"Examine the ways in which the global issue of your choice is presented through the content and form of one of the [literary] works and one of the [non-literary] bodies of work that you have studied."
15-minute oral exam focused on a Global Issue (GI)
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10-minute presentation
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5-minute Q&A session
Requirements for the exam:
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Bring clean, unannotated extracts with numbered line counts
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Provide an outline of the presentation (not graded and submitted to IB only if requested)
Prepare a separate full script, but the outline which you have access to during IO must only contain bullet-points!Course-specific analysis:
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IB English Language and Literature: Analyze one literary text and one non-literary work
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IB English Literature: Analyze two literary works (one must be a work in translation)
Assessment: Internally assessed by the school teacher and moderated by the IB
The literary work chosen for IO cannot be used for Paper 2 exam (applies to SL and HL) and HL essay (applies to HL)Higher Level
Assessment | Text | Format | Task | Time | % |
Paper 1 | Two non- literary | Previously unseen | Two written analyses | 2 h 15 min | 35% |
Paper 2 | Two literary | Studied in class | One written analysis on one of four prompts | 1 h 45 min | 25% |
HL Essay | One literary or one non-literary | Studied in class | One written analysis on a topic of student’s choice (1200-1500 words) | 20% | |
Individual Oral | One literary and one non-literary | Studied in class | One oral analysis on a global issue | 15 min | 20% |
Standard Level
Assessment | Text | Format | Task | Time | % |
Paper 1 | Two non-literary | Previously unseen | One written analysis on one of two texts | 1 h 15 min | 35% |
Paper 2 | Two literary | Studied in class | One written analysis on one of four prompts | 1 h 45 min | 35% |
Individual Oral | One literary and one non-literary | Studied in class | One oral analysis on a global issue | 15 min | 30% |