1 and Pt2:


T°Euro : The Maastricht Treaty

The Maastricht Treaty, known formally as the Treaty on European Union, is the international agreement responsible for the creation of the European Union (EU) signed in 1991 and which became effective in 1993.

PowerPoint to introduce this topic and show several cartoons produced about events between 1991 and 1992:

Masstricht Treaty Explained

Article from the BBC and comprehension questions (send in a photo of your responses for a grade):

The Maastricht Treaty Documenta



History Theme 2: Chp 6 – The Bipolar World and the Cold War


The Cold War was an ongoing political rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies that developed after World War II due to the profound ideological differences between these two superpowers.

The USA and its allies, usually described as the WEST were capitalist democracies whereas the USSR was a communist dictatorship.


Key DNL Vocabaulary

Bipolar world: describes how the world was divided between two blocs.

Capitalism: system of government in which there are multiple political parties and private ownership is permitted so people can run businesses in order to make a profit

Communism: system of government in which there is only one political party and the government controls the means of production, individuals are not allowed to operate businesses or make a profit

Iron Curtain: name used from 1946 to describe the closed border between Communist controlled Eastern Europe and Western Europe. From 1961-1989, the Berlin Wall became the most famous embodiment of the Iron Curtain.

Introduction PowerPoint which explains the main concepts:

The Cold War Introduction

History chapter handout:

History Th2 Chp6a

Short explanation of the COLD WAR (4mins) including concepts such as the IRON CURTAIN and TRUMAN DOCTRINE.

If you’re feeling brave, here is a more detailed look (45mins) at the start of the Cold War:



Using the PowerPoint, Chapter 6 handout, the first 4 min video above, and Britannica School write your own (this means you do not copy out chunks of text) responses to these questions:

  1. What was the Iron Curtain and where was it located?
  2. Which countries lay behind the Iron Curtain to the East?
  3. Explain what is the difference between communism and capitalism?
  4. What was the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan?
  5. What happened to Germany and the city of Berlin in the late 1940s?
  6. Explain in a paragraph of 10 -12 lines why the Cold War began after the end of WW2.


Tuesday 16th March Lesson:

Berlin – a place in the Cold War

Take careful notes from this PowerPoint to learn about Berlin and two important Cold War events, the Berlin Blockade of 1948-49 and the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961:

Berlin Place in Cold War

A 10 minute video about the Air Lift:


Tuesday 23rd March Lesson:

The Cuban Missile Crisis


The crisis explained in three 11 minute videos:






Text and quiz activity:

Cuban Missile Crisis Text and Quiz