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Internal Assessment: the Individual Oral
The Individual Oral asks students to deliver a 10 minute oral presentation, followed by 5 minutes of teacher questions. The nature of the task, the time allocation and the assessment criteria are the...
Assessment
Paper 2 question bank and sample papers
Paper 2 questions ask students to compare and contrast two of the works they have studied. The questions may take different forms, invite examination of any aspect of content, form or style and apply...
Assessment
Paper 1: reading what is actually there Free
Successful analysis in IB English A Paper 1 begins with careful reading. It's tempting to approach an unfamiliar text by immediately looking for literary techniques, identifying themes or deciding what...
Review/revision
Paper 2: revising / analysing extracts
Although you may well be used to a digital interface when it comes to making notes, organising your folders and revising your chosen texts, it is important to note that old fashioned pen and paper are...
Review/revision
Revising Paper 2 texts Free
It is sometimes mistakenly thought that English is a hard subject to revise - or even that you can't revise for it. Whilst it may well differ in comparison with subjects characterised by a lot of prescribed,...
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Sample EE 6: Antony and Cleopatra
Laughing at Death: Inversion and Subversion in Antony and Cleopatra This sample essay is an excellent example of a student engaging in extensive and high-level research (as will be evident from a quick...
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Sample EE 5: Frankenstein and The Last Man
The following essay was written in response to two novels by Mary Shelley: Frankenstein and The Last Man. Initially the student began just by focusing on Frankenstein and Shelley's use of natural imagery,...
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Sample EE 4: King Lear
This essay could be described with the epithet that damns with faint praise - "solid" - and yet it achieved an A grade as it fulfills many of the requirements of the extended essay very well. It is...
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Sample EE 3: The Quiet American
The following essay was written in response to The Quiet American by Graham Greene. The essay received an A grade and is a good example of a question that connects a clear literary focus with a central...
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Sample EE 2: We Need To Talk About Kevin
The following essay was written in response to We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. It is a comparative essay but uses the latter text as a lens through which...