Individual Oral (15 minutes).
Supported by an extract from one work written originally in the language studied and one from a work studied in translation, students will offer a prepared response of 10 minutes, followed by 5 minutes of questions by the teacher, to the following prompt:
Examine the ways in which the global issue of your choice is presented through the content and form of two of the works that you have studied. (40 marks)
Paper 1: Guided literary analysis (2 hours, 15 minutes)
The paper consists of two literary passages, from two different literary forms, each accompanied by a question. Students write an analysis of each of the passages. (40 marks)
Paper 2: Comparative Essay (1 hour 45 minutes)
The paper consists of four general questions. In response to one question, students write a comparative essay based on two works studied in the course. (30 marks)
Higher Level Essay
Students submit an essay on one work studied during the course. (20 marks). The essay must be 1,200–1,500 words in length.
(adapted from www.ibo.org)