English - MYP - Assessment Criteria, Language B

Language B has five criteria, of which the first four are equally weighted with eight levels of achievement while the fifth, Text Interpretation, is given double the weight with eight levels of achievement assessed and recorded twice as often as each of the other criteria.

Criterion A: Oral Communication – Message and Interaction

To what extent does the student show the ability to communicate ideas, interact and maintain the flow of the conversation?

To what extent can the student:

• communicate information, ideas and opinions
• respond and react in a sophisticated manner to questions and ideas (familiar and spontaneous situations)
• contribute to the conversation and engage actively
• maintain a flow of ideas and a logical continuity in the conversation?

Criterion B: Oral Communication – Style and Language Use

To what extent does the student show the ability to use the language effectively and accurately?

To what extent can the student:

• use clear pronunciation and/or intonation
• correctly use a range of vocabulary
• correctly use a range of grammatical structures
• show the ability to adapt register and style of language to the situation?

Criterion C: Writing – Message and Organisation

To what extent does the student show the ability to communicate, organize and support relevant ideas?

To what extent can the student:

• provide information and ideas
• respond to the topic in a sophisticated manner and develop ideas
• use a format and structure appropriate to the task to organize the work?

Criterion D: Writing – Style and Language Use

To what extent does the student show the ability to use the language effectively and accurately?

To what extent can the student:

• correctly use a range of vocabulary and idiom
• correctly use a range of grammatical structures and syntax
• show accuracy in spelling or writing of characters
• write with a particular audience in mind?

Criterion E: Text Interpretation

To what extent does the student show the ability to comprehend a piece of writing in the target language?

To what extent can the student:

• identify both stated and implied information
• identify main ideas and supporting details
• draw conclusions, infer information and recognize implied opinions and attitudes
• interpret aspects of style?