Paper 1 is a platform that allows you to demonstrate some of the key skills developed in your English classroom, including:
The ability to interpret and analyze non-literary texts
The ability to evaluate the effectiveness of authorial choices in achieving a desired purpose
The ability to clearly, coherently and logically present your ideas in writing
Paper 1 is an analysis of unseen non-literary texts. Two different text types will be presented on the paper. SL students will have 75 minutes to analyze one of these texts, and their work will be worth 20 marks, accounting for 35% of their final grade. HL students, however, will have 135 minutes to analyze both texts, which will account for 40 marks, but still only 35% of their grade.