Subject
Language A: Literature
IB Diploma Programme Language A: Literature teaching and study resources, organised by syllabus component.
Subject overview
The Language A: Literature hub gathers overview material for this IB Diploma Programme subject. Content is added progressively rather than published as empty pages.
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Language A: Literature is taught by Marlbridge today, for each qualification below — these are distinct qualifications with different syllabuses and assessments. Pick the one your school enters you for.
Study resources
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Revision Notes
How DP Language A: Literature Is Assessed: Revision Notes
IB DP Language A: Literature -- condensed recall notes on the assessment structure at SL and HL, papers, weightings, the individual oral and the HL essay.
Language A: Literature · International Baccalaureate · IB
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Study Guides
IB DP Language A: Literature -- Readers, Writers and Texts
Close literary analysis of narrative voice, form and craft, and how a writer's choices shape what a reader constructs from a text -- one of three equally-weighted syllabus components of IB Diploma Programme Language A: Literature, first assessment 2021.
Language A: Literature · International Baccalaureate · IB
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Study Guides
IB Diploma Programme Language A: Literature: Syllabus Guide
The three syllabus components of IB Diploma Programme Language A: Literature -- Readers, writers and texts; Time and space; Intertextuality -- and how the course's exclusively literary reading list is examined, for first assessment 2021.
Language A: Literature · International Baccalaureate · IB
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Revision Notes
IB DP Language A: Literature -- Intertextuality: Connecting Texts Revision Notes
Condensed revision notes on IB Diploma Programme Language A: Literature's Intertextuality component -- how works of literature echo, respond to or subvert each other -- with a worked comparison approach and self-test questions.
Language A: Literature · International Baccalaureate · IB
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Revision Notes
IB DP Language A: Literature -- Readers, Writers and Texts: Revision Notes
Condensed revision notes on the Readers, Writers and Texts syllabus component of IB Diploma Programme Language A: Literature -- close literary analysis of narrative voice, form and craft.
Language A: Literature · International Baccalaureate · IB
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Study Guides
IB DP Language A: Literature -- Intertextuality: Connecting Texts
How works of literature echo, respond to or subvert each other, and how to build a genuine comparative analysis across two studied works -- one of three syllabus components of IB Diploma Programme Language A: Literature, first assessment 2021.
Language A: Literature · International Baccalaureate · IB
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Subject Guides
IB Diploma Programme Language A: Literature: Subject Overview
An overview of IB Diploma Programme Language A: Literature -- its exploration of literature across cultures and history, its three syllabus components, and teaching hours at SL and HL.
Language A: Literature · International Baccalaureate · IB
Practice resources
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Practice Questions
IB DP Language A: Literature -- Readers, Writers and Texts: Practice Questions
Original practice questions with full worked answers on narrative voice, form and how craft choices shape reader interpretation, for the Readers, Writers and Texts component of IB Diploma Programme Language A: Literature.
Language A: Literature · International Baccalaureate · IB
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Practice Questions
IB DP Language A: Literature -- Intertextuality: Practice Questions
Original practice questions with full worked answers on building genuine comparative analysis, naming intertextual relationships, and preparing for Paper 2's comparative essay in IB Diploma Programme Language A: Literature.
Language A: Literature · International Baccalaureate · IB
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What does the Language A: Literature hub cover?
The IB Diploma Programme course, covering all three syllabus components: Readers, writers and texts; Time and space; and Intertextuality: connecting texts.
Does Marlbridge teach this subject?
Yes, at IB Diploma Programme level, Standard Level (SL) and Higher Level (HL).
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