Planned Response

Oral Examination
What is Planned Response?
“Planned Response” is the section that replaces
“Reading Aloud”. 

In a Planned Response, you will watch a

video and then plan a response to
a question that will be posed to you together
with the video.
 
The question will be linked to what you have
watched in the video. 

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 Weightage
• Originally, students are awarded marks out of 10 for Reading
Aloud and 20 for Spoken Interaction.
• Currently, students will be awarded marks out of 15 for
BOTH Reading Aloud and Spoken Interaction.

• You have 10 minutes to view the video and prepare for

the entire oral examination.

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 Assessment Criteria
• Your response will be assessed based on the following criteria: 

• 1) Assessment of Response (10 marks):

• Development and organisation of ideas
• Expression of ideas

• 2) Assessment of Delivery (Voice) (5 marks)

• Pronunciation
• Fluency 
• Intonation

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 Rubric for Planned Response: Content

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Rubric for Planned Response: Language

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 Sample Question
 
Candidates will watch a video which shows people working as street artists.

As you watch the video, think about how you will respond to the following prompt.

The length of your delivered response should be up to 2 minutes

Prompt:

Does making a living as a street artist or street performer appeal to you? Why or Why not?
 
Candidates can make notes on the paper provided and refer to them during the examination.

Their notes will not be assessed. At the end of the examination, the notes must be handed in to the
Examiners.

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Example

Prompt:
After watching the video, what are some things to consider when keeping a pet?
 SEE
THINKING THIN
ROUTINE K
FEE
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As you watch the video, think about these:
I see … What am I responding to?
(Summaris What are the main parts, events, ideas?
e  
/Describe) - What do I see in the video?
- Where is the video taken?
- What are the people doing?
 
5W-Questions
 
As you watch the video, think about these:
I think … Why was this video taken?
(Comment) Why are the people there?
Would I be interested to be part of the
activity/join the event?
Do I have a similar experience? What can I
draw on my experiences to relate to what I see
in the video?
 
Suggestions:
If you are responding to an experience, provide
details of the experience in the order of events
 
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 As you watch the video, think about these:
I feel … What thoughts and feelings do I
(Comment) have about my experience?
 
Suggestion:
Provide a general comment on how
the whole experience made you feel.
Support this general comment with
more specific explanations why you
feel this way.

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Preparing Notes for your Response:
Thinking Routine – Claim, Support
2. Identify support
1. Make a claim for your claim
about the topic.
Support: Come up with
reasons using the things
Claim: What is your you see in the video.
answer to the Share what you
question? feel/think based on what
you see.
Using Graphic Organisers to plan your
response

1) Concept Map 2) Network Tree

Using a Concept Map to show the Thinking
Routine Claim 2:
If we have
the money
Support 1: Reason Topic: to provide Support 2:
Pets are reliant on Things to for them Reason
us for food and Consider when Health checks
comfort. Keeping a Pet
Support 1: Reason
Cost of their ‘home’
Claim 1: and food
If we have the
dedication and
Support 4 (relate to video -
patience
think):
Support 2: Reason impressed – willingness to look
It is our after helpless animal
responsibility. Support 3 (relate to video - Note: This Concept Map
feel): is not complete. It is a
happy – see that cage is clean, sample of how a main
well-maintained claim can be developed.
 Using a Network Tree to show the Thinking Routine
Topic: Relate to video - feel:
Things to Claim 1:
If we have the
Support: Reasons Happy - see that cage is clean, well-
Consider
dedication and - Pets are reliant maintained
when Keeping
a Pet patience on us for food and
comfort. Relate to video - think:
- It is our Impressed - willingness to look after helpless
responsibility. animal

Claim 2: Support: Reasons Relate to video - feel:

If we have the - Cost of home
money to Challenging – students do not have much
and food money, dependent on parents and our
provide for
them - Medical pocket money
expenses for
health checks, Relate to video - think:
grooming, etc. Budgeting and planning is important. Need
Note: This Network Tree is not to do research of possible costs before
complete. It is a sample of how we
deciding whether to keep a pet.
can develop a claim or main idea.
 Recommended structure of your response

General Statement
Address the question with Claim 1
Support Claim 1 with See-Feel-Think
Address the question with Claim 2
Support Claim 2 with See-Feel-Think
Conclude

(You have

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 How you might want to start a planned
response
- What are some things to consider when keeping a pet?
Start with a general statement
Keeping a pet is a lifelong responsibility. When one makes the
decision to have a pet, one becomes responsible for its basic
needs and more for the rest of its life.

 Address the question

As such, there are many things to consider when keeping a pet.
(Start with first Claim )

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 An example of supporting a claim
Claim 1: One thing to consider when keeping a pet is to ask ourselves if we have the
dedication and patience to do so.
Support:
[Reasons] The pets are reliant on us for food and even comfort, and as owners, it is our
responsibility to look after them. In return, they too give us comfort when we spend
time with them. We also have to do it for the span of their lifetimes.
[Feeling] I feel happy when I see that the owners in the video are dedicated to the well-
being of their cats. I see that the cage in which the hamster is in is clean and well-
maintained. There is even a play wheel for the hamster to play in so that it can entertain
itself in the cage.
[Thought] I am impressed by their willingness to look after a helpless animal that is
dependent on us for food and shelter. I also feel that the owners gain much happiness
from looking after their pets, who are in turn, happy as their owners shower them with
care and attention. It is a beautiful cycle.

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 Linking words to use (points)
To state points To extend a point
- Firstly, secondly - similarly
- First and foremost - In addition…
- Finally - Moreover
- To begin with/ start with - Furthermore
- Next, - Likewise,
- Also,
- To add on
- Another…

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 Linking words
(to show contrast in ideas)
• however • while
• on the other hand • whereas
• alternatively • but
• It is better/worst
• in contrast • despite this
• instead (of) • in spite of
• conversely • although
• on the contrary • nevertheless
• notwithstanding
• in fact • for all that
• in comparison • yet
• another possibility • in opposition to this

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 Linking words (cause and effect)
• • because of this/that
so
• therefore • for this reason
• accordingly • owing to/due to the
fact
• hence
• this demonstrates
• as a
result/consequence • it follows that
• resulting from  this suggests that
• in consequence of this • accepting/assuming
• consequently this
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 Linking words (to conclude)
• in conclusion • all in all
• it can be concluded • all things
considered
• in short
• taking everything into
• to conclude
account
• to sum up
• In a nutshell

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thank you