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Guide to IB French B test
2015 – 2016
Ms. Malynn
Agenda
• Outline of IB test components
• Breakdown of each component, when it will be
due/held, what it entails
• How each component is graded
Assessment Component
Weighting
External Assessment
70%
Paper 1/ Épreuve 1 (1hr 30min.): Receptive skills
Interpreting four written texts, based on the CORE
25%
Paper 2/ Épreuve 2 (1hr 30min.): Written Productive Skills
250-400 words from a choice of five, based on the OPTIONS
25%
Written assignment/ Travail Écrit: Receptive and written productive skills
Inter-textual reading followed by paper of 300-400 words plus a 150-200
word rationale, based on the CORE (HL is 500-600 words)
20%
Internal Assessment (assessed by teacher and moderated by IB)
30%
Individual oral/ Examen Oral (8-10 minutes)
15 min. preparation, 10 minute max. presentation followed by questions
and discussion with teacher, based on the OPTIONS
20%
Interactive oral activity
Three classroom activities assessed by the teacher, based on the CORE
10%
Quiz
• True or false: Some parts of the IB test are graded by
the board; some parts are graded by the teacher.
True
You’re so smart 
Paper 1
• Externally assessed, 25% of total grade
• Will take place on Tuesday, May 17th in the afternoon (for all HL,
SL, and ab initio)
• 1 hour 30 minutes long
• Reading four (SL) or five (HL) texts – arranged from simplest to
most complex – and answering questions
• Based on the CORE topics (social relations, global issues,
communication and media)
• Texts could be interviews, blogs, articles, letters, etc.
• Questions could be matching, true/false, fill in the blank, short
answer, identifying references (ie: pronouns), etc.
Quiz
1. What does Paper 1 of the IB test consist of ?
 Reading four (or five) texts and answering questions about them.
2. Is Paper 1 based on the core or the options?
 It is based on the core.
Paper 2
• Externally assessed, 25% of total grade
• Will take place on Wednesday, May 18th in the afternoon (for all)
• 1 hour 30 minutes long (SL & HL), 1 hour (ab initio)
• Choose one of five tasks
• Based on the OPTIONS: (cultural diversity, customs & traditions,
health, leisure, science & technology)
• Each prompt will require a specific format (ie: blog, letter, journal,
etc.)
• HL – “stimulus” text based on the core, responding in any manner
you choose. 150-250 words – example of writing and thinking skills
Quiz
1. When will you take Paper 2 of the IB test?
 Wednesday, May 18th
2. Paper 2 is worth what percent of your grade?
 25%
Written Work
• Externally assessed, 20% of total grade
• Word-processed, completed independently by the
students, and submitted electronically
• SL: Students will select their own resources. 300-400
words plus a 150-200 word rationale.
• HL: Based off of one or two works of literature that have
some sort of shared correspondance. 500-600 words plus
a 150-250 word rationale.
• Due March 10th
Quiz
The written work is done…
a. By me, during class
b. By me, outside of class
c. By my teacher, whenever she has free time
d. By me with the help of my teacher
Answer: b.) By me, outside of class
Individual Oral
• Internally assessed by teacher; externally moderated
by the IB
• 20% of final grade
• Will take place April 5th and 6th (and possibly 7th
and 8th)
Quiz
What percent of your total test grade is the individual
oral?
 20%
Individual Oral
Supervised preparation time
Student is shown two photos
with title or caption – each
one related to different
option.
15 minutes
Student chooses one of the
photos and prepares a
presentation.
Part 1: Presentation
Student describes photo and
relates it to the option and
the target culture(s).
3-4 minutes
Part 2: Discussion
Discussion with teacher
based on the presentation.
Discussion based on the
other photo/ topic may be
introduced if that contributes
to the interaction.
5-6 minutes
Interactive Oral
• Internally assessed, 10% of total grade
• Will take place throughout the remainder of the year
• Based on the CORE
• Three oral activities will be carried out in the classroom – one
must be based on a listening activity
• The highest of the three grades will be submitted as the final
mark for the interactive oral
• Could take the form of whole-class activities, group or pair
activities, or listening activities followed by individual reaction/
interpretation
Assessment criteria for Paper 2
Criterion A
Language
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Criterion B
10 marks
“Good and effective” command of the language
Wide range of vocabulary, with few significant errors
Some complex sentence structures, clear and effective
For a 9: Simple sentence structure are clear
Message
10 marks
• Message has been communicated well
• Ideas are relevant
• Development of ideas is coherent and effective; supporting details are
appropriate
Criterion C
Format
5 marks
• Text type is clearly recognizable and appropriate
• Conventions appropriate to the text type are effective and evident
Total
25 marks
* Failure to write the minimum number of words will result in a 1-mark penalty
Assessment Criteria for Paper 2 – Section B (HL)
Criterion A
Language
10 marks
• Command of the language is very effective
• Wide range of vocab is used accurately and effectively, with very few
errors
• Complex sentence structures are clear and effective
Criterion B
Argument
10 marks
• Development of ideas is very good and methodical; the argument is
convincing
• Structure of the argument is consistently coherent and organized
• Ideas are very well expressed, relevant, and engaging
Total
20 marks
* Failure to write the minimum number of words will result in a 1-mark
penalty
Assessment criteria for Written Work
Criterion A
Rationale and task
10 marks
• Students uses rationale and task effectively in order to accomplish the
assignment
• All sources have been fully described
• Clearly explained aim and how he/she will achieve it
• Subject stated is focused, relevant to sources, and consistently addressed
throughout task
• Chosen text type is appropriate to audience and purpose is stated in rationale,
applied consistently throughout task
Criterion B
Organization and development
6 marks
• Ideas are organized and developed effectively
Criterion C
Language
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8 marks
Use of language is appropriate and effective
Vocab shows good range and is consistently used appropriately to the task
Complex sentence structures are clear and effective
Rhetorical devices are varied and used effectively
Total
24 marks
Assessment criteria for Individual oral (SL)
Criterion A
Productive skills
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Criterion B
10 marks
7-8: Command of spoken language is good
The production of language is mostly fluent
Language is generally correct, varied and articulate
Intonation contributes to communication
Interactive and receptive skills
10 marks
• 7-8: Simple ideas are understood well and interaction is good
• Simple ideas and opinions are presented clearly and coherently; there
is some difficulty with complex ideas
• The conversation generally flows coherently
Total
20 marks
Assessment criteria for Interactive oral (SL)
Criterion A Productive skills
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Criterion B
5 marks
4: Command of spoken language is good
The production of language is mostly fluent
Language is generally correct, varied, and articulate
Intonation contributes to communication
Interactive and receptive skills
5 marks
• Simples ideas are understood well and interaction is good
• Simple ideas and opinions are presented clearly and coherently; there
is some difficulty with complex ideas
• The conversation generally flows coherently
Total
10 marks
Academic Honesty
• If the IB board gets any indication of cheating, your
score will be thrown out.
Personal Inventory
Take a moment to reflect on where you are and where you would
like to be by the end of the year.
Homework
• Tonight: Create a DuoLingo account and add me
• By tomorrow: Study food vocabulary. Choose three
words related to food/eating you would like to know
that are not on either of the lists, look them up, and
present them in class tomorrow.
• By Friday: Read chapters 2-3 of L’Etranger.
DOL
True/False:
1. The IB test is only reading and answering questions.
2. The written assignment (travail écrit) is done outside of
class.
3. For Paper 2, I get to choose between five tasks.
4. For the individual oral, I can write out what I am going to
say and read it from the paper.
5. For the individual oral, I will have to speak completely in
French by myself for 3-4 minutes.