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IB Literature / IB Language and Literature Paper 2 Exam Tips

Jun 11

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6 key tips - preview before being published on the IB website as part of the Examiner Feedback series.


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  • Define the terms of your question - make sure you are addressing the key words of the prompt.

  • Use the introduction to set out your thesis - your central argument - that, in essence, answers the question in a couple of sentences.

  • As part of the introduction make sure you include a brief overview of the texts you are using - synthesising this to the thesis statement would be even more sophisticated.

  • Build your argument through the essay in a three part structure such as thesis, antithesis, synthesis structure.

  • Make sure you compare at each stage of your argument and balance the writing between the 2 texts.

  • With short stories and poetry make sure you are covering enough material in your essay in order to offer the examiner a sense of the body of work.

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