Assessment
Article practice
Practise writing an article and submit the work for your teacher to give you feedback. Write an Article about a subject which is interesting and important to you and your fellow students, but which other...
Assessment
Diary/Journal
Diaries give you a completely private space to explore your feelings and work through difficult choices. On Paper 1, prompts often ask you to clarify your thoughts in order to make a decision, making...
Assessment
Letter to the Editor
In many English-speaking cultures, members of the public can write to a newspaper editor about a recently published article or hot topic. This letter may be published for readers of the newspaper to see....
Assessment
Opinion Column Free
It might sound obvious, but to write a good opinion column, you need to have strong opinions. Unlike objective news reports and articles, this text type requires you to clearly choose a side. But what...
Literature
Poetry
Poems are an excellent source of literature in the HL English B class. They also work well as a supplemental for HL and SL classes. Students are familiar with poetry in their Language A class, so they...
Literature
Graphic Novels
Graphic novels are rising in popularity in the English B classroom. The visual aspect makes the reading more dynamic and accessible. This is often the type of literature that students will read on their...
Literature
Plays
Plays are an excellent source of literature in the HL English B class. They are one of the available literary texts that can make students enjoy coming to class. Plays in English B Advantages of plays...
Literature
Novels
Novels are a great hook to seduce students into reading. They are also the most commonly taught literary text for English B. Identifying with the characters is a natural springboard for discussions and...
Literature
Texts for Literary Skills
Yes, they are. The phrase 'literary skills' comes loaded with associations of pomposity, cultural elitism, and exclusivity, but these associations should not blind us to the evident fact that much of...
Literature
A booklist Free
Novels seem like a natural choice when following the IB Language B guide requirements for HL. However, short stories, drama, and poetry. See below for a summary from the guide pages 22-23: Choosing texts...