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Using quotations
A feature of all good essays is concerned with providing support for your ideas from the text you are examining. Evidence exists in terms of reference to particular details - whether moments, scenes or...
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Structuring essays Free
Organising ideas in essays and then presenting them in a meaningful, developed manner is one of the most challenging technical elements of the course - but success with structure is an essential means...
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Essay Writing
Essay writing Organising ideas in essays and then presenting them in a meaningful, developed manner is one of the most challenging technical elements of the course - but success with structure is an...
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Introductions: HL Essay
Effective introductions are typically another hallmark of stronger essays. From the first sentence, examiners will be given a strong clue as to how perceptive the essay is going to be, and how confident...
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Individual Oral - new exemplar Free
Individual Oral Exemplars Individual Oral ExemplarsLinked from this page you will find examples of assessed individual orals. We will continue to add assessed exemplars here as we get more examples....
Review/revision
Paper 1 revision: Drama
There is a myth that you cannot revise for Paper 1 as it is an unseen examination. While there is no content to revise, you can go into this paper very well prepared by revising the literary forms and...
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Paper 1 student revision pages: Drama Free
Student revision pages for Paper 1 There is a myth amongst students that they cannot revise for Paper 1 as it is an unseen examination. However, while there is no content to revise, it is important for...
Course Assessment
HL essay exemplar 11: The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea This HL essay is a response to Yukio Mishima's dark and disturbing novel, The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea. The student is well focused on a literary...
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HL essay - new sample response Free
The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the SeaThis week a new HL essay exemplar has been posted. It is a response to Yukio Mishima's dark and disturbing novel, The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea. ...
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Paper 2: a guide for students Free
Paper 2: a guide for students After two years with no paper 2 due to the pandemic, it is now back for current first year DP students. To help prepare students - and teachers - for the return of this...