IB ENGLISH LITERATURE EXAM 2014 and 2015 HL Assessment

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Language A: literature guide Assessment outline—HL Assessment

Assessment component  Weighting

 External assessment  70% = 2 Exams and Written Task (World Lit)

Paper 1: Literary commentary (2 hours) 20%

The paper consists of two passages: one prose and one poetry.

Students choose one and write a literary commentary. (20 marks)

Paper 2: Essay (2 hours) 25%

The paper consists of three questions for each literary genre.

In response to one question students write an essay based on at least two works studied in part 3. (25 marks)

World Literature Essay aka Written assignment 25%

Students submit a reflective statement and literary essay on one work studied in part 1. (25 marks)

The reflective statement must be 300–400 words in length. The essay must be 1,200–1,500 words in length.

Internal assessment  30%

This component is internally assessed by the teacher and externally moderated by the IB at the end of the course.

IOC Individual oral commentary and discussion (20 minutes) 15%

Formal oral commentary on poetry studied in part 2 with subsequent questions

(10 minutes) followed by a discussion based on one of the other part 2 works

(10 minutes). (30 marks)

IOP Individual oral presentation (10–15 minutes) 15%

The presentation is based on works studied in part 4. It is internally assessed and

externally moderated through the part 2 internal assessment task. (30 marks)