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Language A: Language and literature (generic)
IB DP Category 1
Stockholm, Sweden, 20 - 22 September 2024
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Paper 1 in DP Language A: Language & Literature and Literature
Virtual Think-In, 9 September 2024
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Paper 2 in DP Language A: Language & Literature and Literature
Virtual Think-In, 10 September 2024
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The HL essay in DP Language A: Language & Literature and Literature
Virtual Think-In, 16 September 2024
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The Extended Essay in DP Language A
Virtual Think-In, 17 September 2024
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- Hi Rachel,The IB do not provide a precise answer to this question. They suggest, instead, that you should make an approximation that is tantamount to not more than 40 lines of written text. Now, you decide what that is. In practice, a few panels...
- Thanks for your response Tim. Another question - with a graphic novel eg. Persepolis - how many frames or pages is a student allowed to make reference to in their IO? Thank you
- Hi Rachel,Your question makes complete sense! Let me link to a model example (from film), but the idea is the same: https://thinkib.net/englishalanglit/page/35989/a-language-for-discussing-filmOkay, to more specifics about your question....
- Hi Rukhaidah,Wow, what an interesting RQ! I'll say a few things, but the most important is this: you know the student and your context. You know how they write, their approach to learning, and their overall general academic ability....