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IB ENGLISH B GUIDE 2020

IB ENGLISH B GUIDE 2020. 5 Themes. • Identities ( Lifestyles ; Health and wellbeing ; Beliefs and values ; Subcultures ; Language and identity )

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IB ENGLISH B GUIDE 2020

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  1. IB ENGLISH B GUIDE 2020

  2. 5 Themes • Identities(Lifestyles;Health and wellbeing; Beliefsand values; Subcultures; Language and identity) • Experiences(Leisureactivities; Holidaysand travel; Lifestories; Ritesof passage; Customs and traditions; Migration) • Human ingenuity(Entertainment; Artisticexpressions; Communication and Media; Technology; Scientificinnovation) • Social organization(Social relationships; Community; Social engagement; Education; Theworkingworld; Lawand order) • Sharingtheplanet. (Theenvironment; Human rights; Peaceand conflicto; Equality; Globalization; Ethics; Urban and rural environment)

  3. Conceptual understandings Five fundamental concepts of language are to be studied: • Audience • Context • Purpose • Meaning • Variations

  4. ExternalAssessment: Paper 1 (25%) Writing paper • SL - 1 hr 15 min (for 250-400 words) • HL - 1 hr 30 min (for 450-600 words) At both levels, one task from a choice of three options with different text types and different themes.

  5. Externalassessment: Paper 2 (50%) Listening & Reading paper • SL - Listening: 45 min + Reading: 1 hr • HL - Listening: 1 hr + Reading: 1hr 3 audio passages and 3 reading texts for both levels, but at HL the listening texts will be longer and the reading texts more challenging. Length according to levels: • SL – Audio 1 = up to 2 min ... Audio 2 = up to 3 min ... Audio 3 = up to 4 min • HL –Audio 1 = up to 3 min ... Audio 2 = up to 4 min ... Audio 3 = up to 5 min

  6. Individual oral asessment (25 %) • HL A conversation with the teacher, based on an extract from one of the literary works studied in class, followed by discussion based on one or more of the themes from thesyllabus. (30 marks) • SL A conversation with the teacher, based on a visual stimulus, followed by discussion based on an additional theme. (30 marks)

  7. Structure of the Individual oral (SL) 12-15 min. • Studentreceives 2 visual stimulirelated to thethemes and choosesone. Can be a photo, a poster, an illustration or an advertisement. • Part 1: Preparation. 15 minutes. Supervised. • Part 2: Presentation. 3 – 4 minutes. Student describes and relates the visual stimulus to one of thethemes. • Part 3: Follow-up discussion. 4 – 5 minutes. Teacherengagesthestudent in deeperdiscussionbyasking open-endedquestions. • Part 4: General discussion. 5 – 6 minutes. Teacher introduces at leastoneadditionaltheme and involvesthestudentintoit (conversation).

  8. Structure of the individual oral HL 12 – 15 min. • Basedon a literaryextracttakenfromthetwobooksstudiedduringthecourse. 2 extractspresented, onefromeachbook. Studentchooses 1(max. 300 wordseachextract). • Part 1: Preparation. 20 minutes. Supervised. • Part 2: Presentation. 3 – 4 minutes. Summarizing and describingtheeventsor ideas presentin theextract. Relating and contextualizingit to theliterarywork. • Part 3: Follow-up discussion. 4 – 5 minutes. Teacherengagesthestudent in deeperdiscussionontheextract, expandingon ideas thestudentraised. • Part 4: General discussion. 5 – 6 minutes. General discussionononeor more of thefivethemesseen in thecourse (conversation).

  9. CriteriaAssessment (in a nutshell)

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