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Could we compile a list here of what texts your schools offer for their HL Literary Analysis?

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Could we compile a list here of what texts your schools offer for their HL Literary Analysis?

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"Hey Kiddo" graphic novel

Lord of the Flies

Of Mice and Men

Dear Martin

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What does the 'link to the target culture' look like for HL responses when discussing extracts in the speaking exam?

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What does the 'link to the target culture' look like for HL responses when discussing extracts in the speaking exam?

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How do students lay out a brochure in the exam?

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How do students lay out a brochure in the exam?

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Hello Angela,

What do you think of this student's EE choice?

My idea is that I will adapt one of the star wars movies or the whole of the six original movies and write about how it connects with other literary devices or explain how the movies convey or to analyze it.

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Is there ever a need for students to record answers in alphabetical order during Listening Comprehension? If so, how are they graded if they respond with the correct letters for the response but out of order?

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Is there ever a need for students to record answers in alphabetical order during Listening Comprehension? If so, how are they graded if they respond with the correct letters for the response but out of order?

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Is listening and take down notes a relevant skill for DP 1 English B students?

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Does the IB want us to have portfolios for the students? Like in English A?

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For the writing, how strict are the examiners on the word count?

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For the writing, how strict are the examiners on the word count?

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What tasks do you suggest we could use to promote inquiry in an English B classroom?

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What tasks do you suggest we could use to promote inquiry in an English B classroom?

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Hello from Madrid!!

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English B themes

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How to transition Pre-DP course into DP English B smoothly?

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How to transition Pre-DP course into DP English B smoothly?

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I wonder what comes first, our language or our experiences? How one influences the other?

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What are the main differences between HL / SL English B?

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