Lazily Efficient IB English
Physical Activity for Early Years
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📝 Crit A: Knowledge and Understanding
DICE/PACT
Stages of IDEAs1. 📌 DICE → Inference → Evidence
▸Review the infographic below. Then fill in the table. When you are done, click "Reveal DICE Answers" to see the model interpretations.
The following is an infographic summarizing updated UK government medical advice on the importance of a high level of activity for children from birth to five years.
* ‘tummy time’ refers to giving your baby time on its tummy, under supervision, as it is important for the baby’s development and helps them learn to crawl and walk.
Comment on how the interplay of text and images is used to appeal to multiple audiences.
UK government, 2019. Physical Activity Guidelines. Available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/ 03 September 2020]. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
| DICE Piece | Your INFERENCE | CONFIRMING EVIDENCE |
|---|---|---|
| Author / Organisation: UK Chief Medical Officers | ||
| Publication: UK Government (Public Health England) | ||
| Date: 2019 | ||
| Text Type: Public health infographic / summary |
2. 🌳 Stages of IDEAs (Tree Diagram)
▸Note for Crit A and Crit C: Most students only focus on the AC part of guiding questions and ignore the conceptual second part. We need to break down the argument into its parts.
Stage 0 / Stage 1 IDEA
The writer's central message/structure
Structure Branch 1: Presenting the Problem
Structure Branch 2: Presenting the Solution
Problem Aspect A
PACT / DICE Details
Problem Aspect B
PACT / DICE Details
Solution Aspect A
PACT / DICE Details
Solution Aspect B
PACT / DICE Details
📝 Crit B: Analysis and Evaluation
3‑Step Technique
Annotation Rubric1. 🔍 Annotate the Infographic
▸What to do: Click any numbered dot on the infographic. A popup will open – the AC is already shown; write your Decon and IDEA and click "Reveal" to see the annotator's answer for those fields.
The following is an infographic summarizing updated UK government medical advice on the importance of a high level of activity for children from birth to five years.
* ‘tummy time’ refers to giving your baby time on its tummy, under supervision, as it is important for the baby’s development and helps them learn to crawl and walk.
Comment on how the interplay of text and images is used to appeal to multiple audiences.
UK government, 2019. Physical Activity Guidelines. Available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/ 03 September 2020]. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
2. 📋 MUSE task
▸Rank the top 5 annotations. For each, explain why it allows high-level analysis.
| Rank | Missing Word And 3-Step Annotation | Why this word is placed in this position? |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 3 | ||
| 4 | ||
| 5 |
📝 Writing Resources
TS & ELAB
TEEAL scaffold
Ways to Phrase Deconstructions📝 Crit A: Topic Sentence & Elaboration
✍️ Topic Sentence and Elaboration Writing
▸🏆 Feedback Engine – Compare with the model
Click below to score your topic sentence and elaboration against banded examples.
Topic Sentence:
Elaboration:
📝 Crit B: Timed EAs
⏱️ Timed EAs
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All Criteria
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▸TEEAL scaffold🎓 Interactive Paper 1 TEEAL Poster
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