Assessment Criteria

Language B HL Paper 2: Written productive skills—section B

Criterion 0 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10

Command of the Command of the Command of the Command of the Command of the
A: Language language is limited language is generally language is effective, language is effective. language is very
and generally adequate, despite despite some effective.
ineffective. many inaccuracies. inaccuracies.  A wide range of
How effectively and accurately
The work does vocabulary is used  A wide range of
does
not reach a  A limited range of  A fairly limited  A range of accurately, with few vocabulary is used
the student use language? vocabulary is used, range of vocabulary vocabulary is used significant errors. accurately and
standard
described by the with many basic is used, with many accurately, with effectively, with
Failure to write the minimum errors. errors. some errors.  Some complex very few errors.
descriptors. sentence structures
number of words will result in a 1-
mark penalty.  Simple sentence  Simple sentence  Simple sentence are clear and  Complex sentence
structures are structures are structures are clear. effective. structures are clear
sometimes clear. usually clear. and effective.
The development of The development of The development of The development of The development of
B: Argument
ideas is very poor, ideas is poor, and the ideas is sometimes ideas is good and ideas is very good
How skilfully does the student and the argument is argument is rarely good, and the methodical; the and methodical; the
develop ideas? unclear and clear and convincing. argument has some argument is clear argument is
unconvincing. clarity and is and fairly convincing.
 The structure of the
How clear and convincing is the sometimes convincing.
The work does  The structure of the argument is  The structure of the
argument? convincing.
not reach a argument is vague sometimes apparent.  The structure of the argument is
standard and confusing.  The structure of the argument is consistently
To what extent does the student described by the  The ideas are argument is coherent and coherent and
react to the stimulus? descriptors.  The ideas are sometimes relevant. evident. organized. organized.
irrelevant.
 The ideas are  The ideas are well  The ideas are very
generally relevant. expressed and well expressed,
relevant. relevant and
engaging.

IB Diploma Language B guide for first examination in 2013