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Paper 1 in DP Language A: Language & Literature and Literature
Virtual Think-In, 22 May 2024
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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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Virtual Think-In, 5 June 2024
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Virtual Think-In, 13 June 2024
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George Orwell's Essays: The HL Essay and Global Issues
As you know, subscription to InThinking's English A: Language and Literature website guarantees at least one significant update to the site...
May 2023 Paper 1: Sample Response 4 (Cycling)
Students have started their May 2024 examinations! But they haven’t taken their English A: Language and Literature exams yet. So, we are...
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- Absolutely, Harriet :)Many (many) times I have heard this, that, and the other about what is necessary or required for success in IB exams. In the last analysis - and there is a last analysis in this case, at least until a time when the HL...
- It does help, thanks David. Just to confirm, then, it's certainly possible for an HL essay to score a 7 without any secondary sources at all? Thanks again, Harriet.
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- Hi Harriet,You are correct that the HL Essay requires no secondary sources and it is not mentioned (thus not explicitly rewarded) in the marking criteria. What is probably implicit is that these essays should emerge from the teaching and learning...