Thank you Mark! That's what I was thinking. While this scene is perfect for analysis, it might not be something the student feels comfortable bravely discussing.
A booklistHello William. Good Question. The short answer is, "no", you should not look at Criterion A and C the same way and students do not lose marks for both Criteria. For Criteria A, the focus is on the language in the sense that...
Writing criteria, unpackedHello, Leo. Thank you for the question. It's important to ask questions like these. My advice is to not use this extract. There is no reason to choose a scene with such material for the IOA. The student simply wants to...
A booklistHi! I have a question regarding Criterion A Language: "vocabulary is appropriate to the task". Should I look at this the same way I look at "register and tone" in Criterion C, i.e. will the students lose marks for not using appropriately...
Writing criteria, unpackedHello everyone, @We’ve been reading The Road by Cormac McCarthy as the second literary text, with mixed success. I’ve pretty much selected a few extracts for the IO, but I’m torn about one of them. There is a scene where the man is talking to his...
A booklistThank you very much, Joe, for the precious insight, I'm going to discuss it with the student :)
The Extended EssayThis is great! Thank you so much!
True/False Justification Walkthrough VideoHi Lucia, I've taken over on comments duty for the site this week. I hope I can be of assistance! Thanks for clarifying the text; this is, indeed, suitable. The issue, as Susan pointed out, is with the structure of the question. I'd frame...
The Extended EssayThanks, Gabriela! Glad you like it. You can find all of the questions and the answers on this page. There's...
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Hi, can you specify the differences between a leaflet, flyer and a pamphlet? They seem very similar to me. 600 words seems like a lot for a flyer. I could be mistaken, of course. Thank you.
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