Paper 1 – Textual Analysis (35%)
Questions:
- SL: 1 unseen text → 1 analytical response
- HL: 2 unseen texts → Comparative analysis
Time:
- SL: 1 hour 15 minutes
- HL: 2 hours 15 minutes
Scoring: 40 marks (divided into four criteria, 10 marks each)
Focus: Analyzing style, language, and structure of unseen texts.
Non-Literary Text Types:
- Advertisements
- Speeches
- Opinion Columns
- Editorials
- Letters (Formal and Informal)
- Diary Entries
- Personal Journals
- Travel Writing
- Brochures
- Leaflets
- News Articles
- Reports
- Interviews (Transcripts)
- Comic Strips
- Cartoons
- Blog Posts
- Social Media Posts
- Essays
- Reviews (Book, Movie, Product)
- Scientific Articles
- Infographics
- Instruction Manuals
- Legal Documents
- Emails (Formal and Informal)
- Press Releases
- Public Announcements
- Website Content
- Advertorials
- Columns
- Documentaries (Transcripts)
- Podcasts (Transcripts)
Paper 2: Comparative Essay
Literary Text Types:
- Novels
- Plays
- Poetry
- Short Stories
- Essays (Literary)
- Graphic Novels
- Memoirs
- Biographies
- Autobiographies
- Literary Criticism
- Anthologies
- Epistolary Novels
- Historical Fiction
- Science Fiction
- Dystopian Fiction
- Fantasy
- Magical Realism
- Drama
- Tragedy
- Comedy
- Satire
- Allegory
Individual Oral (IO)
Literary and Non-Literary Text Types:
- Novels
- Plays
- Poetry
- Short Stories
- Essays (Literary)
- Memoirs
- Biographies
- Advertisements
- Speeches
- Opinion Columns
- Editorials
- Letters (Formal and Informal)
- Diary Entries
- Personal Journals
- Travel Writing
- Brochures
- Leaflets
- News Articles
- Reports
- Interviews (Transcripts)
- Comics
- Cartoons
- Blog Posts
- Social Media Posts
- Reviews (Book, Movie, Product)
- Scientific Articles
- Instruction Manuals
- Legal Documents
- Emails (Formal and Informal)
- Press Releases
- Public Announcements
- Website Content
- Advertorials
- Columns
- Documentaries (Transcripts)
- Podcasts (Transcripts)
