Alright, gather around bookworms! We're about to crack the code on the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP) English A Language and Literature Internal Assessment (IA) criteria.

In plain English, this criterion is checking if you really know your stuff. It's not just about reading and understanding the text but being able to relate it to a global issue. Imagine it as being on a quiz show where you have to connect two seemingly unrelated topics.

For example, if your extracts are from George Orwell's "1984" and your chosen global issue is surveillance, the examiners want to see if you can discuss the text's portrayal of surveillance and relate it back to the current issue of privacy in the digital age.

Remember, you have to support your ideas with direct references to the text. Think of it as providing evidence in a court case; without proof, your argument isn't as strong!

This one's all about your detective skills. You've got to analyze and evaluate how the authors use their craft to present the global issue. It's like you're Sherlock Holmes, and the text is your crime scene.

Consider a piece from "To Kill a Mockingbird," which can be linked with the global issue of racial prejudice. You would have to decipher how Harper Lee uses language, characters, or setting to present the issue.