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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...
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Sample EE 1: The Age of Innocence
The following essay was written in response to The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton and received an A grade so, while not a perfect essay, is a good example of how a student who has a clear focus and...
Course 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...
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While reading: The Last to See Them Alive
The materials on this page are designed to accompany the first part of the novel, The Last to See Them Alive. The materials include an overview of the part with pages where Capote cuts between scenes...
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In Cold Blood: starting the novel
This lesson is designed to accompany a close reading of the opening pages of the novel, encouraging introductory thinking about the kind of work In Cold Blood seems to be, and an exploration of the content...
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In Cold Blood: Before reading 3 - Intertextuality
This pre-reading lesson is designed to connect to the area of exploration Intertextuality and also incorporates the concepts of creativity, representation and transformation. Intertextuality: the True...