Complete 12-unit course map for IB Language A: Language and Literature (First Assessment 2026). Covers the full two-year programme from Unit 1 to Unit 12. Designed for both Standard Level and Higher Level teachers.

What’s inside?

Complete 12-unit sequence – Units organised across all three Areas of Exploration: Readers, Writers and Texts (RWT); Time and Space; Intertextuality.

Literary works – 8 core texts including Purple Hibiscus, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Teaching My Mother, The Kite Runner, A Streetcar Named Desire, The Handmaid’s Tale, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, The Metamorphosis.

Non-literary bodies of work – 6 sustained NL collections: Dove campaign, TED Talks/speeches, The Guardian “The Counted”, opinion columns, Banksy artworks, climate coverage.

SL/HL hours – Range: 10–22 hours per unit. SL total: ~150 hours. HL total: ~240 hours. Clear differentiation throughout.

Global issues – Body image and media representation; power and public discourse; identity and postcolonial society; migration and diaspora; surveillance and justice; beliefs and education; art and power; gender inequality; science and environment; alienation and modernity.

Assessment mapping – Each unit identifies primary assessment focus: Portfolio launch, Paper 1 intro, Paper 1 non-literary analysis, Paper 2 intro, HL essay groundwork, HL essay draft/refinement, IA preparation, IA main focus, IA consolidation, HL essay submission, Paper 1 & 2 intensive practice, mock papers and IA recordings.

Unit structure – Each unit includes: area of exploration, literary work(s), non-literary body of work, global issue, SL/HL teaching hours, primary assessment focus.

Progressive skill building – Unit 1 establishes analytical vocabulary and portfolio habits. Units 2–4 build Paper 1 and Paper 2 skills. Units 5–7 introduce HL essay and IA preparation. Units 8–9 focus on IA. Units 10–12 consolidate for final exams.

SL/HL differentiation – HL includes additional literary works (L4, L6), deeper concept exploration (transformation), HL essay line of inquiry development, and extended teaching hours per unit.

Perfect for: Curriculum mapping. Long-range planning across two years. Ensuring coverage of all Areas of Exploration, assessment components, and global issue fields.

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