u/Longjumping_Dig428

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Advice for SL Lang and Lit

I need some Paper 1 and Paper 2 advice. I watch a lot of IB English Guys videos but still I cannot get a grade higher than a 5/6. I really thought that this subject would be my easiest as I'm taking harder subjects like Math AA HL.

I find English very subjective and all English teachers tell me different things, it almost seems like they each have a different perspective on what a 7-level essay looks like for them. This really confuses me, and now I'm unsure of what my analysis should look like, as well as the other components like structure and language.

Also, I saw the markscheme for the English papers and they include things like 'what a good response would mention', 'what an excellent response would mention', and I'm confused about this because I thought that English is a subject where different interpretations of the text are allowed? And if this is not the case, how can I improve in checking off all those bullet points the examiners look for?

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u/Longjumping_Dig428 — 7 days ago