Interactive Oral Rubric

Test Grade

Criterion A: Knowledge and understanding of the work(s)

• How much knowledge and understanding does the student show of the work(s) used in the presentation? To what extent does the student offer a good knowledge of research that ties into the historical context of the work?

Marks	Level descriptor
0	No discussion
1–2	There is very limited knowledge and virtually no understanding of the content of the work(s) presented.
3–4	There is some knowledge and superficial understanding of the content of the work(s) presented.
5–6	There is adequate knowledge and understanding of the content and some of the implications of the work(s) presented.
7–8	There is good knowledge and understanding of the content and many of the implications of the work(s) presented.
9–10	There is very good knowledge and understanding of the content and most of the implications of the work(s) presented.

Criterion B: Connections of Research to Literary Text

• To what extent does the student offer quality insight into the discussion with textual detail and research?

Marks	Level descriptor
0	No discussion
1–2	Little contribution to discussion or engagement with other students
3–4	Inadequately provides some level of contribution to the discussion with textual detail and research
5–6	Generally provides some level of contribution to the discussion with textual detail and research
7–8	Overall provides quality and insight to discussion with textual detail and research.
9–10	Consistently offers quality and insight to discussion with textual detail and research.

Criterion C: Language

• How clear and appropriate is the language?

• How well is the register and style suited to the choice of presentation? (“Register” refers, in this context, to the student’s use of elements such as vocabulary, tone, sentence structure and terminology appropriate to the presentation.)

Marks	Level descriptor
0	The work does not reach a standard described by the descriptors below.
1–2	The language is inappropriate, with virtually no attempt to choose register and style suited to the choice of presentation.
3–4	The language is sometimes appropriate, but with little sense of register and style suited to the choice of presentation.
5–6	The language is mostly appropriate, with some attention paid to register and style suited to the choice of presentation.
7–8	The language is clear and appropriate, with register and style well suited to the choice of presentation.
9–10	The language is very clear and entirely appropriate, with register and style consistently effective and suited to the choice of presentation.

Scale	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Marks	1 2 3 4 5	6 7 8 9 10	11 12 13	14 15 16 17	18 19 20 21	22 23 24 25	26 27 28 29 30
	40 42 44 46 48	50 52 54 56 58	60 64 68	72 74 76 78	82 84 86 88	92 93 94 95	96 97 98 99 100
%	40-49%	50-59%	60-69%	70-79%	80-89%	90-95%	96-100%

Reflective Statement

1X TEST GRADE

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Criterion A: Knowledge and understanding

• IB Criterion A: Fulfilling the requirements of the reflective statement.

To what extent does the student show how his or her understanding of the cultural and contextual elements was developed through the interactive oral?

Marks	Marks	Level descriptor
1	21 17	The work does not reach a standard described by the descriptors below.
2	24 26	Reflection on the interactive oral shows superficial development of the student’s understanding of cultural and contextual elements.
3	29	Reflection on the interactive oral shows some development of the student’s understanding of cultural and contextual elements.
4	31	Reflection on the interactive oral shows development of the student’s understanding of cultural and contextual elements.
5	33 34	Reflection on the interactive oral shows an insightful development of the student’s understanding of cultural and contextual elements.

Criterion B: Learning from the oral

• To what extent does the student appreciate how the writer’s choices of language, structure, technique and style shape meaning?Make specific links to text and what you learned from the oral .

Marks	Marks	Level descriptor
1	21 17	The work does not reach a standard described by the descriptors below.
2	25 23	Inadequate links to the text and what student has learned from the oral
3	28	Adequate links to the text and what student has learned from the oral
4	30	Good links to the text and what student has learned from the oral
5	33 32	Very good links to the text and what student has learned from the oral

Criterion C: Language

• How clear, varied and accurate is the language?

• How appropriate is the choice of register, style and terminology? (“Register” refers, in this context, to the student’s use of elements such as vocabulary, tone, sentence structure and terminology appropriate to the task.)

	Marks	Level descriptor
1	21 17	Language is rarely clear and appropriate; there are many errors in grammar, vocabulary and sentence construction, and little sense of register and style.
2	25 23	Language is sometimes clear and carefully chosen; grammar, vocabulary and sentence construction are fairly accurate, although errors and inconsistencies are apparent; the register and style are to some extent appropriate to the task.
3	28	Language is clear and carefully chosen, with an adequate degree of accuracy in grammar, vocabulary and sentence construction despite some lapses; register and style are mostly appropriate to the task.
4	30	Language is clear and carefully chosen, with a good degree of accuracy in grammar, vocabulary and sentence construction; register and style are consistently appropriate to the task.
5	33 32	Language is very clear, effective, carefully chosen and precise, with a high degree of accuracy in grammar, vocabulary and sentence construction; register and style are effective and appropriate to the task.

Scale	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
%	40-49%	50-59%	60-69%	70-79%	80-89%	90-95%	96-100%