IB English: Paper 2 - Structure and Organization

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[tona]

Who else Watching this before their exam

[bincfrijters]

Very well instructed video, i love you guys! However I don't know the difference between much and many. Can you make a video on this topic? Thank you for your service Johnny! (I ate a wet avocado with banana milkshake yesterday :) )

[san]

Wow this is great, we just started preparing for our first paper 2. I can't wait to see the rest of the series!

[johannavonwilmowski]

Thank you so much for the video! Could you guys also talk about how to chose the works for paper 2? I am struggling with which ones I should use and whether it matters if one is long and the other short

[jackyl]

This is great thanks so much. However I was wondering if this just applies to lang and lit or also literature? I was looking at the sample questions you give. Do they apply to both courses? Thx so much!

[winds]

Hello english guys!
Will I be penalised if the paragraph of text B mentions and connects to text A too, without focusing only on text B?
I was confused about it because we've always been asked to focus only on one text in one paragraph

[GodRishUniverse]

Does the alternating model mean that we should talk about 1 text in the comparative point in juts a long 1 paragraph?

[tangoseven]

Hi IB English Guys, for the rich idea can i choose like three important themes which both texts share in relation to the GQ? So for example, comparative point #1 will be about the common theme of violence and then i write two paragraphs for that. Then for Comparative point #2 the rich idea would be the theme of transformation, and so on… would that make sense to do?

[alinatv]

Great and informative video! I just wanted to know if the approach I'm using is valid, I usually pick a stylistic device present in both texts which can be related to the prompt and talk about it in separate paragraphs. For example, if the technique chosen is symbolism, I will discuss symbolism in Text A in one paragraph and then symbolism in Text B in another paragraph, and then in that second paragraph, I will compare or contrast. I'm wondering if it's okay to only mention one stylistic device per paragraph so that in total, on average 3 major stylistic devices will be mentoined?

[poiseblemiramoon]

Do I need 3 comparative points, or should i just make my analysis more detailed and just use 2 comparative points

[sarasuarez]

Hi! I have a question... Is it okay for me to relate the arguments with the authors life and biography, like using the authors life experiences as a possible reason for a certain ending? Thanks for the video :)

[alicegerard]

Hi! Would you also suggest that some or all of the body paragraphs address both works? Especially if the student does not have time to write 2 paragraphs per point, could the 3rd point be only one joint paragraph? Even with the 'alternating' method, I worry the students will not do enough comparison.