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Paper 2: writing your introduction

The opening of your paper 2 essay is important as it needs to give your reader a sense that you are confident with your texts and know where you are heading with them in response to the question. Think of your audience: an IB examiner who is reading perhaps a hundred or more paper 2 essays and the first thing they will read when they get to yours is your introduction. This is where the first impression of your...

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