English B HL : Marking Criteria

The aim of the Internal assessment is _______

• Measure the student’s ability to understand

• Improve reading skills

• Expose students to the global issues

• Never give up on an assessment

The English B HL individual oral assessment is divided into three parts.What are the three parts? (excluding the preparation period)

1. Presentation

2. (a)  

3. General Discussion

The time given for the preparation period will be ___ minutes

• 10

• 15

• 20

• 25

Follow-up discussion should offer the student the opportunity to demonstrate the ability to engage in authentic discussion on a topic.

• True

• False

Is the teacher allowed to ask open-ended questions to the students during follow-up discussion?

• Yes

• No

Is it necessary for the teacher to signal the students l that they are moving to the final section of the individual oral assessment?

• Yes

• No

The individual oral assessment must be scheduled during _________

• Sem 1

• Sem 1 & 2 (first year)

• Sem 2 & 3

• Sem 3 & 4 (final year)

Can students bring a mobile phone or any IT equipment to the examination room?

• Yes

• No

The teacher selects a range of extracts of up to approximately (a)   words each, taken from both of the literary works studied in class.

What is an effective literary extract?

• Allows the student to offer a personal interpretation of the extract.

• Easy to present to other people.

• Need a lot of research.

• Allow the student to understand the meaning of the extract.