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Paper 1 sample response (May 2024)

Higher Level response to Hotel Sorrento by Hannie Rayson

 
This week we have posted the first of several responses to the May 2024 examinations. This sample is a response to the first text on the May 2024 TZ2 Paper 1. We will be posting further responses from the most recent examination session in the weeks to come. 

The first extract on the paper was from the play Hotel Sorrento by Hannie Rayson and the example below is a reasonably successful response overall, although it has certain areas that could have been improved, as highlighted in the comments and marks given.  It is worth asking students for their thoughts before looking at the examiner comments and marks, to see if they can suggest ways the response could be developed. 

The sample can be seen at the page linked below and more paper 1 sample responses can be found at the link below that.

Paper 1 sample response May 2024

Higher Level responses to Hotel Sorrento by Hannie Rayson On this page we have a HL student response to the first text on the May 2024 TZ2 Paper 1. We will be posting further responses from the most recent...

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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