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Paper 1 in DP Language A: Language & Literature and Literature
Virtual Think-In, 22 May 2024
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Paper 2 in DP Language A: Language & Literature and Literature
Virtual Think-In, 23 May 2024
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The HL essay in DP Language A: Language & Literature and Literature
Virtual Think-In, 29 May 2024
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The Individual Oral in DP Language A: Language & Literature and Literature
Virtual Think-In, 5 June 2024
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The Extended Essay in DP Language A
Virtual Think-In, 13 June 2024
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George Orwell's Essays: The HL Essay and Global Issues
As you know, subscription to InThinking's English A: Language and Literature website guarantees at least one significant update to the site...
May 2023 Paper 1: Sample Response 4 (Cycling)
Students have started their May 2024 examinations! But they haven’t taken their English A: Language and Literature exams yet. So, we are...
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- Hi Harriet,You are correct that the HL Essay requires no secondary sources and it is not mentioned (thus not explicitly rewarded) in the marking criteria. What is probably implicit is that these essays should emerge from the teaching and learning...
- Hello Tim and David, I'm aware that the IB has stated that secondary sources are not mandatory for the HLE, and I can see there is no mention in the rubric. But I've also seen in samples that you can use them.As a first time teacher of...
- Hi Michael,For a final, definitive call, you'd have to ask IB Answers on this one. What I do know is that Chronicle is often taught as a stand alone novel. I see it used in IOs (I moderate them), I know they are used in HLEs, and...
- Thank you for the response Tim, another question.. is Chronicle of a Death Foretold classified as a novel? Do you know how the IB distinguishes between novellas and novels?Best,Michael