Hell Tim, What is meant by 'work' when the IB says that "an EE in language A analyses one or more works or texts"? In this case shouldn't the songs come from one singular album?
2019 EE Category 1 (N.W.A Song Lyrics)Hi Graham, An email to IB Answers would be one place to start. It would be good to know if anything positive comes from this. Best regards, David
CriteriaIt's a pretty major oversight from the IB, I'd say. Having the word evaluation in the criteria for all four assignments, and have it mean a) something different from their official command terms meaning, and b) something slightly different...
CriteriaHi Graham, You make, I think, a good point. It would be very helpful if the study guide - or a future iteration of a study guide explained command terms in a context/subject specific way. In my memory of study guides (about 27 years, and assuming...
CriteriaThanks, Tim! It clarifies things a little, I guess. Well, in terms of assessment it clarifies things perfectly. In terms of why the IB have that definition of 'evaluation' in the course guide.
CriteriaHi Jennifer, In my experience (from leading teams of IB examiners), I would say that sometimes, unfortunately, IB examiners can have very different views on exam responses. Fortunately, while not perfect, the IB's system is robust and has its...
HL Essay: Exemplar 5 (Small Axe)Hi Graham, It took me a bit to find it, and the IB has published something about this (although I couldn't find that explanation), but here is what I have been given before as a Paper 1 examiner to help me with my own marking. "Evaluation,...
CriteriaHi all - here's a question about criterion B, if there are any insights out there. It asks for analysis and evaluation. Evaluation, according to the IB's command terms, asks students to, "Make an appraisal by weighing up the strengths and limitations."...
CriteriaThank you, David. I understand there is often some disagreement (usually within a point or two), but this particular sample's scores were significantly different from mine. I was curious to see if anyone else had questions or thoughts about...
HL Essay: Exemplar 5 (Small Axe)
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Site authorHi Saad, The IB defines "work" in the subject guide on page 21. For poetry, they have been clear that the poems may come from any collection. The easiest example is that you can choose to study any Duffy poems, not just The World's...
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