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7/21/2019 IOC Rubric

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Individual Oral Commentary and Discussion HL(first examinations 2013)

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Criterion A: Knowledgeand understanding of thepoem

How well is the students

knowledge andunderstanding of theextract demonstrated bytheir interpretation?

does notreachstandard

There is limitedknowledge andlittle or nounderstanding,

with poorinterpretation andvirtually norelevant references

to the poem.

There is superficialknowledge andsomeunderstanding, with

limitedinterpretationoccasionallysupported by

references to the

poem.

There is adequateknowledge andunderstanding,demonstrated by

interpretationsupported byappropriatereferences to the

poem.

There is very goodknowledge andunderstanding,demonstrated by

carefulinterpretationsupported by wellchosen references to

the poem.

There is excellentknowledge andunderstanding,demonstrated by

individualinterpretationeffectively supportedby precise and well

chosen references to

the poem.

Criterion B: Appreciationof the writers choices

To what extent does the

student appreciate how

the writers choices oflanguage, structure,technique and styleshape meaning?


There are fewreferences to, andno appreciation, ofthe ways in which

language,structure,technique and styleshape meaning inthe poem.

There is somemention, but littleappreciation, of theways in which

language, structure,technique and styleshape meaning inthe poem.

There is adequateappreciation of theways in whichlanguage, structure,

technique and styleshape meaning inthe poem.

There is very goodappreciation of theways in whichlanguage, structure,


There is excellentappreciation of theways in whichlanguage, structure,


Criterion C: rgani!ation

and presentation of thecommentar"

To what extent does the

student deliver astructured, wellfocused

commentary?

does not

reachstandard

The commentary

shows littleevidence ofplanning, with verylimited structureand!or focus.

The commentary

shows somestructure and focus.

The commentary

shows evidence of aplanned structureand is generallyfocused.

The commentary is

clearly structuredand the focus issustained.

The commentary is

effectivelystructured, with aclear, purposeful andsustained focus.

Criterion #: Knowledge

and understanding of the

wor$ used in thediscussion

How much knowledge

and understanding hasthe student shown of the

work used in thediscussion?

does not

reach

standard

There is little

knowledge or

understanding ofthe content of thework discussed.

There is some

knowledge and

superficialunderstanding of thecontent of the work

discussed.

There is adequate

knowledge and

understanding of thecontent and some ofthe implications of

the work discussed.

There is very good

knowledge and

understanding of thecontent and most ofthe implications of

the work discussed.

There is excellent

knowledge and

understanding of thecontent and theimplications of the

work discussed.

Criterion %: &esponse tothe discussion 'uestions

How effectively does the

student respond to the

discussion questions?


There is limitedability to respondmeaningfully to thediscussion

questions.

"esponses to thediscussion questionsare sometimesrelevant.

"esponses to thediscussion questionsare relevant andshow some evidence

of independentthought.

#ellinformedresponses to thediscussion questionsshow a good degree

of independentthought.

There are persuasiveand independentresponses to thediscussion

questions.

Criterion (: )anguage

How clear, varied and

accurate is thelanguage?

How appropriate is the

choice of register and

style? $%"egister& refers,in this context, to thestudents use ofelements such as

vocabulary, tone,sentence structure andterminology appropriateto the commentary.'


The language israrely clear andappropriate, withmany errors in

grammar andsentence

construction andlittle sense of

register and style.

The language issometimes clear andappropriate(grammar and

sentenceconstruction are

generally accurate,although errors and

inconsistencies areapparent( registerand style are tosome extentappropriate.

The language ismostly clear andappropriate, with anadequate degree of

accuracy ingrammar and

sentenceconstruction( the

register and styleare mostlyappropriate.

The language isclear andappropriate, with agood degree of


sentenceconstruction(

register and styleare effective andappropriate.

The language is veryclear and entirelyappropriate, with ahigh degree of


sentenceconstruction( the

register and styleare consistentlyeffective andappropriate.

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Evi!n"ia e

"onhe"imento

as o#ras$

%&resenta'o"om &o"os

"omentrios

"aros e

&ertinentes$

%&resenta'o"om a*ns

"omentrios

"aros e

&ertinentes$

%&resenta'o"om "omentrios

"aros e

&ertinentes$


estrtraos+

"aros e

&ertinentes$


mito #em

estrtraos+

"aros e

&ertinentes$


enri,e"eores+

"aros e

&ertinentes$


ex"e&"ionais+

"aros e

&ertinentes$

Individual oral commentary (30 marks)Extracts Based on either of the threeworks studied in part 2 of the course.

Preparation time 20 minutes (for preparing the commentary; there is no preparation time forthe discussion).

Total delivery time 20 minutes (10 minutes of oral commentary followed by 10 minutes ofdiscussion).

Breakdown of deliverytime

Oral commentary8 minutes of presentation followed by 2 minutes ofsubseuent uestions from the teacher;!iscussion10 minutes.


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uidin! "uestions #HL$

Prose "ovel and s#ort story ($%)! "hich #ctional character did you #nd most interesting$ %an you account for that e&ect based onsome choices you see that the writer has made in constructing the character$! 'id you obsere any contriances in the noel that were in some way distracting such as coincidencesor unresoled uestions unconincing resolutions chance meetings and so on$! *ow powerfully+or not+would you say the setting a&ected the eents or action of the noel$! *ow emotionally or intellectually satisfying did you #nd the conclusion of the noel or short story$! *ow enthusiastic were you about the noel or short story in the opening pages or paragraphs$

Prose ot#er t#an &ction ($%)! "hat cultural aspects of the conte,t do you think had the strongest impact on the writer-s story$! s there any person in the work other than the writer whose presence you found to be forceful ormemorable$! "ere there some aspects of life that you found signi#cantly omitted in the writer-s story of e,perience$! "hat features of the work most attracted you for e,ample the history or the geography theencounters with people or the personal reactions of the writer$! "hat is the role of anecdote in the work and how well do you think this writer handled that feature$! 'o you hae any reserations about the writer-s responses or attitudes to the places/people/ideas$! "hat human issues form the subects of the work$ 'id you #nd any of them particularly well handled$! 'id you #nd the essayist skilled in bringing the work to a particularly satisfying conclusion$

Poetry ($%)

! "hat is the relationship between the title and the poem itself$! *ow are sound e&ects employed in this poem$! *ow does the progression of ideas contribute to the deelopment of the theme(s)$! *ow is the character of the speaker reealed through the diction employed$! *ow does this poem seek to create an emotional response in the reader$! *ow does stana structure reect the deelopment of the poem-s subect$! n what ways does the #nal line/stana change your understanding of the poem as a whole$! *ow does the #guratie language used by the poem aim to stimulate the reader-s imagination$! *ow does the punctuation used inuence how the poem is read/heard$! 3o what e&ect is rhythm used in this poem$

! n what ways does the tone shift throughout the poem$! "hat might be considered ambiguous in this poem$! *ow does this e,tract reeal the thoughts/feelings of the persona$! *ow is #guratie language used to coney the content$

Individual Oral Commentary %L(first examinations 2013)

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Criterion A: Knowledgeand understanding ofthe poem How well is the

students knowledge

and understanding ofthe poemdemonstrated by theirinterpretation?


There is virtuallyno knowledge,demonstrated byirrelevant and!orinsignificant

references to theextract.

There is someknowledge,demonstrated byvery limitedinterpretation, but

with somerelevant referencesto the extract.

There is adequateknowledge andunderstanding,demonstrated byinterpretation

supported bymostly appropriatereferences to theextract.

There is goodknowledge andunderstanding,demonstrated byinterpretation

supported byrelevant andappropriatereferences to theextract.

There is very goodknowledge andunderstanding,demonstrated bycareful

interpretationsupported by wellchosen referencesto the extract.

Criterion B:Appreciation of thewriters choices To what extent does

the student appreciatehow the writerschoices of language,structure, techniqueand style shapemeaning?


There is virtuallyno reference tothe ways in whichlanguage,structure,technique andstyle shapemeaning in theextract.

There is somereference to theways in whichlanguage,structure,technique andstyleshape meaning inthe extract.

There is adequatereference to, andsome appreciationof, the ways inwhich language,structure,technique andstyle shapemeaning in theextract.

There is goodappreciation of theways in whichlanguage,structure,technique andstyleshape meaning inthe extract.

There is very goodappreciation of theways in whichlanguage,structure,technique andstyle shapemeaning in theextract.

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Criterion C:rgani!ation andpresentation of thecommentar"

To what extent does

the student deliver astructured, wellfocused commentary?


The commentaryhas virtually nostructure and!orfocus.

The commentaryhas limitedevidence of aplanned structureand is onlyoccasionallyfocused.

The commentaryshows evidence ofa plannedstructure and isgenerally focused.

The commentaryhas a clearlyplanned structureand is focused.

The commentary isvery clearlystructured and thefocus is sustained.

Criterion #: )anguage

How clear, varied and

accurate is thelanguage?

How appropriate is thechoice of register andstyle? $%"egister&refers, in this context,to the students use ofelements such asvocabulary, tone,sentence structure andterminologyappropriate to thecommentary.'


The language israrely clear andappropriate, withmany errors in

grammar andsentenceconstruction andlittle sense ofregister and style.

The language issometimes clearand appropriate(grammar and

sentenceconstructionare generallyaccurate, althougherrors andinconsistencies areapparent( registerandstyle are to someextent appropriate.

The language ismostly clear andappropriate, withan adequate

degree of accuracyingrammar andsentenceconstruction( theregister and styleare mostlyappropriate.

The language isclear andappropriate, with agood degree of

accuracy ingrammar andsentenceconstruction(register and styleare effective andappropriate.

The language isvery clear andentirelyappropriate, with a

high degree ofaccuracy ingrammar andsentenceconstruction( theregister and styleare consistentlyeffective andappropriate.

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Evi!n"ia e

"onhe"imento ao#ra$

%&resenta'o

"om &o"os

"omentrios"aros e

&ertinentes$

%&resenta'o

"om a*ns

"omentrios"aros e

&ertinentes$

%&resenta'o

"om "omentrios

"aros e&ertinentes$

%&resenta'o

"om "omentrios

estrtraos+"aros e

&ertinentes$

%&resenta'o

"om "omentrios

mito #emestrtraos+

"aros e

&ertinentes$

%&resenta'o

"om "omentrios

enri,e"eores+"aros e

&ertinentes$

%&resenta'o

"om "omentrios

ex"e&"ionais+"aros e

&ertinentes$

Individual oral commentary (30 marks)Extracts Based on either of the threeworks studied in part 2 of the course.

Preparation time 20 minutes

Total delivery time 10 minutesBreakdown of deliverytime

4resentation5 8 minutes ;6ubseuent uestions from the teacher5 2 minutes.

"um'er of extracts"um'er of students "um'er of extracts

reuired

*+ ,

uidin! "uestions #%L$

Prose "ovel and s#ort story (-%)! *ow does structure function in this e,tract to coney key ideas$! *ow does the balance between dialogue and narratie a&ect your understanding of this e,tract$! *ow are the key themes of the work e,plored in this e,tract$! *ow does this e,tract work to change your understanding of the characters inoled$

Prose ot#er t#an &ction (-%)! 3o what e&ect is sentence structure used in this e,tract$! n what ways is the style of this e,tract typical of the work as a whole$! "hat is the likely impact of this e,tract on the reader$! *ow important is the logical seuence of ideas in this e,tract$

Poetry (-%)! "hat is the relationship between the title and the poem itself$! *ow does the progression of ideas contribute to the deelopment of the theme(s)$! *ow does stana structure reect the deelopment of the poem-s subect$! n what ways does the #nal line/stana change your understanding of the poem as a whole$

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