IB English B Topic Blogs, Diaries & Personal Letters Revision Notes (SL/HL)

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Writing To Share, Reflect, and Connect

These three text types all test whether you can write with authenticity.
Examiners want to see you understand who you are writing to, why you are writing, and whether you can make the text look and sound like the real thing.

Blogs

Definition

Blog

An online entry written to share personal experiences or opinions with a wider audience.

Purpose, Audience & Register
1. Purpose: Share experiences, reflect, or persuade lightly.
2. Audience: classmates, school community, or a wider online audience.
3. Register: informal to semi-formal, depending on context.
Layout & Conventions
1. Title and short opening hook.
2. Short paragraphs (2–4 lines) with subheadings.
3. Ending often encourages the reader to reflect or act.

Key Features

Tone: Conversational, friendly, often enthusiastic.
Vocabulary: Everyday verbs, precise nouns, light rhetorical questions, verbs of action such as organise, test, build, reduce.

Exam technique

Useful stems:
- “Here is what surprised me…”,
- “If you try this, start with…”,
- “What I learned was…”

How to Write a Blog

Title that signals topic and angle.
Hook: one or two sentences that set context or provoke a question.
Body in two or three sections with subheadings; each section gives a point plus a concrete scene.
Mini takeaways in single lines.

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Definition

Paywall

(on a website) an arrangement whereby access is restricted to users who have paid to subscribe to the site.

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Note

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Tip

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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris.
Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum.

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Writing To Share, Reflect, and Connect

These three text types all test whether you can write with authenticity.
Examiners want to see you understand who you are writing to, why you are writing, and whether you can make the text look and sound like the real thing.

Blogs

Definition

Blog

An online entry written to share personal experiences or opinions with a wider audience.

Purpose, Audience & Register
1. Purpose: Share experiences, reflect, or persuade lightly.
2. Audience: classmates, school community, or a wider online audience.
3. Register: informal to semi-formal, depending on context.
Layout & Conventions
1. Title and short opening hook.
2. Short paragraphs (2–4 lines) with subheadings.
3. Ending often encourages the reader to reflect or act.

Key Features

Tone: Conversational, friendly, often enthusiastic.
Vocabulary: Everyday verbs, precise nouns, light rhetorical questions, verbs of action such as organise, test, build, reduce.

Exam technique

Useful stems:
- “Here is what surprised me…”,
- “If you try this, start with…”,
- “What I learned was…”

How to Write a Blog

Title that signals topic and angle.
Hook: one or two sentences that set context or provoke a question.
Body in two or three sections with subheadings; each section gives a point plus a concrete scene.
Mini takeaways in single lines.

Definition

Paywall

(on a website) an arrangement whereby access is restricted to users who have paid to subscribe to the site.

anim nostrud sit dolore minim proident quis fugiat velit et eiusmod nulla quis nulla mollit dolor sunt culpa aliqua

Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit

Note

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam quis nostrud exercitation.

Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident

Tip

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris.
Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum.

Core Themes5 subtopics

Text Types3 subtopics

Paper 1 (Writing)2 subtopics

Paper 2 (Listening)2 subtopics

Paper 2 (Reading)2 subtopics

Internal Assessment (Individual Oral)3 subtopics

IB English B Blogs, Diaries & Personal Letters Notes

Core Themes5 subtopics

Text Types3 subtopics

Paper 1 (Writing)2 subtopics

Paper 2 (Listening)2 subtopics

Paper 2 (Reading)2 subtopics

Internal Assessment (Individual Oral)3 subtopics

Writing To Share, Reflect, and Connect

Blogs

Key Features

How to Write a Blog

anim nostrud sit dolore minim proident quis fugiat velit et eiusmod nulla quis nulla mollit dolor sunt culpa aliqua

Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit

Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident

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Writing To Share, Reflect, and Connect

Blogs

Key Features

How to Write a Blog

anim nostrud sit dolore minim proident quis fugiat velit et eiusmod nulla quis nulla mollit dolor sunt culpa aliqua

Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit

Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident

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