Hi Brian,I'm really appreciative of all the resources you've made available--thank you.I've been integrating assessment practice, like Paper 1 skills into my lesson plans. It would be great if your plans/materials included more resources...
Assessment: Development & SustainabilityHi Zaid, In general, I would say "yes" to both of your questions. However, I might frame perspective taking this way: offer a real world example and consider whether there are two ways to look at that example in the context of the question....
Paper 2Hi Brian,Hope you're doing well I have two questions. First, for the second real-life example, do we repeat the same pattern as in the first real-life example—that is, (Perspective 1: claim followed by counter-claim; Perspective 2: claim...
Paper 2Thank you! This was helpful.
Writing Guidance & Assessment ExpectationsHi Swathi, They should really just focus on identifying what they see in Source A. There will always be some inferences but they should focus on specifically linking what they are writing about to something in the source itself. I hope...
Paper 1Hi Emily, Because it was written for the old guide I will only focus on offering marks for Crits A, C and E. I’d give 4/4 for A, 7/8 for C and 3/3 for E. I wrote the recommendation and tried to make it as close to perfect as I could. Once...
Writing Guidance & Assessment ExpectationsHi there, what do you think this Hong Kong IA example would score for each criterion? Thank you.
Writing Guidance & Assessment ExpectationsHi Brian, In Paper 1 Q1, can students write inferred meanings from the Source A? For example, if the source is about a bar graph comparing military expenditure and soft power influence of 10 countries - can students write about military...
Paper 1Hi Anne, I just completed a new Paper 1 for this unit and will add it alongside student samples in the coming weeks. Take care, Brian
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Site authorHi Kate, Thanks for this, it is very helpful feedback. I've already added it to my "to-do" list, and it is certainly something I've been aiming to do better in my classroom, too. Again, thank you for the suggestion, it is something...
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