This document provides an overview of the American OIB literature section at the Lycée International Nelson Mandela in Nantes, France. It summarizes the course structure, which includes 6.5 hours per week studying 13 works of literature using traditional and project-based methods. Students engage with guest speakers and technology-enhanced learning. The objective is to prepare students for the 2019 OIB exam, which consists of an oral commentary exam and a written exam requiring in-depth knowledge of 6 works. Students also have opportunities to participate in creative writing competitions and partner with authors on projects.

1. American OIB section lit.
projects
10th grade class
2016-2017
Lycée International Nelson Mandela, Nantes.

2. OIB Language and Literature
 International option
 L/L syllabus:13 works
 6 hours and a half per week
 Includes:
◦ Traditional study of literature (close reading, essay
writing, commentary practice, debates, discussions,
group/pair work, project-based pedagogy, oral practice,
presentations,…)
◦ Guest speakers, webinars, online creative
competitions, projects involving American and French-
speaking authors,…), New Zealand and American
teaching assistants, British trainee…
◦ But also flipped learning (when most appropriate),
◦ And IT-enhanced classes.
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3. Combining ambitious lessons with 4
essential motivation factors
 ICT:
 collaboration,
 content creation,
 online publishing,
 Engaging activities,
 Authentic communication,
 Learning with one’s peers AND experts.
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Objective:

4. 2019 OIB Exam
Oral Exam (30 minutes, coef. 4)
Commentary on a passage from 1 of the
in-depth works
In-depth works:
1. Shakespeare
(either The
Tempest or
Othello)
The Great
Gatsby
3. Core
Poetry (Langston
Hughes and Rita
Dove)
Candidate
leads (15
minutes)
Introduction:
-Situation +
Thesis (2
min)
-
Commentary
(8 min)
-Links (5
min)
Examiner
leads (15
minutes)
Questions
on the
theme and
style on 4
to 6 works.
Written Exam (4 hours, coef. 5 ES & S, 6 L)
(One among the 3 following)
-2 essays (each
essay contrasts
at least 2
different works)
--> You need to
know 6 works in
great detail (aim
of the author,
major topics,
ideas, structure,
recurring motifs,
stylistic devices,
quotes...).
-1 essay +
-1 commentary
(Mention at least
2 works in the
essay)
-1 essay
(Mention at least
2 works) + -
creative writing
task

5. Creative writing competition
 Paper Planes Creative Writing Competition
(Animal Circus by Alix et Mathieu (3rd 2015
Prize) and
 Devour the pages by Charlotte (2nd 2016 Prize).
Creative Writing

6. ◦ Reading Cyane’s novel,
Les Enfants de Calliope,
about the environment,
◦ Writing a summary of
one chapter (group
work),
◦ Sharing it with a
researcher, James
McKay, University of
Leeds, in order to help
him work with Cyane
(English version).
Excerpts.
Cyane

7. Literature in the making
 Author partnership (8 so far)
 Skype interviews and analysis of today’s
literature!
 All the links and slides 
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8. To learn more, you can visit the American section
blog on elyco.
Or the school’s Facebook Page
Or my teacher’s blog
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Thank you very much for your
attention and participation!