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George Orwell's Essays: A Hanging Free
This week, we are publishing teaching materials for the study of George Orwell’s essay ‘A Hanging’. This is often regarded as his first important essay, and it forms part of a series of pages on the literary...
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Paper 1 Practice Exam – Round 3 Free
In this week's update, we’ve added three more Paper 1 Practice Exams. You can find them linked below. Paper 1 Practice Exam: Comic Paper 1 Practice Exam: Website Article Paper 1 Practice Exam: Online...
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Paper 1 Practice Exam: Comic
Below, you will find a Paper 1 practice exam. It is a comic titled "A Kid's Guide to Climate Change" posted on NPR's website (National Public Radio) in the United States. This Paper 1 practice exam...
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Paper 1 Practice Exam: Website Article
Below, you will find a Paper 1 practice exam. It is an article about cooking Nigerian food found on the website Serious Eats . This Paper 1 practice exam is not IB approved and it has not gone through...
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Paper 1 Practice Exam: Online Newspaper Article
Below, you will find a Paper 1 practice exam. It is an online newspaper article from The Guardian about washing clothes (or not). This Paper 1 practice exam is not IB approved and it has not gone through...
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George Orwell's Essays: A Literary Work Free
Happy 2024 to all of you! Hopefully, many or most of you are still on a well-earned break from school as we publish this week's page. As many of you prepare to return to school - particularly in northern...
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Gender Stereotyping (Advertising) Free
While we have published many non-literary bodies of work, not everything we do in our Language and Literature classroom has to be tied to a body of work. In fact, once the Individual Oral and the Higher...
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Gap Kids and Gender Stereotyping (Advertising)
Sometimes a quick lesson plan is all you want. This page is designed for that type of lesson on that type of day. In the summer of 2016, Gap Kids in the UK came under intense scrutiny for a clothing...
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Zones of Proximity: Discussing Tone
In conducting Individual Orals (IOs) with students, you may ask them in follow-up questions to discuss the role of tone in the presentation of the global issue, particularly if they have not tackled this...
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Discussing Tone Free
This week, we have published a few straightforward and engaging activities to help students better identify and discuss tone. Subscribers can find the page here. As we approach the end of 2023, those...