IB+assessments

There are several components to the IB ab initio course: **Paper 1** (4 unseen 'real-life' texts (newspaper articles, magazine interviews, ads, movie reviews etc) with questions (fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, T-F (where you must justify your answer), and short answer **Paper 2** a choice of two short writing exercises (50 words) and a choice of 3 longer writing exercises (100 words) based on a variety of text types (write a diary entry, email, poster, school newspaper article, letter to the principal, job application ...) and a variety of contexts (you are upset at a new school policy, you had a bad night with friends, you just found out about a new scholarship program ...) These are timed exams in Y2 and are externally graded. **Written Task** choose a topic of your own interest about which you can write comparatively about cultural similarities and differences between a French country and your home country (table manners, marriage ceremonies, fashion trends, family traditions, sports preferences, holidays). NO draft allowed in advance but teacher can help direct you with research (at least two sources in French and up to 4 sources total) and expectations for how to answer the necessary questions (what surprised you, what you learned about cultural diversity etc) **Oral** a choice of two unseen texts, with 15 minutes to prepare. You must talk about your text (on a theme we have studied in class) for 2-3 minutes, answer further probing questions about it, then speak generally with me on general topics (where do you plan to go to university, what is your favorite travel destination ...) and on your written task.