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Step-by-Step Paper 2 Process
On this page, you will find a step-by-step process for what to do in your Paper 2 exam. This guide works under the assumption that you are sitting the exam and that you do not have extra time or use...
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Organizing and Structuring Paper 2
There is no formula for writing a Paper 2. Instead, there are many right ways to write it. It’s also important to note that different English-speaking cultures may have slightly different approaches...
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2022 Paper 1: Sample Response 3 (Travel Blog)
Many of the students we teach love to describe the text in front of them. They might tell us everything that has happened. They might use phrases such as “engage the reader” or to “get their attention”...
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2022 Paper 1: Sample Response 3 (Travel Blog) Free
Many of the students we teach love to describe the text in front of them. They might tell us everything that has happened. They might use phrases such as “engage the reader” or to “get their attention”...
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Best Books (July - December 2022) Free
I’ve been reading novels for the past six months that deal with children being taken from their parents (The School for Bad Mothers), children being forced to migrate (What Strange Paradise), children...
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HL Essay: Exemplar 10 (The Bell Jar)
The Higher Level (HL) Essay published on this page discusses Sylvia Plath’s novel, The Bell Jar, and is in most regards a good essay, containing moments of insight. The essay’s title, containing the word...
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2022 Paper 1: Sample Response 3 (Climate Change) Free
In this week’s update, we’ve added another Paper 1 from the climate change text found in the National Geographic website. You can find the response here and the other two responses from this exam here...
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2022 Paper 1: Sample Response 3 (Climate Change)
This is the third exemplar InThinking has published in response to the May 2022 Paper 1 time zone 2 text from the National Geographic website. The first exemplar (excellent) can be found here. The second...
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The Crucible
Arthur Miller's play The Crucible offers particularly interesting opportunities as a Part 3 work. Miller based his play quite closely on historical documents from the Salem Witch Trials, which took place...