Assessment+Overview

The IB uses criterion referenced assessment. Student performance is measured against the IB English Language B assessment criteria. Formative assessment of learning is on going throughout each unit of instruction and prepares students to successfully complete summative assessment tasks at the end of the unit. All students receive a copy of these in Week 2 of the course. Assessment tasks include: Oral: role-plays, discussions, debates, pair work interviews and formal presentations, etc...   Reading Comprehension Tasks: Identifying information, dealing with unfamiliar language, drawing conclusions, etc...    Writing Tasks: brochures, letter writing, personal essays, literary essays, creative writing, etc.. Final Assessment Tasks At the end of Year 13, students take part in both internal and external assessment tasks. Oral language is assessed internally through activities organised by the course instructor. Reading and writing achievement is assessed through a final examination set by the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO). Assessment for HL English Language B is made up of two parts. __ External Assessment Written component 70%  __ Paper 1 Text handling 1.5 hours Reading - Students are required to read a number of written texts and answer questions related to them. 27%   Written Response – Students are required to complete a short writing exercise in response to a written text. 13%    Paper 2 Written production 1.5 hours Writing Task – Students are required to choose one topic from a choice of six to write a piece of minimum 400 words in English. 30%  __  Internal Assessment Oral component 30%  __ Students are required to complete two oral activities to be internally assessed by the teacher and externally moderated by the IBO. Individual Oral 15% During the final year of the course, students are required to participate in a 3 part individual oral task: an interview in 2 parts involving the student making a presentation and then answering follow-up questions in a discussion with the teacher, and a general discussion on an unprepared topic chosen by the teacher. Interactive Oral Activity 15% Oral skills will be developed through a number of interactive class activities. These may take the form of a debate, class discussion of a topic /literary text/ film, Q and A session in response to a student’s presentation or group/ pair activities. The mark of //one// interactive oral activity will be kept for the internal assessment component.
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