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2nde choices into 1ère

• OI
• Part of the French Bac
• Co-efficients important
• His/Geo taught in French and in English
• 5 hours of English

• CA2
• Separate diploma
• A certificate taken from IB
• His/Geo taught in French
• 4 hours of English

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OI / CA2

• OI
• English Programme
• Purely literary 12 works
• Includes
• Plays The Tempest, Streetcar Named Desire,
  Medea,
• Poetry Seamus Heaney
• Prose The Great Gatsby, The Bluest Eye

• CA2
• English Programme
• Literature 3-6 works
• Topic Options
• Media advertising, newspapers, propaganda
• Social issues homelessness, poverty

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CA2 / OI

• OI Evaluation
• June examination
• Written 4 hours
• 2 questions literary essay / unseen commentary
• Oral 30 minutes
• Text commentary on works studied linking

• CA2 Evaluation
• May examination
• Written 2 x 2 hours
• Literary Essay
• Comparative Commentary
• Two orals
• One in class oral
• One taped text commentary
• Coursework two pieces done during the year

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OI / CA2 recognition

• OI
• Recognised throughout the world
• Selling point history and geography in English
• Part of the Education Nationale programme

• CA2
• Recognised throughout the world
• Part of the IB which is well-known in the UK
• But no history in English

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CA2 / OI how to decide?

• Am I a literary student? Do I enjoy literature?
• How much have I enjoyed IGCSE Literature this
  year?
• How much time will I have to devote to OI?
• Am I weaker in other areas will I need to
  concentrate on these subjects?
• What would I like to do in the future?

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How to find out more?

• Talk to students in 1ère and Ter
• Have a look at the works on the OI programme
  (library)
• Speak to your History and English teachers what
  do they think?