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New Year, New Guide?
In the land of English B, we are anxiously awaiting our new Language B guide from the IB. We will share with you what we know so far so we can all keep calm and plan on! The most important question is...
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Thanks for the reply Susan! I generally sometimes struggle with students over-writing, particularly for SL, so I just want to make sure they don't get penalized just for going beyond the word limit (if there message remains consistent / organized)....
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Hi Bogdan, Thanks for this question. Examiners don't count the words, but some students actually write it on the page although it is not required. I would say that most students actually write too little than too much. The...
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Hi Susan, quick question. How would the examiner know the word count to stop at? I've always figured the range was a recommendation rather than something that's strictly enforced. I've heard that for Paper 1, writing too much would risk a student...
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