IB LITERATURE 101 II example 7 papers + notes + how to analyse literary texts

This is the first video in a three-part series on ✨my ultimate guide to IB English Lit ✨ where I'll be covering everything helped me score a 7 in HL Language A Literature. I discuss analytical sentence structure, how to find themes in a text and how to take notes for English. This gets to the heart of the skills you need across all components of the literature course and lays the groundwork for the next two videos on Paper 1 and Paper 2.

00:00 - What will this series cover?
00:39 - What is the analytical sentence structure?
3:37 - Analytical sentence structure example
4:41 - How do I know what the effect of a technique is?
5:50 - How do I know what the text's meaning is? (aka how to find themes in a text)
8:29 - How to take notes for English Lit

[bcjo]

This is top level stuff, got my paper 1 tmr wish me luck

[chenmarkson]

Ashley, I just want to say a BIG thank you!! You taught me more than my IB English teacher had taught me for the past year 🙇‍. That literary device effect list is so helpful that I have to pause the video and calm down my excitement for 10 seconds. Same for your ingenious classification of the themes into "effects of" and "nature of" categories -- I always struggle with coming up with a good theme when writing Paper 1 essays; this strategy suddenly simplifies everything so much! If I get a 7 in my upcoming May 2022 English Literature A Paper 1 exam, it will be at least 50% due to your tips. Thank you Ashley!!

[druvikatariya]

this is better than any other ib english video
thankyou so much!!!

[binks]

The “nature of” and “effect of” strategy sounds effective and efficient :) I will definitely adopt this, because I have always had trouble with ensuring my paragraphs were cohesive units to satisfy my thesis! A strategy I am currently using is to use essay writing in IB Eng Lit as an excuse to write social justice-related manifestos hahaha. If you have personal interest in a particular issue or general topic, harnessing that passion will definitely serve you well in exam conditions, so you don’t spiral towards stress :’) Another helpful video, thanks so much once again :D

[aa-smei]

Holy cow I can't believe this only has 900 views, you are an absolute lifesaver!

[qilevpm]

Yayyy!!! I can't wait to watch this video :)
The video was very helpful!! Can't wait for part 2!!

[zhoujolie]

Hi Ashley, I was wondering if you still have a recording of your IO. Even though the marking scheme changed quite a lot over the years, but I think the main things they're looking for still stays the same. Thank you so much!

[xslasherx]

Hello! Could you make a video where you actually do a past paper 1 from recent years where you apply this method? Thanks and great vid

[lina-wlil]

wow thankyou so much! im starting ib in a week and im so nervous. this helped me alot

[a.whisper]

Do you have any tips for describing the relationship BETWEEN characters? Some guiding questions are like this and I struggle to think of adequate words to describe this

[jusraa]

Hi Ashley, thank you for such an amazing video. But I have a question (I'm an SL student btw), how much do you need to write on paper 1 and paper 2? For example, my teacher is recommending 1500 words for paper 2. But can it really be that much?

[eunhayoum]

Thank you Ashley. My daughter is having hard time with English Exam and I’m trying to find Sth useful for her. She is quite good at math and science, but her English and French class are messing up her note. If you have some times, is there any way she can get help from you?

[victoriamckenzie]

hi ashley!! I am loving your ib videos. I have my final exams this november. i was wondering if you had a strategy for languages? i am doing french and it is definitely my worst subject. any tips? thanks!

[-Kavya-]

I didn't get what you put in the 'nature of" category.Can you please explain?

[mmmed]

Hi Ashley, could you share (the name of) the poem by Fleur Adcock that you used as an example?

[omerozsaygn]

Could you please share your notes with us?