What is IB IOC?
During the IB English Individual Oral Commentary (IOC), you will be presented with an excerpt from a text you have studied in class. It could be a short section of a novel or an entire poem. Either way, you should be generally familiar with it, so a thorough knowledge of your texts is kind of a big deal.
What are IB orals?
IO stands for Individual Oral and is an integral part of the assessment for English A Language and Literature. It is usually taken in the first term of the final year of the IB, so for many it is their first taste of a formal exam.
How do I do well in IB English oral?
10 Steps to success in the IB English oral commentary (updated September 2021)
- Know your works and by that I mean read (and, if possible, reread) your works.
- Choose your Global Issue carefully.
- Think about the “form”(text type) as well as the content of the work.
- Dig deep and deconstruct.
- Pull out and Position.
What is oral commentary in IB?
our individual oral commentary (IOC) is an internally assessed and externally moderated task that is worth 15% of your final grade in literature. The task requires you to verbally comment on and analyse an extract from one of the texts that you have studied in part 2 (detailed study) of your course.
What should be included in IOC?
Begin with a sentence which names the poet, poem, structure of the poem and the ideological/contextual/cultural background which influenced their works. Introduce 3 general concepts/themes which are common to their poetry (and from which you will select the main ideas which you will discuss).
How long is IO IB?
around ten minutes
The IO is a short oral presentation of around ten minutes in which IB English students need to show that they can relate two texts of their choice to a global issue in a sophisticated and nuanced way.
What is IB English individual oral?
The individual oral takes place between the student and teacher. The teacher asks questions to probe further into the student’s knowledge and understanding of the extracts/texts and their analysis of the choices made by the authors in relation to the global issue chosen.
How can I prepare for IOC?
How can I prepare for my IOC?
- Know your works really well.
- Make sure you have learned the critical vocabulary you need to discuss the extract in detail.
- Practice by choosing samples from your works and analysing them.
- Familiarise yourself with the assessment criteria.
- Check that you understand the learning outcomes.
How do you conclude an IOC?
Conclusions: In your conclusion, discuss the following statements and questions. Your conclusion should be concise and lasting only around 1 minute. How does this passage contribute to the overall themes in the text? Why is this extract important?
What is FOA in IB?
Further oral activities are a form of internal assessment. The assessment criteria for Higher and Standard Level are the same. Marks for the FOA are added together with the marks for the individual oral commentary and divided by two.