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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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- Hi Clara,No problem. Any literary work - 6 at HL; 4 at SL - may be used once only for any of the assessment components of the course.Kind regards,David
- Dear David and Tim, I have a student who wants to use 2 poets for the Paper 2 exam (both poets studied fall under the "free choice" category). Would this be allowed for the assessment? Thank you!
- Hi Kristin,As you know, one of the principles of course design is autonomy, and my view is that this key guiding principle, one that we should be inscribed in what we do and how we construct our courses. At the same time, you can 'gerrymander'...
- Hi Tim or David or anyone else,I'm struggling with one aspect of the the IO and assessments in general in IB Lang and Lit. The rule is that once a student uses a text on an assessment, it cannot be used again on another assessment. We...