I am not sure if this has been answered elsewhere, but I wanted to clarify something about the outline. While it says up to 10 bullet points, is there any specification on how long or short the bullet points can be? I have students writing 1-2 sentences,...
Structuring the oralThank you very much, Mark. Appreciate your very quick response.
Global Issues #1Hi Emma - the lines must be consecutive I’m afraid so better to cut the last four. Unless the student really needs the entirety of the poem it is in my experience better to see the 40 line max as an outer limit and therefore choose only the...
Global Issues #1Good morning Mark and David - I have a quick question about the IO extract length. My student has selected a poem that is 44 lines long and has asked if she can cut 4 lines from the middle of the poem so that it meets the 40 line specification. Is...
Global Issues #1Thank you!!
Course reviewHi Lisa. No, don't worry - these are updates about the development phase of curriculum review and no changes have yet been implemented. Rest assured, we will keep you posted as to when any changes are likely to be implemented.
Course reviewAre these changes required this school year? I have been prepping my students for the IO using "global issue," "fields of inquiry," work in translation paired with work in Language A. Thank you!
Course reviewHi Jocelyn. Total grades are always scaled to be out of 100 and we know the percentage for Paper 2 (25% at HL and 35% at SL) so you should still be able to calculate based on last year's overall grade boundaries. However, while they should be informed...
Paper 2: Comparative essayExcept we can't use the most recent grade boundaries to predict an IB grade 1 - 7 because the mark total has changed, and we need to predict grades for the Class of 2026!
Paper 2: Comparative essay
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Site authorHi Lekha. This is answered by the IB on the FAQ for teachers (found on the Programme Resource Centre). This is what it says: "The outline is a tool for staying on topic, not a script. Bullet points should be brief, and the outline can...
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