May 2024 Paper 2: Sample Response 3 (Q2)
This week, we are publishing our 3rd exemplar from the May 2024 Paper 2 examination cycle. The student responds to question #2 on the Timezone 2 Paper 2 exam: Relationships are often central to literary...
Changes to the Extended Essay Guide (First Assessment 2027)
The former Swedish prime minister, Olof Palme wrote (in Swedish) something to the effect that politics is a 'desire for change, and in change there is the promise of improvement'. Palme wrote this in...
New Paper 2 Examplar and a Compare and Contrast Lesson Plan
This week, we are publishing another exemplar from the May 2024 exams. We are also publishing a lesson plan using this exemplar in conjunction with the first exemplar we've published. The goal of that...
May 2024 Paper 2: Sample Response 1 (Question 1)
This week we are publishing our first of several Paper 2 exemplars from the May 2024 examination session. You can find the exemplar here. It is a sophisticated and original essay. The student understands,...
May 2024 Paper 1 (Infographic) - New Exemplar and a Lesson Plan
This week, we are publishing another Paper 1 from the May 2024 time zone 2 exam. You can find the newest exemplar here. We are also publishing a lesson plan that uses this exemplar and the first model...
Best Books - July to December 2024
I hope that if you read this post, you are currently on a break from the amazing work you do in the classroom, maybe even with a good book nearby! But if you need a good book, below are five recommendations...
May 2024 Paper 1 (ChatGPT) - New Exemplar and a Lesson Plan
This week, we are publishing another Paper 1 from the May 2024 time zone 2 exam. You can find the newest exemplar here. We are also publishing a lesson plan that uses this exemplar and the first...
May 2024 Paper 1: Sample Response 1 (Infographic)
This week we are publishing another Paper 1 from the May 2024 examination session. The text is an infographic aimed at developing the film industry in East Africa. More often than not, we can locate...
The Awakening: Before Reading
This week, we are introducing materials for teaching and studying Kate Chopin’s short novel, The Awakening (1899). In the coming weeks we will present more materials – more materials than we anticipate...
May 2024 Paper 1 Exemplar
This week – and for the next several months – we will be updating the site with exemplars from the May 2024 examination session. We are starting with Paper 1, but we will also be adding Paper 2 exemplars...