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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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Assessment
P1 sample work
One of the best ways to learn is by example. In order to become familiar with the expectations of Paper 1, you will want to look at how student work has been assessed in the past.Both poor and good samples...
11 April 2019Assessment
Paper 2 Sample Examination Papers
This page provides teachers with a range of sample Paper 2 examination papers. Feel free to use them for everyday classroom use or for summative purposes such as mock examinations.
31 October 2019Assessment
Paper 1
Paper 1 includes two unseen non-literary texts or text extracts. SL students write a guided textual analysis about one of the texts. HL students write a guided textual analysis about both of the texts....
8 February 2022Assessment
2023 Paper 1: Sample Response 1 (Cycling)
The May 2023 Paper 1 examination – one of two different Paper 1 examinations in different time zones – included an infographic from the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP)....
2 February 2024Assessment
Paper 1 Practice Exams
Under this heading, you will find Paper 1 practice exam texts. These practice exams have been created and curated for you to save you time. Instead of making your own Paper 1 for an in-class exam, a...
27 July 2023Assessment
May 2023 Paper 1s
The Paper 1 exemplars on this page come from the May 2023 examination session. The examination had two time zones, and therefore two different Paper 1s.
10 October 2023Assessment
May 2023 Paper 2: Sample Response 1 (Question 3)
May 2023 was the first iteration of Paper 2 for the revamped English A: Language and Literature course. The assessment task requires a heavy focus on comparing and contrasting. This is both in the ideas...
30 October 2023Assessment
Paper 2
The Paper 2 exam consists of four essay questions, only one of which must be answered during the timed period. Students will need to use two of the literary works not used in other assessments in the...
8 February 2022Assessment
P2 sample work
On this page, you will find Paper 2 sample responses. Use these to help students recognize the qualities required to write outstanding comparative literary essays.
2 May 2019Assessment
2023 Paper 1: Sample Response 1 (No Diet, No Detox)
The May 2023 Paper 1 examination – one of two different Paper 1 examinations in different time zones – included an extract from The Guardian newspaper. Those of you who have been following IB examinations...
12 October 2023Assessment
May 2023 Paper 2: Sample Response 2 (Question 4)
If so desired, use this exemplar in connection with the lesson here. To fully access that lesson, you will also need the May 2023 Paper 2: Sample Response 3 (Question 4). You can find it here.
1 November 2023The course
Bodies of Work - A Curated List
Bodies of work can be a tricky beast to figure out. To help you in all of this, we’ve created a working list of all of the bodies of work you can find on the site. They are organized in alphabetical...
21 September 2023Assessment
May 2023 P2s
This is the first year of Paper 2 exams for the revamped English A: Language and Literature course. Paper 2 exams were cancelled in May and November 2021 and May and November 2022. Under this heading,...
19 October 2023Assessment
May 2023 Paper 2: Sample Response 3 (Question 4)
If so desired, use this exemplar in connection with the lesson here. To fully access that lesson, you will also need the May 2023 Paper 2: Sample Response 2 (Question 4). You can find it here.
2 November 2023Assessment
IO sample work
On this page, you will find Individual Oral sample responses. Use them to help students recognize the qualities required to excel in their internal assessment.
17 July 2019Assessment
Paper 1: Practice Texts to Go
The Paper 1 examination is an unseen written examination. Unlike the Individual Oral and the Higher Level Essay there is no need for students to connect their response to wider reading or a wider body...
16 July 2019Assessment
Individual oral
The individual oral is a 10-minute oral followed by five minutes of teacher questions. It is worth 20% of the student’s final mark at HL and 30% at SL. The individual oral addresses the following prompt:...
19 July 2019Assessment
Paper 1 Practice Exam: Advertisement
Below, you will find a Paper 1 practice exam. It is a print advertisement from 1947 for U.S. Savings Bonds, featuring a caricature of Groucho Marx, a famous comedian.This Paper 1 practice exam is not...
23 August 2023Assessment
2023 Paper 1: Sample Response 2 (Cycling)
This is the second response we are publishing using this text from the May 2023 Paper 1 time zone 2 exam. The guided textual analysis is in response to an infographic from the Institute for Transportation...
15 January 2024Assessment
May 2022 Paper 1s
The Paper 1 exemplars on this page come from the May 2022 examination session.
20 October 2022