Review/revision
Basic assessment information
There are four assessments at Higher Level and three assessments at Standard Level for the course. You can read a bit more about them throughout this page. You will also find more detailed information
Paper 1
Paper 1 is an examination that requires students to write a guided textual analysis from an unseen non-literary text or extract. The exam will contain two unseen non-literary texts or extracts. Key
Paper 2
The Paper 2 exam consists of four essay questions, only one of which must be answered in the exam. You will need to use two of the literary works not used in other assessments in the course for this
Individual oral
The individual oral is a 10-minute oral followed by five minutes of questions by your teacher. It is worth 20% of the your final IB grade if you are a Higher Level student and 30% of your final mark
Higher level essay
The Higher Level Essay is a 1200-1500 word essay completed internally in your class but is externally assessed by an examiner. It is worth 20% of your final IB grade. It is a processed piece of writing