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P1 sample work
Assessment
P1 sample work

One of the best ways to learn is by example. In order to become familiar with the expectations of Paper 1, you will want to look at how student work has been assessed in the past. Both poor and good samples...

11 April 2019
Bodies of Work - A Curated List
The course
Bodies of Work - A Curated List

Bodies of work can be a tricky beast to figure out.  To help you in all of this, we’ve created a working list of all of the bodies of work you can find on the site.  They are organized in alphabetical...

18 September 2024
Paper 1
Assessment
Paper 1

Paper 1 includes two unseen non-literary texts or text extracts. SL students write a guided textual analysis about one of the texts. HL students write a guided textual analysis about both of the texts....

08 February 2022
Paper 1 Practice Exams
Assessment
Paper 1 Practice Exams

Under this heading, you will find Paper 1 practice exam texts.  These practice exams have been created and curated for you to save you time.  Instead of making your own Paper 1 for an in-class exam, a...

26 July 2023
May 2023 Paper 1s
Assessment
May 2023 Paper 1s

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10 October 2023
2023 Paper 1: Sample Response 1 (Cycling)
Assessment
2023 Paper 1: Sample Response 1 (Cycling)

The May 2023 Paper 1 examination – one of two different Paper 1 examinations in different time zones – included an infographic from the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP).  While...

18 October 2024
Paper 2 Sample Examination Papers
Assessment
Paper 2 Sample Examination Papers

This page provides teachers with a range of sample Paper 2 examination papers. Feel free to use them for everyday classroom use or for summative purposes such as mock examinations.  ...

31 October 2019
Individual oral
Assessment
Individual oral

The individual oral is a 10-minute oral followed by five minutes of teacher questions.  It is worth 20% of the student’s final mark at HL and 30% at SL.  The individual oral addresses the following prompt:...

19 July 2019
IO sample work
Assessment
IO sample work

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17 July 2019
Paper 1: Practice Texts to Go
Assessment
Paper 1: Practice Texts to Go

The Paper 1 examination is an unseen written examination. Unlike the Individual Oral and the Higher Level Essay there is no need for students to connect their response to wider reading or a wider body...

16 July 2019