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English B
IB DP Category 1
Stockholm, Sweden, 20 - 22 September 2024
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The Extended Essay in DP Language B
Virtual Think-In, 22 May 2024
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- Thanks a lot David. I'll persuade her to change it, see what happens... Again, thank you very much.
- No, you can't mix categories, Noemi, it has to be one or the other. It's the fundamental approach that matters. For Cat.2B, the songs would be considered documentary evidence (even if you use some lit.crit. techniques to analyse them); whereas...
- I was talking to another teacher here, and she mentioned that it is possible to mix some categories in English B, is that so? Let's say that the student chooses to analyze the songs focusing on literary elements used to express a message. That...
- Thank you David, I'll talk to her again and reconsider the songs... I really don´t see how she can develop something connected to it that brings up something meaningful. I hope we get to a good decision. Thanks a lot again.