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2021 Paper 1: Sample Response 2 (Yoruba Twins)
This is the second model example from the May 2021 examination session focusing on the online BuzzFeed News article about twins. You can find the first one here. Titled "To Love Your Sister Is To Grieve...
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2021 Paper 1 Sample Response 2 (Yoruba Twins) Free
With May exams fast approaching, we are trying to provide you with as many samples and exemplars as possible. Over time, of course, you will find even more curated model examples with a wider range of...
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2021 Paper 1: Sample Response 2 (Jake Likes Onions) Free
This week, I've been working on more Paper 1 samples. Come May, the focus will change. Until then, we're trying to provide as many exemplars as possible for you and your students in anticipation of...
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2021 Paper 1: Sample Response 2 (Jake Likes Onions)
What’s interesting about this exemplar is the way in which the student explores the big ideas about technology that the comic strip critiques. The student has a wonderful grasp of the insidious ways...
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Feedback: Conferencing on the Higher Level (HL) Essay
There are many ways that you can give feedback to your students on their Higher Level (HL) Essays. You must, of course, not edit or correct the work and, as far as possible, ensure that essays are students’...
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2021 Paper 1: Sample Response 1 (Yoruba Twins)
This sample response comes from the May 2021 examination session. It was the first examination session in the revamped IB English A: Language and Literature course. Unfortunately, we can't reprint the...
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New Paper 1 Response (Yoruba Twins) Free
Last week we published an excellent response to a cartoon from the May 2021 Paper 1 Timezone 1 exam. This week, we are publishing a response from the other text on that particular exam. The student...
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2021 Paper 1: Sample Response 1 (Jake Likes Onions)
We have already published a range of Paper 1 responses for May 2021 examination in timezone 2. At the time of writing (March 2022), we have published ten in total, five for each text, ranging from excellent...
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2021 Paper 1: Sample Response 1 (Jake Likes Onions) Free
We have already published a range of Paper 1 responses for May 2021 examination in timezone 2. At the time of writing (March 2022), we have published ten in total, five for each text, ranging from excellent...
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2021 Paper 1: Sample Response 5 (Infographic)
It is bound to happen - students can and do misinterpret the text in front on them in their Paper 1 exam. They sometimes forget about the guiding question and/or make claims and interpretations that...