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Language A: Literature (generic)
IB DP Category 2
Barcelona, Spain, 14 - 16 February 2025
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Navigating school-supported self-taught literature
IB DP Category 3
Online (IB Approved), 21 - 23 March 2025
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Navigating school-supported self-taught literature
IB DP Category 3
Online (IB Approved), 17 - 19 October 2025
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Virtual Think-Ins
Paper 1 in DP Language A: Language & Literature and Literature
Virtual Think-In, 27 January 2025
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Paper 2 in DP Language A: Language & Literature and Literature
Virtual Think-In, 29 January 2025
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The Individual Oral in DP Language A: Language & Literature and Literature
Virtual Think-In, 11 February 2025
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George Orwell's Essays: Why I Write
The following tasks and activities are intended for teaching and studying George Orwell’s essay 'Why I Write' It is not required that students study all of the available materials. However, the materials...
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Feeding forward... Free
It is a common trope that students inevitably focus more on the grades they get for their assignments than the feedback that will help them improve. This tends to reinforce a sense that ability is entirely...
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Feeding back...
The traditional approach of writing lots of comments in the margins and/or at the end of an essay can frequently have little or no impact, or sometimes even, impact that is negative. When managed well,...
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George Orwell's Essays: Such, Such Were the Joys
The following tasks and activities are intended for teaching and studying George Orwell’s essay ‘Such, Such Were the Joys’. It is not required that students use all of the activities. However, the materials...
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George Orwell's Essays: Connecting three essays
For students who have studied George Orwell's essays, The Spike, A Hanging and Shooting an Elephant, this page presents teaching ideas that can help students consolidate their understanding through three...
IB Core
Sample EE 3 (2018-):Spring Snow and A Pale View of Hills
This essay is a comparison of how the conflict between western ideas and traditional Japanese values is presented in A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro and Spring Snow by Yukio Mishima . The essay...
IB Core
Sample Extended Essays
As you prepare students for the Extended Essay, it is important to show them good examples. Students can find the prospect of such a long assignment daunting so seeing what the final product looks like...
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Sample EE on Ishiguro and Mishima
This essay is a comparison of how the conflict between western ideas and traditional Japanese values is presented in A Pale View of Hills by Kazuo Ishiguro and Spring Snow by Yukio Mishima . The essay...
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George Orwell's Essays: The Spike
The following tasks and activities are intended for teaching and studying George Orwell’s essay ‘The Spike’. It is not required that students study all of the available materials. However, the materials...
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George Orwell's Essays: Shooting an Elephant
The following tasks and activities are intended for teaching and studying George Orwell’s essay ‘Shooting an Elephant’. It is not required that students study all of the available materials. However,...