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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English A1 sample Paper 1
This is a sample English Language and Literature SL/HL response to a set of two texts. While the extracts used for the Paper 1 is a past exam for English A2, Paper 1 for A2 and A1 Language and Literature the same. This was a sample response given to be by my English Language and Literature teacher. Does not include marks, but I am assuming it is a pretty good response when she is handing it out as a sample response.
Now: time for random emoticons.
:sam: :sam:
- English A1
- English Paper 1
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English A1 Lit HL Essay - 20/20
Hi
This is my first 20/20 in an English A Lit HL Paper 1 exam and as lots of people asked, I thought I might as well just upload it here!
Good luck everyone!
Daisy.
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English Lit HL Paper 2 Exemplar 23/25
English Literature HL Paper 2 that scored 23/25 in the May 2013 Exam
Works used: Death of a Salesman and Glen Gary Glen Ross
- english literature
- death of a salesman
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HL Essay
Here's a level 5 English lit Higher Level Essay, hope it helps
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Commentary on "Winter Syntax" by Billy Collins (N06 HL)
A commentary on the poem "Winter Syntax" by Billy Collins from November 2006 (HL). This commentary was awarded a 6.
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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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Child and Insect Paper 1 commentary
Type: Paper 1 commentary
Grade: Level 7 at HL
Marked: internally
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English Literature HL Paper 2 Essay that scored 18/25
English Literature HL Paper 2 Essay that scored 18/25 in the May 2013 Exam
Works used: Death of a Salesman and The Importance of Being Earnest
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Commentary HL M03
Unseen Commentary – 'Night Wind' HL M03
Handwritten under timed conditions and then typed up.
Marks: 25/25
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Commentary: Two Hands by Jon Stallworthy
A commentary of the poem 'Two Hands' by Jon Stallworthy (English A1SL)
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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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Commentary on an extract from "Life of Pi" (M04 HL)
A commentary on an extract from Yann Martel's "Life of Pi" from May 2004 (HL). This commentary was awarded a 7.
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Commentary on "Night Wind" by Christopher Dewdney (M03 HL)
A commentary on Christopher Dewdney's "Night Wind" from HL May 2003.
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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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Commentary on an extract from "The Book of Saladin" by Tariq Ali (N04 SL)
A commentary on an extract from "The Book of Saladin" by Tariq Ali from November 2004 (SL). This commentary was awarded a 7.
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Unseen - The Visitor
Sample Commentary: The Visitor by Patricia Cresswell
Grade: 7
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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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paper-1-advice-and-examples.pdf
paper-1-advice-and-examples.pdf
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William Blake: The Nurse’s Song Commentary
poem analysis
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English Lit A HL 5
A level 5 Written Assignement
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Commentary on Snakes in September (Poem)
This was one of the last essays I wrote in the IB before the exams. So this represents my commentary writing skills at their very best.
This is a commentary written on Stanley Kunitz's Snakes in September. I don't have the poem attached to this document, so look it up online and read it a few times before reading the commentary.
Lastly, I had a 24/25 raw IB score for this essay, so I like to think that it is well-written.
Hope it helps you,
Arrowhead.
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Comparative essay-- Antigone and Romeo and Juliet
Title: “Tragedies, though they finish bloodily, should point towards a more hopeful future.â€
Discussing any two plays you have studied, say how far they conform to this statement.
Grade: level 7 at SL (IB year 1)
Marked: internally
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"The Second Coming" poem commentary
A poetry commentary on "The Second Coming" - I think it got a 6.
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Big Daddy's rationale
Sample of an analysis
Big Daddy's Will.docx
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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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