English A: Literature – Individual Oral SL/HL

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A: Knowledge, understanding and

interpretation
-How well does the candidate -There is good knowledge
demonstrate knowledge and -There is satisfactory knowledge and understanding of the -There is excellent knowledge
understanding of the extracts and the -There is little knowledge and -There is some knowledge and and understanding of the extracts extracts and the works/texts and understanding of the
works/texts from which they were understanding of the extracts understanding of the extracts and the works/texts and an and a sustained extracts and the works/texts
taken? and the works/texts in relation to and the works/texts in relation to interpretation of their implications interpretation of their and a persuasive interpretation
-To what extent does the candidate the global issue. the global issue. in relation to the global issue. implications in relation to the of their implications in relation
make use of knowledge and -References to the extracts and -References to the extracts and - References to the extracts and to global issue. to the global issue.
understanding of the extracts and the to the works/texts are infrequent to the works/texts are at times the works/texts are generally - References to the extracts - References to the extracts
works/texts to draw conclusions in or are rarely appropriate. appropriate. relevant and mostly support the and to the works/texts are and to the works/texts are well
relation to the global issue? candidate’s ideas. relevant and support the chosen and effectively support
- How well are ideas supported by candidate’s ideas. the candidate’s ideas.
references to the extract, and to the
works/texts?

-The oral contains some relevant -The oral is analytical I nature, and -Analysis and evaluation of
B: Analysis and evaluation The work -Analysis and evaluation of the
-The oral is descriptive or analysis, but it is reliant on evaluation of the extracts and the extracts and their
-How well does the candidate use his does not extracts and their works/texts
or her knowledge and understanding reach a contains no relevant analysis. description. their works/texts is mostly works/texts are relevant and are relevant and insightful.
of each of the extracts and their standard -Authorial choices are seldom -Authorial choices are identified relevant. at time insightful. -There is a thorough and
associated works/texts to analyse and described identified and, if so, are poorly but are vaguely treated and/or - Authorial choices are identified -There is a good nuanced understanding of how
evaluate the ways in which authorial by the understood in relation to the only partially understood in and reasonably understood in understanding of how authorial choices are used to
choices present the global issue? descriptors presentation of the global issue. relation to the presentation of relation to the presentation of the authorial choices are used to present the global issue.
below. the global issue. global issue. present the global issue.

-The oral maintains a mostly

-The oral maintains a focus on the -The oral maintains a clear and
-The oral only sometimes focuses clear and sustained focus on
task despite some lapses; sustained focus on the task;
on the task, and treatment of the the task; treatment of the
treatment of the extracts and of treatment of the extracts and
C: Focus and organization -The oral rarely focuses on the extracts, and of the works/texts extracts and works/texts is
the works/texts is mostly works/texts is well balanced.
-How well structured, balanced and task. There are few connections may be unbalanced. balanced.
balanced. -The development of ideas is
focused is the presentation of ideas? between ideas. -There are some connections -The development of ideas is
-The development of ideas is logical and convincing; ideas
between ideas, but these are not logical; ideas are cohesively
mostly logical; ideas are generally are connected in a cogent
always coherent. connected in an effective
connected in a cohesive manner. manner.
manner.

-The Language is clear and -The Language is clear,

-The Language is generally clear; -The Language is clear; errors do
D: Language -The Language is rarely clear or accurate; occasional errors accurate and varied; occasional
errors sometimes hinder not hinder communication.
-How clear, varied and accurate is the accurate; errors often hinder do not hinder errors do not hinder
communication. Vocabulary and Vocabulary and syntax are
language? communication. Vocabulary and communication. Vocabulary communication. Vocabulary
syntax are often imprecise with appropriate to the task but simple
-How appropriate is the choice of syntax are imprecise and and syntax are appropriate and syntax are varied and
inaccuracies. and repetitive.
register and style? (“Register” refers, frequently inaccurate. and varied. create effect.
-Elements of style (for example, -Elements of style (for example,
in this context to the candidate’s use -Elements of style (for example, -Elements of style (for -Elements of style (for
register, tone and rhetorical register, tone and rhetorical
of elements such as vocabulary, tone, register, tone and rhetorical example, register, tone and example, register, tone and
devices) are often inappropriate devices) are appropriate to the
sentence structure and terminology devices) are inappropriate to the rhetorical devices) are rhetorical devices) are
to the task and detract from the task and neither enhance nor
appropriate to the essay). task and detract from the oral. appropriate to the task and appropriate to the task and
oral. detract from the oral.
somewhat enhance the oral. enhance the oral.