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Can I read an example?
On this page, you will find Paper 2 sample responses. Use them for a wide variety of purposes: to help you understand what the assessment task is asking you to do; to recognize the qualities required...
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Paper 2: Sample Response 1 (Never Let Me Go and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close)
The following Paper 2 response is, in most regards, very good. It addresses this question: Some say ignorance is bliss. How is “not knowing” presented in the two works that you have studied and to what...
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Paper 2: Sample Response 2 (The Reader and The God of Small Things)
The following Paper 2 response has many strengths. It addresses this question: Looking closely at how weakness and strength are represented in the two works you have studied, discuss the significance...
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Paper 2: Sample Response 3 (A Doll’s House and The Crucible)
The following Paper 2 essay responds to this question: How and why might two of the works you have studied be considered inspirational? The literary works selected for this essay, A Doll’s House and The...
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For Students: Paper 2 Resources Free
This week’s update focuses on developing the resources for Paper 2 in the “For Students” section of the website. Subscribers can access “For Students” here. And don’t forget to sign up for student access...
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Best Books (January - June 2022) Free
I read some phenomenal books over the last six months. Many of them were thematically connected to libraries and books in general. That thematic link happened by chance, but it was a wonderful reminder...
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2021 Paper 1: Sample Response 1 (Humor That Works)
This sample response comes from the November 2021 examination session. It was the first examination session in the revamped IB English A: Language and Literature course for November exam schools. Unfortunately,...
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November 2021 Paper 1 Sample Response 1 (Humor) Free
This week, we've been working on adding to our Paper 1 samples. This sample response comes from the November 2021 examination session. As for the model example, if for nothing else, read the conclusion. ...
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Lesson 10
It's time for presentations! You have a 1 minute pitch. Your teacher will give you the exact details about how they want these to run. The most traditional format for this is to have each student...
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Lesson 2
The bulk of lesson 2 focuses on discussing a single World War 1 military recruitment poster. Most of the lesson will be spent talking, discussing, and analyzing a poster in the form of a Socratic Seminar (as...