Hello Belinda. Thank you for your question. Firstly, just to be clear, students no longer have to indicate a "category" or "option" on the cover of their EE. The "Options" listed above simply indicate that one or a combination of...
The Extended EssayWhich 'Option' would these literary analysis-style RQs go into for the M27 group? As it says on this page: "They have combined the old Category 2b and 3 into the new Option 2" so I take it literary analysis-style RQs are now Option...
The Extended EssayHi Daniel, Great to hear your class enjoyed this task! It's a fascinating insight into a very familiar concept. I assume you're talking about the multiple-choice questions, because the gap-fill question 4 is pretty straightforward...
About laughterMy class found the answers to the listening task (Q4) a little confusing. I think there is an error with the question and the answer sheet. Apart from that my class loved the task. Thanks!
About laughterHi Mayan, If a student hasn't written the answer in the box, the examiner will not award the mark. Losing the mark in lower-stakes assessments (summatives, mocks, etc.) should serve as a warning to get it right on the final exam. For...
HL Listening exam 2Thanks a lot! If a student underlines or circles the correct answer choice in the MCQ questions, but does not write it in the box. Should I consider giving him/her the mark? Also, the answer...
HL Listening exam 2Thank you for the information, Mark! Very helpful!
Opinion ColumnHello Mayan. For text A, question #7, if "help" is the only word used, then the answer is not acceptable, but if it is "help predict football scores" then it is. Predicting football scores is the relevant fact. For text B, question...
HL Listening exam 2Hello Jae Eun. For Text B #10, "work" is acceptable, but "school" is not. The reason is that the text says, "on the way to school". By writing "school", it is not clear if the student understood the text. Since the question asks,...
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Thank you Mark! That makes much more sense now. Interesting that students no longer have to list the 'Option' they chose (like the Category on the old EEs). More pressure to write a very clear Research Question now, I suppose! Thank...
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