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Paper 1 walkthrough
4 Steps to IB English Paper 1
Move from annotation to focused practice, analytical paragraphs and a complete Paper 1 essay using the same process as the Paper 1 Lab.
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Complete processes for Paper 1 and the Individual Oral.
FULL WALKTHROUGH
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Individual Oral walkthrough
How to Move Beyond Extract Analysis in the IO
A complete, step-by-step walkthrough of the Individual Oral — from choosing extracts to linking analysis back to the global issue.
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Fast explanations of the recurring problems students hit in IB English.
SHORTIntroducing the Paper 2 Deliberate Practice System
How recurring issues in IB Subject Reports shaped a Paper 2 process built around DDM, Comparative PLANE, TEEAL and deliberate practice.
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SHORTWhy IB Subject Reports Are Cheat Codes for IB English
IB English subject reports identify recurring examiner concerns and can be used to check whether common teaching approaches actually match examiner expectations.
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SHORTHow Text Choice Is Our Best Defense Against Generic, AI Analyses
Why thoughtful text choice can protect against generic, pre-prepared and AI-shaped analysis by forcing more specific interpretation.
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SHORT3 Phrases that Stop IB L&L Students From Getting More Than 2
Three analytical habits and phrases that often cap Criterion B because they name or praise techniques instead of deconstructing them.
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SHORTWhy the Paper 2 SEEMS Impossible
Why Paper 2 becomes more manageable once the question, argument and comparative whole-text thinking are separated.
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SHORTWhy Essays Based Around ACs Don't Work
Why authorial choices should support an IDEA rather than become the organising principle of the whole essay.
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SHORTTurn Annotations into Paragraphs
How annotation should move beyond highlighting and feed directly into structured analytical paragraph writing.
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SHORT3 Things All IB L&L Responses MUST Do
The three moves stronger IB English responses consistently make: implications, connotations and argument.
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SHORTTop 10 Tips from an IB L&L Team Leader Examiner
Ten practical reminders drawn from long-term IB English teaching and examining experience.
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