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Spencer Drewry

HL Language A: Language and Literature

Written Task 2

Area B

Prescribed Outline

Prescribed question:

What social groups are marginalized, excluded, or silenced within the text?

Title of text(s) for analysis:

Freire, Paulo. Pedagogy of the Oppressed. NY: Continuum International Publishing Group, 1970. Print.

Wright, Richard. Native Son. Harper & Brothers, 1940. Print.

Task is related to course section:

Part I: Language and the cultural context

Task focus:

This essay focuses on the discrimination within the book as well as its sources, effects, outcomes, and meanings for the author.

The essay claims that blacks and women are marginalized excluded and silenced through the preexisting social structures outlined by Paulo Freire.

The essay explores how blacks and women are marginalized, as well as the significance of their marginalization through the characters dialogue.

Learning Outcomes of Part I- Language and The Cultural Context include:

• I can analyze how audience and purpose affect the structure and content of texts.

• I can analyze the impact of language changes.

• I can demonstrate an awareness of how language and meaning are shaped by culture and context.