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WT2 Q1 ("Master Harold" and the Boys)
This Written Task 2, Critical Response addresses to the question: “How could the text be read and interpreted differently by two different readers?” using Athol Fugard’s play “Master Harold”…and the Boys...
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Summer Break Reading Free
Summer is a great time to catch up on your reading. If you are in the Northern Hemisphere – and we realize not all of our subscribers are – you will most likely have an extended break coming up if you...
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Paper 1
Paper 1 is a (comparative) textual analysis of one or two unseen texts. This section provides various ideas to develop the necessary Skills for Paper 1. Sample Paper 1s are provided, so that you can learn...
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Tips
By the time you reach the Paper 1 exam, you will want to have practiced working with unseen texts in multiple ways. In fact, you can already prepare for Paper 1 from the first day in the English A: Language...
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Responses to Terrorism
On May 22nd, 2017, a man detonated a homemade suicide bomb at the end of a concert given by Ariana Grande in the city of Manchester, England. This act of terror killed twenty-three children and adults. ...
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Post-Truth: The New War on Truth and How to Fight Back
A highlight of Matthew D’Ancona’s short book, Post-Truth: The New War on Truth and How to Fight Back (2017), published by Edbury Press, is the telling anecdote. And D’Anconna has many to tell. In the...
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Welcome to the InThinking Family Free
When I began here at InThinking, I wrote a blog post introducing myself through an ice-cream metaphor. I’m the second scoop in your InThinking Language and Literature bowl. A bit of strawberry compliments...
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Curriculum Change: 2019 Free
Last month (in April 2017), the IB published a ‘second report to teachers’ outlining the Language A: Language and Literature curriculum review that is currently ongoing. The review document is available...
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The Language of Migration - Australian Edition
In August 2016, the Guardian Australia published a a damning investigative article titled “The Nauru Files." The journalists chronicled significant human rights abuses of asylum seekers on the island...
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WT 1: From Idea to Text (The Kite Runner) Free
This Written Task (WT) 1 and associated teaching materials have been submitted to InThinking by Max Clark, a teacher at the Yew Chung International School in Hong Kong. The materials, which guide students...