IB MYP Language & Literature
— A New York City boy gets permission to go outside alone for the first time, gets lost, and must find his way home using the subway.
— A visit to a family's longtime East Los Angeles bakery triggers memories spanning generations, from the writer's great-grandfather to present-day holiday gatherings.
— A fox drinking at a forest pond narrowly escapes a stone thrown by humans, whose intrusion shatters the peaceful sanctuary.
— A girl questions the restrictions placed on her body and freedom—bound feet, hidden face, denied education—ultimately rejecting beauty that consumes a life.
— A hungry five-year-old boy unknowingly reports his parents for treason to a dystopian government in exchange for candy, not understanding what he's done.
— A girl obsessed with solving bank robberies discovers her mother's hidden past when she finds old letters from her estranged poet aunt.
— A father and daughter discover a dead bird at dusk and create an impromptu funeral with autumn leaves, watching as wind carries both leaves and spirit away.
— A leaf contemplates the community rule that all leaves must eventually fall, resisting until witnessing a tree being cut down transforms fear into understanding.
— A Black girl struggles with accepting her natural hair as beautiful while navigating classmates who treat it as exotic and touchable.
— An elk wades through winter snow and calls to the sky, promising that spring will return to transform the frozen landscape.