If you are an IB English B teacher looking for ready-made lessons covering writing skills, workbooks providing step-by-step approaches to writing text types, or a great resource pack to teach a novel and prepare your students for the IO - then you have come to the right place. Created by an award-winning writer and experienced English B teacher, these resources are just what you are looking for!
If you are an IB English B teacher looking for ready-made lessons covering writing skills, workbooks providing step-by-step approaches to writing text types, or a great resource pack to teach a novel and prepare your students for the IO - then you have come to the right place. Created by an award-winning writer and experienced English B teacher, these resources are just what you are looking for!
This is a workbook pack showing IB English B students how to write A SET OF GUIDELINES based on a mentor text, comprehension and language questions, a mini-research project and a guided writing process.
You get a both an SL and a HL workbook, a Jumbled Text Starter - and an Answer Key.
Please view the video for more details.
This is the complete bundle containing all of the HOW TO WRITE ENGLISH B TEXT TYPE PACKS that I have created.
Before purchasing this product:
Please download the FREE ‘How to write a LETTER OF COMPLAINT Pack’. This will give you a clear idea of the structure and content of all of the How to… Packs.
Please watch the promo video I have made. This will give you a visual overview of what to expect.
Please ensure you have not already purchased one or more of the products already associated with this bundle.
With each pack, you will receive:
The SL Workbook – with answer options for Part 1 worksheets
The HL Workbook – without answer options for Part 1 worksheets
A one-page Jumbled Mentor Text Starter – the elements of the mentor text are jumbled up and students need to sequence them correctly.
An answer key for Part 1 worksheets.
Each workbook contains 2 parts:
Part ONE contains worksheets to encourage students to do these activities:
read the jumbled version of the mentor text and sequence the different elements correctly
discuss and make decisions about the choice of text type to fulfil the requirements of the prompt
read the actual mentor text
answer comprehension questions to show understanding of the mentor text - now based on actual exam-type questions
identify and label the different features of the mentor text
explain different grammar aspects
answer questions about synonyms, antonyms and the meaning of words
determine how the main ideas in paragraphs are developed and extended.
Part TWO invites students to write that text type using a follow-on prompt and to show handwritten evidence (by writing everything into the workbook) that they have …
conducted a mini-research project to provide them with the necessary background information for the content of the task
extracted relevant vocabulary and created sentence frames to assist the writing process
used a structured planning page to jot down notes for each element of the writing task
followed a step-by-step guide to writing their first draft
assessed their first drafts with an informative checklist that also contains relevant advice to help them improve their first draft.
The entire writing process, from understanding and using a mentor text, to researching, thinking about, planning, and redrafting is therefore completely visible and should provide students with enough practice to confidently write about each text type in their examinations.
The entire bundle covers these text types, topics, and related themes:
An ARTICLE about learning to learn (Human Ingenuity)
A BLOG ENTRY about the impact of social media (Identities)
A DIARY ENTRY about cultural gaffes (Social Organisation)
AN ESSAY about the need to learn writing skills (Human Ingenuity)
AN INFORMAL EMAIL about pet euthanasia (Experiences)
A LETTER TO THE EDITOR about plastic pollution (Sharing the Planet)
A PROPOSAL about improving International Day (Social Organisation)
A REVIEW of a fiction book (Experiences)
A SPEECH about saving a zoo (Sharing the Planet)
AN OFFICAL REPORT about a technology experiment (Identities)
A PERSUASIVE BROCHURE about a theme parks (Human Ingenuity)
AN EMBEDDED INTERVIEW about making a difference (Sharing the Planet)
A NEWS REPORT about being remarkable (Human Ingenuity)
A SET OF GUIDELINES about mental well-being (Identities)
A SET OF INSTRUCTIONS about learning to learn (Human Ingenuity)
A SOCIAL MEDIA POST about Third-Culture Kids (Identities)
This is a workbook pack showing IB English B students how to write A NEWS REPORT based on a mentor text, comprehension and language questions, a mini-research project and a guided writing process.
The topic is BEING REMARKABLE – part of the Human Ingenuity theme.
In this Student Workbook Pack you will get:
· SL Version – with answer options for Part 1 worksheets
· HL Version – without answer options for Part 1 worksheets
· One-page Jumbled Mentor Text Starter – the elements of the mentor text are jumbled up and students need to sequence them correctly
· an ANSWER KEY BOOKLET for Part 1 worksheets.
Please see the video promo overview for more details.
This is a workbook showing IB English B students how to write an OFFICIAL REPORT based on a mentor text, comprehension and language questions, a mini-research project and a guided writing process.
This pack contains:
a SL workbook (20 pages)
a HL workbook (20 pages)
a Jumbled Text Starter
an Answer Key Booklet
Please watch the video for more details.
This is the mega bundle of my SKILLS SUPPORT LESSONS PACK containing all of these engaging lessons:
How to Hook Your Reader (3 lessons)
How to Persuade Your Reader (2 lessons)
How to Write a Contextual Intro Paragraph (1 lesson)
Active and Passive Voice (1 lesson)
Formal and Informal Writing (2 lessons)
Direct and Reported Speech (1 lesson)
Sentence Variety (1+ Lesson)
Speak Circles (1 lesson)
Harkness Discussions (3 lessons)
Year 12 Introduction to IB Skills (3 lessons)
18 x SKILLS SUPPORT LESSONS
Ready-to-run, engaging lessons focusing on specific skills your students need for effective reading, writing, speaking and listening.
With topics that include Harkness Discussions, Formal and Informal Writing, An Introduction to IB English B (and many more) - and with a rich array of re-usable resources - these interactive lessons are sure to inspire.
Would you like an HL literature teaching pack containing low-to-no-prep resources with EVERYTHING you need to prepare your students for their Individual Oral?
Look no further than my Individual Oral Preparation Resources, specifically designed for busy teachers like you. My IB English B HL Literature Pack is fully-resourced, time-saving, and instantly-usable, making it perfect for both new and experienced teachers.
This pack is based on my award-winning and highly-acclaimed young adult novel, The Pebble Champion, about a gay teen dealing with the death of his mother, The novel is Lang B-relevant and explores powerful themes such as loss, grief, guilt, coming-of-age, identity, and inner strength. With the PDF version of the novel included, you can make as many copies as you need, saving both time and money.
But that’s not all. The pack also includes resources to help your students explore the novel, including a set of ready-to-use, discussion-based slideshow lessons covering pre-reading, setting research, chapter-by-chapter discussions, and post-reading reflection.
Plus, the workbooks and teacher resources will help your students prepare for their oral, with a 5-step planning process and speaking process, as well as 20 text extracts for practice and prediction activities. Mock and Final Exam extracts are also included.
What’s in the pack?
• 1 x PDF Copy of the novel, The Pebble Champion
• 13 x Discussion-based Lesson Slideshows
• 5 x Student Workbooks + 3 Answer key booklets
• 2 x Oral Preparation Teacher Resource Books
• 1 x Suggested Teaching Schedule
That’s 30 x 60-minute lessons. Just what you’re looking for!
With 25 resources in total, there are 25 reasons to purchase this IB English B HL Literature Pack.
Looking for lessons to introduce your Year 12 students to the IB English B course? Designed to develop independent learning skills, these 3 low-to-no prep introductory lessons are ideal!
In Lesson 1, students will generate 20 questions about the course, brainstorm research options, and locate specific information. In Lesson 2, students will explore essential questions about each of the 5 themes and generate topics related to each theme by encapsulating them in images. In Lesson 3, students will delve deep into the IB Learner Profile, summarizing each attribute graphically and explaining how the 3 introduction lessons have supported various attributes.
With engaging activities that promote critical thinking, analysis, and collaboration, these ready-to-use lessons are the perfect way to introduce students to some of the vital skills needed for the English B journey.
These lessons are slideshow-led, so once you have printed or collated recommended resources, you’re set to go!
Check out the video preview for the lesson plans overview.
Here is a collection of 16 Mentor Texts for IB English B text types.
PLEASE NOTE: These mentor texts are the focus of my How to write Packs. If you have purchased those - particularly the complete bundle - then you do NOT need to buy this product. This is for those who just want mentor texts and their prompts only and who have not bought any of the workbook packs.
This collection contains:
AN ARTICLE about learning to learn (Human Ingenuity)
A BLOG ENTRY about the impact of social media (Identities)
A DIARY ENTRY about cultural gaffes (Social Organisation)
AN ESSAY about the need to learn writing skills (Human Ingenuity)
AN INFORMAL EMAIL about pet euthanasia (Experiences)
A LETTER TO THE EDITOR about plastic pollution (Sharing the Planet)
A PROPOSAL about improving International Day (Social Organisation)
A REVIEW of a fiction book (Experiences)
A SPEECH about saving a zoo (Sharing the Planet)
AN OFFICAL REPORT about a technology experiment (Identities)
A PERSUASIVE BROCHURE about a theme parks (Human Ingenuity)
AN EMBEDDED INTERVIEW about making a difference (Sharing the Planet)
A NEWS REPORT about being remarkable (Human Ingenuity)
A SET OF GUIDELINES about mental well-being (Identities)
A SET OF INSTRUCTIONS about learning to learn (Human Ingenuity)
A SOCIAL MEDIA POST about Third-Culture Kids (Identities)
Each mentor text come with a STIMULUS PROMPT which inspired the content of the text.
PLEASE NOTE: I have created a series of workbooks based on the above which encourages students to record the writing process in its entirety to prove no AI was involved. These worksheet packs are available should you wish to purchase them INSTEAD of this collection, and can be found here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12833170
This is a workbook showing IB English B students how to write an EMBEDDED INTERVIEW based on a mentor text, comprehension and language questions, a mini-research project and a guided writing process.
This pack contains a SL workbook (20 pages), a HL workbook (20 pages), a Jumbled Text Starter and an Answer Key Booklet.
Please watch the video for more details.
This is a workbook pack showing IB English B students how to write A SOCIAL MEDIA POST based on a mentor text, comprehension and language questions, a mini-research project and a guided writing process. The topic is Third-Culture Kids – part of the Identities theme.
Each Student Workbook Pack contains:
• SL Version – with answer options for Part 1 worksheets
• HL Version – without answer options for Part 1 worksheets
• One-page Jumbled Mentor Text Starter – the elements of the mentor text are jumbled up and students need to sequence them correctly
• an answer key for Part 1 worksheets.
Please watch the promo video for more details.
This is a workbook showing IB English B students how to write A SET OF INSTRUCTIONS comprising
a mentor text
comprehension, language, vocabulary worksheets
a mini-research project
a guided writing process - including a step-by-step guide and comprehensive post-draft checklist with helpful advice
This pack contains a SL workbook (20 pages), a HL workbook (20 pages), a Jumbled Text Starter and an Answer Key Booklet.
Please watch the video for more details.
A workbook in which students handwrite the entire writing process leading to the submission of their final drafts of different IB English B text types. This is to verify that no AI was used to create their writing tasks.
For students to make all stages of the writing process visible, each workbook has two parts:
Part ONE contains worksheets to encourage students to do these activities:
read the jumbled version of the mentor text and sequence the different elements correctly
discuss and make decisions about the choice of text type to fulfil the requirements of the prompt
read the actual mentor text
answer comprehension questions to show understanding of the mentor text
identify and label the different features of the mentor text
explain the function of every punctuation mark
answer questions about synonyms, antonyms and the meaning of words
determine how the main ideas in paragraphs are developed and extended.
Part TWO invites students to write that text type using a follow-on prompt and to show handwritten evidence (by writing everything into the workbook) that they have …
conducted a mini-research project to provide them with the necessary background information for the content of the task
extracted relevant vocabulary and created sentence frames to assist the writing process
used a structured planning page to jot down notes for each element of the writing task
followed a step-by-step guide to writing their first draft
assessed their first drafts with an informative checklist that also contains relevant advice to help them improve their first draft.
Each Pack contains:
SL Version – with answer options for Part 1 worksheets
HL Version – without answer options for Part 1 worksheets
One-page Jumbled Mentor Text Starter – the elements of the mentor text are jumbled up and students need to sequence them correctly
An answer key for Part 1 worksheets.
The first 9 writing packs cover the following:
· Article about learning to learn (Human Ingenuity)
· Blog about the impact of social media (Identity)
· Diary Entry about cultural gaffes (Social Organization)
· Essay about the need to learn writing skills (Human Ingenuity)
· Informal Email about pet euthanasia (Experiences)
· Letter to the Editor about plastic pollution (Sharing the Planet)
· Proposal about improving International Day (Social Organization)
· Review of a fiction book (Experiences)
· Speech about saving a zoo (Sharing the Planet)
More packs and text types will be added soon.
A workbook in which students handwrite the entire writing process leading to the submission of their final drafts of different IB English B text types. This is to verify that no AI was used to create their writing tasks.
For students to make all stages of the writing process visible, each workbook has two parts:
Part ONE contains worksheets to encourage students to do these activities:
read the jumbled version of the mentor text and sequence the different elements correctly
discuss and make decisions about the choice of text type to fulfil the requirements of the prompt
read the actual mentor text
answer comprehension questions to show understanding of the mentor text
identify and label the different features of the mentor text
explain the function of every punctuation mark
answer questions about synonyms, antonyms and the meaning of words
determine how the main ideas in paragraphs are developed and extended.
Part TWO invites students to write that text type using a follow-on prompt and to show handwritten evidence (by writing everything into the workbook) that they have …
conducted a mini-research project to provide them with the necessary background information for the content of the task
extracted relevant vocabulary and created sentence frames to assist the writing process
used a structured planning page to jot down notes for each element of the writing task
followed a step-by-step guide to writing their first draft
assessed their first drafts with an informative checklist that also contains relevant advice to help them improve their first draft.
Each Pack contains:
SL Version – with answer options for Part 1 worksheets
HL Version – without answer options for Part 1 worksheets
One-page Jumbled Mentor Text Starter – the elements of the mentor text are jumbled up and students need to sequence them correctly
An answer key for Part 1 worksheets.
The first 9 writing packs cover the following:
· Article about learning to learn (Human Ingenuity)
· Blog about the impact of social media (Identity)
· Diary Entry about cultural gaffes (Social Organization)
· Essay about the need to learn writing skills (Human Ingenuity)
· Informal Email about pet euthanasia (Experiences)
· Letter to the Editor about plastic pollution (Sharing the Planet)
· Proposal about improving International Day (Social Organization)
· Review of a fiction book (Experiences)
· Speech about saving a zoo (Sharing the Planet)
More packs and text types will be added soon.
This is a bundle of 3 of my IB ENGLISH B TEXT TYPE listening and reading practice products.
Each listening and reading test is worth 20 marks, and I have attempted to style and create it based on the sample papers provided by the IB last year.
These resources are part of a larger set of resources containing 10-lesson units for each of the 3 text types.
Feel free to view them here in my shop:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/ContentedBeing
Thank you.
TEXT TYPES SKILLS SUPPORT LISTENING LESSON: How to Write Contextual Background Paragraph
(60 minutes)
This lesson supports the writing of the following text types: Essays, Letters to the editor, Opinion columns, News and magazine articles, Speeches, Blog posts, Proposals, Official reports.
Resources:
No-prep, ready-made SLIDESHOW
Student WORKBOOK
Student Workbook ANSWER KEY
Audio Track
Lesson Outcome:
By the end of this lesson, your students will have practised listening skills to learn about a way to structure a contextual background paragraph. They will then create substitution tables based on mentor sentences to generate a range of general statements to begin their paragraphs. Their homework will be to write a contextual background paragraph based on IB-themed prompts.
Activities:
Activity 1 PRE-LISTENING TASK STARTER: to write 5 things they already know about writing contextual background paragraphs. (2 minutes)
Activity 2 LISTENING TASK: to identify 30 factual details about writing contextual background paragraphs by listening to an audio lesson and filling in listening gaps and answering comprehension questions. (8 minutes)
(Please note: this is not a listening test; it does not have the same rigour and level of difficulty as a listening exam. Its purpose is to teach students about writing effective hooks.)
Activity 3 AGREE and MARK TASK: to share and agree on the answers. Then they will mark their work using the given answer key. (2 minutes)
Activity 4: SUBSTITUTION TABLE TASK: to work in groups to generate a range of synonyms to create a substitution table to help them structure their general statements. (20 minutes)
Activity 5: SHARING TASK: to share their responses with one another so that each student has the same information recorded in their workbooks. (25 minutes)
PLENARY: to record 5 takeaways from the lesson. (3 minutes)
HOMEWORK: To complete two writing tasks: 1) to create a range of general statements; 2) to write a contextual background paragraph.
Apart from the need to print workbooks and a few bits of admin, this lesson is NO-PREP, INSTANTLY-USABLE.
(You just need to run through the slideshow to familiarise yourself with the lesson elements.)
TEXT TYPES SKILLS SUPPORT VOCABULARY LESSON: Formal and Informal
(60 minutes)
This lesson supports the writing of all the required English B Text types.
Resources:
No-prep, ready-made SLIDESHOW
Resource Booklet
Lesson Outcome:
By the end of this lesson, your students will have learned 6 sets of 18 vocabulary words associated with formal and informal writing in these categories: contractions, FANBOYS and conjunctive adverbs, formal vocabulary, colloquial language, nominalised verbs and adjectives, and phrasal verbs. They will use the Pelmanism Game to try to remember the vocabulary and play another memory game to help retain the words encountered in the lesson. The ultimate goal of the lesson is to remember informal words and their formal counterparts.
Activities:
Activity 1: STARTER: to unscramble terms related to the categories featured in the rest of the lesson. Students will also match those terms with the correct definitions and identify which relates to the formal and which to the informal register. (15 minutes)
Activity 2: THE PELMANISM GAME: to use observation, inference, and memory skills to identify pairs of formal and informal counterparts. (30 minutes)
Activity 3: MEMORY TASK: to use observation and memory to link informal words with their formal counterparts. (10 minutes)
PLENARY: to quiz one another on words encountered in the lesson. (5 minutes)
HOMEWORK: To text one another: one sends an informal message; the other replies with its formal equivalent.
Apart from the need to print handouts and a few bits of admin, this lesson is NO-PREP, INSTANTLY-USABLE.
(You just need to run through the slideshow to familiarise yourself with the lesson elements.)
A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO TEACHING IB ENGLISH B TEXT TYPES
A 10-LESSON unit based on a mentor text written from the point of view of a young student who writes a diary entry after she visits an authentic Chinese restaurant for the very first time.
This resource is part of a BUNDLE of 3, but if it is all you require, this is what you can look forward to in this download:
1 Unit lesson plan overview document – lesson activities, learning intentions, differentiation, ATLs
1 TEN-page Student Workbook – which, when completed, serves as a revision document for use prior to examinations and includes a scaffold to help students focus on conceptual understanding
1 mentor text – written using the required conventions and features so students will not only model their writing on it, but also use it for deep de-construction and language analysis
1 Exam-style listening question paper + audio track by a teacher talking about informal writing + answer key + audio transcript
1 Exam-style reading paper + answer key – using the mentor text
10 detailed, step-by-step LESSON PPT PDFs which include plenary and daily homework activities AND links to animated PowerPoint Video versions for eacg lesson
Over 25 differentiated class activity pages with relevant answer keys covering a wide range of ATL skills.
This means there is almost nothing you need to do to deliver these lessons (except familiarize yourself with the lesson PDF and ensure relevant activity pages are printed) – saving you hours and hours of planning and preparation time.
You will , however, have to mark their writing assignments at the end though, but that will be after they have self and peer-assessed each other’s work to make their next draft even better.
Crammed with loads of speaking and sharing opportunities, this resource also takes away the need for you to be the ‘sage on the stage’; instead, you will provide differentiated learning tasks which will enable you to provide one-to-one support for individuals or groups that need it. Plus, it encourages students to take responsibility for their learning as their efforts are essential for the learning of everyone else.
If you purchase it - thank you!
Please let me know how you have used it and feel free to provide the feedback you think it rightfully deserves.
Have a great day!
A 10-LESSON unit based on a mentor text written from the point of view of young student who has a very enjoyable experience at a new local restaurant and who then writes a favourable review for his local paper.
This resource is part of a BUNDLE of 3, but if it is all you require, this is what you can look forward to in this download:
1 Unit lesson plan overview document – lesson activities, learning intentions, differentiation, ATLs
1 TEN-page Student Workbook – which, when completed, serves as a revision document for use prior to examinations and includes a scaffold to help students focus on conceptual understanding
1 mentor text – written using the required conventions and features so students will not only model their writing on it, but also use it for deep de-construction and language analysis
1 Exam-style listening question paper + audio track by the writer explaining the process of writing the mentor text + answer key + audio transcript
1 Exam-style reading paper + answer key – using the mentor text
10 detailed, step-by-step LESSON PPT PDFs which include plenary and daily homework activities AND links to animated PowerPoint Videos hosted on YouTube
Over 25 differentiated class activity pages with relevant answer keys covering a wide range of ATL skills.
This means there is almost nothing you need to do to deliver these lessons (except familiarize yourself with the lesson PDF and ensure relevant activity pages are printed) – saving you hours and hours of planning and preparation time.
You will , however, have to mark their writing assignments at the end though, but that will be after they have self and peer-assessed each other’s work to make their next draft even better.
Crammed with loads of speaking and sharing opportunities, this resource also takes away the need for you to be the ‘sage on the stage’; instead, you will provide differentiated learning tasks which will enable you to provide one-to-one support for individuals or groups that need it. Plus, it encourages students to take responsibility for their learning as their efforts are essential for the learning of everyone else.
If you purchase it - thank you!
Please let me know how you have used it and feel free to provide the feedback you think it rightfully deserves.
Have a great day!
This is an exam-style listening and reading paper for IB English B students which I created for the students in my class.
Each paper is worth 20 marks, covering the theme of Experiences: Eating Out.
The reading paper is based on a diary entry of a student who reflects on a recent visit to an authentic Chinese restaurant. The answer key is provided. Students can use the reading paper text as a mentor text for later deconstruction.
The listening paper is based on a teacher podcast in which the teacher talks about the features of informal language.
The audio track, transcript and answer key are provided.
Please note: this resource is part of a much larger unit of 10-lessons, based on the Diary Entry mentor text.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/ib-english-b-text-type-teaching-unit-diary-entry-12167444
A free resource for you!
A workbook showing how to teach IB English B students how to write a formal letter of complaint.
This is to ensure the whole writing process is made visible (all work is recorded in the workbook) so teachers can be assured that students have not used AI to write their texts.
This this pack you will receive:
a jumbled mentor text that students need to sequence
Part One of the Workbook = analysing a mentor text in order to learn how to emulate it by doing comprehension, punctuation, vocabulary and paragraph-development tasks
Part Two = doing a mini-research project and then using the workbook to extract useful frames and vocabulary from the mentor text, to plan using a structured planning page, to write their first draft using a step-by-step guide and then to assess their first draft using an informative checklist.
This way, the entire writing process is visible by being handwritten.
The sole purpose of this freebie is to entice you to buy the other workbook packs in the series. There are 9 in series one:
The first 9 writing packs cover the following:
· Article about learning to learn (Human Ingenuity)
· Blog about the impact of social media (Identity)
· Diary Entry about cultural gaffes (Social Organization)
· Essay about the need to learn writing skills (Human Ingenuity)
· Informal Email about pet euthanasia (Experiences)
· Letter to the Editor about plastic pollution (Sharing the Planet)
· Proposal about improving International Day (Social Organization)
· Review of a fiction book (Experiences)
· Speech about saving a zoo (Sharing the Planet)
More packs and text types will be added soon.
