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Paper 2: a guide for students

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

A new page with an annotated sample response has been added and can be found below.  The other pages can be found from the guide home page, also linked below.

Paper 2: an annotated response

It is a good idea to look at a range of sample responses for an assessment task. In doing this, you will become more familiar with the expectations of this examination and how student work is assessed...

Paper 2: a guide for students

Paper 2: a guide for studentsThe first page is a guide to choosing the texts for the examination. While this part of the process is still some way off for current first year students, it is still useful...

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