Sample essays
Sample essays for IB English A1, some are past paper responses done under exam conditions. The files include essays for both Paper 1 (Unseen Commentary) and Paper 2 (Detailed Studies work).
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WL1 ESSAY
CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT IT GOT. APPROX 5
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William Blake: The Nurse’s Song Commentary
poem analysis
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Unseen - Things Fall Apart extract
Extract from Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Sample Unseen Commentary
Grade: 7
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Unseen - The Visitor
Sample Commentary: The Visitor by Patricia Cresswell
Grade: 7
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Unseen - Poem Winter
Sample Commentary: Winter by Ruth Stone
Grade: 5
By Elsa Meserlian
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tok notes: human sciences
some random notes on quantitative methods in human science
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TOK Essay
This is a TOK essay
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Theme of Past in Long Day’s Journey Into Night
Explore the significance of the past in the play “Long Day’s Journey Into Night” by Eugene O’Neill
Grade awarded: 7 (internally marked)
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The Great Gatsby Paper 2 Exam: Passage Analysis
Written on the question: Choose a passage rich in symbol, metaphor, or imagery and analyze what Fitzgerald accomplishes.
This essay received a 19/25 (6)
A: 4 B: 4 C: 4 3 E: 4
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Short commentary on Anne Hathaway by Carol Anne Duffy
A short commentary on the poem Anne Hathaway written by Carol Anne Duffy
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Shape ad paper 1 sample essay
This is a paper 1 sample essay, hope it can helps.
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SAT Physics Subject Test
All facts and formulaes you need for the SAT Subject Test Physics!
Happy Reading!
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Sample Paper 2
This essay is my sample response to an in-class practice activity for Paper 2 and mirrors an exam response using the two novels: As I Lay Dying and Ethan Frome. My teacher graded it a 22 out of 25 mark. The following is the prompt I responded to:
"The art of the storyteller is to hold the attention of the reader."
With reference to two works you have studied, discuss ways in which the writers have employed techniques that hold you attention.
- English A1
- As I Lay Dying
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Salesman - Stage directions
Review pages 1-15. Examine the stage directions and comment on them in terms of visual effects, character portrayal and tone.
Based on Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Grade awarded: 7
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Salesman - Linda
Arthur Miller – Death of a Salesman
Reread pages 41 – 48. Examine Linda’s speeches in this section. What is her message and tone? How does this help with our understanding of the characters Biff, Happy, Will and Linda? What impact does this section have on the rest of the play?
Grade: 6
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Raymond Carver: Literary Comparison of 'Fever' and 'Cathedral'
This essay attempts to answer the question: "In what ways and for what purposes does Carver make use of the extraordinary or the unusual in his stories Fever and Cathedral?"
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Poetry Commentary on "The Hawk", by Harold Witt
This is an IB Poetry Commentary Paper, which was graded a 6 by IBO.
It is on The Hawk, by Harold Witt.
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Physics paper 1
Physics past paper solved
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paper-1-advice-and-examples.pdf
paper-1-advice-and-examples.pdf
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Paper 2 Sample- Kite Runner
I recieved a 5 on this Paper Two, but it was one of my first ones. Maybe some comments would help? I also thought it would be useful to those who are extremely stuck on how to format!
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Paper 1- SL text.pdf
Paper 1- SL text.pdf
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Paper 1 help
Guide to Paper 1
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Paper 1 - SL student sample.pdf
Paper 1 - SL student sample.pdf
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Outsider - Tension
Reread pg 45-6. How does Camus build up the tension to the final climax?
Based Albert Camus' The Outsider
Grade awarded: 6
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Outsider - Stories
What do you think is the purpose of the two “stories”? What punishment is being meted out? In what way is “deception” a central to the chapter?
Based Albert Camus' The Outsider
Grade awarded: 7
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