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English B
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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 for the example Joseph - sounds like an interesting topic! I'm always surprised by the broad spectrum of acceptable topics for a Language B course!
- Thank you David! I agree, the fan fiction idea is extremely vague, I think it's just something she is interested in and has not yet developed it further since she did not know whether it's an acceptable source / topic. I think every year...
- Hi Jenna, A few years ago, I had a student use the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act as a cultural artefact. She used it to illuminate American attitudes towards social welfare but also criticised the act's ineffectiveness.
- First of all, Jenna, the fanfiction issue... I'm not familiar with fanfiction either, but I take it to refer to stories which draw from, or are developed from, existing literary fiction - correct? If so, the category would depend on the approach...