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Do Now. Write one thing you know about the IB test and one thing you would like to know. Guide to IB French B test. 2015 – 2016 Ms. Malynn. Agenda. Outline of IB test components Breakdown of each component, when it will be due/held, what it entails How each component is graded. Quiz.

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  1. Do Now • Write one thing you know about the IB test and one thing you would like to know.

  2. Guide to IB French B test 2015 – 2016 Ms. Malynn

  3. Agenda • Outline of IB test components • Breakdown of each component, when it will be due/held, what it entails • How each component is graded

  4. Quiz • True or false: Some parts of the IB test are graded by the board; some parts are graded by the teacher. True You’re so smart 

  5. Paper 1 • Externally assessed, 25% of total grade • Will take place on Tuesday, May 17thin the afternoon (for all HL, SL, and ab initio) • 1 hour 30 minutes long • Reading four (SL) or five (HL) texts – arranged from simplest to most complex – and answering questions • Based on the CORE topics (social relations, global issues, communication and media) • Texts could be interviews, blogs, articles, letters, etc. • Questions could be matching, true/false, fill in the blank, short answer, identifying references (ie: pronouns), etc.

  6. Quiz 1. What does Paper 1 of the IB test consist of?  Reading four (or five) texts and answering questions about them. 2. Is Paper 1 based on the core or the options?  It is based on the core.

  7. Paper 2 • Externally assessed, 25% of total grade • Will take place on Wednesday, May 18thin the afternoon (for all) • 1 hour 30 minutes long (SL & HL), 1 hour (ab initio) • Choose one of five tasks • Based on the OPTIONS: (cultural diversity, customs & traditions, health, leisure, science & technology) • Each prompt will require a specific format (ie: blog, letter, journal, etc.) • HL – “stimulus” text based on the core, responding in any manner you choose. 150-250 words – example of writing and thinking skills

  8. Quiz 1. When will you take Paper 2 of the IB test?  Wednesday, May 18th 2. Paper 2 is worth what percent of your grade?  25%

  9. Written Work • Externally assessed, 20% of total grade • Word-processed, completed independently by the students, and submitted electronically • SL: Students will select their own resources. 300-400 words plus a 150-200 word rationale. • HL: Based off of one or two works of literature that have some sort of shared correspondance. 500-600 words plus a 150-250 word rationale. • Due March 10th

  10. Quiz The written work is done… • By me, during class • By me, outside of class • By my teacher, whenever she has free time • By me with the help of my teacher Answer: b.) By me, outside of class

  11. Individual Oral • Internally assessed by teacher; externally moderated by the IB • 20% of final grade • Will take place April 5th and 6th (and possibly 7th and 8th)

  12. Quiz What percent of your total test grade is the individual oral?  20%

  13. Individual Oral

  14. Interactive Oral • Internally assessed, 10% of total grade • Will take place throughout the remainder of the year • Based on the CORE • Three oral activities will be carried out in the classroom – one must be based on a listening activity • The highest of the three grades will be submitted as the final mark for the interactive oral • Could take the form of whole-class activities, group or pair activities, or listening activities followed by individual reaction/ interpretation

  15. Assessment criteria for Paper 2 * Failure to write the minimum number of words will result in a 1-mark penalty

  16. Assessment Criteria for Paper 2 – Section B (HL) * Failure to write the minimum number of words will result in a 1-mark penalty

  17. Assessment criteria for Written Work

  18. Assessment criteria for Individual oral (SL)

  19. Assessment criteria for Interactive oral (SL)

  20. Academic Honesty • If the IB board gets any indication of cheating, your score will be thrown out.

  21. Personal Inventory Take a moment to reflect on where you are and where you would like to be by the end of the year.

  22. Homework • Tonight: Create a DuoLingo account and add me • By tomorrow: Study food vocabulary. Choose three words related to food/eating you would like to know that are not on either of the lists, look them up, and present them in class tomorrow. • By Friday: Read chapters 2-3 of L’Etranger.

  23. DOL True/False: • The IB test is only reading and answering questions. • The written assignment (travail écrit) is done outside of class. • For Paper 2, I get to choose between five tasks. • For the individual oral, I can write out what I am going to say and read it from the paper. • For the individual oral, I will have to speak completely in French by myself for 3-4 minutes.

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