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Is HL English like IGCSE English Literature?


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I read a thread where someone compared HL English to being like GCSE/iGCSE Literature, is this true? In terms of analyzing a book, writing essays, etc. I'm currently reading "The Handmaid's Tale" and I'm really stressed out about annotating it, too. I finished my iGCSEs in May/June with an "A" for English Literature but I'm still extremely stressed out.

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There is a significant oral portion and poetry analysis portion in Literature HL. In the IOC, you will be expected to give an impromptu oral commentary (with few minutes of preparation time) on a passage from a work you have studied in class. Other than that it's pretty much the typical analysis type of writings, but possibly with greater expectations than GCSE. 

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