Practice Individual Oral Commentary Mark Sheet (Part 4)

Candidate Name: ______Overall Mark: ___ /30 ~ ___ (1-7)

Candidate Number: (Leave blank) IB2 Lang & Lit-SL or HL

Teacher: Mr. Phillip Webster Date: ______

Topic/Passage: ______Time of IOC: ______

A: Knowledge and Understanding of the text(s) and subject matter
·  To what extent does the commentary show knowledge and understanding of the text and its context?[what its about; its main theme and purpose; the importance of its title; its point of view, speaker, audience, and setting]
·  Are comments supported with well-chosen references?
·  Write your feedback here
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1-2 = Limited knowledge & no understanding / 3-4 = Some knowledge & superficial understanding / 5-6 = Adequate knowledge & understanding / 7-8 = good knowledge & understanding / 9-10 = excellent knowledge & understanding ____ /10
B: Understanding of the use and effects of stylistic features
·  An awareness of how stylistic features of the text is used to construct meaning [its prosody; figurative devices; its tone and mood; its use of poetic devices such as enjambment & parentheses; the style of language the writer uses; its diction, etc.]
·  An appreciation of the effects of stylistic features.
·  Write your feedback here
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1-2 = little awareness / 3-4 = some attempt at understanding is made / 5-6 = adequate awareness is given in a general sense
7-8 = good awareness of SF and their effects / 9-10 = excellent awareness of SF and detailed discussion of effects ___/10
C: Organization
·  How well organized and coherent is the analysis? (i.e. coherent = logical and consistent)
·  How balanced is the analysis?
·  Write your feedback here
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1-2 = Sometimes appropriate / 3-4 = Mostly appropriate / 5 = Very clear and entirely appropriate ____ /5
D: Language
·  How clear, varied and accurate are the language and style? Accurate use of literary terms?
·  How appropriate to the task is the choice of register and style? Is it academic enough?
·  Write your feedback here
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1-2 = Sometimes appropriate / 3-4 = Mostly appropriate / 5 = Very clear and entirely appropriate ____ /5