Every paper and piece of coursework for English Literature and Performance, with its time, marks and share of the grade, then the grade boundaries the IB set for recent sessions.
2 exams, 1 h 45 min in total, internal assessment 40% of the grade. The weight is each part’s share of your final grade.
| Component | Time | Marks | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
Paper 1 1 h 45 min · 25 marks Four general questions; you answer one with a comparative essay on two works studied. The same paper as Paper 2 in the language A courses. | 1 h 45 min | 25 | 30% |
Written assignment – · 26 marks After performing an extract from a play, you write an essay of up to 2,000 words analysing its dramatic features and your own performance choices. About 30 hours of work, marked by the IB. | – | 26 | 30% |
Transformative performance and individual oralInternal Coursework · 32 marks In a group of up to four, you turn an extract from a non-dramatic work into a piece of theatre of up to 10 minutes, performed live, then explain your process in a 15-minute individual oral. Marked by your teacher and moderated by the IB. | Coursework | 32 | 40% |
Transformative performance and individual oral, 40% of the grade, marked out of 32. In a group of up to four, you turn an extract from a non-dramatic work into a piece of theatre of up to 10 minutes, performed live, then explain your process in a 15-minute individual oral. Marked by your teacher and moderated by the IB.
The lowest overall percentage for each grade. The IB sets them after every session, sometimes per timezone, so treat them as a guide to the standard, not a promise.
| Grade | May 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| TZ2 | TZ3 | |
| 7 | 83–100% | 83–100% |
| 6 | 69–82% | 69–82% |
| 5 | 55–68% | 55–68% |
| 4 | 41–54% | 41–54% |
| 3 | 27–40% | 27–40% |
| 2 | 13–26% | 13–26% |
| 1 | 0–12% | 0–12% |
Each paper rewards practice under its own conditions: its length, its calculator rule, the kind of answer it wants. Read the paper descriptions above, then practice with the clock running, using the past papers your school gives you.
Augment has nothing to practice for English Lit & Perf yet. The syllabus on the subject page is the list of what the exams can ask about.
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