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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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Virtual Think-Ins
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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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....
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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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- 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...
- Hi Angel,There is no one good answer to your question. How you answer that depends very much on your knowledge of who asks the question. That said, there is little to be gained in establishing some form of individual or group Pygmalion effect....
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The InThinking Site proved invaluable to me as a teacher new to the English LAL course and I continue to be a regular visitor two years later. Full of practical suggestions and resources to support both students and teachers.
I can think of no other IB resource I access that is more carefully curated and responsively updated than InThinking. David's materials and IB philosophy honor the spirit and the letter of the program and help me navigate our first pass at this course....