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IB Subjects

Arabic A
Arabic A Lit
Arabic ab initio
Arabic B
Biology
Business Management
Chemistry
Chinese A Lang & Lit
Chinese B
Computer Science (CS)
Computer Science (First Exam 2027)
Design Technology (DT)

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Design Technology (First Exam 2027)

Digital Society (DS)

English A Lang & Lit

Environmental systems and societies (ESS)

French ab initio

French B
Geography
German A
German A Lit
German ab initio
German B
Global Politics
History
History (First Exam 2028)
Mathematics Analysis and Approaches (AA)
Mathematics Applications & Interpretation (AI)
Philosophy
Physics
Psychology
Psychology (First Exam 2027)
Spanish A
Spanish A Lit
Spanish ab initio
Spanish B
Sports, exercise and health science (SEHS)
Theory of Knowledge (TOK)
World Religions

Arabic A
Arabic A Lit
Arabic ab initio
Arabic B
Biology
Business Management
Chemistry
Chinese A Lang & Lit
Chinese B
Computer Science (CS)
Computer Science (First Exam 2027)

Design Technology (DT)
Design Technology (First Exam 2027)
Digital Society (DS)
Economics
English A Lang & Lit
English A Lit
English B
Environmental systems and societies (ESS)
French A
French A Lit
French ab initio

French B
Geography
German A
German A Lit
German ab initio
German B
Global Politics
History
History (First Exam 2028)
Mathematics Analysis and Approaches (AA)
Mathematics Applications & Interpretation (AI)

Philosophy
Physics
Psychology
Psychology (First Exam 2027)
Spanish A
Spanish A Lit
Spanish ab initio
Spanish B
Sports, exercise and health science (SEHS)
Theory of Knowledge (TOK)
World Religions

MYP Subjects

MYP Biology
MYP Chemistry
MYP Design
MYP English Lang & Lit
MYP Extended Mathematics

MYP History
MYP Individuals & Societies
MYP Integrated Sciences
MYP Physics
MYP Standard Mathematics

MYP Biology
MYP Chemistry
MYP Design

MYP English Lang & Lit
MYP Extended Mathematics
MYP History

MYP Individuals & Societies
MYP Integrated Sciences
MYP Physics

MYP Standard Mathematics

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Prose Fiction

Prose Non-Fiction

Drama

Poems

Guide: How To Master Paper 1

Guide: How To Master Paper 2

IB English HL/SL Paper 2 Sample Papers and Exemplar Responses

Theme 1: Control

Theme 2: Ethics / Morality

Theme 3: Barriers / Obstacles

Theme 4: Appearance vs. Reality

Theme 5: Time

Theme 6: Gender / Control over Women

Theme 7: Alienation / Isolation

Theme 8: Cultural Heritage / Belonging

Theme 9: Generations / Youth vs Age

Hamlet

To Kill a Mockingbird

Pachinko

Of Mice and Men

Once

Keeping it from Harold

Killers of the flower moon

Hamilton

V for Vendetta

Othello

Lamb to the slaughter

Lolita

Saint Joan

Persepolis

A Doll's House

Macbeth

Pride and Prejudice

The Three Musketeers

The Handmaid's Tale

David and Goliath

Master Harold and the Boys

Julius Caesar

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Moby Dick

A Streetcar Named Desire

The Catcher in the Rye

Romeo and Juliet

A View from the Bridge

Through the looking glass

Dune

King Lear

1984

The Hobbit

Looking for Alaska

How To Master IO

Guide: How To Master HLE

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curriculum. Designed to support you in Paper 1, Paper 2, and Paper 3, this resource ensures you have the right language tools at your fingertips.

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