DP essentials
2019 EE Category 1 (When Breath Becomes Air)
If you have not read When Breath Becomes Air, you should. It's an incredibly gorgeous read. Paul Kalanithi’s memoir – about being a neurosurgeon, cancer patient, and father – is simply stunning. It...
Assessment
HL Essay: Exemplar 3 (George Monbiot) Free
At the time of writing (April 2020), we have published a range of materials on the work of George Monbiot. Put his name into the website's search engine and up they will pop. Just like that. We have also,...
eBook
Crazy Rich Representations
The movie Crazy Rich Asians received huge press in the lead up to and following the release of the film in August of 2018. For the first time in 25 years, a Hollywood movie featured an all Asian cast...
eBook
Teaching Visual and Multimodal Texts
This section of the site is designed to help teachers and students work with visual and multimodal texts (or ‘multimodal ensembles’, as some writers prefer). As this section of site develops, it will,...
eBook
A 30-Minute Activity on Intertextuality in the Time of COVID-19
As any experienced teacher tends to know, good teaching involves, among many other things, recognising and seizing an opportunity presented in a moment of time. That is a pretty vague assertion, but it...
Blog
May 2020 Exams Cancelled Free
On March 20th, 2020, the International Baccalaureate Organization officially announced the cancellation of IBDP exams in May of 2020. They will not be held. Full stop. Let’s first acknowledge what a...
Blog
Giving a Name to a Virus Free
Half a century ago, when I was a young child, one of the first things I remember being taught at school was the saying, ‘sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me’. It was, of...
eBook
The Language of Infectious Disease - COVID-19
At the time of writing, in March of 2020, the Coronavirus disease 2019, also known as COVID-19, has taken over the news, and rightly so. As Language and Literature teachers, we have a unique opportunity...
Blog
COVID-19 and Student Access Free
The global spread of COVID-19 and the potential for a pandemic is, no doubt, worrying to many. As IB students prepare for May examinations and as schools shut, the burden falls on schools and teachers...
Assessment
Possible Outlines
The Individual Oral is a difficult assessment. Students will need to prepare for it in advance, and you will want to be a part of that process. In advising students on what to do and what not to do,...