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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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Hi Jason, I've added a PDF of the blog that you can download. As this page is on the student access pages, you can also share the link directly with your students so they can access the model text as well as the features, guiding notes, and...
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Hi Jason, There is a model blog on the page. You can use the presentation mode to display to the class at the top of the page. The screenshot is below. However, we can add a PDF of a blog on this page if that works better for you. Warm...
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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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