Individual Oral

Morley, K. (2019). English B.: Ib Diploma Programe. Oxford University Press.

 Why studying Literature in Language B?
1. Higher-level reading and thinking skills
such as interpretation and inference.
English B: 2. A much richer vocabulary and use of
Literature in language.
3. A greater understanding and insight into a
the English variety of Anglophone cultures and
Classroom international mindedness.
4. Developing other views of the world and
exploring ideas outside your own
experience.

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 Two Literary works:
• “Animal Farm”, by George Orwell
• “An Inspector Calls”, by J.B. Priestley

• The first 4 minutes of the Internal

Assessment (speaking test) is based on one
of these literary works.
• Your teacher will give you two unseen
extracts, one from each book studied.
Supervised preparation time is 20 minutes.
• This is an official assessment that is sent to
the IB.

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Exam outline
Internal assessment at HL consists of an individual oral assessment—productive
and interactive skills .
Part 0: Supervised preparation time. You are not allowed to use any other course
materials, computer, mobile phone or similar.
When the teacher gives you the two extracts carefully decide which one to present.
Always pick the extract you have the most to talk about. You can make up to 10
points in bullet-point form on a blank sheet of paper given to you by your teacher.
20 minutes
Part 1: You will present the literary extract and explore it through the lens of a
literary text. In this part, your teacher will assess your presentation skills. Use the
thesis-driven model to present the text ( context, content, subtext).4 minutes

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Part 2: You will engage in a discussion with your teacher after this. Your
teacher will discuss with you the ideas about the extract you have
presented in Part 1. In this part, the teacher will assess your interactive
and communication skills. The teacher could ask you open-ended
questions and give you the opportunity to speak freely. 4-5 minutes

Part 3: In this part of the exam, you will have a general discussion on at
least one additional theme (of the five prescribed themes) from the
English IB course. In this part, the teacher will also assess your interactive
and communication skills.5-6minutes

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ersity Press.
The Dos and Don'ts of Individual Oral:
DO NOT: Only summarize plot
DO NOT: Say you didn't like a character
DO NOT: Generalize and provide vague
reasons behind your Analysis
DO NOT: Make superficial, obvious insights
(poor thesis: The Bluest Eye is about the
struggles of growing up.)
DO NOT: Simply repeat ideas mentioned in
class by your teacher or by other students.
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DO: Analyze the thematic and symbolic significance
of events in the story
DO: Explain how a character was unlikable, how that
affects the reading experience, and why that may or
may not have been the author's intent
DO: Use specific examples from the text (including
quotes, if significant).
DO: Think deeply and look closely into the work.
Notice things that a casual reader would not.
DO: Build off ideas mentioned in class, adding your
own thoughts and insights to the discussion.
Morley, K. (2019). English B.: Ib Diploma Programe. Oxford Univ
ersity Press.
Morley, K. (2019). English B.: Ib Diploma Programe. Oxford Univ
ersity Press.
Morley, K. (2019). English B.: Ib Diploma Programe. Oxford University Press.
Morley, K. (2019). English B.: Ib Diploma Programe. Oxford University Press.
Morley, K. (2019). English B.: Ib Diploma Programe. Oxford University Press.
Morley, K. (2019). English B.: Ib Diploma Programe. Oxford University Press.
Morley, K. (2019). English B.: Ib Diploma Programe. Oxford Univ
ersity Press.