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Language A: Language and literature (generic)
IB DP Category 1
Stockholm, Sweden, 20 - 22 September 2024
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English A: Literature
IB DP Category 1
Online (IB Approved), 4 - 6 October 2024
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English A: Language and literature
IB DP Category 1
Barcelona, Spain, 11 - 13 October 2024
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Literature and performance (SL)
IB DP Category 1&2
Online (IB Approved), 25 - 27 October 2024
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May 2023 Paper 1: Sample Response 3 (Cycling)
This week, we are publishing another model example Paper 1 from the May 2023 exam. You can find it here. This exemplar is great to use with...
George Orwell's Essays: Connecting A Hanging, Shooting an Elephant, and The Spike
For students studying the literary work, George Orwell’s essays, an introductory page can be found here. Lesson activities for ‘A Hanging’...
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- Hi Joe,If you remove Persepolis anywhere, you must maintain the number of works in translation studied (a minimum of one at SL, and a minimum of two at HL). In other words, all the criteria outlined on pp.21-22 of the study guide must be met...
- Hi Clara,As long as the student is not otherwise studying The Hunger Games (say in a language B they are studying), there is no 'technical' issue. However, students should exercise cautious in writing about works of young adult fiction. Often,...
- Hello David,Thank you for your reply. I see what you mean with the SL selection being a bit 'thin'. I was initially planning to include only Maus, but we came across Persepolis and the kids really enjoyed it. However, now that you mentioned...
- Dear Tim and David, In our school we do English A and English B. One of our English A students wants to do her EE on one of the books that we are reading in English B (The Hunger Games). Would that be a problem?BestClara
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