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Revising Paper 2 texts
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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Fun Home Chapter 1
Use the questions and activities below to help you explore Chapter 1. Before reading Discuss the following aspects: The Cover: look at how the book is presented - whichever edition you have, look at...
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DP essentials
TOK: 'truth' in literary non-fiction
What do we mean by truth and reality in literature? Below are some suggested questions to get students thinking about literary non-fiction in relation to the Theory of Knowledge course. These could be...
Assessment
Mind your language
25% of the marks in Paper 1 are for your use of language. As such, it is important you get to know yourself as a writer and work on developing the accuracy, precision and variety of your written language. ...
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Paper 2: final tips and reminders
This page is designed to give you some important reminders and tips as you prepare for the final paper 2 examination. In the weeks and days leading up to the examination, revising your chosen texts is...
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Paper 2 self-assessment checklist
Learning to develop self-awareness and a capacity to self-diagnose areas of strength and weakness is vital for independent learning to take place. When you are writing your Paper 2 essay, it is helpful...
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In Cold Blood Study Guide
Welcome to this study guide on Truman Capote's 1966 non-fiction novel, In Cold Blood, a text that is frequently studied as a non-fiction text on the course. Capote is on the Prescribed reading List (PRL) for...
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Paper 1 Practice: Prose fiction
In many respects, of course, working with an unseen prose text requires very much the same skills demanded by a poem. However, it may well be that certain elements come to the foreground more quickly...
Review/revision
Paper 1 revision: Drama extract
As the May exams are nearly upon us, find below another addition to our series of Paper 1 revision pages for students. These pages seek to address the myth that you cannot revise for Paper 1 as it is...
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How to ... write a conclusion
Writing a good conclusion is no easy task. Whereas there are certain more formulaic principles you can apply to writing an introduction, conclusions can go in a wider range of directions that make writing...
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Conceptual understanding for Paper 1
The IB courses are concept-based courses: the idea behind this approach to teaching and learning is to identify and work with the big ideas that underpin a subject, providing a framework that allows you...
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How to...get the global issue right
A key part of success in the Individual Oral is coming up with a good global issue. Understanding what one is, how to phrase it and then how to plan an oral around it is not necessarily straightforward,...