English Paper 1
English Paper 2
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
Individual Oral
HL Essay
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