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2017 Paper 1 (SL) Justice Hub
The following Paper 1 (SL) is a very strong response to the May 2017 examination, Text 2, an extract from the website Justice Hub. For teachers with access to the exam text, there are a number of things...
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Diets, Diets, Diets - The Language of Nutrition Part 2
Just because we are Language and Literature teachers does not mean we are immune from believing the onslaught of dietary advice swirling around us all the time. Chances are either you, or someone in...
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2017 Paper 1 (HL) - Electronic Texts
Here at InThinking, we sometimes publish excellent exemplars that are clearly deserving of their mark. Other times, we publish less sophisticated writing so that teachers and students can see a range...
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2017 Paper 1 (SL) "New Scientist"
The following Paper 1 (SL) is a response to the May 2017 examination, Text 1, an article published in the magazine New Scientist. The student’s work reveals a generally excellent understanding of the...
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The IB Learner Profile: A Formative Assessment Task
Here is a simple activity. It introduces students to the IB Learner Profile; it introduces students to teachers; and it provides a formative assessment opportunity for teachers to make a preliminary evaluation...
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Don't Eat That! The Language of Nutrition - Part 1
Tom Brady, a famous quarterback for the New England Patriots (an American football team), has released a new book titled The TB12 Method: How to Achieve a Lifetime of Sustained Peak Performance. In it,...
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Euphemisms
How are people, at times, manipulated through language? Have you ever noticed how politicians can make something sound nicer that it really is? They do this by using euphemism. We don't tell people that...
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The Fake News Debate: Thesis, Antithesis, Synthesis
Other people with their differences may also be right. So the saying goes. Clichéd perhaps, this pithy proverb is a cornerstone of the IB mission. It is suggested that people, through time and space and...
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Comparative Commentaries to Go: Nutrition and Exercise
Nutritional advice varies widely and there are such diverse views found online that understanding what is true or factual or even scientific is extremely difficult. In many respects, the science of nutrition...
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The Language of Migration
Current events offer Language and Literature teachers a wide variety of avenues in which to explore the course. In fact, you might even be able to construct Part 1 and Part 2 exclusively on current events,...