IOA Rubric

10

20

30

40

3

4

5

6

Knowledge, understanding and interpretation

Analysis and evaluation

Focus and organization

Creativity and originality

Language

How clearly the student speaks

How well the student knows and interprets their extracts

How creative the student is in their ideas in relation to their global issue

How well the student breaks down authorial technique

Demonstrating knowledge and understanding of the extracts and works

Interpreting the implications of the works in relation to the global issue

Identifying and evaluating authorial choices

Using references to support ideas

Sparingly, to keep the oral short

Frequently and effectively, to support the candidate’s ideas

Only when quoting directly

Only at the beginning and end of the oral

How clear and fluent the language is

How well the student analyzes and evaluates authorial choices

How many references the student makes to the texts

How well the student organizes their ideas in relation to the global issue

It explains in detail how the global issue is presented through authorial choices

It uses infomal language and grammar

It summarizes instead of analyzes

It does not mainatin a logical and cohesive structure

How well the student uses vocabulary and sentence structure

How well the student connects ideas in a cohesive and structured way

How many examples the student uses from the extracts

How well a student knows and is able to express their ideas

Top band (9–10)

Middle band (5–6)

Lower band (3–4)

No standard reached

balance between text and whole text/ body of work as a whole

balance between the intro and conclusion

balance between their global issue and the solution to the issue

No more balance needed

How well the student understands the global issue

How varied, clear, and effective the student’s language is

How persuasive the student’s analysis is

How well the student organizes and structures their ideas

The tone should not sound overly rehearsed

Disciplinary vocabulary should be accurate

Language should be formal

Voice should be loud and clear

All impact score in Criterion D

They measure different skills that combine to show the student’s overall ability to interpret, analyze, organize, and communicate ideas about chosen extracts in relation to a global issue.

They all test the student’s memorization of a presentation and key quotations from chosen extracts.

They are separate and unrelated, focusing on completely different tasks.

They each measure the same skill, analysis and evaluation, to reinforce the importance of skill in college preparation.