Paper 2: a guide for students

Sunday 6 March 2022

Paper 2: a guide for students

After two years with no paper 2 due to the pandemic, it is now back for current first year DP students.  To help prepare students - and teachers  - for the return of this examination in 2023, we have started to develop a guide to paper 2 for students.

A new page based on the area of exploration, intertextuality, has been added and can be found below.  

Further pages will be developed and added to the guide in the coming weeks and months.   If there is a particular element of this assessment you would like to see covered then please let us know via the comments. 

Choosing texts for the exam

How to choose your texts for the examinationWhat does the IB guide say?“Given the open and flexible nature of the course, potentially any work studied can be used by students for paper 2. It is highly...

Getting to know your texts: AoE 1

Getting to know your textsIdeally you have selected your three texts some time before the exam so that you have time to really explore them and develop a deeper knowledge, understanding and appreciation...

Getting to know your texts: AoE 2

Getting to know your textsIdeally you have selected your three texts some time before the exam so that you have time to really explore them and develop a deeper knowledge, understanding and appreciation...

Getting to know your texts: AoE 3

Getting to know your textsIdeally you have selected your three texts some time before the exam so that you have time to really explore them and develop a deeper knowledge, understanding and appreciation...