2022-2023 academic year

European School - International Section- IB/MYP

Formative assessment test

Subject: Individuals and Societies Teacher: Tamar Pilauri

Grade: 7C Student:

Date: 27.10.2022 Duration: One week

Type: Essay
Title: Endangered Languages can be protected
We studied the unit How has Globalization shaped the world? The global context is global
interactions, you explored the unit Globalization-characteristics of globalization and analyzed
whether the process is the product of the 21st century, or it is a process taking different shapes
through centuries and still goes under transformation. The key concept is Change. The statement
of inquiry is “how Globalization has occurred due to a variety of processes that have changed the
world, bringing both opportunities and challenges”.
You have the opportunity to demonstrate a conceptual understanding of the statement of inquiry
while completing the test. You will demonstrate ATL skills such as Communication skills, Critical
thinking skills, and IB learner Profile: Knowledgeable, Thinker, and Open-minded. Service as Action
perspective: Poster “How we can protect Endangered languages.”

I. Instructions:
The following assignment will be used to give you the opportunity to demonstrate Critical
Thinking (divided into 3 strands) and Knowing and Communication skills (with 1 strand).
❖ Topic of your Essay is “Endangered Languages can be protected?” (300-500
words).
❖ Essay should include an introduction of the topic, Body Paragraphs, and a
conclusion.
❖ Look at the research question of the Essay.
❖ Analyze the concepts, issues, models, and theories.
❖ Make the research for the provided Essay, use Sources from I&S book (pages:10,11)
❖ Use internet resources. Summarize information to make valid, well-supported
arguments.
❖ Recognize different perspectives and explain their implications.
 ❖ The deadline is 27.10.2022
❖ Upload a Word document on ManageBac.

In order to meet objective D - Thinking critically

You should:
i. Analyze concepts, issues, models, visual representation and/or theories
ii. Summarize information to make valid, well-supported arguments.
iv. Recognize different perspectives and explain their implications.

In order to meet objective C - Communicating

You should:
i. Communicate information and ideas in a way that is appropriate for the audience and
purpose

Remember!!!
Assessment rubric for Individuals and Societies
Criterion C/Communicating (maximum 8)
0 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8

The The student: The student: The student: The student:

student I. Communicates
does not information and ideas
reach a in a style that is not
standard always clear.
from the
descriptor.
I. Communicates I. Communicates I. Communicates
information and information and ideas in information and ideas in a
ideas in a way that is a style that is most style that is completely
somewhat clear. appropriate to the appropriate to the
audience and purpose. audience and purpose.

Criterion D/Thinking critically (maximum 8)

The The student: The student: The student: The student:
student I. Begins to analyze I. Completes a i. Complete a substantial I. Completes a detailed
does not concepts, issues, simple analysis of analysis of concepts, analysis of concepts,
reach a models, visual concepts, issues, issues, models, and visual issues, models, visual
 standard representation, and/or models, visual representation and/or representation and/or
from the theories in a limited representation theories. theories.
descriptor. way. and/or theories ii. summarizes ii. summarizes
Ii. begins to identify ii. summarizes information in order to information to make
connections between information to make make usually valid consistent, well-supported
information to make some adequate arguments. arguments
simple arguments arguments iv. clearly recognizes iv. clearly recognizes
iv. identifies different iv. recognizes different perspectives different perspectives and
perspectives. different and describes most of consistently explains their
perspectives and their implications. implications.
suggests some of
their implications.

Good luck!

Essay

Endangered Languages can be protected