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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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Paper 1 in DP Language A: Language & Literature and Literature
Virtual Think-In, 8 April 2024
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Paper 2 in DP Language A: Language & Literature and Literature
Virtual Think-In, 9 April 2024
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George Orwell's Essays: Such, Such Were the Joys
In the first episode of the BBC documentary series, Radley College (1980), there is a telling scene. It comes in at about 11 minutes 15 seconds....
May 2023 Paper 1: Sample Response 4 (No Diet, No Detox)
On the site, we aim to provide a variety of Paper 1 samples that range in marks. With that aim mind, we are publishing our fourth sample response...
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- Hello,I am allowing the students to choose one literary text for their HL course after setting up certain criteria regarding periods, continents, forms etc. to ensure it falls within the requirements. They ended up choosing a biography titled,...
- It does help, thanks! I asked the same question on a L&L teacher forum and have so far received similar responses. One person echoed what I was feeling - we are teaching high school students and it seems a little over-the-top to (potentially)...
- Hi Angel,It is true that it is not a requirement to quote in a Paper 2 examination. Ask most teachers - and I have asked very many - and they are of the view that apposite quoting can add value to a Paper 2 response. At very least, in my view,...
- Hi David, Thank you so much for your detailed response - very helpful! I have another difficult question regarding paper 2. Students have been asking me how much they need to memorize quotes. And of course, I know that IB has repeatedly...
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The site is outstanding. We've based the majority of our IB Lang/Lit programme on the materials and recommendations on this site, and consequently teach with real confidence knowing that we're in line with a community of colleagues/departments teaching...
We have found your page to be a source of varied and interesting resources for our classes. There is always challenging and creative articles, tasks and points of view, which have helped us develop our course, providing us with activities and procedures...