Paper 1 guided textual analysis
Build a repeatable method for unseen passages: annotate quickly, form a thesis, and structure a guided analysis under timed conditions for literary or non-literary texts.
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Online IB English Tutoring in the USA and Canada
Yes—students in English A: Language and Literature or English A: Literature, SL or HL, can get expert help with Paper 1 analysis, the Paper 2 comparative essay, the HL Essay, and Individual Oral preparation. The student remains the author: tutors never write, script, or generate assessed work.
No guaranteed grades or outcomes. Tutor matching and availability are confirmed after you contact the team.
Focused English A support
What an IB English tutor can help you do
Sessions build analysis, comparison, and oral technique across both English A courses—not assessed work written for the student.
Paper 2 comparative essay
Practise comparing two studied literary works against an unseen question: selecting evidence, balancing both works, and sustaining one line of argument.
Individual Oral preparation
Choose a workable global issue, pair the right extracts, and rehearse the 10-minute oral and 5-minute questions until the structure is second nature.
HL Essay and written feedback
Refine the line of inquiry for the 1,200 to 1,500-word HL Essay and receive comments on clarity, focus, and criteria alignment on student-written drafts.
Clear boundary
Coaching is allowed; authorship stays with the student
The IB expects genuine, authentic student work in every essay and in the Individual Oral. Our tutoring boundary supports learning while protecting authorship.
Tutors can
- Explain course requirements, assessment criteria, and command terms.
- Teach annotation, analysis, and comparison technique on practice texts.
- Ask planning questions that sharpen the IO global issue and extract choices.
- Run timed practice and discuss what a stronger response would include.
- Comment on a student-written draft or outline without editing or rewriting it.
Tutors do not
- Choose the student's texts, global issue, or essay argument for them.
- Write, rewrite, paraphrase, or line-edit assessed work.
- Script or ghost-write the Individual Oral or its outline.
- Generate any essay or commentary for the student to submit.
- Guarantee a mark, grade, predicted grade, or admission outcome.
Students should also follow their school's rules for external support and disclosure. Read the IB's academic-integrity guidance.
How IB English tutoring sessions work
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Share the student's course and level, current task, school deadlines, and questions.
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Work through texts, technique, and assessment criteria in a live one-to-one session.
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Leave with student-owned next steps; all writing and the oral remain the student's work.
Official IB facts used here
IB English A facts were reviewed August 20, 2026 against current International Baccalaureate sources and our fact-checked course guides.
IB English tutoring questions
What can an IB English tutor help with?
An IB English tutor can teach analysis and comparison technique, unpack the assessment criteria, run timed Paper 1 and Paper 2 practice, help the student plan and rehearse the Individual Oral, and comment on clarity, structure, and criteria alignment in student-written drafts. The student remains responsible for every idea, interpretation, and final sentence.
Learn more: Our free IB English guide
Which IB English courses do you cover?
We focus on the two English A courses nearly all our IB families take: English A: Language and Literature at SL and HL, and English A: Literature at SL and HL. Tell us the student's course and level and we will match a tutor with the right background.
Learn more: Our free IB English guide · Official IB studies in language and literature overview
Can a tutor write or edit my essays or Individual Oral?
No. Hack Your Course tutors do not write, rewrite, paraphrase, line-edit, or script assessed work, including the IO and its outline. They teach technique, run practice, and give comments that the student evaluates and acts on independently, in line with IB academic-integrity expectations.
Learn more: IB academic-integrity guidance
What is the Individual Oral in IB English?
The Individual Oral is an internally assessed, audio-recorded 15-minute task: a prepared 10-minute oral followed by 5 minutes of teacher questions, marked out of 40 across four criteria of 10 marks each. The student examines a global issue through two texts: in Language and Literature, one literary work and one non-literary body of work; in Literature, two literary works including one in translation.
Learn more: Our Individual Oral guide
How is IB English A graded?
The final 1 to 7 grade combines externally assessed papers with the Individual Oral. Paper 1 is a guided textual analysis worth 35% at both levels. Paper 2 is a comparative essay on two studied works, worth 35% at SL and 25% at HL. The Individual Oral is worth 30% at SL and 20% at HL. HL students also submit the 1,200 to 1,500-word HL Essay, worth 20%.
Learn more: Our free IB English guide
What is the difference between Language and Literature and Literature?
English A: Literature studies literary works only, 9 at SL and 13 at HL. English A: Language and Literature studies fewer literary works, 4 at SL and 6 at HL, alongside non-literary texts such as advertisements, speeches, and media. The assessment structure is the same shape in both. The better choice depends on whether the student prefers close literary reading or analyzing how language works across many text types.
Learn more: Our free IB English guide
Is IB English HL hard?
The challenge is skill-based rather than content-heavy: analyzing unseen texts under time pressure, comparing works in a sustained argument, and speaking to a recorded oral. HL adds more works, a longer Paper 1, and the HL Essay. These are practisable skills, and students who rehearse the method on real past-paper material improve steadily.
Learn more: Our free IB English guide · IB exam strategies
Can tutoring help with Paper 1 and Paper 2 specifically?
Yes. Paper 1 sessions build an annotation and thesis method for unseen passages and train it under timed conditions. Paper 2 sessions practise question interpretation, evidence selection from the studied works, and comparison frameworks that keep both works in balance. Both use real practice texts with feedback the student applies independently.
Learn more: Our free IB English guide
Is IB English tutoring available online in the United States and Canada?
Yes. This service is offered online across the United States and Canada: $70 USD per hour for American clients and $90 CAD per hour for Canadian clients, one flat rate for every tutor, with in-person sessions available in Vancouver and Toronto at $120 CAD per hour. Contact Hack Your Course with the student's course and level, time zone, current task, and preferred schedule so the team can confirm a suitable match and availability.
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