IB English: Paper One: Top Ten Tips for Success

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[dariusdesvignes]

10 - Read and Annotate Carefully
9 - Focus on the Question Throughout
8- Make and Outline/Plan
7- Articulate the Main Message of the Text
6- Discuss Authors Choices
5- Link to Main Idea Frequently
4- Explore Implication and Subtleties
3- Use Key Words in Topic Sentence
2- Don't be Afraid to Use Voice
1- Breathe and Relax

[rowankearney]

absolute legends! I'm going through this 1 hour before my exam :) thanks so much for the support

[teatsofgargamel]

hiya :) post results m23 kid here. i got 7s on both english papers and it's all thanks to you two. so, thank you. ❤️

[ee]

these guys are literally the epitome of English teachers lmao - good luck M22 in a few hours!

[lorenaa_h]

i have my mock paper one in an hour and i wasn’t feeling great about it (haven’t been able to practice properly) until i watched this. thank you for your work guys, you’re invaluable for ib students all over the world :)

[davidmaf]

thank you so much, i have my mock paper tomorrow and my teacher has given 0 information on what to expect in paper 1. You guys are legends

[thalenagundersen]

10 - Read and annotate
9 - Focus on the question (Recognise and integrate keywords into topic and paragraph sentences)
8 - Make a simple outline (Outline your points, and how it's going to support your guiding question and the message of the text)
7 - Clearly state the main claim
6 - Discuss author's choices
5 - Link to the main idea frequently
4 - Discuss the implications of subtleties of the text
3 - Use key words in all topic sentences
2 - Don't be afraid to use voice (but stay academic)
1 - Breathe and relax!

[amisannie]

i wonder whether i will manage to breathe and relax during the exam tomorrow... thank you guys for everything, these videos have helped me a lot with preparing not only for paper 1, but all the other assessments too. <3

[josephbayot]

Thanks so much for posting these videos, Andrew and Dave! Happy so share them with the DP1 and DP2 classes that I teach. We all find them incredibly useful.

[PankhudiMohan-ip]

thank you so much for this! this one is great for brushing up concepts last minute!

[AStudios.]

Hey, just finished my exam this afternoon today, I'm glad I saw this video the night before the exam, because this helped me so much. Y'all are the goats fr 🐐🐐

[zahraaaridhi]

Hello. First of all let me say thank you so much for this YT channel. If by any chance, you can make a video about analysing large articles (where there is a lot of text) /webpages that would be extremely helpful. I am a N21 student, so my exam is pretty soon. If you have any quick tips that would also be lovely. How to structure a response would be very helpful as well.

[rebechevarria]

Hey guys, love your content. If possible, could we have a paper 2 breakthrough to prepare for may2023? best regards!

[miaevans]

I love your videos so much! Thank you for all the useful tips. I have my may exams in 4 weeks!

[tristan_krn]

watching this right before my exam lol

[narangfamily]

Thank you so much! THis was super helpful.

[berenbuyukcayir]

Hello. First of all, thank you for the great video! I was wondering if you could analyze a paper 1 sample that got a 7 in one of your later videos. It's really hard to find high-scoring samples online, so I would really appreciate it :)

[tuyehdarvaseh]

I have it tomorrow, wish me luck boys

[leahmtindya]

The video is awesome.
I would like to ask if you can record a video on how to write a portfolio

[fabiannaklemczak]

Also, this was super helpful and on a very unrelated note the repeated use of “Giles” to address Mr Giles kept making me think of Giles Corey. Anybody else reminded of Giles Corey? (The man accused of being a witch at the Salem Witch Trials and was pressed to death and cursed his executioners? Kept saying “more weight!”) No? Just me? That makes sense.