IB skill practice

Write purposeful English A introductions

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

Paper 1, Paper 2, IO 5 marks Difficulty 3

English A exam practice: Write purposeful English A introductions

A student is writing an English A introduction and needs to avoid plot summary. Choose the focus that gives the introduction a clear purpose. Choose the analytical focus, evidence choice, and technique choice, then select the interpretation that best explains reader position, meaning, 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.