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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.

 

Paper 2

The Paper 2 exam consists of four essay questions, only one of which must be answered during the timed period. Students will need to use two of the literary works not used in other assessments in the

 

Higher level essay

The Higher Level Essay is a 1200-1500 word essay completed internally but externally assessed by an examiner.  It is a processed piece of writing that is completed over time and with guidance from the

 

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:

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