English A2 HL Assessment Criteria for Paper 1: Comparative Commentary

Student ______Date ______Topic ______Further Oral Activity SL/HL L&L P1 HL DP English A Language and Literature HL/SL Assessment Criteria for Further Oral Activity – Internal Assessment

Criterion A: Criterion B: Criterion C: Criterion D: Knowledge and Understanding of Organization Language understanding of how language is the text(s) and used subject matter or extract

9- The activity shows 9- The work shows an 5 The commentary is very 5 The language is very excellent excellent effectively clear and 10 10 knowledge understandin organized; entirely and g of the way the structure appropriate, understandin language is is coherent with a high g of the used to and effective. degree of text(s) and create accuracy in excellent meaning. grammar and awareness of The sentence the appreciation construction; significance of the use of the register of the text(s) language and and style are in relation to style is consistently the subject thorough and effective and chosen. detailed. appropriate to the oral activity.

7- The activity shows good 7- The work shows a good 4 The commentary is well 4 The language is clear knowledge understandin organized; and 8 8 and g of the way the structure appropriate, understandin language is is mostly with a good g of the used to coherent. degree of text(s) and create accuracy in good meaning and grammar and awareness of good sentence the appreciation construction; significance of the use of register and of the text(s) language and style are in relation to style. effective and the subject appropriate to chosen. the oral activity.

5- The activity shows 5- The work shows an 3 The commentary is 3 The language is mostly adequate adequate adequately clear and 6 6 knowledge understandin organized; appropriate, and g of the way the structure with an understandin language is is generally adequate g of the used to coherent. degree of text(s) and create accuracy in awareness of meaning and grammar and the adequate sentence significance appreciation construction; of the text(s) of the use of the register in relation to language and and style are the subject style. mostly chosen. appropriate to the oral activity.

3- The activity shows 3- The work shows some 2 Some organization is 2 The language is some understandin apparent; the sometimes 4 4 knowledge g of the way commentary clear and and language is has some appropriate; understandin used to structure. grammar and g of the create sentence text(s) and meaning; construction some there is some are generally awareness of appreciation accurate, the of the use of although significance language and errors and of the text(s) style. inconsistenci in relation to es are the subject apparent; chosen. register and style are to some extent appropriate to the oral activity.

1- The activity shows 1- The work shows a 1 Little organization is 1 The language is rarely limited super-ficial apparent; the clear and 2 2 knowledge understandin commentary appropriate, and little or g of the way has little with many no language is structure. errors in understandin used to grammar and g of the create sentence text(s) and meaning; construction the subject there is little and little chosen. appreciation sense of of the use of register and language and style. style.

0 Level 1 is not achieved 0 Level 1 is not achieved 0 Level 1 is not achieved 0 Level 1 not achieved Further Oral Activity

Criterion A: Criterion B: Criterion C: Criterion D: Knowledge and Understanding of Organization Language understanding of the how language is • How well organized is the • How clear, varied and oral activity? accurate is the language? text(s) and subject used • How coherent is the • How appropriate is the • To what extent does the matter or extract structure? choice of register and style? activity show understanding of • To what extent does the (“Register” refers, in this the way language is used to activity show knowledge and context, to the student’s create meaning? understanding of the text(s) use of elements such as • Has the student shown an and subject chosen vocabulary, tone, sentence appreciation of how language for the oral activity? structure and idiom and style is used to particular • Has the student shown appropriate to the further oral effect in the text? awareness and understanding activity.) of the meaning of the text(s) in relation to the subject?

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