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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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Writing Well for DP Language A: Language & Literature and Literature Examinations
Virtual Think-In, 14 June 2024
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George Orwell's Essays: Working with the HL Essay
This week, we are adding our ninth page of study materials to support your students in their study of George Orwell's essays. This week's page...
Don't Eat That! - The Language of Nutrition
In year 2 of the course, after you have finished the Higher-Level Essay and the Individual Oral, you will most likely no longer teach non-literary...
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- Hi Sandra,Please talk to your IB Coordinator about the exacts here. I believe - but I may be wrong - that extra time is allotted as with any other assessment. But again, I don't know the specific details for each specific case and...
- Hi Jag,I'd have to find it in an IB document, but it's clear: students only get one chance, like a final exam. As well, on page 10 of the FAQs sheet the IB has published, they state, in response to the question "Can the Individual...
- Hi Rosie,I'll chime in about #1 and #3. For #1, this is just a personal preference - keep them the same (portrait or landscape). I don't mind if they they are on several pages, but it's just a bit frustrating (only for me!) to have...
- Dear David and Tim,Every year, we do a series of mini/practice IOs with students and then, nearer the final assessment, what we call a 'mock' IO, all the while ensuring students don't use the same extracts/global issues they will use for their...