IB skill practice

Analyse comparison and contrast in non-literary texts

English A Language and Literature SL completion skill with accessible exam-style Paper 1, literary, Paper 2, IO, and revision practice.

Paper 1, Paper 2, IO 5 marks Difficulty 4

English A exam practice

A school newsletter about uniforms uses before-and-after examples to guide judgement. Choose the focus that best explains how contrast creates judgement. Choose the analytical focus, evidence choice, and technique choice, then select the interpretation that best explains meaning, reader position, audience response, or comparison.

Worked practice: build the analysis

Construct the analysis one move at a time, the way an examiner reads it: focus, evidence, technique, then effect.