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Paper 1: new prose fiction response

New HL Paper 1 response from May 2023 TZ2

This week we have published a new Higher Level student's response to the prose extract on the May 2023 TZ2 examination. It Is a decent response overall although there are clear areas that could be improved, particularly in criterion B.  As with all of these samples, the response offers an opportunity to discuss strengths and weaknesses with students. 

The new sample can be found at the page below and all other samples can be accessed via the page beneath that.

Paper 1: sample response #25

This sample response comes from the May 2023 examination session (TZ2) and is a response to the prose fiction extract on that paper, a passage from the novel A Strange and Sublime Address by Amit Chaudhuri....

Paper 1: sample responses

Sample paper 1 responsesLinked from this page are a range of paper 1 responses with teacher marks and comments. It is important for teachers and students to look at a range of examples so that you become...

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